National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-27

LATYOH THAN AMI OTHER N0REIHG PAPEA
'ETAB DISTRICT OF COBUNBIA.
TUESDAY MORNING. q, 1G4.
Mr.. JENNINGS, OF LONDON.
A paragraph is just now floating through
,ur exchanges to the effect that some Of the
leaders of the Republican party in New
York city and State are negotiating for the
purchase of the Erpress, an afternoon pa
per founded by the late James Brooks,
with the intention of making it the basis of
, new journal in that city which shall come
closer to the Administration and to the Re
publican party than any daily paper now
published there. This is, of course, intend
I'd as an attack upon the Times, which ad-
sertises itself in the country districts as 'tthe
,nly Republican paper in New York, p" as
Eell rs upon its editor, Mr.. Louis ]. Jen-
lings, ofLondon. Indeed, many of the para
graphs to which we have alluded contain
very mplimentary remarks in reference
10 Nj. Jennings, which, being friendly to him,
We cannot, of course, indorse. Asa foreigner,
Who only few years ago, allured by the
Sait Of the editorship of the Times, decided
10 cast his fortunes with us, Mr.. Jennings
doing Is well as could be expected. To
be sure he has not yet taken out his natu-
talization papers, for which we cannot help
eondemning him, and is still British sub
}ect, but we are confident that in short
lime, as soon as he has fully satisfied him
Seif in regard to our institutions, he will
lbjure his allegiance to the sovereign of
Hreat Britain and ireland and come into
full accord with American democratic ideas
end principles.
1t is only natural, after all, that strict
party men, men who have the welfare of
he Republican organization at heart,
Ihould be angry, and complain that an I'M
latrlralized Englishman sits in the seat of
Henry J. Raymond, and is the editor of the
ieading organ of the Republican party; the
sditor to whom they shall be compelled to
took for guidance and direction in 1875;
out they should consider that this is only
another evidence of the strength of the
party; that no mistake, however mischiev-
sus, no blunder, however bad, can shake it
IN the confidence and respect of the people;
that, even with man like Mr.. Jennings,
holding the key of its position in Journal
tsm. it can still meet and conquer its en-
emies. We know it is disheartening for
Republican politicians and Republican edi-
Iors, especially when they look back TO the
3ast and count over the names of
those who fought the battles of Republi-
:anism in other years. But who can tell
xhat the future may bring? Mr.. Jennings
3 young man of great ability. He was
Ssrn in.Englsnd and educated at Oxford.
lie is man of fashion, end wears oamFy-
,olosed kid gloves. His clothes are made
~ Poole, the celebrated English tailor. He
owes the British Crown, the Queen, the
Lords and the Commons. He Was trained
N journalism by the London Times. and
won his spurs in his profession during our
civil war as the American correspondent Of
that paper, which did more to injure our
rause than any other paper in the world;
which rejoiced at every Confederate VIC
tory. advocated the Confederate cotton loan,
eheered the Alabama upon her murd erous
career. and triumphantly announced that
'fhe bubble of American republicanism
had burst" 1t is barely five years
since Nr. Jennings was on the staff i
of the London Times, doing his
work with ability and fidelity, winning
, high place in British journalism as sup
o,l lafan ,f prits itch
and Constitution. In bringing him over to
our side the Times. of New York, made an
immense point and gained strong ally and
champion for the Republican party. Sup
pose he had remained in New York as the
of the British Thunderer,
writing those scathing articles upon our
and institutions, who can tell
W hat dire misfortune might have overtaken
usr In all human probability Gibbon or
= Motley would be writing the decline and
TALL of the American republic.
The Republican leaders of New York
should congratulate themselves that they
have Mr. Jennings 10 advocate their cause
and principles. They should encourage
him and do all they can TO change the opin-
ions which he expressed onle five years
ago in his book entitled Republican Gov
crnmcnt in the United States" published
by John Murray, Of London. Mr.. Jen-
nings then wrote in the closing chapter: |
/" Let tie English scor.iRgmen sec aud IN
tie -imsricah GODsrRaaeat as tie |
,nst ,oho are Engaged IN its administration
see and understand IL. and they ,otu soon be
,calous Of changes in their O,on. THEY ,oiH
learn to prize a cinI system ,ohieh is essen
italy aolat tile iateltiasacs md spirit Of the
sohole people, and not Of any class. hare
made 1T; soltieh lbs a'oaksned from time to
time the admiration Of tie world, and ehich
is at this hour more Just and fer in its
Method Of uorkiAg than any oGer poHty
k,soscn to mankind
Here we have an expression of the high
est devotion to monarcilical ideas and prin-
ciples. Mr.. Jennings has the most supreme
contempt for the men who are engaged in
the administration of the American Gov
and warns the British working
men that they must not be led astray by the
of the Uaited States. They must
be loyal, dutiful, faithful subjects. But this
was written five years ago and the Repub-
lican leaders who are endeavoring to buy
The Express torepresent them as they should
be represented are notaltogether correct in
that the same spirit that animates
the book breathes every morning through
the Times. Mr.. Jennings is too honest and
honorable for that. Although not a citizen
Of the republic, although he is not never
was, and does not pretend to be Republi-
IAN, he has nevertheless sold his pen to the
republic and the Republican party, and he
Is doing his utmost to fulfill his contract. If
the monarchy were to pay him better, lie
would serve it in an equally conscientious
way. Let them only have little patience
md forbcarance, and by '76 perhaps his
in American history, politics and
will be finished.
CONGRESS YESTERDAY