The daily union., 1856-12-13


sense Of the document The report however will be found
correctly printed in this days Tri-Weeky edition.
"WHAT WILL MRS. GRUNDY SAY2"
There is portion of the American press and people
which appears to be in the condition Of certain old
lady in an English comedy remember to have seen
performed many years ago when the stage prded itself in
holding the mirror up to nature This old lady had
neghbor of whom she stood in great awe nsomuch that
she never did anything without asking herself, What
will Mrs. Grundy "" The London Times is Mrs.
Grundy at least the Mrs Grundy of the class of jour
nails and readers to which refer With them is not
what proper and becoming, what will best conduce to
our honor and interests but what Mrs Grundy says
will say the subject and that their readers may always
be able to know the sentiments of the old lady, they fill
their columns with her homles exhorations cautions
advices and scandaous tte-tate without venurng on
any occasion to dissent from her authority question
her Judgment
The Times (alias Mrs. Grundy) to do her justice is a
most ndefatgabe monitor. She breaches not only two
sermons every Sunday but every day in the week. and all
from the same text No mother watching truant
child who perpetuay robbing orchards cabbagng his
schooeows gingerbread, upsetng his inksand, tick
ling his with goosequill and deserving fogging
half dozen times day, solicitous
rect her wayward offspring than Mrs. Grundy Poor
man She is kept in a constant fdget and we doubt
whether she sleep at night or If she sleeps at ALL with
dreaming of the horrors OF slavery and the abomna-
tons of flbustering.
When Master John Petit las we learn from the old
chroncer Monstree appeared before the University of
Paris Justify the assassination of the Duke of Or
leans by the Duke of Burgundy, he began by
| hia unde head
and separating each of these into nineteen separate propo
stons whereupon 1t is said of the learned doctors
called for their night caps The Times though neither
logical mehodcal master John Petit is certainly
quite long-winded and sticks subject manully
occupies column after column in almost every successive
ISSUE sometimes in giving advice sometimes reprmand
ing for faults and sometimes though very rarely
"damning US with little faint praise Every steamer
that the Atlantic westward brings batch Of
these choice specimens of mohery love and really
fess sometimes overburdened with admoniton
so sureed with English corned beef and cabbage that
are almost ready founder This seepess wachulness
on the part the Times be very troublesome the
monitor and the of it is greatly fear that with
the aforesaid excepuons) those who its objects do
thank it for all its pains for their special benefit They
are set of ungrateul varles who shut their hearts
wen as lneT hl haNlCei we
would caution the Times a friend that whenever it
wishes the government people OF the United States to
take particular course exhor them 60 exactly the
other way There no doubt that the socitude Of the
Times and the British journals generally for the election
of Mr. Fremont materially aided that Of Mr. Buchanan
The people Of the United States wise enough not to
take the advice Of open enemy or reacherous friend
In the latest importation Of these invaluable staples we
other the OH Of November-from which we shall give
few extracts much with view to the order OF their
succession their connexon in substance and they
illustrate our preceding remarks.
After announcing the election Of Mr. Buchanan assum-
ing among other results that Kansas will be slave State
""ulating the rather hopeless prospect of speedy
I-u;,r 'he Times goes to say;
p, Having the domestic institution, we have right to
rioise more freely the election In Its bearing on inerha
topal pocs We are the people most nearly concerned
h ~ Ar,can Union the citizens Of the two countries
arc brought in constant contact have large dealings
with the States which most exposed to American ag
Rresson we have therefore, claim to speak in the mat
ter.
If the auteoedents Of long life may be used basis
for Judging career may be thought that Mr.
Buchanan is less the enthusiastic promoter Of policy in
which he believes than the mbodmen Of the notions which
are for a time dominant in the American democracy. The
President
office resolute carry out schemes which he
fxedly set He candidate for tho presidency be
cause he wished make aggression Spain, but he
oepted strong language regarding Spanish rights because
would tell on election for the presidency IL may be
hoped therefore, that he is at tho summit Of his amb
ton he win dengage himself from those dangerous schemes
to which he has seemingly committed himself From this
point OF view Mr. buchanan may in spite Of the 0send
sto endorsed though It the Cincinnati PLATFORM be
President sufficiently sorupulous to the law Of nations
We trust or the sake Of America and the world that this
will be the case. ssH
owe trust that Mr.. Buchsnau that he placed in
the highest Office which American citizen Ill., will rise
TO his position, and administer the affairs OF his country with
frmness and Independence Of Judgment The power Of
American President is perhaps beyond that of analogous
free State he is sovereign irremovsble du-
ring his Of Office and may, IL he chooses be practically
his minister. We sincerely hope that he will under
stand tho Of the land he governs and that
far regards England bo viii endeavor to preserve those
feelings Of mutual esteem and goodwill which within the
last few years have grown up largely between the two
countries"
Il thus appears that because the English the people
most nearly concerned in the American trade the citizens Of
The two countries being brought p constant contact and
having large dealings with the States most exposed to