Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-29
England M is8sd by a Tourist
Through Europe.
iIsu4 3sC1rY OF LoNpoN, April S,IS67.


ilse7 sCITY OF LONDON, April 3,1S67.
Z'oths Editors Of The ". Y !. EzpresS: !.
News from America (saye the briefest
felegrams) reaches London almost exclu-
siyefy through New York correspondents.
Until came here supposed, from what /
was accustomed to read, that English pa
pers were filled with denunciations of the
United States. Judge of my surprise to
md that England is SO exclusively occu-
pied with her own affairs, and with her
close neighbors, France and Prussia, as to
cake little or no notice of the United States,
except to publish weekly letters, some of
them written by Americans residing in
New York. Again, L do not believe one
EHglishman in live hundred ever gets TO
read American papers at all. When / !
landed at Liverpool 1 handed to the land
lord at my hotel the four largestaud latest
morning dailies from New York. Ten hours
afterward, i saw them on the table folded,
lust as the landlord left them. Not the
alightest interest was manifested about any
news from the West; not even to know
what Congress was about. l have occa-
siUuafiY seen short excerpts of accidents or
some miscelaneOus news copied in briefin-
TO the London Standard and Telegraph. The
.Staudard cireulates 100000 copies daily,
and the Telegraph l37, 900. The STANDARD is
the s'largest daily paper in the world" You
perceive how important it's for man to
travel. If only to find out what is really GO
ing on outside of his own country.
Now, about Canada! That province is
no profit to, but a charge upon England.
What would be the loss if Canada was no
longer. an appendage of the British Gov
ernment? Nothing. A gain rather in dol
lars anj cents. There is another popular
error prevalent in the United States regard
ing the operation of English law and the
Government. There is not on this earth a
people so jealous Of ftbeir rights and liberties
as the English people. Governmental dare not
travel over the rights or privileges of the
citizen. Every thing has to 90 through
the courts, aud is there justly decided ;
even newspapers are not mobbed. -'-t9
aWhen there was a FeDian rising appre-
hended in Chester, the English commander
dare not call upon volunteers raised to de-
fend the country against foreign enemies.
ANY act violative of individual rights is
condemned by the press in the strongest
terms, while the same press actually rules
this country, even more than In the United
States since no editor there talks TO 10S,00o,
much less to $4,000 citizens six mornings
in the week. Men who conduct these mon
ster Journals enjoy q high character for
probity and upTightness, as well as Tor tact
and talent. The late Artemns Ward was
Quick to learn the dignifed character OF
the English press, and endeavored, / have
heard, to bring his brethren of the quill at
home to realize that editors of influential
of large scholarship and refined manners
No respectable press in this country assails
private character, unless there is proof to
back up the charge.
Neither badinage nor raillery, unsubstan-
tiated by facts, are tolerated by public
opinion. Mr.. Bright, a few months ago,
was assailed by political antagonist on
insufficient grounds. His political foes
condemned the attack In common with the
friends of Mr.. Bright. Again, reputable
London Journals are as chary of applying
gross epithets or wholesale abuse to foreign
governments as to individuals. Only the
other day the Standard remarked that il
was not in the habit of debating to, or in
termeddling with other governments; yet
it could not refrain from believing that il
Napoleon granted freedom of the press, ht
would gain by the concession; then othel
nations could kflOwthe sentiments of thai
people. Such an article was far more tell
ing than column of frodomontade. Do moi
understand me to say that the London pres;
is,not severe, for il is feartully so on occa-
sfDns requiring energy of treatment. Bu
ituses the scalpel In place of the broada1
and cleaver. when it makes political or per
sonal dissections.
Myspace is limited, and must close will
the remark-khat=tggo years have elapsed
since your civil war closed, and the coIIn-
try has not improved its currency-whilt
itlhas increased the late enormous tariff.
Ishonld suppose people, in time. would
grow tired OF calling 60 or 20 cents dol
lar, or $40 500, sor>$7O0s s I,o00,I simply t.
keep the country inundated with irredeeni
able bank notes and greenbacks.i Thou
sands are driven from the United States Il
Europe to get cl ea ,living. Can it be tina
Congress is abous 60 add, to the Natiena
debt about $l.700. 0,000?s The followin,
American figures were published in tn
London STANDARD, April l. 1857: as.
BoHpties to soldiers voted by Congress- bs.
IN 1886. 80, 90
Bounties further contemp plated. 400 900 OO
Bounties to colOred sol iers. ditto.... 40 00e 90
War debt Of the States. Congress to -
assume 500 600 OC
Chains for property destroyed by war. 500 OOO OC
Increased salaries and appropriations. 100 900 OO
probably - 81 72O OOO. .OC
Can it he that the United States ar
abott to go into debt more than any othe
nation ever Gid And will the people pa
this debt? The war brought into bein
more (paperl money than, any nation ha
ever used. Government was for four year
the best customer the country ever haG
but it bought on credit. How about pay
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