The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-20

'ouuu olherWise, ne WlSeiy determined 10 SLICK
TO the Constitution and perish with it if he must
ANTlBAsK IN FACT.
FOR THE MADIsoNIAN.
WHETHER THERE ARE ANY MORE SLAVES
! IN THE COMMONS OF GREAT BRITAIN,
THAN THOSE WHO ARE NORMALLY
SLAVES, AND HOW MANY?
To regard the substance of things, and not
dom, whether such determination and course
of policy be the choice of nation or of individ-
uals. Ii may be we'll therefore for US Americans
10 inquire whether the zeal of Great Britain 10
give nominal freedom TO the blacks of our con-
iinent arises from the extraordinary efforts she
has made substantially TO ameorale The condi-.
ZION of her own population at home, and in her
vast possessions abroad. If she has made such
efforts really and truly, they must appear in the
condition of her subjects. BY their fruits We
shall know them, was maxim given for our
guidance by One, wiser and greater than Sulo-
mon. If Greal Britain has done this with res
Poetic the great masses under her care, we may
REASONABLY believe in the sincerity of her phi
Ianfhropy by which understand not some
isolated favor 10 particular object from obvious
connexions il has with our immediate interest,
but some peryading friendship for the interests
Iof mankind al large running through general
course Of policy. II in particular case iberare
Eve slaves that | may cure the better the obe-
dience and command Of five hundred, who would
not otherwise be so easily or effectuaily control
ed, am actua'ed by regard to my own selfish
interests, and cannot call with propriety on
any body to initiate my example unless / can
show them that their individual interests will be-
10 like manner auspiciously eff, cied, as calcu
late mine will be. The radical principle Of nv
conduct is stli-love-noI universal benevolence
land under different circumstances from those
in which am placed, The dictates Of self-love
might lead to an opposite, or widely variant
conduct.
In arriving at a solution OF the question which
heads these remarks, we naturally. advert u the
form Of Government in Great Britain. and con-
slider how that form of Government is likely to
operate on the interests OF the masses; what
scope it is likely TO give to their exertions wha
prospects il holds out TO them OF changing for
the Better the condition in which they are born
And on asceriaining the facts, we find that so
far from the widest scope being given to enable
the masses TO improve their situation, the Co
vernment is an aristocracy, organized with pc
culiar strength in tie arsi ocratcal parts Of il,
butlressed and fortified with an exclusive right
in the eldest son or heir to the landed property.
but so far as one--the most powerful branch of
ID. "a
the additional security of,he hereditary power Of
legislation so that no great measure can be
Iakeu-nothing done with respect 10 the whole
estate, and the entire Organization Of the f.
naoces, army, and navy Of the kingdom, wheih-
er AT home or abroad-in Hndo,tan or 10
North Briain--on the terra firma Of China.
or in the Mediterranean sea, without their
concurrence. It is by far The greatest and
most potent aristocracy in The world, seeking to
eonuol The world do not say, of course, I,y mil
ltary force, CT has too much discretion for that
butby arr where force cannot be applied, and
with the eminent exerIion of the ars celare ar
tenn. OF this aristocTacy, the monarch / only
the great connecting link The arisiocracy,
for the most part, controls tbe monarch, either
by adroil combi 'aIiln, with open display Of its
forces. o. BY secret agency Of IFS m1re dexterous
counsel. This aristocracy consists Of about e
ven hundred persons-I mean men grown TO ma
lure years. The Lords are about one half Of
Ia; their powerful relsiners 10 the House Of
Commons the other half The Lords could
not, indeed, prevent the passage Of the Reform
bill, because a considerable portion Of them
were its advocates. But although interest divi-
ded them on the question Of its passage--inle-
restmodifed that bill in The provisions it adopt
ed. and Inc mutual interest Of the Tory and
Wing aristocracy checked il in its operations,
and will always continue so to check il while
that arstocracy exists. Hence the popularity Of
the main body Of the Wings who were under
the control Of the Wing anstocracy ran out in
the course Of ten years. They could not ex-
tend those practical ameliorauous which many
Of those who bad supported them expected them
10 effect, and these supporters who had given
them the preparedness became Indifferent to
their success. The landed Wing sristocrnOy