The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-14
The Republics ll-baiting,

We promised few days since to show our
agile Picardor of the Spanish ring, our cotem-
porary of the Republic silly pricks and goads
the British bull in the TANKS, while the Admin
istration, like the Tauridor stands ready to take
shin by the horns" for the "protection Of our
(Northern) "countrymen."
We deem it necessary only to premise this
republication by few remarks of our own, in
addition to the notice already given. The pecu-
liar position occupied by the Republic as the or
gan, or at least, in conjunction with the Inlelh
gencer, the representative of the views and poll
cy of the Administration may cause foreign
readers to attach significance and consequence
to its comments, which they do not carry with
them at home and hence the impolicy, not to
speak of the improperly, of its INDUCING in
such sweeping structures and broad allegations
of international dscourtesy, based on such
slender and insufficient proofs as those it adduces
Without entertaining the slightest desire or
intention Of indicating British courtesy or kind
feeling towards our countrymen at this Fair,
we only wish to protest against any display of
a lack of the same qualities on the part of our
countrymen at home, which the tact acques-
cence of the press generally in this datribe of
the organs might seem to imply.
The charges made by our contemporary is a
grave one. II not only reflects on. the hospi-
tality and the decency of the English hosts, but
broadly charges intentional disrespect, and a
premedtated purpose to annoy, exasperate and
insult those Americans who accepted the polite
invitation rendered them to visit the Exhibition.
To sustain this very broad allegation the only
proofs adduced are, first "the disrespect shown to
the officers ofthe St.Lnwrence, by one of the mil
itary clubs of London" the United Service Club
This was stupid affair altogether, but the act
of few military and naval "Old Fogies" was
unworthy of any notice but the most contemptu-
Gus silence, for the exclusion was based on
point of military etiquette, and their dscourtesy
was pointedIy rebuked at the time, by the most
influential Of their own papers, and Gf We are
not mistakenly their first resolve retracted under
the pressure of public displeasure at the dis
courtesy.
The next count of the indictment against
English courtesy, is the notice of American
contributions in their papers. The most dis
paraging accounts we have seen, were given by
American letter writers; while the English pa
pers, many Of them, gave much more aattering
accounts.
The third count is the suggestion made by
Mr.. PETo, that shareholders should be rudey
treated-and, as confirmation of the carrying
out of this policy, the Republic unfortunately
cites the marked discourtesy" of the London
Times towards HORACE GREELY.!!
Now it so happens that the meeting where
Mr. PEro made the speech referred to, was an
Abolition meeting, and that Horace GREEDY
followed suit to Mr.. PEro, and two runaway
negroes, in a series of suggestions which we
have already laid before the public
How preposterous then to couple together
the two cases--and saddle on the English pub
lie and press the sins Of this Mr. PETo, unless
we accept HORACE GREELEY as the type of the
American citizen, disrespectI towards whom
should be resented as national affront.
| As before observed, however the purport OF
the whole attack is to be found in the closing
paragraph we have italicised. The attempt to
drive in a wedge for Protection, by exciting I'M
kind feelings between two nations that should
be friendly--this taking up the cudgels for
Horace GREELEY, the slanderer Of his country
men, the standing reproach of the country Of
with sentiments Of the deepest modification all