Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-03

The Boston Trareil'r closes "A sharp article
IN the gross misrepresentation Of American
affairs which ill the columns Of the LoRdon
T5ne' and other English Journals of kindred
stamp. with the following pertinent appli-
cation II recalls to mind a pointed remark
made to " many ycar- ago, hya lihcralmind-
ID func'iouary of ouc of the European contin-
entail powers with whom We were cunversing
on = gross Misrepresentation from the English
eide of some transaction of the war Of lSl2-
II. when he said Tho Americans
gro,r that the English he about them all
the time but they think they tell the truth
,hlpt .,cry body cl-e
History has been call,-i o. the mere epitome Of
obsolete newspapers - hut if all newspapers
arc Ike those # England. then that epitome
must be the very concentration ofabsolute false
hood, ami historical truth a thing not 10 he
thought Of. and les worthy Of mention than the
DAY dreams Of the alchymists The man vino
-h0uli coudeuse the history Of our struggle from
tho editorials thereon ofth English papers, would
accomplish nothing beyond placing before the
iEd4llE WI ll Ailf hll f1efll't Nl lllt EEttltel
srrav Of lies that ever were invented and pub
lishei by the most degraded legion Of rascals
that ever laborei 10 deceive the human race, le-
gitimate children Of the Father Of Lies, and
every way worthy Of their origin. They think
that they see that the time has come for the fall
q the American Republic, and they are doing
s that they can 10 make its fall complete, ap-
p,rently unconscious that their own country
must be great sufferer should we be prostrated
forever. Nothing like their conduct i 10 lie
0und in human annals. full though those an
nsls are Of evidences Of human wickedness and
human weakness. ono good thing viii come
from these misrepresentation Of the British
journals. They will make US independent Of
those journals, and compel us to look to other
sources for instruction in current history We
hsve seen the world. mCst Of US, through English
glasses, and have accepted English views for
gospel truths hut nov that We know that they
have libelled US IN all ways, We shall no longer
rslv upon them for pictures Of the nations OF
Continental Europe. II they cannot tell the
truth concerning our affairs, what right have
SO to suppose that they do not lie about Rus
sans. about Frenchmen. about Austrian-, about
Spaniards, and Italians, and Prussians? They
appear To ne a. incapable Of knowing what the
ruth Is, a. the old drunkard was q the taste Of
water Falsehood being their daily food, how
'fn iheg bt just 10 he1hpoIs, Nho nav WI
the rivals Of England, and who may he 50 again
II they cannot he just to US, why should We ex-
pect them to be just to others! II misrepreseu
tatiOn is their unhroken rule when treating Of
American matters, can they he depended upon
when they treat Of those Of Europe? If they
labor 70 promote mischief in America, Is it rea-
sonabe to suppose that they can be deslrous Of
the welfare Of countries near their own, The
accession war viii emancipate us from that ser
vile mental dependence upon England which had
long survived the Revolution, snd which was the
lsst evidence Of our ouce colonial condition. We
are paying high price for freedom of mind,
but We are not sure that the price is too high for
the good that We shall gain in return.