The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-15
DO AMERICANS HATE nNGLANpq
Gen. Horace Porter's Clever Reply to
the Article of Prof Goodwin Smith.

Gen. Horace Porter's Clever Reply to
the Article Of Prof Goodwin Smith.
From the North american ReUieU.
When Prof. Goodwin Smith chose for the
subject of an article in an American maya
zine 1.-The Hatred of England" he exposed
himself to the remark that Emerson made
about Byron-"He wanted something
craggv to break his mind against;n and the
distinguished author of the article has In
this instance, as in many others, shown him
self eminently successful In avoiding a dis
position to'illustrate the literary truth that
1.-THE great art Of writing shows itself in the
choice of pleasing illusions. When he
recounts the hostile acts of England
toward America, and then takes
her to task for not having quietly
swallowed them as palatable morseis, he
seems to put his country in tie attitude of
the aggravating small boy who was testing
the extent of his little brothers amiability
by rappipg his skull with a mallet, and
who, after getting out Of all patience at the
child's exasperating lack of appreciation of
such methods, finally called out TO his
mother: mamma. come aud make Freddy
behave. Every time l hit him over the
head with this mallet he yels." After his
recital of the formidable list Of national
virtues Of the parent country, which he
sets forth as shining examples to Others
with that enthusiasm which is always
pardonable weakness in loyal Briton, the
offspring country would seem to be left
with nothing to do but sit down and con-
sole itself with the words of Charles ii.
when he said ne always admired virtue, but
could never initiate it,
1t Is sufficient fact that, while Prof.
Smith is accusing US of anglophobia, we are
accusing a large element of our people Of
angiomania. One of the symptoms of the
attack is observed in the terms employed.
We find here Victoria hotels, her majesty's
opera, royal baking powders, imperial
trains, and harness makers to his royal
highness the Prince Of Wales; and when
the anthem of "John Brown Is sung, there
appears to be confusion in the minds of
some of our more advanced anglomaniacs
as to whether the reference to the possessor
of so progressive q soul is an allusion to
our hero of Harper's Ferry or the queens
late gillie. When the dude Britannicus
makes his appearance in Piccadilly
his worthy counterpart. the dude Ameri-
canus, Immediately exhibits himself on
Fifth avenue, rolls up his trousers when
the cable announces rain In London, sucks
the head of an equally large cane, and
adopts the same transatlantic swing when
he walks, at the risk of being set down as
appearing bowlegged in the elbows Even
the Irish, whose presence here is never
failing source of irritation to the author Of
the article under discussion, are supposed to
be coming over TO the ranks of the Anglo
maniacs, If we may credit the story of the
coachman from the isle of emerald hue who
recently applied TO lady here for situa-
ii IN, aud when asked by her: "Are you an
Englishmanf' replied: mo, mum; l was
born in Oirland, but I've lived so long In
Ameriky that l suppose do seem quite
English"
II we are misjudged through the writings
of English tourists We should not be thrown
upon the defensive in consequence. We
cannot keep on explaining forever that we
do not, as population, spend the whole of
St. Patrick's day sitting on the steps of
Tammany hall with our feet stuck on the
telegraph wires. engaged in applauding the
Irish parade; that we did not construct the
elevated railways solely TO prevent travel
from interrupting the st. Patricks day pro-
cessions In the streets Of New York; that
we do not live In houses seventeen stories
high and sleep with our clothes on for fear
of fire; and that our hotel managers are not
in the habit Of weighing their guests before
and after meals on patent scales by drop
ping nickel In the slot and charging them
by weight Tor what they eat.