The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-26
ITO be continued.)
From the Philade 'phia North .4mtrican
INCONSISTENCY OF DICKENS REMARKS
ON TuE AMERICAN PRESS


| INCONSISTENCY OF DICKENS REMARKS
ON THE AMERICAN PRESS.
This extract from Dickens work is republished
that the reader may have it before him to compare
with the following extracts from English newspaper.
When any man, of any grade of desert in intel
lect or character can climb to any distinction no
matter what, in America, without first groveng
down upon the earth, and bending the knee before
this monster of Depravty when any private excel
lence is safe from its attacks, when any social conf
dence is left unbroken by IT. any tie of social de-
cency or honor is held in the least regard W, en-
any man in that free country has freedom of opinion,
and presumes to think for HIMSELF and speak for HIM
self without humble reference TO a Gems rshp which
for It's rampant ignorance and base dishonesty he
terly loathes and despses in his heart when those
who most acutely feel its nfamy and the reproach it
casts upon the nation and who most denounce 1t tn
each other, dare set their heels upon and crush II
openly in the sight OF all men then | will believe
that It's influence Is leSsening, and are returning
to their manly senses But while that press has il
evil eye in every house, and its black hand in ever,
appointment IN the State, from President to a post
man while with rabid SANDER for its only stock IN
trade il is the standard literature of an enormous
class, who must find their reading in newspaper, or
they will not read at all; So long must its odum lie
upon The countrys heart and so long must the evil
works be plainly visible in the Republic
To those who accustomed to the leading English
journals or to the respectable journals of the cont
uent OF Europe to those who accustomed TO any
thing else in print and paper; it would be impossible
without an amount OF extracts for which have neil
Their space nor inclination convey an ADEQUATE idea
OF this irighul engine in America But if any man
desires confirmation of my statement on this head.
let him repair &c. my Place in this city of London
where scattered numbers of these pub icaons are
be found, and there let him form his opinion"
The following extracts were taken from English
newspapers, and presented in this form to the Anne
rcan public about two years since, work entitled
American understood % he 10
Cass. This work contains just defence of the
American character and is good antidote to Dick
ems " Notes"
From the London Times O'Connell an migrate
full hypocrite, has been making rabid howl
miscreant, the worthless, bastard progeny of the
Dublin newspapers
The Herald" impairment coxcombry of Lord
Meibourne's ctters.n
The Std dlrd-" The most shabby of all shabby
administrations. We find the Wings uniformly
tricky and shabby:n
The Times speaking Of the administration, saws
We do not believe the demon they still have served
them
Inc Morning Chronicle" To environ royalty with
falsehood, and 10 niuse it her very soul i the
aim of Toryism.r
The Chyouieie-" The Quarterly comes out v iih an
elaborate article to prove the Queen is a liar
Ihe Chronicle" That the Times has conscience
who viii deny, that knows how often il has sold IL
Nhe'her 1t plays the cantng hypocrlte or
tuc todI>c &C.
The Waterford Chronicie.-"Ths is only one of
the enormous hes OF sauctimonious contemcora-
ry.' There arc not such liars in the world a.
some OF the High Church Tory organs"
charlottesville bitter and sham less falsehood Of
the Tory journals"
The Iunes-Tbe lying Premier and his Home Sec.
relary." The Cobnet-the sordd and selfish Slaves
OF tls great patron and protector Of the worthless
Wings" The Wings are Irrevocably spawned CLAN
dered' broken-winded and doomed to slaughter"
I'VE denounced last week nothing better than
profgaie mpudent, rancorous Downing street lie"
The Com1cr-"Is there any thing to which Lord
Melbourne will not sink for moneyYn
~ The Standard-"We may observe that in less Than
week after this declaration was made, Lord Mel
bourne either had run away from his post or told
-faisehood. The latter he will think the lighter
trsnsgression.n "To the callousness TO the charge
may add telling -.n
The Globe, speaking of barefaced caumnies in the
Standard, says-"Ihe scoundrels who put forth such
&c.
The Standord-Spealing Of the resignation Of tho
Marquis OF Conyngham, says after what has
CURED IN the royal household, it can be much more
easily understood why gentleman should withdraw
from 1t, than why he should remain in it,