The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-01
From the Daily Morning Ns,os.
The ElySlan Banquet, and the English Guests.

1t will be remembered that not long after the
coup delat, party of English gentlemen and
ladies' in Paris were Toasted by the French
usurper of the Tuileries, which circumstance
was afterwards quoted to prove the pacific tenn
per Of Napoleon towards England. The affair
gave rise to severe comments by the British
press, which was in its turn assailed by the no.
bility in Parliament, who alleged that the course
Of the press was calculated to exasperate the
French people. The articles of correspondent
Of the London Times, who took the side of the
press have attracted considerable attention, and
caused quite futtering among the coroneted
gentry comprising the aforesaid dinner party at
the Tuileries, one of whom rashy entered the
lists with the writer, who signs himself An
Englishman" We make few extracts from
the articles of both
an. Bonaparte was long enough in England
to understand its aristocracy. To it he has APP
pealed against the public and the press His
balls and dinners were deserted by the respecta-
bility Of France, and the male and female nota.
bles Of all parties Stunned the scandals of the
Elysee. But the elite" Of the English visiters
in Paris had no political or moral scruples, and
forty-tive lords, ladies', and gentlemen graced the
Presidential table. They regarded they admired,
they listened, they applauded, while the elo
quent Amphitryou protested how peaceful his
projects were, how calumnious the accusations
of our newspapers. The people of France
were informed by the next days Moniteur that
the chief of State had feasted his senators and
councillors. An authentic list of those con
script fathers and Napoleonan danes might
possibly have astonished, and would certainly
have amused, both the Quarter st. Germain and
the faubourgs A few days later, the same
public was appraised that Louis Napoleon and
l.at- Id Al
hospitality of Miss Howard" We are not
informed if our countrywomen accompanied
them there, and we may fairly hope, for their
sakes and our own, that their curiosity and APP
petites wore contented with the Tuileries. M
Bonaparte, no doubt, concluded that he only an
ticipated by little the senatorial dignity of his
British guests-a dignity which they would has
ten to accept when England became his trans
marine possession. In the meantime he thinks,
affects to think, that they represent the feel
ing of their country. He is mserably mistaken
They represent nothing but oligarchic hatred of
liberty and Of the press, aristocratIc noodledom,
patrician fiunkeyism, and the base exception"
After reviewing the charges against the press,
the writer remarks
"We are told that wejeopardzc the amty of
tho French and English nations in vilfying the
choice Of France. Why, that is the whole
question, and the assertion is fragrant petitio
principii The press of England has not de-
nounced the French people, but one who has
surprised, gagged, manacled, and massacred it.
Proof in hand, it has endeavored to establish
that, and evcrv day confirms it's Judgment
The result will show if the sympathies of
France are with the press of England or its
peers, if genuine craftsmanship" and enduring
"policy" consist in fawning on an ephemeral
ol,o nd
nation"
lie concludes his article
Through all this justification one of two
things is clear-either there is at heart a SYM
patty with tyranny and profound distrust OF
freedom, or there is base worship of expe. |
dency and consecration of the accomplished |
fact" Whichever it be, it equally affronts the
national character and the public conscience I
England in the 10Th century is not a medieval |
Italian State; it is not, and never has been the
land of Machiavell and of Borgia it has
ceased to be the country OF Walpole and of |
Bolingbroke. These lessons of resurie and
falsehoods are unworthy of tho age and of the
people. They are rank Materiallsm and 90
straight to Atheism. Virtue and vice, in this
ethical CODE are convertible terms and conyen-
tional things. Down with morality and truth
they are for women and children down with
christianity natural religiOn-they are both a
assn. Might is rght-hrute force is reason-
and success is God.
AN EEGLIsHMAN.
Here is the reply to one Of the diners out
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,-l find in this mornings Times the fol.
lowing remarks, applied by your correspondent,
=" An Engshman," to those persons who dned
with the French President on the 29th of Janu-
ary They RECALLED, they admired, they listened,
they applauded, while the eloquent Amphtryon
protested how peaceful his projects were," &C.
Also" They represent nothing but oligarchic
hatred of liberty and Of the press, arstocratic
noodledom, patrician funkeyism," &c,