The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-16

tained many picture Of Engish life which deserves
corporation In the English literature II was obviousl
the work Of one who loved the old land for its bus
present not less than for its historical past and yet
Of our critics new into ns OF patriotic indignation
because Mr. Hawthorne had ventured 10 remark that th
married ladies Of England occasionally rather fat
Our novelists and travellers, we imagine have bee
quite a. candid with regard to the ladies Of America
only in an opposite sense Why It, how
| ever, that Mr.. Hawthorne's book excited . feel
ing which could have been aroused by
hundred thousand libels from hundred thousant
Frenchmens Simply because praise from such man
the representative Of such nasionwas precious and
20 welcome that anything like diculs or ceusure Jared
harshly on feelings Let to ,aunt our cou
SINS for senstvenes which IL not confined to them.
selves the two nations but be got to understand
each other better they TO DO fast friends though
generous rivals In that groat work OF progress which
seems confined to their common stock The Americana
may hope have by this time got rid OF their wild no.
tons with regard to arstocracy while for our own
part IL s surely well that should cease to talk Of
dollar worshlpping in connecon with race the most
prodgaly generous Of any the earth We are drawn
closer together now We can talk to each other without
diplomatic delaya Lot resolve then on both sidss
70 speak with little more kindness and little moro
forbearance
Tine London Morning. Star, journal opposed to the
English government published the following editorial
on the 18th inst -
MI J. G. Bennett Jr, Is the most distinguished
American who ever conferred upon Europe tho favor
visit 50 at least infer for may Is well confess
at once that until within the last three or four months
we were hardly aware Of Mr. J. G. Bsnne IRIS exist
ence When We did hear of BIN Hrst only knew him
as the son Of the vol James Gordon Bennett the
proprietor Of tho NEW YORK HERALD In our days. how
avop u~la txo .lnxo hs
own works. and Mr.. Bennett Jr, is the hero OF gal
liant and daring exploit at yacht racing When some
body endeavored in Napoieons earlier and better days
to make out pedigree for himself tho heir OF
tinct regal house. the conqueror secuted the idea and
manfuly affirmed that he traced his pedigree further
than Arcola.
So we quite willing to regard Mr. Bennett solely az
the chief OF the daring yachtmen who lately crossed the
Atlantic and put out Of consideration any historical
facts connected with the character the management
of the New YORK HERALD. But infer that Mr.. Ben
mott the most deserving and distinguished American
that landed shores, from the fact that
other has ever received such peculiar honor. We
not that any author artist statesman philosopher
or divine who ever paid Europe visit from Mr..
Benefits country received the distinction paid to Mr..
Bennett. Running over in memory the names OF the
eminent Americans whom recoloct a. visitors to
England during the present generation, since WASH
ngton Irving was guest at Abbotsford and Newstead
Abbey remember that royal princesses much
troubled themselves TO show exceptional courtesy the
stranger Nay, we do not know that many OF own
great men frequently oppressed with notice from
hgn quarters Did Spoke Of the Nile receive any roya
attention, except indeed gold medal from the King
Of Italy, II Is an old jest and quite true one,
that the only mark Of distinction ever conferred
by the English government upon Charles Dickens
was when they instituted prosecution against him for
. breach Of the City Newspaper Stamp act Certainly
public administrative and royal avors like the smiles
Of beauty-they must be sued for and won
M. Bennstthas apparently consciousness Of merit
which such Of his countrymen hawthorne and Pres.
cott for example, pevsr possessed He had the spir. 70
make the Duke Of Ednbu his debtor by the muufnccnt
oner Of the yacht Henrietta and the Dnke like coure
ous gentleman and frank sailor wrote kindly reply
declining the g but returning many warm expressions
of thankfulness for the liberal oIeL II never would
have occurred TO Emerson, Channlng Motley to
do anything Of this kind and therein doubtless lies all
the difference Now We do mot care to grumble any
honor paid here To Mr. Bennett and IL for his country
men, mot for us 70 say whether they accept him
international representative Of America We do think
that after ALL may render greater service to bis
country and the world than accomplished by his lead
Ing yacht nce across tho Atlantic. The feat
was . bold risk OF Hfe the event was .
now sensation, and some OF the London
nswspaps naturally burst forth Into positive rhapso-
dies Of enthusiastic praise and lyric shaakseising All
this wn very generous and gratifying and % on; but
No confess We like 70 hear the fsrvor or hero worshr
take somewhat higher tone II " must set up an
earthly idol might b wen to nDd out one Of which
genius goodness both, are the special attribuea
The Atlantic has been crossed By yachts What, shsnf
Does any very grand result foowf hit doe, va have
mot yet heard Il explained, and therefore We may Be
40 f1Huosnu ma
snghtsns Is the universally beneficial results to
arise In our relations with America from the honors paid
TO Mr. Bsnnsttf We cannot help being little skepti
cal Americans se mot raos Of children; but they
like ourselves are TO be 70 friendship by manly,
honorable and friendly dealings the part OF nation 70
nation, not by ndiscrminats suiogy, shed at random
upon this or that individual II they do still cherish,
hops and believe they do not grudse towards u
for our somewhat unbrotherIy conduct during their
struggle, the OF injury ID hardly 70 be oberated
BY few compliments paid to Mr.. Bennett, Jr