The New York herald., 1875-07-12
England md America.


uncertain foundation if the relations of
America and England could in any way be
disturbed by the comments of foolish jour-
nails. The best antidote to such folly is 81
lence, and we are rather surprised that any
correspondent should have thought the
opinions of the London Standard upon the
celebration of the Fourth of July in Lon
don and upon the amiabe speech OF Lord
Dufferin on Canada and the United States
worthy of being cabled The London Standard
is an important newspaper, but it is pc
culiarly representative of what may be called
the Cockney element in England. Cockney-
ism in England, like Chauvinism in France,
Junkerism in Germany and spread-eaglcism in
America, is q manifestation of national ignor
apce and vanity, slightly surcharged with
patriotism. 1t is arrogant, confident, over
weening; believes that there is no world out
side of its own; that it represents all the
valor, all the patriotism; that the duty of
the government is to hold itself ready to make
war upon all other governments and regulate
matters religious and political. Cockneyism
thinks that the mission of England is not only
to fight Europe, and especially France and
Russia, but to keep the United States in
proper subjection. This country will never
be what 1T should be until the British tars
come over and give it a dressing. After
few towns have been burned; after the
capital has been in flames, as it was before,
from the brands of British army after New
York has been put under contribution and
America has realizing sense of the power of
England, then there will be peace, and the
English mind will no longer be disturbed by
Yankee arrogance We have corresponding
feeling in America, which has no memory of
the Revolution but its bitterness, which re-
CARDS George III. and Lord North as the
monsters of history, longs for contests with
England, would take Canada tomorrow, and
rejoices in every evidences of diplomatic mis-
understanding which may bring England
into war.
What the London Standard represents in
England there would be no difficulty in find
ing adequately represented in our own jour-
nalism. These phases of public opinion are
peculiar and are only worthy of considera-
ton as eccentricities. Between America and
England there is now an honest, generous,
manly friendship. This friendship grows
from year to year. 1t is based upon respect
and esteem arising out of constant business
and social intercourse. Every American who
visits Europe and every Englishman who
visits America becomes a missionary OF good
feeling There are MANY things we may not
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ners, customs, climate-just as there are
many things the Englishman may not like in
Amerca-our free and easy ways, our ten
dency to bounce, and the manners and GUS
toms of our frontier towns. But under all this
superficial manifestation in the character
of the two countries there Is q wealth of kind
ness, frankness and honesty which leads to
the warmest relations of respect and friend
ship. The principal grievance with the Stan
dord is that some of our eloquent fellow citi-
zens in London found it necessary to cele-
brate the Fourth of July. The Standard
thinks this the height OF bad taste that only
Americans would be guilty of such thing as
taunting England in her own capital with the
| loss OF her great empire. We are willing to
admit that any celebration OF the Fourth of
July based upon this spirit would be in the
/ highest degree unworthy. But we know
General Schenck, Colonel Forney and the
other gentlemen who took part in the Crystal
Palace celebration too well to suppose Tor a
moment that they would show anything but
the kindest feelings to England. At the same
time what is there about the Fourth OF July
that it should be offensive to England? The
event it celebrates is IN no way disgrace
to England. 1t is not disgrace to the father
that the son when he has reached manhood
should want to go out into the world and
make bis way And ii there should be quar-
rel about it, as quarrels do sometimes arise in
! the most harmonious families. there is always