The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-29
From the JournalQf CONNER
THE GRE aTNESS OF ENGLAND

ne advocates OF protective system are constant
y appealing to the greatness Of England, as prosfof
we wisdom OF protection at Is by this poIcy that
hngiahd has grown So great, sand Nd Marshtll Ia
MS speech on wednesday. YET, while Tic orators ot
our country are saying this the statesmen o. EDa
lanu are studying how TO deliver the nation from rs
e7ils OF protection under which groans and trtat
ing lest the kiabric should fall and crIsh diem
peioie they take It gradually away. For yeats
they nave been laborng at the iemoyal 81 re-.
strictive burthens. he process agitates the otio
IN all us deep iounda ions, yet all know that il mas.
90 on The msenes Of En- land are owlnn n, ~,
protective system but her real greatness is owing 10
her liberty. With all her.restrctions knpland viii
exception of the UAited States is Tie iirst gre, n
lion on the globe. She is the ireest now Ana M
been longest free and this has developed the o,yes
of her people. Besides this the Island OF (,,.sg ,
.sh 10 tle most remarkable spot the EARTH lorna.
tutd advantages It's SOL Is productive and. us III s
full OF all sorts of treasures SO ARRANGED rs H. MIMI.
mat the Creator INTENDED for the DWELLING tJ,c M
great and (Hthey would be) Il happy peorla Ii,..
her natural advantages and her liberty wl1ch s,,[
port an her greatness But what is Engauds grsst-
ness! Our fathers fled from il, and Tie Lgon,, IN,
England are coming here by thousands ey9ry y,l.,,I
ne deliver d from 1t. England has a GREAT RJai
Family, whose prodlgaIty squanders liiDjnu. b
wee and ostentAon, while millions Of her pct,iG. a,,.
not able to get their daily bread VI lien = cb,lt ,
tins family Is born, which il will cosl the se,t An
nation to rear support, and obey, all the peoue u M
hold Juhilte, Whlle thou lands of other
as worthy to reign are born to sarvc at Their ADte
breasts or 70 Ne Tor me scAy slavery ii "a IlctJfy
England has great aristocracv which %t,,.,,. +.
lzes the soil and makes all her arinil,r I,gl. +
pendent tenan'ry, whose rents eat up ta,IF h,t,e
England has great National CAulcb M, ,j
klng at1ts head, representing Jesus OF y yar.ti NJ,
ne ext an array oil bishops, with then revenues III a
million year. standing IN the places of thu
of Genesaret. Next come the cerpy III o,h4r r,.tE
many OF whom are sons OF nobeAiea hodinit i ,.t
sacred ofhces Tor no other reason than tIeIr p 81
some I them residents, and some non resi- ebt. ~,
all pad abundany, that they may jr,,. ln,r :
lacts to churchln coach and Jour to hold IN tl.e
ample of film who had not wAere To lay H. I,9
Last OF az is sci OF n0rking clergy many Of vy}
are really US much troubled iol lhtir t.i IL brcl r
PnnNive preachers Were 10 protect this hierarchy,
inc last COW and pig OF The poor Catholic ana pis
ter are wresed from him. and given 10 ,ay tr ter,fs
never render to INN, and very likely never rendered
to any body. The poor lad aud as came, ~ cn,...
not be united IN "hoy Wedlock" but at tie tltiljo4
o. lh's hieraichy, ana IN thousand other ways lis
IRON oppression fills the land with wronr.
England has Great national debt: most oi' IL Kill
CURED TO pay the expenses OF Carrying EnGlisAneit
away to be murdered in foreign wa s.
England has great Navy, which spreads over
every sea and great Army, stationed never, c5i
mate Her Army and Navy have conquered for heg
great Colonies which il costs her great suns ~ ,,,;
ney TO RETAIN over which she dominecr, with great
lnlquity, and great trouble.
10 SUPPORT all these great things England hss A.
20 ~, u my "'iillQhs OF pounds Sterling at
lwo hundred and hity millions OF Joila wAtG <Ac
wings from the hard earnings Of her peorre .b, IL
al on In every possible way IN
MS greatness Is The result Of political and ecce-
'lastical protection The Royal iamIy are l,o.tl, d
q ther royalty and the lords spiitud aud tenn r.I
a thelr nobIlny and the people are crushed ,'fai,
he weight OF that protection
Ehgahd Is great in the natural resources NJ ,,
'ai'n oeheah her, great in tie liberty which unlIr
ne nau'ngs ., me Bible was acquitted for her by
men IKE the Puritans, who were fnoiIy dtly,n MI,
nel great IN her army, her navy, and her drb,
- 49, - ,ne spienuor OF her Kings and iobrs gr,
III her inquiries great in the wrcchedut., a, M,
mass OF htr people and great one day she mi Id
10 10 heI DOWNFALL for She staggers under the wel,t