The republic., 1851-06-10


all of them large shareholders, to say nothing
of Turkey, and Egypt, and Brazil Why not
'.frmly refuse 10 receive into fellowship" the
representatives OF those countries? There is
Russia, too, with more white slaves than we
have black ones; why let her OFF, Then, again,
there are other national sins, according TO the
creed of Mr.. PETo, besides that which so ex-
cites his indignant philanthropy. We have no
doubt that something might be found to object
to, even in China. or Austria, for that matter;
and we think it is not unreasonable in us
to demand that, as all were invited to Lon
don on equal terms, we shall all have
equal treatment. Ii there are good many
Americans in England, Mr.. PEro and the rest
Of them must remember that there are good
many Turks, Frenchmen, Austrians, Danes,
Prussians, Russians, Belgians, Hanoverans,
and Egyptians. To snub us for our imagined
sins before the whole company, and let the
others go, we must insist is not exactly in ac-
cordanoe with that spirit of magnanimity and
love of fair play of which JOHN BULL is SO
fond of boasting. Sir HENRY BULwER recently
said, in one of his good-natured dinner speeches,
that JOHN BULL never struck man when he
was down. But it strikes us, that to invite
neighbor into his house for the express purpose
of insulting him before company, is not much
better. We have not the slightest objection
to Mr.. PETo, or any other member of the Brit
sh Parliament, inviting their colored brethren
freely to their tables, or into their pulpits; but
we insist that it is not compatible with the
friendly relations that exist between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain for gentleman in
his position to recommend that the citizens of
this country, who have been invited to London
to assist in great national festival, shall be
treated with designed contempt because Mr..
PETo does not wholly approve of our domestic
institutions. Imagine, for one moment, the
consequences of such recommendations as that
Of Mr.. PETo creating reciprocal feeling on
this side the water, where Englishmen are
daily arriving by the thousand, and landed
at the doors of our almshouses There are
many things in England repugnant to the po-
litcal and moral sense Of our people, but we
have never heard of our countrymen attempt
ing their abolition by treating English visitors
with contumely.
Since writing the above we have read a
letter from Horace GREELEY, published in
the New York Tribune, dated in London, and
complaining Of very marked discourtesy
towards himself by the London Times. Mr..
GREELEY states that he was invited to the
dinner given by the London commissioners to
foreign commissioners to the Great Exhibition;
that he consented, at the urgent request Of
Lord AsHBURToY, the chairman, to offer the
toast complimentary to Mr.. PAXTON, the archi-
tect Of the glass palace. He did SO, and, ac-
cording to the custom on. such occasions, pre-
faced his toast with spU9ch. The Times re-
ports the speeches of all the other foreign
ers, and even the response of Mr.. Pax
TON, but omits all mention Of Mr.. GREELEY,
his speech, and his toast. He was the only
American who spoke at the dinner. The
omission is remarkable, but, taken in con-
nexion with the speech of MIR. PEro, it is not
difficult to account for it. 1t is stated in the
paper that reports The remarks of Mr.. PETo,
that among the gentlemen who addressed the
meeting at Freemason Hall was Mr.. GREE
LEY, of New York; and, if he neglected to re-
buke the ungenerous and insulting remarks of
the member of Parliament, he has been very
properly treated by the Times, and has no right
to complain.
The determination, so boldly avowed, to give
the cold shoulder to Americans visiting Eng
land, must have its origin in some very differ
ent motive from that assigned. The abhor-
renee Of evil cannot be it, else why select us,
above all other people, for such an experiment?
The famous exploit of Mrs. Partington, so hap
PLY described by SIDNEY SMITH, in attempting
to drive back the ocean with her mop, was not
more absurd than the proposition Of Mr.. PETo
to drive us into what he processes to consider
good behavior.
These arrogant airs Of JOHN BULL will be
an additional motive to all our countrymen who
make him visit this summer to unite with the
Wings in rendering us independence the work
shops of Manchester and Birmingham. We
shall expect soon to hear of another meeting in
Tammany Hall, recommending the Democratic
party upon their radical principles, the '.su-
preme will Of the people," viz: protection to
American manufactures.