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Show The Fourth of July in London. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE agrees with ex-Governor Hastings of I Pennsylvania in censuring our ambassador to the court cf St. James, who limited speeches on the Fourth of July to two, namely, a toast to the king and the president. Our country unfortunately Is more frequently misrepresented mis-represented than represented as the great republic of the west in foreign lands. Ambassador Choate is more of an Anglomaniac than those who are to the manor born. His vulgar assumption assump-tion of aristocracy is a denial of the equality which is the glory of an American citizen, whilst his ignoring of the joyous outburst of patriotism which fills the souls of all true Americans Amer-icans on the Fourth of July was an insult to his country. His injunction to celebrate the day in mourning, for which there was no occasion, was broken, and whilst the American mis-representative, mis-representative, donned in breeches, visited the Indian office, Mr. Hastings, the lieutenant governor of New York and other loyal Americans celebrated their natal day in true American style. The only discordant note that marred the general harmony was the ambassador's ambas-sador's injunction to keep silent. But why be silent? The king was steadily improving, the queen and her son, the Prince of Wales, were happy and shared in the joyous festivities, and it remained only for Ambasador Choate to attempt to change the tide of events by making the glorious Fourth of July a day of mourning. His attempt was a dismal failure, and his crouching attitude at-titude won for him neither favor nor respect at home or in England. |