The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-16


Jos, q eiv,d the bouquet for his ascent I, Mont
ht~nc. BERTHE.
The Greytewn Reimbursement.
ffom ths London Chgoniee, Aug. %
The ccntIivanoe Of TIE United States government
or divertipR the indignant attention Of the Amsfi
can pubic nom the outrage at Greytowu, betoksni
no very 81 king respect fer the popular intellect
Al otkes rscurcss failing. the patrons Of Ca plain
Hoili1 have IL seems, dctern ned 10 prove that the
scnsinssnis which be has excited In the United
states viii. somehow or other. be legiiimately d
that Great B'iiain and the United states had
covenanied mutually to protect the unfortunate
little municipality which Is nor mas Of smoking
ruins aid considering that 4 Is an accredited
agent Of the latter poser who bas destroyed title
attempt 20 fix the British government with any re.
spoLsibilty In the matter looks mnysiiously like
the leignt OF impucenca, or the climsx OF des-
peraiion. Probably, u Is TIE last. Our renders
may have observed that, when Derbyte JOUR-
nal'st has run perfectly dry for arguments
against free trade or Lord Aberdeen he IS sure to
print Professionalism ard Popery in large ca,,as,
ard 20 .coEc'ude ia srhcc. War with the
British is, ia he DiteG States precisely the
lTne footing Gg No Fcpery' in England. II is
The 6o3Qe of politician At his wits ED, and one
knows al once that tue person or party who raises
Tire CRY has nothing more TO say on the subject i'm
meoiatsiy in controversy. No very peIccptibe
thread OF ecton Is reeded in these cases 10 unite
the body OF the argument TO the appeal TO popular
prejudice at its ail but, IN the present transatlantic
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unusually sudacieus. II is asserted taa the British
acmiral on The West irdla station has assumed urs.
dictop ever the site Of Greytosn- tia. this act Is
. violation Of the Convention of $50. which
concerned, because they only burned the tom
itself-'hst president Pierce has, tbersforr, good
ground fer Knoing an armament TO bora the
town over apain-sn that q sccoad bnmbirdulent,
originally no Justification at all. Vel! nay tic old
proycrb tel us that "ons man may steal a Horse.
While srosher Is hanged for locking over q LEDGE"
Bete are set OF res ectabie Journalists seriously
OF the Cysne ought to lie condemned because .
British acDirsl las been guilty 81 simple act Of
compressor. We WOO 1sr whether the ~rit.rs In
President Pielces interest svc- read o. certain
traveller who fell xucDg Thieves, and OF certain
good Samaritan who POURED on and wine iEto liz
wounds. Many hcmiiss have been preached On
that story: but II il quite novelty TO hear taat the
III evts o ghs 10 I've acquitted be q tie S1-
marissn's onti~ely iniensr rene With their bleeding
victim.
tit were desi,able 10 answer the Preside
Organs In their own spirit !. would lot be dhcul,
70 dkccyer rejoihder Of the same stamp ~ the
over GreytowR, fsm which We had soiemnly neaged
T. krsp zloof. hut where r. Grcytown VIII TIE
Washington Csaon be good enough to tell ~ where
we Eeto oos fcr ~ There vas once suca pla e;
but Captain fiolns ha< vi ped il on from the face
Of tie earth Al The. remains IL scorched clip Of
land, which has reverted 10 the coudi6ou in which
il formed hone II conteLton be.Weea TIE Nsca.s-
gusn rep ublIc and tie Mosquito King. And a. re-
earte tie faith II international ems agements the
common Snss 9th civilized world nj ght safey be
called upon 10 SYNDICATE between TIE United States
and Great E,tsin. Both Powers pledged themselves
10 msrisi Grsyto~n In the condition Of free pot.
wbsco has made good ~ undertaking. 10 = ruin
h.e iogl ~ zero quantity ~ which freedom. or
ANYTHING else can be pEvdicstess We could well af
ford 70 argue the question with the democratic
rsllsfs. even Gu their o~n assumptions; bu, the
Ia
clearly groutd.e~. Nobody VITO bad nct an inter
cst IN remaining vluliy blind. could iail 10 zee shs
true cha, scter AID motives Of the measnre sttsibu
ted TO the Enginh admiral. Al accounts concur in
ssyinp that there we're m@py British subjects, aad
mach BIifish prs1crty, In oteytcwn nj the time Of
its d,styucsiou 10 protect the one and the sranty
n lics OF The other would doubtless Ne the admirsls
hrst object; end = - sxcceah sly Likely thi'-aod
ing all tie population tncamt<d on the site Of their
bai.ered homes, all law and police in allegiance. and
tie lives OF tie pccre. ~ yell - al the cGnslns Of
their rrapty expcacd 10 the attacks OF the savage
tribes IN the sici ~ he rnsy Temporarily have
fenct the means al fcirlty at bis nsad q the
miserable victims Of the energetic Captain nollns-
When 10 = asserted 70 have assumed jurisdiction
ever Gfey town urtn The conf cting elalms u s'ca
II ;ns a.a lie Ncfguifo Foysfsisn an ~ settled
the tire We sscn 81 The tss Suggests i,sef II onc-
and W feel certain hat &c ha- msIely fe~oscS The
berets o. .ar and crdcr ~ the pecrie a. Greyto~n
until scme;aiDg DE ecs e1Irent can b. gan
lied N IA L. fui.s-
A. v. % not eyen lci,ese tha m. po-l,i,rs We
have Iotiseo wua,d b scriGcd npua by President
P.eTceg organs II ,htir distres FOE erpunds " de-
fence were icss dire, Is nearly tapcffucus a. asd
that ncittsr We, roe aay ono else ID ingaEf, hoia
TIE American people responsible Tor iais st o. TsA
scning. The CEREAL opinion - TIE American pso-
pie on tho .c0ic which cent rds tina Cfsyto.vn rs
rigLuuliy cxtoninsiea, Gfst, bccsusc tic AmeyicAn
Corsu' was irsgitco sai secondly, because Il wa.
chiefly inhabited by ysgsecnls and nsgrcea. hss
been shuEdsIly proved by The .0Ee - Tie speeches
& muititudc ~ th0~e nblsgrs saich agt called
In America "irdiaasiscn' Mcs!ines. A qnotkfica
nom one Of TEEN, rrpiet1 with hlfnol and scund
sense, viii DO more lus,lte 10 tie keslthine. of
II Was delivered ~ a raneaske ~ the Pres dents q.
and in his native STATE q New Hampshire, j,st sfter
the news had arrived that a arsrken nan hsd
thrown an egg AZ Mr.. Pierce, and that creytcwn
had been aIn.lsilaicd.