The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-03 00:00:00

71IE IRELEVG ix AMERICA.

On the whole we incline to the opinion that the
American press, often so insolently condeMned by
,‘ rowdy" English papers, is more moderate in its
tone in discussing such questions as the A/etbcinitt dif-
ficulty than the press of England. In estimating
the difference it would be unfair to leave out of the
calculation that America is the wronged country; the
sufferers in wounded pride, iu irritated sensibilities,
as well as in material loss, being the Americans.
Against this England can advance that the ignor-
ance of the nation on American -affairs was taken
advantage of to mislead it at the commendementof.
the war ; that while the Confederates lost no .
portunity of biassing English sentiment -toward;
them, the North took no steps on the other side;,
that a revulsion of feeling has been the consequence
of the more accurate knowledge of American affairs
gained by the war; and that on-becoming convinced
of the wrong done to the North through the negli-
gence of the Government, England offered to refer
the matter for reparation. The English can add
with truth that the Minister selected by the PRESI-
DENT, unanimously sanctioned by the Senate, and
instructed by a Secretary of State long in office,
concluded a Convention on his own terms with their
Government, which was received with contempt by
the new Administration and rejected with but a
dissentient voice by the Senate who sent him to
England. if America has cause for anger she has
at least act_d wide an inconsistency suffigient to
annoy JOHN Bui.L. The question which has already
used the produce of a pipe; mill to discuO, has now
arrived at the utterly unintelligable stage whence
there must be a fresh departure, for, no two Ameri-
can statesmen are agreed as to what the kernel
of the injury was, or what the reparation should
be. America fretted at Mr. REVERDY JOHN-
SON'S unwarrantable course in England; tore up
his Convention and stamped on it, jusifying
the act by a fresh indictment against • England,
through the lips of one of her most powerful ora-
tors. Tuis England interprets as a challenge to
mortal combat, as a proof that nothing England
can do either in payment or in apology can satisfy
a nation whose
_clemauds rise with concession.
Renee the argument adopted by a section of Eng-
jonrnals that in conciliation England is on the
wrong tack, that the country must assert its man-
tic) id at all haards, and arm to fight. America
sees JOHN BULL buckling on his armour with sur-
prise, the very idea of war being hateful. to her,
with all its horrors in fresh recollection, and this is
the position which meets the new Minister on his
reaching the Court of St. James's. At such a

juncture the tone of the press may b 3 watched with
more than ordinary interest, and will doubtless fur-
nisha study for foreign statesmen as noticed in our
previ,us article. The most absolutely impartial
journd, under the circumstances, is unquFstiOnably
to be found in-New York,- and fronour of
'the Republicans that rotirnal-rs a—leiding organ of
the ruling party.— .While-,the. Natioy..i.ttlgroughly
Anlerican, and while deeply finpresed with the sense
of the wrong done by England, no other paper, has
so resolutely and skilfully put aside " flummery,"
blown away froth, cut through tangled matter,
always keeping before its reader the true injury and

the true redress.' We are convinced that any en-
lightened foreigner, alike in lifferent to both sides,
would state that the views of, the Natif.qi-. W-ere his
views forcibly expressed, and- those .destined to
guide, if reason prevails, in arriving at Ta conclu-
.sion. To give the Nation its fair meed of credit
the circumstances under which it writes must be
understood. Preceding the delivery of Mr. SUM-
NER'S oration, Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON had gra-
dually heated irritation in America up to the boil-
ing point, and it.took that most difficult and dan-
gerous of forms—sentiment. Nothing is easier than
to catch the popular feeling, to dilate thereon, to
sell copies by the thousand, to be a great rational'
journal having a magnetic influence, and exl)remii4g.
iu the finest language public: opinion. !Nis is
.what Mr. ST: 11:71::', did .! but what the Notia in did,
thmgh belonging to the.came party, was.o, gactly
tilos.,r9vero
!-;t- took his gigid squetikit4 doll,
stripped it of all •
its du &Wm ripped it-Ok 'en,

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