The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-28
From the PHILADELPHIA Ledger ,
THE U. STATES. TEXAS, AND BRITAIN

! THE U. STATES, TEXAS, AND BRITAIN
| We have often said that the scurrilous attacks
upon our country, It's institutions and It's government
which constitute the staple of the principal Tory
| newspapers OF London, should be regarded as the
mere ebutions OF vulgar partisan, appealing to
the ignorant preJudices of his own community for
the sale of his commodity. The London mob whe.
Their mercantile, manufacturing, or mendicant have
| long been distinguished for ignorance OF all the
world but "Old England" and for hearty cordial
coarse grained, vulgar, porter-swilng, pewter-mug
| appetite for abuse The veiable John Bull of the
true cockney breed, is bulldog bull-terrer,
| coarse and surly in all his propenstes Monsieur
| Grtnouille, Don Juan Strut, Signor SquaIni, or
Mynher Won Sourkrout, IS gentleman by instinct !;
Tor he IS good-natured and courteous qusrres
for the mere love of grumbling, and willingly admits
that others are as good as himself But John Cock
| ney Bull IS never gentleman, unless Frenchifed
Americanzed, Gcrmanzed, Hahani=ed OF at least
secured by some foreign brush. We say secured be-
cause the true cockney material will not admit OF
| polishing, the grain being too coarse. The thorough
bred cockDey unlike the Newfoundland dog the set
ter, the Spanish pointer, or any other gentlemanke
dog of foreign breed, but like the bull dog or bull.
terrier, brute OF genuine English growth, cannot
believe that any place is equal TO his own kennel or
any people worthy Of decent treatment excepting the
BLACKBOARD 'fancy" who feed him. and teach him NJ
| natured tricks and set him to fighting, and supply
him with rats to kill and cats worry Such being
hi. instincts and his training he harks and growIs st
every body but his kindred sckguards
The Tory editors of 4" Lunnen,n well-knowing the
PeculiarIlies OF tins numerous breed color their
sheets accordingly. With an ignorant and preudlced
rabble to Halter for pence, they Islander aud vi.
iuperate others, and especially those from whom tins
rabble have received the heaviest drubbing Their
bread depending on the sale of their fabrics they
must accommodate the market, and manulact
SANDER If IT sell most readily I his explains The
stupid and scurrious inventions Of English Travel
lers in Hsmeriker.n
From Dick, ms, Trolope, Hamilton and all,
Through Fidler, Marryst, w 10 Basil Hall;
tribe who prowl for profitable lies
And whom all uorfhy Englishmen despise
nuch being the Lunnen" market, and such the
oi ,he Iory press Tor consulting 1t, intel
llgent American will find any difficulty m explaining
The abuse OF our country IFS institutions and It's gov
eminent, which appeared in the London Times of
Oct IS Such stuff is not the language and does
not indicate The tone of the British government or
OF the enlightened and liberal portton of ,he Ri
tish nston IL merely proclaims the opinions or
feelings OF the writer, or perhaps merely his conyic-
on oil The necessity for writing something that will
lind ready sale. And in some cases these silly ebu
lons are written by Americans in London. Occa-
sonaly one strays TO that common reservoir of com
mon sewers, without the dignity Of character becom
ing his country and who, gain some little rerson,l
point, such as an invitation 10 some petty club or
something for paying his washing or taors bills.
scrooies column of ssleable SANDER upou his ma
tive land for the London Times But uboevsr am
poses that its endorsement by the London Times I.
an endors ment by the British ministry. or the en-.
lghiened portion Of the British people knows very
little oil " Lunnun" and lis true cockney breed
The London Times, OF October % contains some
speculations upon the xalion of Texas In which
democracy, General Jackson, and Presdcnt I'VE,
and his administration are berated in the per,,pe
cockney syle the style in which the cockney al the
last generation 81 oke of The French. So, of tam
gn'ied' chattering, frog eating rascals. that wear
wooden SHOES, and can't speak English F" They are
unworthy OF serious notice, and we therefore ref,r o
them merely for mirth. hey are libels indictsbls
according TO English law, which yer, properly pro.
hioi's, ny penalties all lbels upon foreign govern
menls or public iunctonsros; and were they ptoun,.
eo oncIaIly, The only notice hey ond silent CONTEMPT
whicn our government could take of them with any
regard Tor seli-respect, would be demand upon the
brlusn government for their prosecution. As rival
nation, jealous of inc easing power n, Rrt.h
Government would willingly restrain us Bpt tbey
are wise enough 10 know that they cannot prevent
our acquisition of Texas, and too wise ia enronter
war with US for the purpose Of preventing II They
VIII do then utmost by negotiation To oroven anne
ston because they want it for a smuggling ground
but they wl not, to prevent it, plunge into a war
that Would strip Them Of Nova Scott, and the Cana.
das, devastate their commerce DESTROY thoi, cotop
manufactures, and ruin their most proGtahle trade
ana induce violent revolution at home These sne
cuiations OF the Times are about as deem az so ,e
specuiations by British editors in this country upon
INC prospect OF war between the two nations