New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-12
BRITISH AMlTY.
THE sroNEwALL JACKSON STATUE,

BHREsFoRD HOPE EXPLAINs-ANEWCAN JOUR-
NAIIsM UNDER REVIEW.
ORION rHB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IRmUNEj
LONDON, Oct 3O.-A brief cable dispatch TO me
IYmes Of Thursday announced the unvailing OF the
stonewall Jackson statue at Richmond. The ceic-
monies are described as imposing. the demonsua'on
the greatest ever seen there the city decorate no
British colors beng prominent" Inc al"o"n'o
mcnt has caused certain sensations ho' 'h''s',"
of an agreeable kind. People doubt Whe'hef-""",,
ever the South may d0-the whole country WI"
welcome p Gift from England in honor oi q h'u
nb,se sole titles 10 fame spring from his efforts TO
destroy his country. They do noi-i am sI'c'hnE ol
the great majority Of sensible Eugishmen ana OF
their opinions as they have found expression IN Nail
ons WAYS during the last ten years-they dorot WISH
Ia revive ON your side the memories of hostile acts
which were done on this side dining the Rebellion
or az th. hostile sentiments which were 80 often e-
.lared There is, 80 far one who lives mere can
judge . sincere desire TO he on good terms VIII 'uo
Ir,itod States There are. however, good many
old Anglo-R Rebels whose symp3tmes Win thc l"s'
canse are still keen. They hate the Norm as 'itS
did during the war, and despiSe Il as much IS CIT
cumstances viii now permit Il is from ,heln' pre-
,,,,o that the Stouewall Jackson statue comes.
They write the articles american subjects III me
Soudcrl-3rtices which mere ignorance VIII not &c
In misunderstanding facts that hardly bc the OIL
,prinr Of ANYTHING hut malice. They give the zone
IN certain well known circles in London. Ihey
would 7 fear rejoice over the outbreak Of another
ropfict between the North and South They are
perhaps. one in q thousand, but they make NOISE
and disturbance out Of al proportion to thcir NUM-
bcrs
The Tines thinks ihe mattero consequence enough
10 be The subject of its leading article on the day
following It's telegram 1t warns these people lhal
thev have been guilty of On extreme indiScrthoh
In sending a statue 10 a man absolutely unknown
until he took mp arms against the American Union
and al whose triumph, We're Won IN war against
his own countrymcu7 Doing full justice TO The per
,oual 0ualitics of Jack on il points ont that the
scene in Richmond was none be 5 political dis
plav: that il is calculated 10 peTpetuate enmItles
which the North with fare magnanimty has done
its best TO bury; and that il may once more stir mp
rancor between England and America. WITH all
that believe the immense majority OF Englsh1nen
agree heartily. Whether, IN fact, this untmely gift
has awakened slumbering auimositles IN the Norm
against this country there are as Vet no means OF
knowing here. We have carried forgiveness 20 the
south and the Coppcrleads so far that II may well
include her allies in Europe also.
This morning, as might have been expected, Mr.
BcresCord Hope comes forward as spokesman toI the
Jackson statue clique Mr.. Hope, to do hin justice,
is in more apologize mood than is his wont lie
explains that the money for the statue was collected
and the commission given to the late Mr.. Foley
within a few weeks after the rews of Jackson's
death had reached England. The delay in con-
pletng and sending the statue has been due, he
declares "tO tho Ill hcalh and lately the death OF
Mr.. Foley, the competition of his many other en-
gagements and his anxiety to perfect the likeness
RumOr has given other and more curious reasons
lo IL off %
the Governor of vrg1nia-itssubsequent history you
know. M Hope argues that al responsibility be
longs TO the Governor and Legislature OF Virginia,
and, with that confusion of thought which marks
men of his kind, rGioiccs in this spontaneous cX-
preston of bTotherly love between England and
Virginia ~ a mark OF international amlty.' 20 II
would have been had Mr.. Hope had bis way. AT
present il serves to peTpetuato the fact that be had
not; though be and the object Of his admiration
tried bard enough.
am in position 70 send You some very aston
ishing information. ! can't pretend, unhspply, that
it is exclusive. 1t comes from the same source as
some equally astonishing, but on different topic,
which sent you last week, and anybody Wiling 10
squander sixpcnce in buying The Saturday Heric.g may
enrich bis mind with this intelligence It's rather
strong thing no doubt, TO be mentioning The Saiat
day Reciec two weeks in succession. Bnt this time
the subject is American journalism, and you cannot
but desire to see yourselves others see you; or
rather az this other sees yOn.
Ii is in the course Of OF under the pTctense Of,
notice of Mr. Ningatcs recent book that Tie SatT-
day communicates TO its English public us own
views on journalism in America. Englishmen can
not but understand that the statements in this arti
Gle are derived from American authority, for the
book is described as one which will have q certain
interest for English readers as illustrating, though
-. 4 l.,t,r Vs
can and English journalism Only indirectly, be
cause Mr.. " ingate and most OF those whose views
he has collected, Ike Am1jcGRs ia gesor0i,
know and care very little about any coun-
tIy or customs except their own" Nevertheless,
the can.ful English reader Of NJ. WiDgate's book
VIII he helped 10 understand The vast lnteriority.
in character aud ability, IN literary force and moral
power OF transatlantic journals" Some causes OF
this infeTority 10 London papers are kindly eluci-
daied iof us in the frs place We have moi room 20
be able and moral, and literary. The NeW-lork
papers are comparatively small and have a great
many advertisements. They are neither metropolis
tan national not one Of them" theio is no such
thing 81 q metropolitan OF national journal IN
America" Their circulation is limited, and The
Saturday ReJi0c doubts whether any American
paper has a extensive circulation tie leadiDRpy0-
vncia journals of England highest of hich has
perhaps 10000. In consequence If this limited cir
culation lit would hardly pay 10 concentrate much
literary talent ard political ability on single
newspaper" More explicitly stll are We told that
mo paper can afford TO employ a largo star Of
writers = t'at "overy editor Is oyerworked;' that
the pay OF the best papers is bad, end the highest
prices given moi Tor editorial wO.k, bnt FORTH
rapid production and Transmission of eHcitinRnews'
Hence, the reporter, not the writer Is tho chief
parsonage Of the American press and the hest paid
Of course and moi morely arc the reporters The best