New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-28
HONESTY AND DIGNITY.

III, difficult 10 understand that Journal can
be infallible since after all it Ia but the produc-
top q human brains and hands but no effort Is
reouirei to believe that one may be dishonest. OF
the later quality The London Times affords ar
eminert illustration in its treatment OF Mr. Blu
ctansL When Tn, Times was engaged In Its re-
cent dfort TO create sensation and panic with
ret,race TO the relations between this country
aut England, it ventured to assert that unless
81 was misinformed" when the war broke cut
NJ. Buchanan testified to the cordial sympathy
",f the Cabinet st Washington and the naaon
'over which it presides." There was no power
. said The Times, " from which England received
ASSURANCES of support more hearty, more salts
factory, or more spontaneous than from the
United States Of America" In these assurances,
"a given by Mr.. Buchanan, according to the same
,urnal, there was " expressed apprehension as to
the durability of our alliance with France and
our ability alone and unaided TO resist me over
.vhelmipg might of Russia. But be desired US
10 be under 10 apprehension on that account, Tor
the United States were willing to make our
q" quarrel their own, aud aid US with thousands OF
" stout hearts and brawny arms, as ready to pluck
down the despotism of the East as to snbdue
the wilderness and level the giant forests of the
West"
When these Extraordinary statements reached this
country, it is no compliment to MIR. Buchanan to
say that nobody believed them. Even his life long
pslitical antagonists never saw any reason to sup.
pose him unidentified or Eighty; aud it was uni
yersally felt that even if The Times had not been
d" mi.informed," but had willfully averrei what
il knew to be untrue, it had been wise 10 LEAVING
open retreat from its preposterous allegations
II seems, however, that the conductors of thai
journal are not willing to avail themselves Of THU
advantage. Though they had admitted beforshanf
that they might possibly be misinformed, they DID
not deem it consistent with the dignity Of the
journal to let their readers know after~ard tina
the possibility was q fact Mr.. Buchanan ad
DIRE ssed TO The Times q note, which we copy else
where in our columns, denying in quite appropriate
but decided terms, the statements which we hav
quoted. That note The Times refused to publish
II must maintain it's pretensions to an infalibuit
nobody admits, even at the expense of establshin
a reputation for dishonesty which nobody can deny
This is very shOrt-sighted, for the trus
must certainly come out at last throus
come channel. 1t is very cowardy, for it exhibit
on tie part of the great journal fear OF giVln
place to correction of an erroneous statement
for which it had made itself only partially respor
sible. 1t is very dishonest, because after haVln
done gross injustice to the conduct of publ
man, common sense of justice and honor woul
lave seized the earliest opportunity OF repair
hg the wrong. in our Judgment, that is poe
IDEA of dignity which requires it to be supporte
By continued Misrepresentation and unfalrnes
Tho oI.in, 70 Tho position nf tho wnrid's loedu
| journal may not be wholly grOundless on the pa
of The Times, but it would be all the more vsli
perhaps, if it were attended BY somewhat less
solemn humbug. The Times is able enough br
not honest enough by great DEAL and we mu'
deeply regret for the good name of noble an
useful profession that so prominent and so powe
full member of it should exhibit moral attribute
which can only tend to bring journalism in gener
into disesteem and contempt