New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-20
NETWORK TRIBUNE
The Newspaper Press.
LItifd Arier4
THE BRITISH PRESS.

sohdlty, Strength, PefmhnehCe, Ao-NNA
and material perfection. The matchless culture Oh
the fields, the buildings tina. complete the lana
.cspe and make Il human, the thorough hnfn OF
the railroads, the substantial air OF the men ana
women, ell speak Of thrift energy, hxedneis ana
long endurance. In truth, that Is magnihc@n'
Island a. it stands and the race that inhabs II are
WORTHY Of their place in the worlds history Let
Celt and Gau say what they will et mo'Ahs"
tearch the records Of war and wrong let Hs1cas
and Republicans assail arissocracies and mono.
poles. and drag to light all hideous violations oil
social justice and natural right they do wen IN
this if doing it for wise ends and as duty promP"
we shal aid them but-we say Il IN passlng-'hese
things are not to be laid to the charge OF knsiand
a, special aims of hers; the whole world shares II
,ben; wherever there is Civilization, there they
are and there they will be till the so'iAl fabric Il
transformed. Nor, heap up the reckoning as you
choose, are they OF weight enough 70 osiAnce
the other side Of the account and when 'ne
impartial Future comes to estimate the ounce Ol
England and the Engish People in these emory
onic ages Of Humanity, we doubt not tnA' toe
yrougs and evils now 20 much and so justly thought
OF and talked Of will appear bat as the Incidental
trifes of q day compared with the good created
and the services performed. But, not 70 run ln'o
considerasions 10 remote, and to some readers so
purely imaginative, we say that he must De
man Of obstinate prejudices who looks upon Eng
land without pride and satisfaction IN the PoWe.
Of her miraculous industry, the unialing prsctcA
wisdom, The manliness and depth OF character,
which have set up their monuments not IN England
only, bot throughout the world.
Bat we wander from our purpose, which ""
mucb humber one than these remarks may seem
70 indicate. We merely meant to say that the hrss
impressions Of traveller in England were like those
Of one who first makes acquaintance with Bri!sn
newspapers. After the fimsy paper and blurred
printing Of the Continent file OF London journa
seems like higher order Of existence. The heavy
and compact linen paper, the clear and beautiful
type the artistic severity Of taste displayed in the
arrangement and printing and the elaborate air oil
the whole thing, stamp it as the product OF veal
thy, thorough goirg solid people, who mean to have
the best and are willing to pay for it. In whatever
belongs to The material perfection Of newspapers
England has no competitor.
Next to this, the most striking contrast which
British journals present to those Of the ointment
the publicity they give to domestic and local al
fairs A German concerns himself with what 10
going on at the Aniipodes but takes comparatively
little interest in the doiDgS Of his own town;
Frencbman is engaged IN disPutiS some theory or
driving some intrigue and leaves everything else
to the care OF the All-maDsgipg government The
Briton is made upon different plan. He believes
in first knowing what is imme diately about him and
knowing it thoroughly. In social life, unlike bis
Continental neighbors, most private aud reserved,
in politics and business he will cutler no secrecy.
Whatever is public shall be public, 80 that the
whole world may pass Judgment thereon. This is
perhaps, most strkingly illustrated in tho provin-
csl press Of England take up one OF the large
weekes published in the country towns and you
will fud il almost entirely occupied with local news,
reports Of courts OF meetings, 18th tho discussion
Of events and affairs in that immediate nelghoor-
hood. 1t would seem that nothing within reach
had escaped the vigilant industry Of the editors;
lille 10 foreisn matters and miscellaneous subjects
thew give a quite secondary importance. Such
paper certainly il not very Interesting five thou
sand miles away from its place Of publication bat
for the inhabitants Of that place 1t is the very thing
it .upphes them with what they can lind nowhere
else. and does real and tangible public service.
We regpectfully commend the British example to
the country press Of the United States by iolow'
Ing it a little they need have no fear Of the comPe'
t,on Of the larger and cheaper papers Of the cities
When We speak Of the British Press generally
we mean Of course, the English, lriih, Scotch and
Coonial The last is chiefly remarkable as an
evidence of the national attachment to newsPa-
pers wherever goes the English tongue the Press
goes with il, and we do not now think oil British
settlement Of any size which has not lti Puohc
print. To be sure we Yankees rather 60 ahead Of
the parent stock in this respect bat we only DO
the same thing little more rapidly. English news
papers are now printed in every Continent,-in
Asia, Africa, Soulh.AmeIics New.HollAnd; on the
de,k where we are writing lie files Of late journals
from three or four to WIS in British Australia-The
Scotch papers have 10 special merit beyond the
general Provincial Press Of the kingdom, for the
Scotch character excesnt sS it is, does not boast
OF brilliant peculiarities The Irish papers on the
other hand possess a decided character OF their
own. which is not 10 be coniounded with any other
and which has been stnkingly manifested within
the ast four years. Daring the period OF rePeAl
and revolutionary excite ment, the Irish Press ex
hibted remarkable excellence, especially IN the
declared opponents OF English domination. The
pasiion and eloquence which are native in Irishmen
then lsvished their best resources through the
columns Of the patriotic journals with glowing
power that might have reused mani nate nature to
rebellion. Far Inferior to the French in condenia
ton and force Of thought, LEI" philOso3hic, and
more individual ard cAPricious in point OF iieaf
/ Irish writing equals the Cali: in ease and aaency
and excels j, in wit and the magnetic play Of feeling
/ To the business like Englishman it is often non
sense and mere barney bu! the verdict Of National
prejudice is always worthless. Gran. that lrIf
writers are often deficient in common sense and