New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-23
A Good Word for Jonathan.

We are not especially careful TO copy all
the good or bad that is said about the Yankees
in the British journals, because we generally
have something better to do, and Dragging and
provocations of Dragging are not much IN our
line. But as the following editorial article from
that staunch old Tory journal Of London, The
Standard, may be consolatory to such of our
countrymen as are blessed with thin and sensi
tive skins, we here give 1t place:
Two of or- contemporaries have recently been
amusing themselves and their readers by rdiculng
the American fashionable intelligence and IN
deed sneers at American journalism and American
industry have been far from unfamiliar topics to one
Of the journals TO which We refer. The GOOD taste
Of thus may be questionable-lts policy more ques-
tonable still II certainly used TO be one of the re-
cognized privileges of the English traveller 70 ABUSE
every thing he saw that was at all unlike wnat ne
had been accustomed to- twas also lesson an.
gently incucated upon the untraveled pubic that
every FIenchman was a dancing master, aud that no
American ever visits IN polite society without at
least a couple of bowie knives grit about his waist
the which bowie knives ne was prompt 10 use upon
the slightest provocatiOn. These traditions nave
been popular IN their time, and the memory oil tnem
fingers still. Yet railways and steamboats, have
ed many Of the fact that eve
~ man does not carry fiddle In France, nor BOWIE
knife in America. To sheer at your neighor is
doubtless very agreeable If not very edifyng or
perhaps in the Celestial Empire than in any other
quarter OF the globe The Brother OF the Sun and
Cousin OF the Moon considers US all-that is, all
whom his Imperial Hlghness condescends to know
as red headed barbanans and yet We have other
hues Of color among US, and think ourselves EMU
tied to claim credit for civilization. Ihefe Is
Christian maxim as to the means 10 De taken 10 SEQ
clearly ourselves before attempt TO reform others
The Times raised cry of malicious triumph at the
supposed infeIlority OF American art IN the Ireas
Exhibition The public voice has now UNANIMOUSLY
pronounced the statue by an American artist the
finest work of art IN the Erhioltlon.-Mr HOBBS
picks the locks OF Inc most celebrated English lock-
smlih-the new American reaplng machine promises
10 produce results Of very serious importance 10 the
community-and the America yacht beats all hef
English competitors. So much Tor the inferlory Oh
American industry exhibited IN this year oil grace,
1851. But certain AmeTcanJour attributed 70 us
evil designs IN deylslng the Great Exhloulon IL
was cunning plot TO bring some OF the loose capt.
tai OF tho world into the pockets OF John Bull so
said the Americ an Journalist and The Times exposed
the absurdity In two or three columns OF somewhat
dreary pleasantly. We are not retaining against
branding the American Journalist VINO thus offended,
but what do protest against US is The stamping OF
such misconduct a. peculiarly American Let aay
candid Enghshman compare the late attack oy Inc
Times upon Queen Amehe, widow OF Louis Philppel
and the American Journalists account OF the Great
Exhibition, and he VIII be at no loss 10 decide
whether the English or the American Journalist SIN.
ned most deeply against reason and PROBABILITY good
taste and good manners, 10 say nothing OF the re-
spect due and paid cheerfully by gentlemen of all
countries TO an amiabe and unfortunate lady. But
the American press Is personal IN the highest degree,
and does not give GOOD tone 10 soclety % DC
sure the writers The Tunes are polished and cru
di,e persons 10 whose taste anything like personality
is utterly abhonent. II an American journalist were
to chuckle the mlsfortunes Of some ruined gen.
teman In the Union, recount the particulars Of the
catastrophe with undlsguiSed glee, reckon up the
items of his furniture with the exactness OF Jew
peder dilate upon the extravaganza which must
have led to such result and heap upon the victim OF
the misfortune every wanton and cruel insult that
malicious ingenuity could suggest-lf having done
all this, the American Journalist were TO treat as
que for public discussion the private arrange
ments between father and his son, and act as gra-
tuitous adviser to the partIes-lf any American jour
nallst were to do such things a. these what henZy
of Indignation would agltate The Times. We should
agree with the bltterest denunciation which The
TIMES could Infiet upon such conduct but again II
would be obvious TO inquire, has no member OF the
BRUSH press done likewise With respect 10 the
lighter rallery OF The Morning Chronicle 1t Is only
necessary to say that the compositions which our
contemporary ridicues hardly to be taken as fair
opponents of American manners or American Jour
nalism. How would our contemporary like 10 have
the lite raTy character of The Morning CkrOncie I'M
penlled by the yagaIes of some writer who wrote to
IL an account OF monstTous fish or a great tire, re-
markable gooseberry, or fashionable party at Mrs.
Smiths establishment for young ladies'.