New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-01
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rec sermon nothing less than the ak Of the hsro
slyPh HOn. TO the name OF Mr. Meagher, MP, which
our correspondent justly thought a sup,rauoss and
unnecessary use Of language. No, that the gentlear
TO whom it vas thus spilled is nos emoenty worth,
Of any proper distinction bn. because in England
where tides something, his station member Of
Parliament gives him no claim thereto
Titles in this country hugely multiplied tia,
they have become sn outrageous bora rney AXE IN 40
much space in the newspapers that, by common cOa.
sent they ought to be thrown aside BY sensible people
at least These titles are dused not to be Any dis
tnction. No mas With any regard for his character
would ask 70 be called Honorable considering TIA, eve
~ actual or Ex-Congressman. Legislator, judge Gov
eruor Secretary what not, has the privilege Of hitch
ing that precious adjective 70 his coenomen. As for
military titles they have long since fallen beneath re-
spect, for they sre no mark of military rank or ssl
being given to Governors .aids as well as cizen sol.
diers Officers Of the regular srmy lie our co,cnpo.
rary Of The Cosrer oai Eaqarer obliged 60 make
known hat they are in thar branch Of the service Ia
order to give value TO their apPeaivess The tte Of
Esquire Likewise is so diluted into worthiessness, tia.
every respectable man should hope that such a stupid
old English appendsge might no, cum5er bis address.
These titles are OF modern grosth The auc'ens
we're more simple BAG Of al places for titles con.
mend us TO Germany. There = Duke is cal cd lis
Transparency A Countess is called d" Gracious
Lady" everybody in clean clothes. or what piss6r
clean, is " High.welborn" Married women take
also titles as Mrs Doctress, Mrs. ColOneless, Mrs.
Presideutess, etc. man is prominent IN any depart
ment and his long tail of titles is turned in, the icnl
mine gender for his wife-and then there is a mOih.
full, indeed.
The clergy have a strong bankerlng afsor titles that
ludicrously contrasts with sPir'usl simplicity aud
disregard of things OF the earth, earthly" " He
Grace" Right Reverend" Yer, Reverend '"Rev.
"erend Doctor of Divinity" etc. Cannot they DO
simple men Is simplicity so opposed 70 Christianity
We tliDk not.
Cannot all men agree to drop this baggage ard Do
quietly respec able IL is the mere dif dfeg' OF the
middle aees-the outward and taroshed g'ldlace and
spapCes of an obsolete epoch. Of which the common
sense If this age and nation should be ashamed.
We observed in The letter of tbe Syracuse Commit.
zee 10 Mr. Dickinson asking him for his Fourth Of JAY
oraton co be published that he Eas addressed as ay
Honorable Sir" Afer this If any man WAITS 20 BE-
called Hon or Very Hon let him stand out aud re-
veal himself
Every name in history sufficiently great to inspire
the feeling Of emulation is undisngashed BY tide.
Whatever casual use might h4ve been made Of il on
technical professional grounds during toe lio Of tho
person has 10 sequence in after periods l. is Confa-
cius, Cocnuatus, Juvensl, M,hOmet, Columbus,
Raphael, Shakespeare Newton Franklin All else Is A
impertnence All else letracts from tho simple great
ness Of true representative men. Their clams ara 30
vas that they stand for Humanity. No college win is
pul, 10 church with irs thunders, army With us
pr,de- no legislature with It's decrees can Increase
aught the force of great name. The scrlichngs Of
some cockuey tourist the nights OF che pyramids add
as much to their grandeur aud endurance as DO the
ccuftctionaTy Of states and corporations 70 tho majesty
of genius.
1.-THE superiority OF America Is shown over Europe
BY greater simplicity, by a dsuse Of the clmbersomo
machinery Of older periods, sense Of consistency
should abolsh these ique iauces Az the Congress
Of Vienna, Metternich called Castereagh dvhngM
IA his appearance above an others present The
was obvious. Ofal 'he politicians composing ne meet
tR he che only not grooming aud sweating ua-
der load Of orders ard inery, that are az foreign .
civilization he grease garbage and gogorbrend Of a
Gorge negro king No, that Cas.lereagh va, devoid
msn blrbari.m without aeeraysting wholrs ,le ds.
pay.
Parallel to his ma, be token rhe figure presented by
European and American DipOmstisls sgong tle SINE
uea'y. The FIRST dpomatsr, especially If the sac
witch be represents be- small poor bgotedi stupid aad
Qn1ranf L.s baPtIsmal register shat eaan)t b. com
passed in breath added to this comes a.s + Or
d,rs from that Of the Holy Ghosf down 'o''7 70
Headed Buzzard--sacred and profuo-mythcd and
nr daue--sli Haunting together in rilht line Of in.
tiey end lad taste The second representing cOua-
uy as large as Europe, hes no Double Headed Buz-
zmd. 10 tile. bur simply 'he explanatory Xix Of
Envoy But only compare me two countries and ~e
End ma. one makes up n lies ahat 10 wants 10 fedi
g, Sc AID he Other being real has 40 need % lie. This
parallel may be extenlsd 20 all ii's', aud 'i9u'd eos
gest the value Of sin yiici'y aud truth
We published on Frday le,,er from NJ D9at'e'
% Noutres IN reply 10 article which apPcafd IN
~, Ty1anc some s4 or s,yer weeks ago. on rae SUD-
ject Of segn'oTal Tenure 10 Lover Cau4d- NJ
Dou.re 4. q prominent member Of ths Young Cloada
pcoy. oneof The few rench Cnid aus gh0 Sc m',
alcr all the world does move AID that fh.oefafs' add
LisarcLies are not Tie llAg i0r ,aog pushing coIa
uy He is terribly lgnaut viii Us Tor questioning
tho commercial and Doiuca activity Of Ln c'aa'ym
md says some yery severe things 90 me pom "nen
rbe reader aiI have rouc,I. HsppI returning. nov
tg,r 10 mder sentmtots tossrd ar clo'e oI h'' ~
tsr be acknowledge tLat our " errors ace few w
re.,ce. % find that II. Doltrs 10 ao- unater5y con
,icef a. be- insnJl.e. 10 me beginning 0
ti.lstter. AZ ignorant 500 E.qgima'x H4i bee pa'
,Ye5 lie argument l,.le further while the 'P'n' o
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