The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-13

latter az ignorant bundere and honest John Bull him
self as a stuthed ass, who shedding his blood and
spending his money TO nopurpose Now, howeverwhen,
nythng British prowess and British power have since
that time gained accession, but the contrary su
fersd almost total eclipse and 1t is notorious to the whole
world except John Bull himself that but for the vaor and
conduct of the French the British army in the Crimea
would have been completely annihlated-now the Times
srutting about Wanting British proves British power
and British glory The war has lately been SO admirably
conducted by the old womenhe Of the first of
whom still retains his command--that England is tr-
umphant everywhere under the special protection Of The
French Emperor.
The Times has taken side Of Sehastopo that s quite
clear set fire TO half of Tartar villages 10 the sea
of Azo and the Cmmeran Bosphorus burnt the town OF
Taman and captured seventy pieces of refuse ordnance
laid the gigantic northern fiat his back like
great turtle and complete its glories made demon
straton on this side the Atlantic that has frightened John
Bull considerably than Brother Jonathan. ereupon
the Squire pulls up his breeches puts stiff upper lip
fires off his guns Eliminates his house and sings 70 Deum
with all the enthusiasm of saint martyr BY thus
humorpg the old gentleman in his propensity to grum-
BILE and at moment and brag at another the
adrot Times keeps him in perpetual dersnm freneas,
alternately shivering with apprehension kes saf or
shouting ia delirous ecstasy like a mailman.
The manner in which the Times deals with Lord John
Russell is another apt illustration Of its admirable conss
tency At moment it denouaces him traitor to
him as an excellent minister to the court Of Vienna Ii
sometimes him in blanket like Sancho Panza and
at Others is perfectly willing make him governor
y A.
do with their Joshcs Or appropriately
mothers do with their ehdrenspanks him FIRST and then
treats him to sugar-plum to stop his mouth.
But the great masterpiece of the Times is the in
which it plays with the Premier moment goring him
with its horns the switching him with its TAIL and
anon tickling him with nettle. Its relations with that
minister much in the dark the secret Of those
the needle to the pole and like that mysterious gnid it
Is sometimes under the influence Of attraction Others of
repuson is however, shrewdy suspected that there is
at bottom good understanding aud that the occasionally
structures of the Times only intended render
its praises efecua This not improbable it
has been observed that it generally arragns his lordshp
for those very best calculated to make him
popular with the people of England His ordship is
what of weatherbeaten statesman, pretty well used to
sknning and like the eel may possibly not take umbrage
at such liberties. However this may be- the Times is
tany either in the secrets of of the members OF
the British cabnent gifted with second sight since
have observed that its reshadowngs followed by the
actual substance almost invariably the lightning pre-
cedes the thunder the of the fshhawk the APP
poach Of the tempest But let us not attempt to pene-
deeply into these mysteries. All shall add in
relation to that and capcious phenomenon
La,
proud Spanish warrior who in STOPPING down to kiss the
Popes toe managed at the time to trip up his heels
This variable Inconsistent and apparently ridiculous,
Of the Times s however applicable 20 lis late
department towards the United States, which has been
uniform and unchangeabe In speaking of the Amerl-
people and their government though it may not make
Of vulgar language passionate defamation, in
duges in the keenes coolest sarcass and the causc
indignity and though it may not always utter direct
faschoods nsinuates the most insulting libes by taking
for granted facts which have existence of which
produce proof but its assumptions and reasoning
from them if they notorious to the whole world
We not condeScending to complaint remonstrance
but have higher purpose in thus noticing the course OF
Journal which aspires to be at and the time the
organ Of the government and England The British
Scrbes and Pharisees, among whom the Times is just
pre-eminent and who woong sympathies in such
an eectual manner constantly harping the identity
of language between the people of the United States and
Great Britain rs one of the strongest bonds Of union and
so it ought and would be it made subscrvent ma
tional courtesy. But it is twoedged weapon and
both ways. 1t may be either bond Of amy source
Of perpetual irritation When two persons perfectly un-
dersand each other it is well be cautious what they
say If their language is courteous and concating they
will probably be friends if otherwise they will proba-
bly, become determined enemies and the for this
identity Of language.
only speak the language but their social and
nercia relations intimate and their intercourse so
constant that scarcely thing Of consequence is said or
done in England that ia not known within few DAYS to
the great in the United States 1t is repeated in
hundred public journals and read by millions of the most
sensitive moras in respect to national reputation on the
face of the earth vast majority of these or hear
the insulting spitefu sarcasms downright alsehoods
emanatng constantly from the British press in general
the public Journals and most especially the critical reviews
the United States and their appearance is regularly
nounced accompanied by preliminary puff togethes i,h
occasional extracts admirably calculated to wound the
feelings awaken the resentment provoke the hostility
Of every citizen who cherishes spark Of patriotism in his
bosom.
OF these political ncendaries these rebrand. of ma
TONS the most courteously insulting and most arlly ma