American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-03-01

however, tnat tney must Hol De ohended, DeCaus
it is our way to caricaiure and gibbet Kings an
Queens, and Bishops, for the popular entertainment
forgetting that the American have nothing to d
with our treatment of Kings and Bishops, and thu
our literature should be dissimiiar possible
either glbbets or carcatures Farther we enloI
them silence & good humour. TIE charms of silenc
we illustrate by hsrangues on their soreness an
irrltabllity; and we suggest their vulgar manners
their scanty literature and the prospect OF their lar
guage being forever amenable TO our correction, q
themes OH which they may mediate during thei
pleased and pensive taciturnty.
But we admire the writings Of Washington Irving
and, it might have been added, the pictures Of Les
ley, and of the American Newton.t And this S
pledge OF our perfect liberalty So thinks the ed
tors friend, bot not so the Editor. For the Anne
ricans have gone before US in this species Of Justice
having praised our British books abundanlly, AM
yet without obtaining credit for entire freedom from
prejudices. Is is on neither side an excuse for ma
tlonaI abuse TO have paid compliments to individuals
The charitable feeling between two kindred ant
free nations ought to extend much farther, and ex
clude all collective luminosity. How 10 produce thi
Christian spirit is' to be sure, the problem which
can never be practically solved in perfection Ye
let antpathies be soeDed, if they cannot be eradca
sed-lf our interests and those Of America be tht
same they should unite Us; if they jar, the more
composure OF mind is necessary to adjust them
America is told that she will always find friends il
England, from the party which supports The repub
slican side of mixed constitution But is this al
that England can offer America-not the milk o.
human kindness, but the spare gall of politica
wrangIing Is not every English royalist interes
ted 10 demonstrate, in his demeanour towards Anne
RIGA, that Monarchy creates more courtesy OF man
ners than Reknblicanism ?---that chivalrous recol
lections inspire magnanmy THAT our Univer ST.
ties teach disPassonate ethics and that Church
is at the head Of Christian Churches by its having
impressed our public character With forbearance &
+charity!
So much for the feelings that ought to be broueh
into this business. AS to wrangiing with Ameri
ca in print, it should be the policy of all honest Bri
fish politicians to avoid it.
If the anxious Monarchist be alarmed at her c
tizens describing their democratical blessings
he should recoect that every contemptuons word
we throw out is challenge to their pride and boast
fllness, and temptation for them to exaggerate
the pictures Of their own felicity. Aud though we
may expose many Of their false assertions yet, as
all human things have imperfectons those of our
own venerable form are in turn laid open to the de-
traction Of antagonists, whom we irritate in order
20 make sure Of their candour. 1t is true that rude
remarks on England might come from America,
'supposing our press to be so moderate. En-
gllsh emigrants rail at US but for these the native
American character is not responsible. Granting,
however that this railing an evil how is best to
be Hitgated? The transatlantic press cannot be
Silent by force: though vanquished in argument,
it would argue still All angry discussion on our
part that infames the whole American people,
makes them speak ten times of our tithes and taxes
Tor one that they would mention them if not embar-
ktd IN provoking controversy. And their boaslings
OF immunity fro N such MISUNDERSTANDING unde.
niably aggravated by the reproaches which we offer
them, come indirectly, through seditous news pa.
pers, to our taxed and uthed and reading poor. BY
wrangng with the only nation that speaks English,
we render The only foreign newspaper an uneduca
ted Engshman cen read, TO the utmost extent in
our power gazette of his causes for discomfort.
1t the American press be desplcable, the sures to.
ken of our contempt would be silence; if il be formi
dable, 1t is better 10 be at peace than at with it
II America has been violent in this war Of words
it is clear that we have not been moderate ever
her federais's have been insulte6 by u.s. Eyher
she has spoken of those who she thought her grea
men, and mentioned Patrick Henry, it has beer
contemporary asked in one Of our most popular
publications, "Who is he "-rhe memory of Pat
rick Henry is deeply respected BY his ccuntrymen
He was the hrst orator who stood up in an Ameri
assembly to propose the resolution Ct their in
dependence. Whether We choose to call him grea
or not, he was bold and distinguished man. Hi,
name is interviewer in his country's history, anC
ought to have been known to every one pretending
TO write about America.
This is not the way TO deal, either collectively Of
fairly, with the citizens Of the United States. lie
usincrease the number ofther liberals to your owr
liberality Their republicans, in candid moments
will acknowledge defects in their own system o
policy, calculated to make an Engshman bette
satisfied with his own nstitutlons--acknowledp
rnents which their pride will justly refuse to ou
naughty treatment, and it must be owned that W,
treat them haughtily, when we subjoin 10 the nam,
ofone CT their best and brayest patriots the gnoran
aud insoent interrogation Of "who is he :"
There is no need to tlatter their selfcompacencv
But surely it need not compromise our dignity