New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10
an ENGLISH EDITOR on AMERICAN CELH
BR1TIONS.
From The London Tcle1rdph.


During the last five years, almost aS mnch PRIDE
and exultatOn has been experienced 10y inhabitants
ofGreat Britain IN contemplating INC Ina',ncenIn"n
ward march of the United States since their DEG
laratOn of independence" IN 100 a. ny me chis'-
ing population OF the model Republic IL was IN no
grudging spirit that Lord Derby. then for,,Gn sec
rctary sent "A COMPETENT British official Ia Phadel.
phia to look after the Interests of his eoninereiIi
compa'rlots who. IN far higher dcsir' ana Nun
far hcartier zeal than the denzcns OF any OTHER
Enropran kingdom OF tTcpuhlic, sent English com.
modics of all kinds t0 add lnstre Ia the successful
ensemble of the Centennial Exhibition ne taet'
courtesy and geniality with which the British Com
missioner Sir Herbert SaudtOrd oA"cui"d az fhiia-
dclpha the delicate functions entrusted To nun ny
the Foreign Ofiice. won for HIM golden opinions
from all classes Of his conntrymcn. Having bow
ever in this country looked on. noinnly WITHOUT
jraouSy, hut even with sympathy, AT h'" years 81
American ebulitions of rNaltailon over a series 81
occurrences which at the time were rrgar,d AZ tho
heaviest blows ever administers! Ia ihs Monarchy
of England we may be- p'r,ntt'd -nrnal- no' .Gss
wounded scll-loyc-tO rejoice thar H." lasi "i tl"So
ubces is at hand, and that when the surrender at
Yorktown has been duly " celebrated. tie hornal
relations existing between the mother country ana
her eldest daughter will bc permitted To resume
their ordinary current.
Undoubtedly, il is not only natural. huf even
right and srclnly, that our tranSatlantic kinSiok
should wi>h Ia observe the centenary al forkto"n
and that Englishmen should take a more pr3iouni
interest in the revived memory al H." lJ>t man OF
the first armed cuounicr al war wh'h, III lho
opinion of all right-thuking men and women now
alive upon both sides of the Atlantic, ongli never 10
moreover, Yorktown symbollIes ia" opening oi
voung unf.itcrcd and di.cnthall.d nations career
"A nation which then and there began Hike q glAnt,
to run its amazing 10 EngllSlhn'n. ON me
Other hand, Yorktown suggests no bitter or huliil-
atipg memories seeing that the subsequent verdict
Of mankind IL undoubtedly maj me '-idhiI'hn'ht
of American independence was boon. not "hlS Ia
the family of man at barge bnt most of All. 10 6feat
Britain herself Reckoning from III" iiist skIfinlSh
az Concord. the Rev dictionary War lasted haiiy
nine wears There were OCCASIONS dnrng mat
stormy epoch when it might, perhaps have been
brought by ENGLAND % " hat she Womb HaN' b'tiird
a successful termination: hut II - tar more certain
renewed fora. the biographrr of Lord t"rn~ Ills
sagariously rm:ilS-" no one can inasih' ihdt mo
mighty nation which now po>si sos ~ lalr" i"f-
fon of North America would have PERMANENTLY con-
s.nird 10 be- subject Ia Great Britain.
1hrrr h.. however. in the memories a. l'ih'""i
even noN much Ia draw living Enshshw,n anu
Americans nearer together and inquest ionahy tho
moment toward his NauqUishr,l and hu'nilat"'i
enemy was of that character which n = ipTf AMI
rrglt that historians should not Willingly 't de-
II l. not generally known .IIt. al IN" mnn,nt Nlrn
Lord CORVALLIS surrendered Ia General Washing
ton the humhlrd Euglishman simultaneously IN
covered his head. With characteristic fhoughtIn'-
ness General Washington prayed him a. pni ON his
hat as-lc weather being chilly and wet theIS
va, danger of his catching cold. j." II dos hot mifh
matter What now becomes of me- exclaimed The he
iectrd Englishman; 10 which. m "A hrIn voice" ten
cral Washington AZ once replied On The contrary,
nv lord | anticipate for you a long career al dIs,
tiurfinu and honor IN the rylrr al your Ming aiu
rounfrv" How truly th"S": generous and prophetic
words borne ont may b" seen 10y tho>" " y" caro-
Ia read the cptlph upon III" monument '"'"a w
grateful country Ia Charles. first Marquis COfl-
wallis in II. PaulS Cathedral.