New-York tribune., 1875-10-09
ENGLISH KINGS AND AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.

ENGLISH KINGS AND AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
u,cu CHARACTER or THE PRINCE OF wALEs-BAD
MANNERS AND IREEuGION OF SEVERAL PHEol-
DEyrs-Ay EyGIIsIIMAN FREES HIS MIND.
To me Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: THE TRIBUNE of Sept. q says: Ger
tain ncwspspers represent that the English people are
troubled ut impending reign of King who has gwen
no better promise than the Prince OF wales Such can
only he the representation or rather misrepresentation
of the newspapers this country whose wish Is iather
to the thought certainly OF the English papers, but
those of the lowest and yies radical stamp would give
uttcrance TO such q ridiculous statement IL Il well
known and has been publicly declared in England, wlth
the applause OF muudes, that the Prince oil wales Il
the most popular in England; and dcserVed'y 40,
for if banclcss fe spent III the promotion OF works Oh
charity and i'll the encouragement OF literature ana Ort
entites man to popularity the Prince of wales ought
10 be popnlar in an eminent degree. Not week. nor
scarcely day rasses but he is engaged in laying the
da,onstOn OF sOmc church or charitable nsttu-
on or presiding at meetings held for the pfomooh Vi
literature. art. and commerce. How lew young men
Of his ago spend their tmo i'll so useful ana worth!
manucrl
Tn, Ta,ruxr. taking the abovo statement s text.
,roc cl, h TRADE of abuse OF the Kings OF England
If sh ar article had appeared in any English paper on
the Presidents of the United Stscs what an upr0ar IL
vCuId have created throughout the country but such
r la against ;he Presidents OF the United states never
spr in any of the English papers. They abstain from
rh abuse because il would be considered offensive TO
the feeling, Of Americans, although comparison OF the
Presidents OF tho United States with the Kings OF En-
gland would fully justify such articles i'll the Egsh pa
cs No less than three Presidents Of the United States
were pfrfcssod uldols rnOuncing obedience to all laws
human and Divine. subject to no moral reStrah'S dc
tered from the commission of the greatest crimes by no
o;ncr motives than fear of punishment by the laws OF
their country- which IS tho with all infdels. Not
enc Of the whole line of English Kings wac ever suspect
cd OF nfdclity they all Christians and paid due
reverence to religion. That majority OF electors OF
whole nation should vote for weknown infdos to rule
over them is an Insult Christianity and national dis
grace when rothing can ever eface Ihe connct oi me
E,rnrh pUhcs during the revolution at the close OF tue
laq century i, 10 DO condemned IEc LnGIlsn
urnpl ha ALWAYS followed the Bible command "lionOr
The King" OF all the English Kings, no one was more
hororc and respected while living than George ILL., or
whose memory is more rcyered HIS conduct ana virtues
deserved much OF his subjects No one Would nave
Thought of calling him AN obstinate Oid foOl because
hv dispensation OF Providence he was afflicted with
insanity during the latter years OF ms reign; yet ts Is
tLe cuiihef applied 10 him by The TRIBUNE.
n il almost impossible conceive that Americans can
f any rcspect Tor their Presidents and VcePresdents,
Ur hold them in any honor, many OF thein n'lS pcen
rymeu tailors, shOomakers railSpttcr5, VINO car
ried into the White House ana senate tnc rough par
blros manners, vulgarty and slang IN wnlCh they hd
been ought from infancy. allOrs OF shoeuakcrS
hop is NOT generally considered the best school for the
education OF who iS expected 10 set an eXanplr III
refinement and elegance of innlers 10 a.i4h A ~ ~
they been brought up to they can never throw on
Tor the proyerb truly says, Wlit Dfeu III the on
&c. They may be very clever IN patching OH clothes
and boots but the government oil nation requires more
sE Than tailoring and cUbblHg. WHAT other people but
Americans (who pique themselves on dong things
directly contrary all other people, would think of
M tailor or a coblcr a leader of fashion and
an ay6cr of nation III Is really national dis
grace that such men should DC elevated 20 the hSnesC
ostiou I'm the land-ncn TO be hereafter known in his
ory lor their vulgar jokes eEd low sayings aud slang
NeC York, Sept II, 1879. JohN "ll'>oN'