The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-02
Foreign Correspondence.
BREMEN, February &c, 1912.


Every one in Europe il looking on the Pf0oee'
ings OF the British Parliament. The corn -" az
not only ngitating England, but the "ho'0 ''''-N
world As of relieving the Businesses VI
Iaboring classes it will, / am AFRAID not DO AUG
oua,e 10 the measure of their suherngs, ana as
commercial measure it comes too late Tor the brtish
manu- cturer to derive those benefits from 1t when
would have been its consequence had 1t passed I'M
nedatey after he establish ment of peace in the years
I6l5.I7. The whole commercial policy of the Unit
ed States, and of the continent of Europe, would
thereby have undergone signal change England
would have become the great workshop OF the world
But that moment is now passed-.he nations VINO
found themselves restricted in excluded from, the
British markets were forced to turn Their aentio TO
ad TO become in that respect indepen-
dent of England, as the latter country had declared
herself of them The restrictive policy of Engan
begot a similar policy in the United States and in
Europe and it is great question, whether now after
the investment of millions in all kinds OF domestic
manufactures these nations will be willing to aba ndoD
what they have commenced, and what has thus far
paid liberal interest, in order once more to be re
duced to British customers The United States may,
perhaps, be willing to try new experiment, but on
the continent of Europe, and especially in Germany
the English daily loosing old markets; and the
abolition of the Corn Law in part, or wholly, will not
open them. The German tariff league-that is
now its new namo-has proceeded too far to be Sc
riousy threatened by new commercial policy OF
England; its champions have placed new national
principle head and the alteration of tho British
Corn Laws which will allow the wheat of Germany
to be exchanged for British manufactures, will only
cause an additional duty to be laid on British cotton
goods. The Germans animated by singular
spirit of independence, not unlike that which united
their might in throwing off the French yoke, and
they look upon the commercial and manufacturing
supremacy of England with more jealous eyes
than hey did on the military despotsm of Napo-
leon Bonaparte. So you see the Duke of Bucking-
ham was not So much Of the way in his argument
after all Not that he was not defending sinful
policy, but that policy had been adhered to too long
to wipe off crime and punishment at the same
time Still England will have the Corn Laws
abolished, and what whole nation will, no faction
clique, however powerful has the power to refuse
the English people will have bread cheaper than it
was or is but will they have enough' England is
drawing near complete revolution the wisdom of
her statesmen the loyalty of the people, and their
good sense may prevent it from becoming bloody
one. If any one were to ask me whether England
will loose her influence, her wealth, or her power
by such change, should say, no! On the contrary,
she will juvanesce, she will appear in the eyes OF the
world dressed in garb suitable to the spirit OF the
age, and in diplomatic point of view, England will
have played the prepene France and destroy what
little propaganda there still remained in the French
nation / do not believe that the present Ministry
will be able to weather the storm which is brewing
in all directions. Remember the " mob'-as the
Minis erial prints term given number OF people NV
ing their daily incomes organised Is behaving
with exemplary fortitude and resignation, and re-
gularly tutored to remain strictly within the pale OF
the law This is not the molly crowd of Chartists
as they appeared some three four years ago, de-
mandng new form of Government, and complete
demolition of all existing institutions, and committing
excuses, and destroying property wherever they
went. This is not the furious mob, whom sense OF
wrong and feeling of woe beyond he power OF ut
terance, has goaded on to madness, and who is now
unfortunately attacking friend and foe to Stake its
thirst for revenge 1t is the consciousness OF 11ghi
which animates the people now-the satisfaction
that what they demand is just And
"Thrice is he armed who has his quarrel just"
No Ministry, Wing or Tory, could withstand such
an impetus, much less will the Peel Ministry be able
to do it after declaring that there is something wrong
in the State but that they not quite certain how
much and what is the best means of putting it right
The sliding scale which Sir Robert proposes Is as lit
tie satisfactory to the land owners as to the people
and will forfeit the support of his own party Such
palliatives are of no avail when the patient has gone
10 far and Victoria will have to call in another doc
tor. Poor unfortunate creature! Little she dreams
in caressng her baby Prince, OF what IS preparing
for her in those dark avenues of State IN which
Majesty never eigns TO tread, but which, neverthe
less, lead to the very steps of the throne The pre-
sent commercial and manufacturing distress OF Eng
land may in part be occasoned by the financial EN-
barrassment of the United States. Sir Robert, a
least attempts to give it that constructon-but tn
people of England will not wait until those embar
easements subsde and the example of the aourishin
condition of the United States is at least as dangerou
to the present institutions of England the account
of broken banks and empty treasures.
Speaking of banks and treasures you canno
well form an idea of the burst of the indigna
ton with which the reputation doctrine of Mis
sissipp was received throughout Europe. | am full
aware of the NAL practices by which the people @
that State were made suffer, but they ought to re
member that those who hold The stock inno
cent and that the honor of the State and of the Unto
ought to be saved at all hazards. The President
course is applauded by friend and foe-hs stern in
tsgrity aud honesty is the subject of countless art
ces in the public prints, and bis banlty has bee
publicly praised in the legislative halls of Germany
The SAFES of Baden just before they weIe dissolved
by the Grand Duke, resolved mem. that tn
United States of America are the only country t
which German emigrants ought to be permitted t
m grae-where they weie sure of finding law, ant