New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-05
H0UELLS o. ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

From Lonqmau's Hqga-ine
We have counted 10 all - IN our annals that we
we're able to embtter defeat To the British IN the
uir,ult from Concord to Boston. haze OF course
made the mos, Of their reprsals. The day ~
only 70 chapter OF history now. Ne are tender and
proud of It. because II Is on own. and because 1t
indicated Ills. aud proved US alter the fashion OF
wa in the right but If there have been griels be-
TIVE % the two countries THAT no dllution Of the
language of Shakespeare aud Milton can wash out
the memory Of, there II scarcry pang IN them any
more. Mcanw bile are SSH very tar apart, ana
after all that iplrs aud steamships can do I. ere
mr.. rhrrc thousand mi .es of seA. ana unreasonable
IN f, of democracy, between us. With few eXCcp-
tluns on rlth0r side. heartily dislike aud dI,trust
"a Other civic aud social IDEAS. England Ameri-
cauIles n somc RESPECTS, ia some Respects America
AugIciLr.; but the most OF that amounts 10 very
hIt suspect; aud tor our part Whatever cutlery
We MAX" over our own iOll4rs and SINS and "trols,
w do NOT believe that II - less democracy, but
more. that is to help ~. Mere conuguity ght do
something 90 reconcile the ideals Oi the two cOun-
ines tuj IL could not do ever thing The four
millions of Canada are not Affected by the proN-
Ir ~ OF our utty Millions they cling all the more
closely 10 thu English ideal, or what tney Imagine
n 70 be- ami shuder Al the spectre OF auueAa ION,
which exist, only IN then own nervous ahnorrence.
Al the time. there Is APP To be 80 mucu KIND
ness between us personally hen we meet on aay
common ground, that 1t - dlInculJ 10 realize the
nd,iOu,. ulIenatlou and impossible To account lot
il. We seem So very much alike necessarily sPe'k
or 4Or the American nall OF tue iinPte's on IuaI
We Iee like asserting an lndlsputaDle brotherhood.
( Q on reflection We haze our reserves. our douOts
orr fears; but Tor the tine the illusion IS delight
Iuiiy perfect IL occurs with Americans sometimes
not onlV upon acTuan lance or speed with Euglls-
men but at tue mere sight OF tneIr faces, when
have q kndrel look. whatever their calling or
degree aud think are never less wrapped ~ Tue
uHtIoaal Lag than when We encounter English sol
dlrr. fnr other day was waking through one OF
the Parks when came upon some sort "f little OaT'
rack where two three prIvates. beng temporarily
declared from Irritation with the nursery maids ~
th. duty they on. presented themselves purely
and simply n M Traditional enemies. DuV so lar
from wishin. to OAeT them battle, could only
think OF that whimsical and remOrsctnl passage OF
a. Wtuorurs SeptImus FELTON,, IN winch ne ue-
scribes Pitcairn : mcn they marched into Ton,
cord after the affair at Lexington. dusty Wearle'
good breakfast aud pot of beer apiece, 10 make
them re.Ely 10 face the world. Nor ana ther races
Io,k IN any way rancOgUus, but at the most ON!
be4vv Goldfish gOod natured AMI humane. ." O1
L,,yens Mr. Felton," whispered Rose "WhV
shoul we shoot these men, or they usf lhey look
lIud If homelV." Ii Is the straugest LuluR ia
fbe world that We should think OF kiIHnS luom'
sad >eptlmius. .,tiuo, than ~
never before the tremendous moran uS''1N au.a5
drmo.tacy Is at 10 any war with royal OF on
,,rrnIc power; tor wher.a, portion OF Tue repuo-
I'm idea is siam in every American WHp poflsues
an inc field the poor fellows who lall on the "lueI
ia nersouallv express nothing, whlle the Ieal
,su,v remains safe at home. Ii was no longer
.-tJou of shoot M at the King anl his Ministers
t,,u behind stone walls. as ~ hal neen MIN Tlo,
hr nj Met ing oil such anlblt AMI lreudIt IohihOa
IL a. tho,e I saw Something IN my heart-nO
Doubt the brother prebelan-s tIrreu III Heli Posheo
I'm a novel pain; and II couId nave hoPeu 10
49,, thss- honest men Ia any wise cOguHant Ot
'"rT - I,7J 1 might have wished To excuse II 10