The New York herald., 1869-05-24
Who Arc tho Ilnpcrialists 2

Iho nign court OF Imperial nlncOmpooPo nas
been in session in this city for some time past.
II is hA-d to tell whether they are branch
Topped from a trunk of themselves or an off
shoot from the imperial houses of China,
Japan, France Russia, Prussia, Austria, Mus
cat, Brazil or .Hayti. The glories of the
| Shah Of Persia, the Sultan of Turkey,
the Khan Of Tartsry, tire Great Mogul ana
the High Cockalorum Of the New Do
minion of Canada sink into insignificance be-
fore the piercing lights Of this new imperial
Yankee revelation. To read some Of our ex-
changes one would think that the republic had
gone TO the empire OF the dogs, and shat cats
and ratlesnakes were commanders Of the sit
uation. They copy articles from two and
catchpenny concern in this city that has an
imperial crown surrounding its title heading,
as washtub would q laundry advertisement,
indexing its character. A FOOLS cap would have
been a more appropriate emblem. But the
fools or mnatics are not all dead yet. or we
should not see such vapid caricature upon
journalism placed upon the news stands. Some
have thought that the publication of eheet
like this would kindle riot; chat the Police
Commissioners would be obliged to double the
force of their department in view of the tremen-
dous influence it would exercise in exasperat-
ing our liberty-loving and epublican-loving
population, and in contributing towards the
cheerful spectacle of pulling down houses,
smashing up presses, knocking type into
cooked hats, all Illuminated with dissolving
views of editors and reporters with their eyes
done up in elegant lines of black and blue,
streaked with yellow. But the teachings of
this organ Of Imperialism and the vapOrings OF
its followers would be innocuous were they
not farcical. They make men laugh, and any
distemper that excites the risbles of mankind
is always calculated to make them think.
Byron said
A single drop OF ink
May make thousands nay, millions, thlnA-
A. solitary laugh in all audience Of thousands
has made more than one man ponder. There
fore good laugh is almost as potent as drop
of ink for the purpose of ventlating an idea.
When Daniel Webster spoke of the city of New
York as the Imperial City" of the New World
he did not refer to it in the ridiculous sense
now attached to the phrase by these imperial
monkeys and apes of foreign pOmposity.
Talk about making the United States an en-
pire! We are an empire already-an empire
of republicansm, an empire of free thought,
an empire Of progress, development, intelli-
gence and civilization. By the aid of steam,
cash, genius enterprise and electricity we
have become an empire whose diadem contains
gems that shed rays to the uttermost parts Of
the earth, attracting hither the forlorn, the
downtrodden, the frugal, the Industrious, the
progressive of all nations.
Imagine an empire in this land after the
manner of the empire Of Hayt, with a
polished and magnificent bald-headed philoso-
pher in goggles, like Greeley, wearing the
imperial purple, as the greasy and sooty
Soulouque wore his. Think of what the court
of the Emperor Horace might consist of, taken
from among his bosom friends and most init
mate confreres. Colorado Jewett as his Lord
High Chamberlain, with the title of Duke Of
Claptrap and the legend Sass ct Brass in
his crest. George N. Sanders as the Imperial
Cup Bearer, with the title of Lord of the
being to hand the imperial cup to his imperial
master, after testing. the juice, upon
principle peculiar to Lord George
himself, to ascertain whether its
stimulating properties have been pro-
perly exhausted. George Francis Train,
Prince Of Flap-Jacks and Jump-up-Johnnies,
Grand Usher of the Household and Ter-up
in General of Feminine Apron Strings; his
Royal Highness Prince Jefferson Davis, Baron
Jake Thompson and Viscount Beverly Tucker,
Imperial Bum-baili!fs and Procurers General
of Bail for his Imperial Majesty whenever his
Imperial Majesty gets his imperial body into
tight places. A court composed of cavaliers
like these would eclipse the Day & Martin
shine imported to the court Of 5oulouque, with
all its pretentious and high-sounding titles of
Duke of Lemonade, Prince Of Soltsbells, Wis.,
count Marmalade, Lord OF tho Cocktails,
Baron Brown Stouts and SO on.
But we have had quaRtum srf. of this
imperial ridicuIeS mas. iS,,tis cum imperio.
IL has been talked about long enough and
imperiously enough, and our people want its
advocates to cease their camor in regard to
It. 1t Is fit theme for an amusing negro
minstrel extravaganza and nothing more.
Who Is GOVERNOR John T. Hoffman or
DR.. Swinburne2 The answer to this ques-
ton should come from Albany.