Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-20
From the Philadelphia "In7uirsr."
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II painful TO observe the amount of excitement and
lfeeling which have been created in England by the
falsehoods Of reporter for single New York journal.
The files OF London papers, received by the last steam
er, term with denunciaon and abuse Of the whole Of
Southern States and by implication the entire confede
racy on account of malicious story invented by an
American about an alleged insult offered to the Prince Of
Wales during his visit to Richmond. The simple truth
ia that such thing occurred. reporter of the New
York Tunes, 10 make sensation article and cater 10
the anSouthern tastes Of those conducting that sheet
II not actually instructed by them TO "write down. the
capital OF Virginia, got up the story out Of whole
cloth. The account not published or limited at in
any oher American paper and the correspondent OF
the London Tunes, who was never in Richmond at all,
seized upon the story good theme for his face PEN
aod amplifed to suit English readers but the
is evident for OF his strongest words, and even
sentences culed bodily from the letter the New
York Times.
All manner Of proof has been produced that the
port Yves fabrication, and the Duke Of Newcastle him.
SELF on two public occasions before leaving this coun-
try denounced SUCH Yet the harm has been done.
IL has been implicitly believed by the English journalists
aud their readers nor indeed is that any fault Of theirs
for the lie had reached them and not its denial the
best authority Nor is il probable that anything like
proper recantaon of the charges will be published for
it is not spicy sensational to dwell upon grave mis-
take
This is one of the matters that have justly irrated the
South for the spirit and motive OF the influential Journal
lnAt the nOel now suoNn,
prominently, it would exutngly copying the Lon
don datribes occasoned by its SANDER and adding
al offensive heading not in the original It to be hoped
that few other American journals will repubsh calum-
mics upon their country for which is hardly suf
Gcient excuse. IL is not matter from which in the
North can hold ourselves aoof While the Union lasts
which we trust will be for all tmethe reputation Of
Richmond for honor and hospitality should be as dear
to the country that Of Philadelphia Riots and barba-
rsm in any section disgrace ALL aud besides there
enough OF fact irtate defeated party without adding
absurd lies and arguments against local institutions de-
rived from malice Indeed citizens should especially
sympathize with their brethren Of Richmond for they
suffered under similar calumny about the Japanese re-
ception.
Neither in any other respect the accounts and re-
marks of the London journals concerning the Princes
visit creditabe to their honesty or good feeling Wher-
ever it is impossible deny the generous and glowing
welcome given by to the royal stranger is alluded
to as no more than required. We are rewarded
with faint praise and treated like rather good little boys,
who have not to-day deserved dogging. But where
there is any popularity to be discovered, 1t as
for the English to crack and they exaggerate aud
rdicule to their great enjoyment 1t would really seem
as if our old mother ncuraby jealous and iltem-
pered about US.