The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-19
England and the World.

England is certainly, after the United States, one
OF the most remarkable, original, ambitious, and
wonderful empires that ever rose up 10 eminence and
power in the tide Of time. Persie, Babylon, Egypt,
Macedonia, Rome, have all welded the empire Of
the world-but they never attained the splendor or
the universally which the Anglo.Saxon race, on a
little bit OF an island, with vast scientific acquire
ments, mas achieved in these latter days.
But with all this array OF power, and accumulation
ofempire, England is in the midst of a most startling
crisis, that will either consolidate, build up and en-
large her power. or dash 1t TO a~toms-and, in the fall
Thereof, a republic may arise out ofthe pieces.
In the n idst Of a profound peace with Europe and
America, England is in the midst of a sanguinary
and ferocious war with a number Of Easten nations,
that constitute one-third Of the population of the
Globe. Frem the sources of the Hydaspes, where
Alexander the Great met with his first defeat, 10 the
shores of the Chinese seas, she Is engaged in a con-
flct, comprising the AfiIhans, the Hindoo mountain
tribes, the Burmese, and the Chinese, as her natural
foes. This war is Of a more extraordinary charac-
ter than the world ever before has seen. Her power in
the East seems to shake and tremb,e before the num-
bers of her antagonists-and the broad extent of her
field Of operation.
But this is not all. While such is her precarious
condition in Asia, she is in the midst of a financial
crisis at home. Compelled to lay on a war tax in a
time of European peace, what could she do, if an
explosion took place in Europe I England, at this
moment, in her social and political condition, resem-
bles the Roman empire, before the Eruption Of the
barbal ians-or Of the French empire a little before
the great revolution Of 1902 England is a mighty
structure, covered with the crust Of antiquity, but
with all Its age and its weakness. One rude shock
from some unexpected quarter, might shake the edi.
flee and tumble all lis old battlenents into a heap of
smoking ruins. She is in a crisis without, and a
c.isis within. The first grand explosion will give
her a republican government, and ostracise her
DoHesse. We are getting her poor emigrants now
who knows but. b. and by, the young Queen and
her nobility will not seek an asylum here 7 There
is no harm in preparing to receive them properly,
and we advise all our best hotel keepers to be in
readiness.
la the mean time, the news by every steamer
from England will now be highly important-no-
thing more so. The new financial systematic war
In the Elst-the position of Sir Robert Peel-the
success of his ministry-are all importsn, poihts TO
be developed hereafter.
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