The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-30
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS IN FRANCE,
ENGLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES.

Comparisons are not unfrequeny instituted be-
tween the newspaper presses OF France, England and
the United States and the superiority OF the lone OF the
two former as well the talent displayed in their
conduct, is frequently admitted but are much
disposed To think that in doing country
unjust to themselves and to then country We are
abundanty sensible of The defects of own press,
but not disposed TO admit that superiority hich
others ready to boast and which many amongst
US much disposed to allow. Our relations
with France and Great Britain are in stale 80
unsettled that they have become of the chief sub
jec,s OF discussion in the journals of all and we have
thus offered opportunity of COMPARISON that does
frequently occur.
The prospect of loss Of part Of trade has rem
deIed the French press belgerant in the highest de-
gree. After having for series Of years enjoyed in
our market preference over the Chinese, 10 which
they had claim whatever they are unwilling to
submit to be placed an equality, they propose re.
taliatiun in any and every way that may lie deemed
likely TO compel to change our course, and 10 re.
new TO them the tayors which they have enjoyed In
times past. BY way Of Precipitation, they abuse US in
the strongest Terms, calling nation Of swinders
and bankrupts, and changing Us with the universal
robbery OF European creditors. We are pursuing
a calculated to diminish our purchases, and 10
reduce their chances of loss yet they are not sas
fed, but would compel US to keep markets open,
thus tempt them to sell TO US, bankrups as we are
styled more largely than they otherwise would do.
! The whole press OF France-Legmist, Ministerial,
and Liberal unite, Us we bave already shown in our
extracts, IN denouncing With all the song Is the
same II has for its burthen the power of France,
and the necessity of avengng any interference with
the rights OF lit pc pie such was the course OF the
same press during our quarrel some years MIR.
| Livingston was Jsmissed tie press Ianted and
ed fleets were fited out and great expenditure was
| incurred and then the money was paid
! The English press is ue better. The dictionary
is searched fol terms of depreciation and abuse
Threats of war-to be accompanied by III, burning OF
towns and the emancipation Of the negroes OF the
South--abound, and one person has written pamph-
| let, that has passed through two editions, showing
how may be made 10 feel the calamitles OF such a
war.
| A comparison Of the buster and agitation Of both
France and England as shown in the newspapers, as
well IN the action Of the governments, with the al
most perfect relose Of the United States, must strike
every man highly credl,abe TO the latter. We
pursue our now did IN the former quare l
with Louis Philippe, wthou, ftung out extra ship
or armIng an extra man our newspapers abstain from
threats or IeSings land we carry our point now as
we did then Mcleod was tied, acquitted, and dis
charged During hi. trial, lew cared to read the
proceedings, and on his acquitta scarcely newspa
per deemed the matter worthy OF more than passing
| remark In no part OF the world Could such pro.
cecdng have been conducted with more fairness. In
could the press have conducted itself cred.
itably towards man, who had was believed, par
cipatcd in an outrage deeply felt as the burn
/ ing Of the Caroline.
The course adopted towards by the press Of those
countries ~ at once hostile aud drpreciatory more
we believe, than towards any other nation whatever
For this there reasons, of which the first is
| that the United States known 10 be almost qua.
kcrs in the love Of peace. When OUTRAGED and in.
suited they protest and nss upon redress but they
do not resort 10 arms believing that that course the
! uhimo ratio regum, Is worthy Of kings alone.
reasoning people, governing themselves prefer to ap-
peal from Philip drunk TO Philip sober and the conse-
quence that they obtain justice in almost every case
Of dispute.
The love Of peace, and the adherence Of war; have
become deeply fixed in their minds that nothing bu
absolute and unavoidable necessity could produce
war. Such being the case, there Is great safety in
threats Il requires but little couvage 10 challenge a
quaker TO the field. The people Of England and
France know that they dare not 90 10 war with US
that trade is Of vital importance 10 ihem-and that
its abstraction from them would be ruinous bat thew
| know also that we will be induced by petty efiu-
sians Of malice to depart from the course we have
chaked out Cor ourselves, by going war with them;
and therefore il is that they act tie bully towards us
as they invariably do. We can conceive OF nothing
less creahle than the conduct Of the presses Of EGG
land and France towards the people OF thi. country
| Were we belllgersn, as they maintaining large
armies and naves and thus running ourselves they
do--their editors would speak different language
We have had disputes with many Of the weaker ma
tons Of the earth relation 10 whom press might
have INDUCED itself as freely and a. safely DO those
Of France and Great Britain towards u.s. but We nav
safely appeal the files Of journals for evidence
that our course has been widely different Wecould