New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-14
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silence or very cautious speaking on homo politics,
interest tbemseyes more than formerly in acqar.
irg ard dHusirg knowledge Of foreign affairs.
This enlargement Of knowledge cannot but be ben
eicia to them BY its libers!zing influence, and -
Furnishing political teachings Of example and warn
ing. To such account macy Of them are vel dis
posed to turn their foreign studies. In general,
think Il ia noticeable 10 articles Of this kind that
the journalist seeks to draw political or poltco-
social moral of home application, rather than to
merely make display CT information or OF spleen
Certainly they often betray plentiful lack Of IN
formation. more particularly when treating OF
American institutions, which appear, despite their
republican simplicity and logical system, to be Pc
culiarly difficult Of comprehension TO foreigners
while We by intuition, as 1t were, SO correctly APP
preciate theirs. And certainly they often draw er-
rOneous differences from erroneous and sometimes
even from correct premises. But, on the whole,
they are less chsrgesble with malicious INTENTION
certainly less chargeable with irritating abuslve Ian
euage, than are certain othcr-say Engish-journai'
ists.
Next to that inexhaustble though very dry source
of agitation, the Danubian Prncipslities question,
and, at present with an allowance Of much larger
space, publicists occupy themselves with reports
and dsduistoDs on the East Indian rebellion. 1t is
not desirable here to give abstract of any of the
views taken of this extraordinary movement BY the
many able writers for the Partisan press so lar as
they relate to the probable gravity OF It's results
upcn Epgish supremacy, or to its probable origin
in Ell plisb colonial misrue. In those respects, they
contain lessons in humility and justice which the ar
rocant. oppressive English may do well 10 learn.
Let Ms be thankful that we are not as those other
British coonizDg political pubicans and sinners
In another respect, however, we, even we, may mo-
tice, with possible profit, that these lessons are
given rally with certain courtesy OF phrase and
by some of the teachers with humble confession
| that they themselves need con them WELL And here
few lines quoted from the Steele will not, perhaps,
| as Illustration, be out of place:
"Wbat is the Specification Of the revolt which has
broken out in English Iudia IL signifies that the
English PEOPLE has not accomplished, as it was bound
to do its mission to the yourger brethren whom frovt
dence confded to its hands It's duty was to gradually
elevate those innumerabe Populahons, 70 ina;e tneh
ton ard of the moral law that rules among themselves
as individuals Of the European family. England has
failed in her duty, and the Indian insurrection now
reveals the extent Of her fault. This solemn warning
should not be lost neither our ally nor on u.s. who
gil in Algeria part similar to that of Great Britain in
| India nor on any of the nations who have inferior
/ races under their rule.
"The American Democracy, with its remarkable
intelligence ought above all to profit by the lesson
which revolted India gives to the Anglo, Saxon race
| "AmeIcs dragging at her feet the ball and chain
of slavery, Is lnlert al 90 hsSo""
in preventing in the bosom Of the confederation those
terrible commissions which the prolongson OF Slavery
| caruotf fail 10 produce. Slavery is crime whoever
reduces men to, or keeps them in Slavery, is criminal
| before God"
But the Steele has led me on to ticklish ground.
| That il the trouble with almost all these liberal
European writers. With many very just sentiments
REGARDING political and other kinds OF reedom-and
there are several other knds-aud with the best IN
.;;n,i0ns Of sympathy with republican and other free
American institutions, they are so ignorant OF the
nier az to be constantly treadng, at unawares, on
the most peculiarly delicate and tender Of our demo-
| cratic cOrns.
With their growing habit Of attending to foreign
affairs, the French are also falling more and mere
| into the way If observing otter matters American,
| and commenting upon them in a way not always
agreeable. They getting into the way of read
| ing and quoting from our newspapers, which, they
pretend represent the state of things as worse in
| New York than in Paris. They pretend that Pa
rian is less professionally taxed by his city govern
men less likely to be robbed bruised, or killed
ia the streets aud very much less likely to be drtied
| in hi, n, than New.YOrker. They say that their
city rulers appointed by the State, more honest,
more devoted to the interests of the citizens, more
respectable in their antecedonts, and much more
respo nsIble bookkeepers, than your city rulers.
| Cnc Of them, a lawyer and writer OF respectable
note taid Only three days ago, in the most widely
| circulated newspaper of this city, that French
pbyscisn who should act toward a person of whom
be was the medical adviser as Dr. Uhl acted toward
Mrs. Cunnipgham-but dare not repeat what he
says. II would expose THE TRIBUNE to a libel
suit, think. Medical men here take very high
ground as to the duties imposed upon them BY their
relations with patents-duties and relations which
they consider analogous to those OF father con-
f sEor with and toward his penitent. | hope It is
not lii eCus to add that the community and the
courts of Justice take much the same view, and that
Partisan ply stefan who should act as Dr. Uhl did
would utterly lose CASTE not OILY with HIS brethren
but in society. NJ Thomas expresses his surprise
that 10 American newspaper condemns the Doctors
conduct.
But instarce this case, which chances to fall so
recently under my eye, mainly for the purpose OF
showing how much more closely We are watched
than formerly If DR.. Uhrs existence and acts are
known of and spoken Of, you may judge how our
factions riots rows, rebeIl0ns, ynchiDgs, etc., III
New. York Congress, Kansas and elsewhere, are at
terded 10. Our friends cannot cover them up; tue
hierds of strong repressive government delight not
ur NATURALLY to make the most OF them as the most
effective argumeI with the ordinary run Of readers,
against free government, against popular liberty,
which they say with these for proofs in their hands,
must run into license 1t is very true that the dis-
orders now rife in America, seen through the medl,
um Of European habitude, are exaggerated oeyond
their American Importance. Their political signlh,
canoe is trifing to what il would be here. But
although this distinction has been ably pointed out
in recent article by NJ. Gaiardet, it is as little to Do
expected that it should be generally comPrehended ~
Frencbmen as it is to be expected that the general
reader in Anne rica should comprehend The distnc-
ton between the actual effects VI despOlsh III Eu-
r,ne ard the possible effects of such despOtism,
ccpp id il be imposed upon constitutional ireemen.
In this connection, as the clergy say must no
.ice curious fact leaving you to attach to il such
meaning ss you think it, A New-York friend