It is undeniable that Mr. O'CoNsErs frequently uses terms offen-
sive to " ears polite." Sir FRANCIS Buanerr, in his days of "glory," was a notorious railer, always ready to repay abuse with foul language. It amused us, last night, to observe the Courier on one side, and the Standard on the other, preferring the same apology, the one for O'CONNELL, the other for Maoism The Standard considers it almost incumbent on a gentleman in certain situations to act the blackguard ; and justifies the coarse language applied on one occa- sion by Sir Faascis to lisNar HuNT, on the ground that III:sec's attack upon him was of a kind to be successfully repelled in no other way. The provocation he received was his excuse. The Courier makes the same apology for O'CONNELL " We can readily conceive," says our Liberal contemporary, " that, filled on the one hand with a consciousness of his own vast power and unexampled success, and on the other with scorn and indignation at the unprin- cipled audacity of many of his assailants, he should be unable to bridle his tongue and regulate his words according to the most ap- proved usages." It would indeed be strange if O'CossErt, could remain unprovoked by the malignant slander for which he is the Un- ceasing mark. There never was a man so vilified. If the excuse of being provoked is valid for BuaDETr, surely 0' CON N ELI. may have the benefit of it also. But what excuse has tile Times newspaper for its foul language?
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