, 1863-10-09
TIE LONDON TEmEs ON THE
PRESIDENTS MANlEEST0.

EXAGakU6NIS IMANAEE3kOs
The London Times is "stD harping On
my daughter" still defending the rebels,
and abusing the National Government.
One would think that by this time, it
would be heartily tired Of that kind Of
talk, and ashamed Of the miserable suhter-
tuges to which it is driven, in the hack
MED courses Of its special pleading. But
the dollar is as powerful for evil in Print
ing HouBe Square, London, as it IS in Ran
dolph street, Chicago; and we give the
rebels their due when we say that they
know where the most unscrupulous
scoumdrels are to be found, for the doing
Of their dirty work. It is notorious that
the Times is chiefest of these abroad; and
We have not far to look for the chiefest and
meanest amongst them at home. There
is this difference, however, between the
two representative sheets: the one Is q
bully who works for pay, and is dishonest
" trying to make the best Of bad case,
in which he is only interested as amercen-
ary whilst the other is traitor, who re-
ceives the money Of his country's enemies
to cut his count1y's throat. The last cx-
hibiion Of itself, which the London Times
has made public, in respect to American
affairs, was upon the occasion Of the Pres
ident's late manifesto. 4 mountebank at
Bartlemy Fair, could not hare done the
thing more c1eyerly. It is the boldest piece
of imposture which the Times has yet es-
ssyed to perform; Astounding in trickery,
fraud, and misrepresentation; to cay moth
ing Of its abuse and insolence. 1t Is with
out force and without dignity and in some
parts vulgar burlesque, and &. gross per.
sonal Libel upon the character Of the Presi-
dent.
The writer marve1s that q man like MIR.
Lincoln, with such an odor Of the popu-
lace about him so deficient in a1istocratic
manners, and scholarly requirement,
should have been called upon to guide the
destinies Of this mighty nation during the
grand historical crisis through which it is
passing. There is something shocking to
this toady Of thrones and titles, in rail
splitter ascending, at one stride, to the
chair Of sovereignty over free and intel
1ieent peop1e-and he confesses that it is
altogether beyond his comprehension.
"C1yet, good apothecary" Ciret, to sweeten
the rank smell Of this democratic fact!
And how the President can still have faith
In himself after. he has "raried his an
guage 80 much at different times On the
great questions at issue,'' is yet another
riddle which this sphinxine America pro
pounds to his dull wit, for the resolution of
which he acknowledges himself altogether
incompetent.
The writer proceeds in similar vein of
affectation, which he designs to impose
upon us for smartness Of the first water,
and does his best to disparage Mr. Lincoln
In the estimation Of his readers, thinking
thereby to bring contempt upon the na-
ton, and thus injure the cause for
which we are fighting. He rates the
President as mere political Jack-in-
Office, without plea or policy; weather.
cock changing with the wind, and trim
ming his sails to suit its humor. "Be-
tween the Elaborate Compensation
Scheme" he says, proposed in the Mes
sage Of December, 1862, and the Procla-
nation Of January, contiscating the slaves
of all the seeding States, as measure Of
military necessity, there is a theoretical
abyss which no argument can span" He