The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-03
From the London Spectator.
mHE MEDInA AND I'LL Il nm !


All the differences which have happened since
1888 will be condoned; the meeting of w allace and
Bruce was as nothing compared with that shake of
the bands between Albert Edward, Prince OF Wales,
and James Buchanan. The White House will be
the great mansion of peace; royalty and repuoh-
canism will lie down together in that first beginning
of the millennium. Hearts royal and hearts repuo.
ican will discover that there is in truth little dit
ference between them. Englishmen are the same
all the world over, under whatever institutions they
may recently have lived. They are still dstin-
gushed by identically the same qualities and aspi
rations, and notably by these-he faithful love of
law, the energetic impulse to make opportunity
profitable, and the ceaseless desire to do as much
good as possible. Terminate the differences that
have ever separated England and America, and
enable them to understand each other up to the
very top OF society, and how much nay they not
hereafter do by their united force. under those
three sacred impulses? Ever since the close of the
last century, the Americans have been in the habit
OF confounding the action and motives Of the Eng
lish Grown with reputation of law, forcible en-
croachment, antagonism, and jealousy, political and
commercial. During the reign of Queen Victoria,
every one of these transatlantic prejudices has
been softened to such extent that each one is
now ready for removal, and we see the whole Re-
public eagerly preparing welcome for Queen
Victoria's successor. On the Other. hand, English
society-which means persons of great wealth
and influence living in the upper regions of
the West End, remote from the vulgar common
wealth-have supposed that the American
puDncanS are rougn, unletlered, eager to show
their independence byrepeing all gracious infuen-
ces, and anxious to retaliate any of the afronts
which royalty may have put upon them. Nor are
these insults entirely ancient; even British colonies
unsevered, have had within very few years to COM
plain that they suffered from neglect and dispar-
agement. If leading colonist visited England, his
local honors were unrecognized; the craftsmanship
which ruled in the Downing street of Australia,
the West Indies, found itself simply in lodgings in
the political suburbs of the imperial metropolis;
and many who come full of loyal fervor returned
soured by official GOODNESS and reputation. Moth
ing has contributed more to remove that untoward
feeling than the graciousness with which Queen
Victoria has received representatives of the Brit
ish colonies unsevered, aye, severed And now
the first gentleman in England is about to learn by
personal experience the vigorous cordiality and
the tasteful courtesy with which the Republic of
America can welcome the renewed alliance. Nor
Is 1t simply matter of State ceremony; by this
visit an influence will be created at the very CEN
tire of the United Kingdom, most favorable to eve
ry good work for which the Americans can ask
our co-operaton; and while recognizing the most
absolute equality in the great Anglo-Saxon State
on the other side, influence will be left in the
very centre of the Republic most favorable to all
that we Engishmen can wish. The joint action of
these influences cannot but have most powerful
effect in enlargng the opportunities of both coun-
tries, in adding to their wealth, in increasing
their united pursuit of knowledge, in widing and
elevating every form of social happiness.