The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-24
The Britikh Press-Blac Sc.

The people of this country beset with travelling
and stationary agents, procaimng the high character
and value OF the foreign periodicals repubshed and
circulated here, and urged 10 paronze and read them
They prased to the skies for the ability and learning
displayed in their pages and referred 10 authority in
all matters of which they speak.
Thus announced with flourish Of trumpets the
books are taken up and read and great things
pected 10 be found in them. In the April number Of
Blackwood's Magazine is contained the following au.
hehhe and important item Of information intended to
be used in Great Britain, whose palate 1t SUITS but
which sounds little strange in American II is
part OF an article headed The Peaceful Lieutenant and
his Friends" in which an imaginary meeting the high
seas between American and British rgate is gotten
up in the Dickens STYLE and OF fixing rdicue on
the Yankee vessel and prasng the Englishman to the
skies. II is contained in conversation between
geon al Greenwich Hospital and haf-pay naval lieu
tenant
"Sugeon SO much for Yankees, them"
"L,eutenant. Alb enough OF the scum their only
hero is Paul Jones, who was plratcal Scotch rene
gade, more logged than brave-more cunning than ca
pable, and vain as a peacock Read his life, sir,
with An eye to naval history; and above all, II you
the mock heroic peruse his letter to the Countess
of Sekirk Pah Just 10 refresh one, let's return TO
real battles the crown and perfection OF which, mark
you. is breaking the tnei- thing, by the way, you
could do of course, with the Yankees seeing they
never had fleet IN their existence and never, conse
quenty, line TO break.
There sir you have it in full In view of authentic
history how does j, stand the test Of scrutiny What
must be thought Of the veraciy the impartial,y, the
candor. the intelligence of the responsible editor OF
f" Blackw ood's Edinburgh Magazine" who will place
his endorsement on such draft public credulity,
even If he is not the drawer of the bill HIMSELF beg
Of YOU sir to say your readers that the above has
been circulated through the length and breadth of this
asly-gued nation, and paid for and preserved for the
families and individuals of this reading community TO
ponder over. And to be solicited by Engllshmen
and Scochmen, the agents of the periodicals. Of Great
Britain TO patronze such productions, stained with un.
Just aspersons against character institutions our
citizens. and our achievements Of every kind
The war of 1912 produced in part. and certainly
press. had thought sufficient light had broken in
upon Great Britain to learn that naughty tyrannioa and
ignorant community the necessity of changing their
manners II appears was mistaken. 1t is possible that
old will have TO be renewed and fresh lessons OF
humility given to their administrations for il is difficult
TO enghlen mind like Mr. Bulls, who believes him
self to be sreatestnay, the only greatnation in the
world
should be laughed at by an intelligent American or
continental European TO whom should offer an argu.
men TO disprove expose such stuff. The man who is
stigmazed piratical Scotch renegade" was known
in Europe hero Of most exalted character Whilst
smsr,ng under personal wrongs he cndeavored to cap
ture-as he had a right to do-the aggressor tina, he
ing taken possession OF his residence, filled with wealth
disappointed in his object by the absence of Lord Sekrk
he left the persons and property in the castle untouched