, 1866-03-24
MICH ADO AnoCr NO Cnkyc.

Wcgcncrnlly agree With the able viewa nad
comments OF our London correspondent. but
ieel bound 10 dissent from his etrictnres on
Alr. Bancroft's oration. Onr correspondent
VIC think is mistaken In looking upon Belgium
aH an asylum Of the tree writer's and free re-
formers Of Frnnce. 1t was 80 formerly, but
Is no longer SO under Napoleon's influence.
Professor Rogcaft was only recently expelled
IRON Belgium ut the instigation Of the French
Emperor, md French refugees are watched as
closely by the French police at Brussels as at
Fans, and are mol permitted to remain
there When their presence gives umbrage
TO the aristocfat OF the TuIlertes
AL that can bc objected to In Mr.. Bancrofl's
allns1on TO Lord Talmcsston ia that be hon.
ored him too much, BY establishing IN anal
oEy bct"'ccn him and Abraham Lincoln hut
what the historian did In regard to the late
English Premier Is fully supported by the
facts Of history. -
Neither do We share our correspondents
professions Gs regards the coarse e:saa yu1-
gar nature ''of the Invitation Of the Euro.
pcan diplomats In the event of d reference IN
MIR. Bancroft's speech to their respective
governments. If these diplomats had been
the only invited guests. and II Mr.. Bancroft
had personally called upon them to at-
tend, such course might have been proper
ly aecmcd obnoxious. But. no such thing
took place. The fact Of the case was simply
thls that Mr. Ilncoln's anniversary WIS tob
commcmorated IN the National Capitol and
B1r. Bancroft was chosen as the orator of the
occasion. The Invitations were not sent ont
by Mr. Bancroft nor exclusively to the d1plo-
mats. TIcy were issued, ss usual on such
occasions, by the appointed committee, aud
oil Washington, high and low, were Invited
including the foreign ministers. No one e1-
peeled that 1t would be m occasion for the
e1attat'ou Of either France, England or
America 1t was TO be commcmoration Of
President Lincoln and his era, and If histo.
risu WAS appointed 10 this taek 1t was oh.
viouSl5 that the truth Of history might be
spoken without regard to persons. TO speak
Of Mr. Lincoln and that era Of war and ciyll
strife. and leave out an allusion to the
pcrady Of England, France mud Austria and
the Pope, or to the sympathy Of Russ.a md
Germany, would be like Performing the play
of Hamlet and supprcasang the character Of
the Prince of Denmark. Nor Ia It At ali Gus
tomary for public speakers to let tho attend.
ants Of the diplomatic gallery know before.
hand whether they are going TO speak in
p.aIse or In censure Of their respective soye~
rcigns. These gentlemen only complain Of
allusions personally disparaging to them
selves, OF their families, but for these men to
simulate indignation because their govern
ments arc referred TO-, IN one or the Other
way,in public and historic narrative, is Sim
ply ridiculous. No prctenslon Of the kind Ia
ever made by diplomats accredited 1t Eu-
ropean Courts.
/. happcncd..but lately, that tho Marquis do
DoIssy mate the French Senate ring With his
violent denmetations Of England. ord Cow
ley and al the pesaons Of his 'stsd, ss the Lon
don T.xs said In REGARD to Str Frederick
Bruce, were present On that occasion In the
Diplomatic Gallery. Has any complaint been
made: II ii had been paade, evnn those who
dissent from that esEatic Albion hater would
have rallied round him in The defence Of, the
privileges Of public speakers
Another care IN point: Baron de MAlaret,
French Ambassador In Italy. was recently
among the attendants Of the Diplomatic eai-
lery 1t Florence, willie signor MiceN, one Of
The members Of Tho Italian Parliament. was