The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-04
president Blu hanaH.

AN nv the English press, is natural and
characteristic acknowledgment OF the hospi-
tality lately shown the Prince OF wales oy the
American President aud People. We are ac-
customed in this country TO handle our public
men pretty roughly; but 1t has been the gen.
eral sentiment that, however much we may
denoupce each other, it Is family quarrel,ln
which we do not countenance the interference
of strangers. Having, however, made our
English cousins SO much at home, on their
late visit, they doubtless consider themselves
as part OF the family, and, viewed In tnat lignI
we recognize their perfect right to take any
liberties they choose with the head OF the
household. Mr.. BUCHANAN, rs President OF
the United States, would, perhaps, under or.
binary circumstances, by virtue OF his office,
and as the represent ative Of great nation, be
entitled to the formalities Of courtesy and re-
spect from the organs OF public opinion In
foreign countries. But, after the late CORDIAL
determination with the Prince OF Wales and
his attendants, and the patriarchal hospitals
~ extended by the venerable Chief Of the Re-
public to the youthful scion Of British roy.
atty. we can scarcely exact from the BRUSH
people that common civility which we re-
ouire from strangers, and therefore when
they piayfully call our President an old po-
litical reprobate, an imbecile, or an unprinci.
pied old man, we take 1t a. an agreeable evil
dence of their condescending familiarity and
conhding affection.
We are glad to see that thus far the Ameri-
can press has no: misunderstood the blunt
and generous frankness Of the London press,
NOR undert taken to handy complimentary cpl
thsts with their newspaper commentators.
We are at present 20 much absorbed with the
question of whether we have any country to
be criticised, that we cannot stop to discuss
any OF the criticisms from abroad upon what
10 yet left Of our country. II, however, Eng
land would give us oRe more unmistaka.
BILE proof Of her friendship-for we know thai
none but the best friend, and one who
felt upon the most intimate terms with
the whole household, would follow up ar
agreeable month under . hospitable root, BY
throwing stones at the windows and drawing
charcoal caricatures Of the venerable host or
the adjoining walls-there IL one favor which
shs might confer that would more than repa,
any little manifestations of regard we have
been 90 favored a. to offer the Baron Rem
yRYw, and which would entitle her to ou
eternal gratitude. Ii, instead Of bombardin
the American President with paper pellets
she will send Q squadron up the Potoma
10 lombard tho city Of Washington. blow a
the White House, aud hoist the "Old Publ
Functtonary" to . better world. she will b
the means Of saving the American Unio
from that bottomlsss abyss into which It
now plunging, and make Us again cor
tented, patriotic, powerful people. In oths
words. a foreign war would DO the salvatio
Of the United States; and Of all nations OF tn
earth, there 10 none which would unite us q
universally and indissoiubly as war wit
England. May we not hope that she will CAV
NJ this one proof of genuine friendship Z
BY the sacred memories OF the past; by Il
credit our unparalleled material progress b
brought ON the British name; by the emo
mons wealth our staples have added evel
year 70 British commerce and manufacture.
by the community Of laws, lineage and laI
guass which has enabled us to understand Al
appreciate each other more than any other ~
peoples; by the seven years. ncessant fage
lations which our fathers administered TO h
In the American Revolution, and the immune
able stripes with which DECATUR, HUI
PnaRy, and others, lashed her naked q
bowling through the world, and which .
title her 1t our hands 70 one hnal chan
for revenge before we 80 ourselves 10 destru
ton, W. tmplore Great Britain to follow
her vigorous words with corresponding dset
and wrsstle nnAl fall with q nation that
spelling and dying for . fight.