Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-01

in England and educated at Oxford. He
is a man of fashion, and wear canary-col-
ored gid gloves. His clothes are made by
Poole. the celebrated English tailor. He
loves the British Grown, the Queen, the
Lords and the Commons. He was trained
in journalism by the London Times, and
won his spurs in his profession during our
civil wal as the American correspondent of
that paper, which did more to jnjure our
cause than any other paper in the world;
which reioiced al every Confederate yicto-
nv. advocated the Confederate cotton loan,
cheered the Alabama upon her murderous
career. and triumphantly announced that
s'the bubble" of American republicanism
chad burst" 1t is barely five years since
Mr.. Jennings was on the staff OF the Lon
don Times, doing his work with ability and
fidelity, winning a high place In British
journalism as a supporter M defender OF
the British Crown and Constitution. In
bringing him over to our side, the Times, OF
New York, made an immense point and
gained a strong ally and champion for the
Republican party. Suppose he had re-
MANNED in New York as the correspondent
of the British Thunderer, writing those
scathing articles upon our Government and
institutions, who can tell what dire mis-
fortune might haves oyertaken us? In all
human probability a Gibbon or a Motley
would be writing the decline and fall Of the
American republic.
The Republican leaders of New York
should congratulate themselves that they
have Mr.. Jennings to advocate their u
and principles. They should encourage
him and do all they can to change theopin-
ions which he expressed only five years ago
in his book entitled "Republican Govern
ment in the United States" published by
John Murray, of London. Mr.. Jennings
then wrote in the closing chapter: "Let the
English tcOrkingmen see and understand
the american Government as the men trhO
are engaged in its administration see and
understand 10, and they tciH soon be jedE-
Gus of changes IN their Olcn. They tciH
learn to prize a ciUa system lchich is essen
italy ich0t the Intelligence and spirit Of
the trhoIe people, and not of any class, hare
made it; Which has a,odkened from time to
time the admiration of the toOrld, and
ichich Is at this hour more just and fair
In its method of rorking than any other
pOlity knOUon to mankind"
Here we have an expression Of the high
est devotion 10 mOnarcIlcdl lucas anu pIIh-
ciples. Mr.. Jennings hasthe most supreme
contempt for the men who are engaged in
the administration of the American Gov
eminent, and warns the British working
men that they must not be led astray by the
example of the United States. They must
be loyal, dutiful, faithful subjects. But
this was written five years. ago, and the
Republican leaders who are ~endeavoring to
buy the Express to represent them as they
should be represented, are not altogether
correct in thinking that the :aIne spirit
that animates the book breathes every
morning through the Times. MIR. Jennings
is too honest and honorable for that. Al
though not a citizen of the republic, al
though he is not, never was, and does not
pretend to be a Republican, he has, never
theless, sold his pen to the republic and
the Republican party, and he is doing his
utmost to.fulfll his contract. If the mon
archy were to pay him better, he would
serve it in an equally conscientious way.
Let them only have a little patience and
forbearance, and by 70 perhaps his educa-
tion in American history, politics and ge-
ography will be FINISHED.