New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-27
ORR COUNTRY ABROAD.

Lcwcr's) edition Of that Work. We have through
the last week struggled and hoped Tor room 10
present the following extract, treating OF our
country, Institutions and People We by no means
concur in ali it, positions. but our readers VIII
find il intelligent. candid and containing matte
for profitable rejection
We now proceed 10 America. The Characters
tic in which she mos, resembles rance Is Pridc.
1t j. hswcyer, Jess excessive and better directed
Tin. pride Of America dac..s principally on hes
institutions. Of the general wealth and intelligence
Of her POPULATION. on her rapid rise. and, above
all on her vast prospects. These are more !egi'
innate source. OF self esteem than most Of those
dwe,t on by rance; and America erfs much les
than France in her estimate OF her own suPerioiH!'
We certainly see much % disnpproVe IN the ih''F
tutions OF America We fear that they were bo''''
suited to her earlier than 70 her present condt''n
and we fear thu these defects are becoming more
dangerous every day but still, with the exception
of our own, W know OF no great country whose
institution. We prcfer and We doubt whether
there j. one OF cur rea4ers who would not rather
be an Anglo-Anercan than Freedman, Span-
lard an Austrian, a Russian OF even Prusslan.
Again we may think tha, she boasts too much
of the happiness an! intelligence OF her people.
We may iauat her with her three millions 81 saves,
and with the rnobs If her towns, aud the fuihhn'
Of her borders. Bat no great community mu'' DC
Judged by il. least fortunate portions. Ireland j.
mot n sample OF the British islands, nor Connaughl
of Ireland And, aitor making all the deductions
from the general average prosperity which are re-
duired by the vic.s and miseres OF compare
lively small portion, We must admit that the tour
teen millions Of Ang Americans form commu-
nifty ENJOYING more comfort and more Intelligence
II rl..tt,n ls
rapidity of growth on which America dw,lls with
so much comPlacency, Is statistical fact sup
ported by unqucstonabe evidence. The reasOna-
blcness Of her an,cipations Of further and proper
tiouate advance j. Of course fair subject OF con
,rovcrsy If her numerous States, differing a,
they do in many repccts to their Institutions.
their feelings, and their interests should preserve
their union IT neither war, nor faction, nor ir-
sistance TO taxation should destroy their credit,
and arrest the Improvement Of their vast but i'm
perfectly subdued terr,orles-if slavery he gradu-
aly extinguishcd, or confined within limits much
narrower than those over which 1t now extends
all these contingencies out an her favor, The
progress Of America mav Dc "a rapid and a. great
as she anticipates. Those who are now living
NAV see her possessing hundred millions OF Peo-
pie irresistible in her own hemisphere and match
for all that could be opposed to her in ours. But
has she right TO assume she uniformly does,
that all these chances rtH turn out in her favor
L. not a contrary suppositon possible as to all,
and probable as to some And &c what extent.
in the event Of any one OF more OF these chances
turning against her, is her progress likely TO be
stoned or retarded These are questions which
il would require volume to discuss We sugeesl
them as indicating the grounds on which We lhns
TINT America is open to reproof, that she Over-es-
Inmates her future prospects, bright and even daz-
cling as those prospects certainly are
The vanity of America is notorious; and yet,
subject to one exception, We doub; whether 1t
y \ Influences her conduc, a nation. She j.
so much accu. toned to .efadulation, that sbc
does value the moderate applause which Is L.
he obtained from ohcr nations; aud she has ="
perfect a reliance On her own wisdom and virtue
that their dsapproba,on excies her pity for their
ignorance Few Of her public acts can be traced
TO her desire obtain the admiration OF foreigners,
or to avoid their consurc. But to this general
s,aiemen, there is, Us hs. been remarked, one cN
ception. There is nation 10y whom America J.
anxious TO BE- esteemed--or to speak more correct
w. to be admired and frarcd-and that Is England
She takes the opinion of England from sources ut
,crly undcserving of credit. She reads what J..
read by none Of the wcll-LS.ructed classes ~
England-,ho trash of the Ultra Tory newspapers
believes thu, II hired editor speaks the opinions Of
a party in the state instead OF those OF u party III
the shareholders of Journal and then tancie>
tia, she is undervaued in Engand-that we do
not appreciate her power, that we are careless OF
her friendship ard almost indifferent to her hos
,i,y. And she thinks tina, by assuming bold, or
even threatening tone toward Eng land, she will
obtain our respect, and perhaps alarm cur pru-
dence. These views are wrong from beginning To
end. England thinks highly of America. She
dsapproves indeed, ofmanyo hci Institutions. and
so do the most intelligent portion at the Anne
ricans highly accomplished candidate Tor tn
Presidency comes iorwar. as the proposer OF WIDE
organic change England admircs her energy
her perseverance, her courage. her skill-in short
she admircs a character naturally, we may say
necessarily. in many respects resembling her own
There j, no cou,ir, with whom she Is So dosirOu-
10 keep ou good terms. and certainly none with
whom she would much dread war. And will
ample reason. No two countries useful TO
one another in peace, OF could do one another 80
much mischief in war; with the additional mis-
fortune, that all the damage the one inflicted ON
the other would rccoil ON herself On the other
hand, England Is naturally intolerant OF all faults
which diiicr from her own. She j. 50 little accus-
toned to s~aggct OF to bully, that she views such
exhibitions from others with mixture of surprise
and disapprohation. What America means for
spirit, Inglaud sometimes considers rudeness or
ustcity. When America thinks that she mus
b. admired Tor the courage with which she yindi'
Gates her rights England wonder, that she should
ihink it worth her while 10 quarrel abou, ,rlcs
II America cared less about the opinion of Eng
land or did NJ, look for it in the columns of news
papers or hscw better how our respect is 10 be-
obtained-if she knew that the virtues which We
most prize are equity, integrity aad moderation
she would have avoided some OF her dispute, with
US, and diminished the length aud the danger OF
some others.
Compared with most other nations, America i,
no, ambiueus. She desires, indeed. to increase
her power. but rather by the increase o; her wcali
and the spread OF her population over the vast