The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-02

SEYMOUR school. Their standard-bearer
voted iu favor of the Constitutional Amend
ment, and in all his actions was a consistent
War Democrat. 1t must be bitter draught
for the peace faction to have to drink, when
they support friend OF free dom and the war.
Were it not for the party triumph we would
have no objection to Mr.. ENGLISH, for we
consider him as good man as General
HAwLEY.S Hence it is that, while, should the
Republicans tr umph-He will have cause for
unadulterated triumph; should the Demo
cracy succeed, they will be depressed with
the reflection that they have elevated semi
abolitionist to the Gubernato rial chair.
The London Times and Mr.. Bancroft.
TIE great journal of Printing House Square,
in combination with a number of lesser lights
that revolve as satellites around it as their
central sun, are affected with a feeling
OF profound melancholy in view of the fact
that Mr.. BANCROFT took occasion, in the
course OF his recent eulogy upon Mr.. LIN
COLIN, to give expression to some wholesome
truths affecting the national character of the
British Government. The "Thunderer"
whines like whipped spaniel because the
distinguished historian does not regard the
past history OF Great Britain as spotlessly
immaculate.
With more than its ordinary hypocrisy. it,
"mawworm" like, advises kindler tone OF
remark between the individuals belonging to
nations bound together by the ties of COM
mon ancestry and a common destiny. The
homily which it reads Mr.. BANCROFT is
touchingly pathetic. 1t appeals to him not
to stir up embittered feelings by infammatory
language, but to heal the sores that have been
needlessly kept open for so many years by
the thoughtless and the ignorant. There is
a grim GOODNESS about this joke which is
eXquisitely refreshing. For four years past
our nation has been struggling in the throes
Of national convulsion. The deadly monster of
treason had fastened its fangs upon the body
polite, and good men, both here and abroad,
trembled ior the right in the fell encounter.
Anarchy and msrule had marshalled their
forces, and presented bold, unbroken front
to the lawful authority.
1t was an hour of gloom, when everything
seemed to conspire to render our situation
fearful in the extreme. The traitors had laid
their plans with skill They had friends in
our very midst taking part in the counsels of
the loyal and furnishing the leaders OF the
Rebellion with all needed information. They
had their emissaries abroad busily en-
gagged in poisoning the European mind, and
misrepresenting the loyal cause 1t was just
~ Of Airaot ifry ot ha
London Times devoted its columns with
hearty goodwill to the daily maligning of
everything done, or proposed to be done, by the
Federal authorities, and gloritying with most
iulsome praise any atrocity Of the Rebels 1t
published the windy philippics of JAMES
SPENCE and his contreres; it gave to the
world, and commented upon, the wondrous
romances OF Bull Run RUSSELL, and the less
readable, but equally dishonest, statements of
DIR. MACKEY; it teemed with vituperative
epithets whenever it had occasion to refer to
American matters, and scrupled not to de-
scehd to the most transparent mendacity in
order to render us odious in the eyes of its
readers; and this course it continued up to the
taking Of Richmond and the surrender oil LEE
With such record staring us in the face,
we must all be prepared to thoroughly ap-
preciate that meekness of spirit so
modestly suggested by the Times-the
spirit that sufiereth long and is
kind, and speaketh evil OF no man." Christian
forbearance can no further go. The days of a
political millennium are approaching, and
further chickering's and strifes between neigh
boring nations shall be forever unknown.
The Times has commenced the good work,
and It is to be hoped it will continue in we'll
doing. NJ. BANCROFT will doubtless at some
convenient period explain or retract the
Objectionable passages, and pour balm upon
the wounded feelings of our ponderous con-
temporary. Perhaps portion of the
tender sersibility exhibited by the Times
arises from the fact that certain
green flag blazoned with the shamrock aud