The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-04-17
From the Weekly efald Of April ISL
News of the Week.


News of the Week.
The week has been pregnant with important events
political, commercial and social. For a year past
but particularly for the last six months the country
has been rapidly approaching crisis IN ITS commel
cial relations. This crisis has been marked with
SYMPTOMS hitherto unnotced in the history OF the
country. commercial, SOCIAL and political re-
volution have broken out almost simultaneously
which will, in less than one year. change the reiave
position of whole families, and whole states TO each
other.
During the last week political contest has taken
place in this city, which has developed an entns
change in the opinions OF the great body OF llls Po
pie. Aparty which has been in the ascendency ioI
nearly ten years and during the last few years. mas
given bkth TO doctrines and practices ID reauoi 70
commerce, of the most ridiculous character, nave
been fated in the dust and buried forever III he
own dirt and corruption -,
In commercial affairs, the revoiu1loh mas peeh
equally decided. Those who have Deen conduc.ing
large commercial operations, withou' caPlta, ana
without princple have been Whemeu rom tneir
oiddy heiohts and luxurious modes of living to COM
paralve poverty and moderation'
Bv this means the terrible, political and CONNER
cial revolution, generated oy speculato' asalce ~
ercise very remarkable effect upon society and man.
ners for half century to come. The righteousness
of liying-1he spendor of balls and soirses-he ex-
nensiyeness of all the habits of life must be put on
the moderate and economical establishment Those
splendid ladies who get half dezen dresses IN year.
will have to be contented with one-and those who
spend fortunes in going TO Saratoga and ruralzng at
the sea shore, will have TO stay at home and study
economy and cookery.
1t is utterly impossible at this moment to realise
the effect of the present change now gong on IN So
.cial, political, and commercial life. That they will
be productive of great good we have no doubt.
The news from England during the week has
been more important in commercial point OF
view than otherwise. The movement of reform and
change is rapidly going forward IN the British parIia
ment II is believed that dissolution will yet take
place. In their commercial affairs the pressure still
continues TO a certain extent. The branch of the
American trade in England - in a very precarious
condition. Every arrival from the United States, only
brings the great explosion a little nearer-and
nearer.
From France we have no particular news. No more
attempts at assassination appear to have been made,
for the present. but that Louis PHILIPPE will fall under
the existing mania we have doubt.
terrible political explosion is preparing both in
England and France. There is deep tide Of opinion
setting forward, more systematic, more cool more
determined more reselute than any revolution that
ever preceded it in Europe The religious revolution
of the fifteenth century, the potico religions
luton of the eighteenth, will be nothing to the next
revolution in western Europe In will break out per-
Spain, Holland, and as far the centre Of Germany.
II will give rise to against Russia and the old
systems that will crush them. The tide of conquest
and of revolution will roll back TO Asia and blot Tur
key almost from the list of nations. The religions of
Christ and Of Mahomet will be modified in some
countries and whelmed in others The symptoms of
these changes are daily developing themselves to the
philosophic mind. Every arrival from Europe watts.
the spirit of change TO this western hemisphere.
While these changes are going on in Europe
will not be without ours here. This country will be
the great parent-lhe Magma Pdrens-of complete
1cyoluton the whole earth Our singular state of
society-daily changng-always on the move-held
together by the power of the pressnot by the rotten
bands of corrupt government, has given the present
impulse TO Europe. The whole earth will be formed
on one model but il will probably take according 10
the nearest calculation, about l246 years TO accomp
lsh the work.
The news of the week in our own country and from
Mexica is not very important. Ii generally suppo-
sed we have President al Washington but we hear
so little Of him that we begin doubt his existence.
In Mexico they have began revolution, and Santa
Anna would again appear to be rising into popularity
The summer that is now approaching, garanded
IKE beautiful smiling woman with flowers, will be
most mportan, OCCASION With the whole frame of
society and in state Of revolution it will pre-
sent character and mind in various and original
lights, never yet beheld since the race Of man was
created or woman adorned with fair skin and beau
teous rlpgles. We shall watch and report progress.