The New York herald., 1871-02-22
ENGLAND.
The English Press on the AngIC-American
Difficulties.
The London Daily Ne,cS says

The London Daily Ne,rS says
In the address Of the Anglo American Asso ciatlon
1t Is saa that "the lamcnabe ignorance OF conten.
porary American history which exists IN England
even among Otherwisc well instructed politicians Is
too n0torous and the case Is much the same In the
United States With reference to Great Britain" This
allegation is founded ON facrs with which all who
attentlvely study contemporary history must be
which now exists in the United States towards
this country mas It's origin and excuse In the
attitude of what Is called society" In England
and the acts OF few EngltShmen during
the late war; That England not only symDathlsed
with the rebels, bat actively aided and abetred
with extraordinary tenacity. Having made up
their minds that they are entirely In the right, they
from that they have too hastily accepted. When
MI. Thomas Hughes, N. p. wac Is the presiden! Of
autumn, he endeavored to explain the exact
position which England occupied when the
HIS lecture, emitted .John to Jonathan which has
been reprinted in this country, is an unvarnished,
straightforward statement OF facts which 1t is i'm.
makes it clear that the American people arrived at
an unfair conclusion by taking The part for the
whole, and by giving mistaken Interpretation to
some matters which were fraught with suspicion,
but were not absolutely damnatory. Their main
was due to ignorance, and OF accepting the unmis-
taxable tokens OF individual prejudice for the
formal demonstration and execution Of national
What gives promise tnat the future VIII be brighter
anu more elJOyaDle tnan the past Is the IQCG thaC
such body OF gentlemen as those who form the
Anglo American Association should unite together,
not only with view TO enlignten opinion with re-
gard to America, and TO foster amity between
Great Britain and the United States, but with
the expressed design of attaining these objects
cooperate for its accomplishment. This is some-
Of OH he S products Of the W war which Shareholders
began, and which killed slavery. Before emanclpa-
ton had become O TACT one section OF Engshnien
mi "a a
section of Americans; but no appeal could have
been issued resembling tnat Of the Anglo American
Ass0ciatiOn-an appeal which cOntemplateS the as
aemblng Of citizens OF both couatries, irrespective
VI party politics and OF personal opinions. In such
Enllisnma1 ana the American vanish, and the
points OF resemblance and uniformity become more
ciation Should achieve ali the aims Of its promoters
Is what every rghr.mlnded citizen Of both Great
Britain ana the United States must DESIRE
The Manchester Guardian thus comments
An AngO-American Association has been formed,
under the presidency OF Mr. Thomas Hughes, NJ. p,
10 obtain securities for the maintenance OF friendly
relations between the United States and Great
Britain. large number Of Englshmen well known
In literature and politics participate IN the under.
confined to the publication or carefully pre- pared
statements upon the questions at Issue" between
the two countries, with view to correcting 1.-THE
la,nentable ignorance OF contemporary American
history which exists in England even among other
wise well instructed politicians" Heartily approx
ing OF the novementwe beg to suggest to the Asso-
citation theme to begin with. Let them explain
the peculiaries OF American institutions or OF Ame-
rican character which permit the House or Repre-
sentatves ut Washington to vote by an enormous
majority cordial welcome 10 the eypatrated Irish
rebels, while at the same tnle as we are assured.
and as the Association viii maintain there
is no popular desire either openly to quar-
rel with the mother country to subject
her to wanton ailront. This is a state of
things Of which Englishmen are rightly described
as 'iamentably ignorantn We are accustomed to
regard NATIONAL representative assembly as having
grave purpose III It's formal acts, aud to attach
the natural obvious meaning to straightforward
declaration OF It's feelings. treatise showing tnat
the habits OF thought on public matters are SO
widely different In America that the Parliament of
that country can express Oeteniatious sympathy
with the domestic enemies OF an independent nation
and yet not have the slightest idea OF officially sup
porting war policy would be q valuable contribC~
also tend TO raise democratic Institutions IN the
estimation Of Enrlishhen is different question.