, 1896-06-27

PAdIc. All LhSllSu luDIiC Hiau WHO SIlOWSu
hatred for America, or inSulted her IN his
speeches or writings, would at once lose his
place in the national respect-would be
drummed out of public life ......No poet could
direct his verse against America no maa of
letters attack our kinsfolk as a nation. or
express u desire for the downfall Of the Union.
The s%atjrist might make fun f the american
as he does of the Yorkshire man or CockneY.
but enythiog like q desire to insult the nation
al honor, or rejoice at difficulties or misfor-
tunes of America would certainly be treated
with indignation.''
All of which plainly show that in England
Tie disporaging mouth Of "Troth" acoald surely
be Jridled.
Then, as I only invited the inspection of
the entire article, (Which | again do); and
Truth" has dishonesty quoted only the parts
seeming to serve his purpose, [ rejoin; 10
tell only half the truth is as misleading in
the majority Of cases, as to utter deliberate
falsehoods, And his charge of corruption falls
on himself.
Truth" says that Dickens on his return
from America in 1871 published a work record
ing the impressions made cy his vista work
which excited considerable anger in the States,
from the freedom Of tile structures on Ameri-
can manners and politics"
Now while l do not challenge the anthem
ticity Of this, taking it for granted that he has
quoted correctly from Beeton's Encyclopedia,(
| claim that it in no manner invalids my last
quotation of Dickens opinion of the American
people. AS what he might have said in his
norel was very likely only ''the fun o fthe satir-
ist'(yst allowable in England, see Avis Island
in this opinion ! am supported by Truth
bringing forward such scenes as Martin
Chuzzlewit, and Dickens own expressions
which l cited, and which the great author
confirmed in his speech to his countrymen,
when about taking his End trip to the US. A.,
about 21 years after, viz: l862-(See Beeton's
Public Speaker, p. 1859, s. e., "Tha his eyes
we're bedmu to desory little notes in theirs,
and that they are a kind. generous, large
hearted and great people, he no doubt pos
sessing q better knowledge of these people
which an elapse of about II years had given
him.
Unable to bring forward even a lame
contra quotation to Queen Victoria's opinion
Of this nation, Truth endeayors to rob it
of its force, by attributing it to inter-
national courtesy Poor fellow! I'll leave
him alone here, if only for a while.
'Truth'' seems to be particular in giving
his authors, but conspicuously fails to do so in
his incident of the Prince of Wales visit at
Wsshington's statue, leaving it to be accepted
az fact or fabrication. If fact, however, he
undeniably quotes the sentiments OF roaghs
"a rude. coarse fellows swaggerer-a
coarse bully (Webster's defnitionl and as
there are such. everywhere, even in st.
Croix. no one not of the same clique, would
earnestly put them forward as representa-
tives of she nation.
Now to Salmon and FIoude.
Salmon does not as Truth claims) 'Show
the British w. l., subjects would greatly
dislike seeing his islands admitted into the
American Union y and gives no "hint what
ever hat could make us believe that those
who desire the change, would like things as
thew are-to use an Amsricanism, down
On page 1919 Mr.. Salmon simply quotes
Mr.. Froude as saying, ''the British black man
would greatly dislike seeing his islands
admitted into the American Union" But he
also says (Salmon) lower down, that "Mr.
Froude always knows what people want
better than they do themselves !" and
in diametlical opposition to the opinion
"Truth" attributes to him, (besides what
| quoted in my LAST Mr.. S. says "a
union of any kind or under any conditions
with the U. S. A., would mean freedom Ia
the sense of the fullest possible local self
Government. She could not take over
a W. I. colony unless she did so as a territory
with full local self. government."