Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-28


The BlnskGaRFdism 0f the RnGliSh Press
Nothing has been more common, on the
part Of the English press, than TO put on
tie assumption of superior dignity and re-
spectability; as compared to the tone Of the
American prss8. It has expressed Its horror
of the slang employed In the American news
papers, and lectured Us soundly for our per-
Sonsliies, and what It chooses to call black
guardian. It has charged US with an undue
sendtiveness to any comments or criticisms
By travellers, and held up its hands in pious
indignation that the press Of the United
States should 80 far forget its dignity as to
apply personal epithets to the English as
class.
This the English press of times past has
done. Of late, it has not only rssd us such
lectures as these, but has given our journals
is counsel upon the proper couEse to pursue
regarding the war. 1t has spoken of the
sentiments Of the English press as being e1-
ceedingly kind, sin spite of the ungratsful
way they (the Amsricans) have reciprOcated
that kindness"
To show what sort of dignity" and "rs-
spectability" and ahOnor" and "cOurtesy" is
shown by the English press, we make few
choice extracts from an editorial in the Lon
don Telegraph of the 97th of November-
That paper, having spoken Of our neutrality
in the American war, says:
Again, their neutrality principles do not
deter them from employing English, Irish,
and Germans, in the internal and fratricidai
war which, to the disgrace of their Christi
anity and their humanity, Is now raging on
their confines.
And Jet the Telegraph is doing lis utmost
to force "sn internal and fratricidal war
between England and America, in which the
former would force the Irish to join the Eng
lish army.
But it is in the line of vulgar abuse that
the Telegraph Is most at home. The editor
must have served an apprenticeship to the
fish vcmen Of Billingsgate, to be able thus
to string together uncOmplimsntary epithets.
No extracts could show the beauty of the
style, and We therefore copy in full, as fol-
lows:
Bpt It Is not alope In their political sction
hat we have had to complain of the Amer
icans-of their boasting, braWling, Dragging.
Rsoleat upmsnperly ways. Wherever they
90, and wherever we inset them, we hnd the
lame absence. Of good manners and of good
.aste. There may be some fine fellows
among them - men Of mark and men
)f mind = men like Long6lloW, like
Bryant, like Everett - like Washington
himself but the typical Yankee, as
,ainted even BY his own countrymen, Is al
FayB the same vulgar, coarse minded, shfftv.
,Fafiy crsstu1s-ludicrOusly vainglorious'
lbsurdly inconsistent Fidiculously thin
kipned, mean and purse e-proud
beggar and millionaire, and as iusoIent IN ,
,aupsriw q Be q yepulsive in prosperity-
low declaring In { baFbaraHs jafesn of
'atois and slang that he speaks better Eng I
ish than e spoken hy Englishmep-noW
wanting to 60 to war With this county be.
auBe Mr.. Dickens declares that be bolts his
oOd with his knife, and Ars. Trollope that
q puts Bis fest Qp the lodge Of the dress
ircle ct the theatra-hSS% tEaducinR every
lngilab iRstltEtipa e9d insulting every Eng- >
ish stateman, and ReW running after and {
aAking lion Of every English monster,
rrountsbank, merry-andrsW, snd adventurer
'ho may visit bis shores. In every relation
nd e4sry tssnSactioa Of LIE he Is as dfss-
resable and g ineonsistent. II q Yankee
peculAtoF comes over here with some fv-
loWn scheme for eaioling John Bull out Of