Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-20

The London Times thus anuses itself over the meet
ing held in Iammany Hall for the reception If Iecker
The Times has abored, We kn9. n9l boy naqY IeeiT,
it proves il problem more difficult solve than tn.
riddle of the sphynx.
'Politca slavery is illumination in the eyes Of our
friends the other side q the Atantc-socia slavery
an unuFJectOnahe condition Of humanity. We have
received file of New York papers, cad there is much
amusement hut little nrmaliun he extracted from
the anomalous tumble of ideas in which the citizens OF
the United States involved by the actual situation of
American and European affairs The figure of a spare
yellow, sineWy man, holding in hand red banner
inscribed with he words, death Tyrants," and in
the other CATO nineales, would afford not inappo
site image OF the present condition of the American mind
reflected in the press For every invecve hurled
gans the 'despos' Of the Old World there will be
found, counterpart, nnfeeling joke against the
preenslons Of the coored population of the States raise
themselves to civil and social liberty We have the
quasi ndidae Of old Zachary Taylor, and the Free
Sol candidate If Mr.. Van Buren-we have Aboitionism
in white and black slices,'' according the
pexiDn Of the asailanso of the odious prncipe-we have
the Irish association publishing manifesto in which
1t announces that the Irish rebellion has proved abur
on but the time ntima ties its determination
retain possession Of the funds raised in the staes aid Of
tho movement without accountability until Ireland shall
become Republic, or some other ,.reek Ra lend con
tln.ency IF like kind SHALL occur finally have i
report 81 the triumphant reception given to tlecker the
t.epsn refugee the representative Of the massacres and
slnguinary tum4lt Of Frankfort and laundering leading
article in ridicue and denuncatirn Of the negroes
THE is the white and black side of the shield The
Auocrst of all The iussias would be SHOCKED the
tlmPnts recorded with regard slavery, while from the
phippcs in ftvo. of Liberty B.nqui and Barrie. might
extract cunsolaon'
/ We had intended to say word % swo upon swo or
three recent articles in She Imes, but tho tondon Dali
!y news understands the T!mes sery well. and
| it thus
Il curious and instructive 20 contrast che actual 20
ston OF the Presidential canvass in Amercs with the
Vaccinations respecting the Union in which he Times
with reference To this SUBJECT has ndu.ged twice in the
course Of the present MONTH The articles to which
aude scarcely have failed to smiles of contempt
from intelligent readrrs he other side of the Atlantic
When their writer ou BY declaring 1T not easy
to lake side IN American politics. the most unrefec
ting are led TO ask what right an Englishman mas,
what useful purpose he could serve by taking a side
In American politics !" And what must be theinteec-
tnal c1bre OF the journalist who conesss to wish TO
do 81 ? But such reflections are thrown into the back
ground by the parade of schhoboy learning, and display
of practical ignorance which discovers in the United
States, time for Marus, s'omPey,a .ylla or Cse
Sar.'
The ignorance Of The condition Of society in the L mi
tel States which perva1es these articles might be passed
over with silence did the habtual tone Of the journal
ill which they appear, when treating offnregn affairs
betray calculating system Of pandet.ng national
iy by msrepresentng and undertaking. all other
tries; and did no: the Of its circulation justify
an apprehension that there is large pron Of the Br
fish pnbc-and that unnfllential in respect
ct wealth and stdus-ihat is pleased ty !s indirect and
gvugar fatery.-lf this style of appealing the
self sufficency of Engshmen goes down with them, we
are il as bad plight he Chinese the Spaniards
The Caslan some centuries ago, wrapped his ragged
cloak about him and pooh pooieed the Dutch and Eng
fish but this did not prevent both nations shooting far
ahead Of the Don. VIII shutting eyes stop the
march Of The Yankees9
To all VIII, ASK. with the writer in the Tncs sfwhat
security can there be in such peupeas the Americans
the simple answer Is Judge them by what they have al
reld done. Their mercantile emporums and centres of
refined and intelligent luxury the seab ard-Boston
New York. Baltimore. New Orleans-and the indefati-
gable and triumphant exerons Of their pioneers and back
wOodsnen to reclaim the wild, show that they make
comfortable homes for themselves. The rivalry which
encounter from their mercantile fac every sea-
which has extended itself, ought leach US
respect for their energy and intelligence Taey have all
but driven uur whaers from the ocean, they bidding
fair engrss the carrying Trade Of The Asatc ATchpel