Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20
FROM THR NEW YORK ExPaEss.

THEN ASD Now OR, THE CosrRAsr-Circums,ance
have induced the American press late to dwell on the tone
of that of Great Britain towards this country more particu
larry than has been The invidous COMPARISONS
that were made by the London Times and other journals
the English metropolis between the American aud other IN
trbuons to the Great Industrial Exhibition in Hyde Park
followed up by the achieved by our counymen
when the contest for superiority became practical as in the
case OF the Virginia repng machine the New York plough
and the Yankee locksmh, and by the triumph of Ameri-
can clipper the best sailing craft England could produce
are the circumstances We fear The subject is well
nigh exhausted, though still hardly take up newspaper
without being stunned with pretty loud Yankee crow from
some quarter other.
We see in very amusing letter from London in the Jour
nal Of Commerce. that the Virginia tobacco has been unhesi-
tangy pronounced to be unvaed in the Great Exhibition
and that two of the very accomplished English jurors Ca
substances used for food tobacco chewers while their
American courors tasted quid though the manor
born The former bore emphatic testimony to the superiority
OF the American ,Deed.'
Then we are told that the great gasonome, Gunter,
cooked Kentucky ham, without knowing where ii came
from, and pronounced it indispensable in flavor new
boast made that Hobbs picks every bodys locks while
nobody can PICK Hobbss the announcement is made for
the FIRST time that had been officially decided that " the su
perlny OF the American cotton decisive the
OF the American yacht next told that of all the
substances used for food that which attracted most aten
ton, for its novelty and its adaptation to imooran,
practical user is the meat biscuit of Mr. Gail Borden IT,
Of Texas, Of the value of which the Jury marked their
sense by awarding the highest evidence OF their approba
ton its inventor canister of il was sent IN sir John
Hersche who, unsolicited wrote letter es,fyinp 10 i,s eY
celepce Count de kegoay deemed Of such merit as In
present it to the Agricultural Society France who biohly
appreciated it, and appointed one Of its scientific committees
to investigate its qualities thoroughly than could be done
10 general session.
3d. to it all up, have beaten John Bull in steam
navigation, shpbudiDg and sailing, reapng ploughs and
poughiDg, locksmhery, pressing machines firearms and
other things have him better than be can get
elsewhere the finest piece Of sculpture, and
across the continent, by the way Of Nicaragua.
The development Of these interesting facts has caused quite
change to the spirit Of English contempo
rares Dreams and they praisn g and ours with
warmth and vgor that really makes u.s. modest Jonathans
hat are, blush. The Times itself, showed day
two ago by citations from its columns is puog u. with
pertinaciIy puts dreadful peril of selfe1
and compacency which il would be all becoming in
daughter 10 exhibit towards a venerable mother.
The London Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, in a late
number has this paragraph, in the of ce upon
the future of Aperca
We have desire present enter upon any question
Of disputed policy but wish record opinion that
THE EMPIRE or THE sEAs MUST BEFORE LONG cEDgD
AMERICA Its persevering enterprise, its great commerce.
and lie sccrupg wealth certain this prize nor
will England be 10 situation to dispue with her. With
out this crownng capital to its power, the onward march OF
the United States what believe will he overwhelming
greatness nigh, be speedily accomplished but Ame-
rca mistress Of the ocean, oversde the civilized
world"
Fory years age" contemporary, Europe sat in
establishment and under the shadow Of Nspoeons g
rn'ic empire AT that time in debate in the British Par
lament something said Of the American navy when
member remarked ha, the American navy consisted Of x
resses whereuPon," says the newspaper accouo ",he
House burst into At Of laughter" 1t would be interesting
to know bow many Of those laughing legislators are nov
living The gigantic empire Of Napoleon has crumbled L
DUST ard the depsed nation Of vessels has now within
gasp the empire Of toe and the dominion Of the q
vizel world.