The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-04-18


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sTCopies of the three last numbers OF the WEEKLY
HERALD, containing the history of the present revu-
sion, can be had at the desk. Only few now re-
main on hand. The call for them, among the busi-
ness community, has been immense. Somebody asks
us TO prin, our Wall street Rep Ports in book. Will
any bookselle undertake it, Such book would
sell better at this crisis than any novel OF the present
day. The age of novels is going
The AGE OF REvoLvTIoNs.-We are III the com.
mencement of great political revolution 'ia' VIII
sweep over half the civilized world England, FRANCE
and the United States just entering upon new
era Tie great commercial revnlson, careefing over
these three countries-for il is felt IN France as mach
as here's only the fererunner OF complete political
change that may sweep the present possessors OF
mower from their high places before another year
shall have elapsed.
Modern society is founded mutable principles.
Every fifteen years prodgious change IS ge-
neraed in men, classes, opinions thoughts and ieel-
lnes. The great reform in England by which the
tory party were driven from power was preceded by
the commercial revolution of 1925 The crisis which
drove Charles X. from the throne of the Bourbons,
and placed Louis PHILIPPE where he is, The naiu-
raj effect of the same
The revolutions in the commercial systems of me-
dern nations generate all the great changes IN poiu-
cal opinion. Take for example this city II the COM
mercal crisis had not broken out as it did woeli the
government party have sustained the defeat that they
have done? No such thing. The terrible revo-
lstion in produced equally terrible rcvo-
luton in mems thoughts. SO il Will do in England
so in France If the American government grasps IFS
hands on the specie now in this country, and pre-
vents il from flowing back 10 England revolution
will be caused in that country in less than year.
Shoald the Bank of England suspend specie pay.
ments for the want of gold, the whole country
would be infamed with revolution at once. The pre-
sen, party in power in England are hostile to tina,
institution. The jontstock banks are their pets
but when these pets go to the tomb Of the Capules,
fhen will the party soon follow.
We are on The eve Of great events The seed OF re-
veluien is in the three most civilized countries
Of the gobe-Engand, France and the United States
Let us prepare for extraordinary things. A revou-
ten in England may, for day or two, restore the
tory party 10 power bat it tends TO strengthen the
republican party for the onset. A like event in
France, has the same tendency In the United States
expectation Is exactly the reverse. Here we have
been so badly governed, that political revolution
may make us better-not worse.
We advise all--men and women-to prepare for the
future-not of the next word-we mean the present.
The waters 0 the great deep arc rising. The com
mercla rcvulslon now sweeping past rs IS roofing up
old thoughts and planting IN Their places new ideas,
nav feelings, new hopes, new aspirations Religion,
commerce philosophy, literature, science, manners,
morals will all be changed-and changed TOO for the
better. Simplicity and truth-aifection and love
induction and experience will yet take The place of af
fectaton and alsehood- and jealousy crcdit and
imposure IN all scence-in all art. Bright times be-
fore us