Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-04-14

IfFoD Hft intPfpHle9 hPr3use " would
give them bread al lower rsto. The
middle class in England are grratly re
dnced IN numbers and influence bv the
Increase Of the riches NJ the rich and the
poverty oI the poor for, by The general
introduction Of machinery for mannfac
turing purposes, however enlerptsing
and skI)IuI man may be, If he has not
money he must SIMPLY become a part OF
the machinery Of the rich mill owner,
at fixed price per- qudutum of work or
time. In mercantile transactions It is
much the same, as great companies now
transact all heavy business, and the
shopping is 80 rut up and divided among
The millions that do little, that it is a
Pece Of great good fortune 10 get a run
OF custom so as to save any thing -
Hence The extremes OF soriely are wild.
ening in England and absorbing to them
selves the middle class: and, if things
continue as they are, the tesnlt will be
that there will be but two classes there.
the very rich and the miserable poor;
ano | see no probability, scarcely pos
s'blIlty, Of an alteration in this state oI
things 1T is true that the doctrine Of
free trade, which doubtless is the true
system abstractIy, is gaining ground in
England; but her past policy has forced
the other countries into a faise position
with respect 10 the principle; and while
she may see it her interest to adopt the
Tree trade prlnci ciples, other countries,
partly for this vety reason. las France,
for instance. J and partly because Of their
own aflliiciaI interests. which jhe policy
Of England for the last fifty vears otIig
ed them 70 create, will be constrained to
maintain their tariffs until they are
placed on equal ground with her A re
vlval Of trade and commerce in England,
such as it was in 1920 and 1885, is i'm
possible.
| am aware that il is an important
question in America whether this state
OF things does not endanger the Govern.
men' Of Eng land? So one would Judge
Of distance; but inspection in the coun.
try leads to different result. The no.
bles and the crown rule by right Of Of
fee; the titled and the untitled rich rule
by influence in elections; because it rs
the interest Of all men OF property 10
support the Government. The vas, a,
mount Of service required in the civil &
military police Of the country, in the ar
my and the navy, together with the re.
Spect and certain pay attached thereto.
however small, are sufficient to enable
The Government TO abstract from society
most of the active minded, able bodied.
(nol included among the rich and noble \
and enlist them in tho public service, &
thus secure them on the side Of the Go.
vernment. The remainder, the common
people who labor for their living, have
neither spirit nor force to make resist.
ance if they desired; nor any leaders Of
character, talents and skill to conduc,
them; and the country is so overspread
by the police, and the svslem of rail-
roads radiales from the capitol to every
yno, so that the Government in London
can know in a few hours where the dan
ger lies, and can concentrate troops on
the point in few hours more, and before
it is possible forlhe di8af'ecled 10 have
notice Of their coming. All this was re,
allied last July and August during the
riots
The Church Of England regarded be
fore | left home as the buIwark OF Pro
testaniam in Europe; | still SO regard it,
and consider it the best possible mode
Of Church and State. Its moral and
literary character, as it respects the
clergy, is high, vastly higher than it
was one hundred or even fifty years ago
This is generally attributed 10 the action
Dt DisSeners and Methodists. who have
also increased tho activity Of he church
as a measure Of self defence, because the
pIety aud activity of Diasenters and Me-
IhodisIs were emptyiDg the parish
churches, and of course bringing the par
Ish clergy into contempt with the COM
mon people. They have recovered great
Iy from this, and are recovering still;
and of course there is at least relative
decline Of Dissent and Melhodism do
not say that the Dssenters and Meiho-
lists have declined absolutely in mum.
Ders, activity, or pelv; but | say the
Church has gained vastly more than
hey, relatively, during the last ten
Vears:s Sd much 40, that, as a candid man,
believe she would nearly neulralze
heir Influence in the course of half
century, il she continued 10 increase in
activity and plety as she has done 70
he last ten or fifteen years.
But The alarm which the church took
'ome fifteen years at The progress of
hesDissenes and Melhodists produced
mother still more remarkable result:
t gave rise TO The bitter controversy
The anoslOIic succescinn