New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-24

FNGLIsHMAS's OPINIONS Oh AMERICAN NEWS
PAPERS
George Augustus Sala sails to-day for Eng
land the Hecia, having spent about four and half
months in this country lie has passed the greater
part OF this time the South and West and has made
flying Trip California and Salt Lake City He has
returned looking hale and hearty and full OF enter
tanning Information about tho people among whom he
has been. TRIBUNE reporter had few minutes chat
with him last at the Brevoor House. where he
was busily engaged IN preparing for bis journey home
What are your Impressions as to the prospects OF
the South :" the reporter asked.
"Iu ten years orso," he replied, 81 think the South
viii have recovered from the terrible blow OF the civil
war. At any rate, time will bring them around all
right I shall be chaGed when I ret home for not
spending my time in visiting Charleston, Savannah and
st. Augustine. but my idea TO accomplish the best
results in toe shortest time. So went directly 10 New
Orleans where knew that during the carnival time
should at the ST. Charles many persons from all
Louisiana, Mississippi. Alabama and Georgia NV
idea was to in contact with the people OF every
grade IN the recently developed and least Wis
tied portions OF the country. Few EnClishmen except
traders 90 to New-Orleans, and they know little
about the city s residents. might have stayed IN
NewYork where should have been oyerrun with kind
people anxious have me accept Of their hospitality
or might have discussed high aesthetic Boston.
But / sought the portions of the Continent. MY
three days in Omaha where thirty there were
only Indians. most instructive. All sorts OF people
drawn there: the city new and representa-
live, ana had excellent chance to study the lives
character and manners Of those with whom he in
contact.
found the South hopeful, and I think that there
evidences OF disposition to accept the results Of
tle final. made special study of the school
books which the children and found them healthfu
in tone and while holding NJ the exploits Of the
Southern army with perhaps a pardonablc degree OF
,.f,t H.. IFrt., H.
Understand to that there Is Of the secession
.pIit lett Gpr there are women there ycO hut the
whole they are inclined accept the inevitable as
gracefully possible. The darkeys work in many in
starccs ior their odd masters sometimes raising the
CROPS for hire, and sometimes on suacss.'
MY trlp out West that il to California, reve
latou You remember that when I was here in the
middle Of your dreadful war only one corner OF
q our country This time. however have been over
nearly all OF 1t. hope that the American people will
bear mind that have written my letters under all
kinds OF disagree able circumstances-wnen was all
tired ont and Thorough tagged oftentmes They must
be regarded however merely the bases for iufure
woIBas tho charcoal sketches II may express my
SELF from which am hereafter 20 paut ms pictures.
shall puD ism my rewritten Impressions IN two good
stout volumes as AmorCJ Revisited aud these Will De
written at leisure.
was profoundly Impressed with CbioacO-a sp.en-
dd ry With wonderful Iurces OF pluck and elct
!
destroyed hy fire long period Of depression and de-
spouIcncy would have followed. Your railways are
marvr's OF comfort. by paying S2j-a ridicu0usiy
small sum. a. % eemed 70 mc--wc hal seals IN the
dawingrom car Tor our overland tr.r. and taxing an
ample supply o. provisions from Chicago, We dld not
have 20 eye the train untI We reached Tie end ot the
atty Tor coffee or mix, aud we got along ln jolly Iash-
ION. AL the time on he rlu, 40 n TACT ever
since landed here IN NrW-Iurk, have been treated
with the greatest courtcav and kindness by chance
ecqutintanccs have ionud ihem always p"lie auo
o. ltI|iN To- Ia "a
route from London 20 Glasgow long euouEn to ne com
pared % any OF your great RAJ ways In tiand m AZ
cars. but 1 believe that they have rot been unit
Won know. that we don't have the use Tor
them thlt do. II - pleasant 20 take run from
London 10 brighton palace aud they are ia use
op llt line think But Won have made such strides In
YOUR eq l,pa emf aud rolling sjockl WY when was
here before the engines low, squaty things the
cars dngy close, and smoky, the rails iron. and
| the road-bed uneven aud lOlty. Now on nave done
away with all this that railroad Journey Is no Ion
s,r fluguug."
You nave written Freely about our newspapers"
But not In condemnation. have ~ No. san struck
bv tho great amount OF entertaining information whleh
your papers give. by the ski ana ell yernes' wan winch
thc editorial scissors are "'euel. lou nNer h'Pt me
well informed about l. -Ls matters 80 tAt nave u.t
au as our great dalheS DO Ihey dont axe man. or
clrp.rttlon, or society, by tie thiOtt" and SNAKE
10 uut he yields. But great cleyeruess r. shown Do the
,elrclou ald arrangement OF tie news. lon ac tnc
serious convincing Ueshty, duh and and stupid, n you
VIA. article. of English papers-4rtc &c tnai give
al no. Nation even though II has only circulation OF
I
Dr.. a.an sent out to other persons, aud So on.
WHY. ID taks a week 10 read The Times be
cause every cnpy Circuates around among 80
mauy people. Then 10 il bound IN volume
for some library. The other London dslirs the great
ones mean, viii grow iu circulation and prosperity,
bur Jhe THi,s Will remain stationary, think. Next 10
your NcW York dale~. come the CHICAGO papers which
are very ably edited The odd thing though, IL 20 watch
the absence OF seriousness IN the articles Everything
seems 300 hs country be treated by the press IN an
easy almost In ocular manner The account OF Ogd-
uiat WHO Was sentenced 20 prison was headed
IN rhymes by "a Chicago papef-a subject winch would
have called ll The holy horror aud indiR' tfon OF
am English paper think II Is good plan, too. for you
10 devote corner your Mondays paper to sermons:
II brings the ability ~ such Professor Swing. OF
Chicago. and your own Mr COllyer into the puo-
uo eve. Thus your editors huyo the chance
10 show up weak logic and sOpbistros. why,
have friend I'm England Who SAID go me once that ne
never went 10 church he didn't have the priVi-
lrlc OF replying the pIescher-a very clever cOncet
his urly exc now your editors have when they puu-
lish sermons. and FOR tins reason Ike the idea.
was talEIug tn editor the other day about the
price ~ paper question which l. troubling You. why
don Won get your paper made IN Algeria, ~ we In Eng
land dot You have O. pay duties, DO YOU not on he
pu p aud the clemcasI am one OF the Old hghters
IN favor o free paper England. We were defeated
first by ono House Of Lords and then by another but
rually gained our POINT Now we have factories In Al
crla where the paper Is made; and hence the penny