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

!" uef'utuly CdiHO'lC countries, and the
nobility are declining 10 Influence end al
so in numbers because The soverpigo
Tears them and approxImales The people
BY the Intervention OF the church, which
sympathIses with the highea and the
lowest portions Of the community on the
continent, but not with the middle intel,
Ilgent liberal Cess This is the true no.
sIIIon OF The Catholic church Of ihis time
IN decidedly Catholic countries, AS in IL.
ally and Austria; and imperceptibIy in
creasing in semi aholic countries. even
where the Governments are Protestant.
Ny remarks do not apply to Russia, Nor
way and Sweden, as ! have not visited
Them and scarcely to Spain, ia her pre-.
sent agiated condition.
With respect To England, have salts
hed myself that she is the richest, ws-
est and greatest nation 10 The world: but
that she exhibits the extremes OF power.
~ end wealth, desllution and comfort,
depraVity and virtue. more strikinoIy
than any other people on earth. She
has acquired her maximum of dominion
and power, but, having a strong and we'll
established government, she will long
maintain her ascendency. Much of her
success is to be ascrbed to the character
OF her people; The Anglo Saxons have
always been eminent for enterprise and
utility; hence, while France is specua-
1--we. and discovers great principles, and
ls content simply with their discovery,
England applies them in practice, which
renders them productive; 4. while Ger
many is metaphysical, q suggests spen
did thoughts and theories, England holds
iaat what ages Of good sense have sci
tied IN morals md theology.
But have said that England has al
tanned her maximum Of wealth and DOW
err. This will appear when we consder
her external and internal history since
the commencement OF this century. Fiji.
ty years ago machinery was scarcely
used at all 10 produce manufactures, and
Eng land was the only nation to possesa it
and the skill 10 use it. Upon the paci6.
cation of Europe in 1915, Ihe contipen-
tai nations were exhausted by the long
and destructive wars of Napoleon, while
EngIand's soil had not tasted one droD Of
blood. The consequence was she imme
dlateIy became the manufacturer for The
world and the distribution Of goods vast
ly augmented her mercantile marine and
extended her commerce. Orcourse, all
nations sent their coin 10 her to buy her
manufactures, which II hey could not pro.
duce for want Of machinery, skill. and
hands; the first two OF which England
prohibited from leaving her soil and the
latter remained with her because il was
for their interest When the continen.
tai nations and the United States also
were nearly exhausted of their coin and
bullion, and sought to pay England IN
raw material. she instituted the corn
laws and other customs, 10 protect her
own agricultural interests, and compel
money still t0 flow to her in return for
her manufactures. THIS policy contin-
ued, compelled other nations TO institute
also, and, in order TO sus.
tain them, to enact tariff laws after the
example OF EOgland, and the free com
with different nations diAus-
ed machinery and mechanical skill and
olher nations now have in these respects
an equality with England, and 10 point
Of cheapness of living and of customs,
several have the advantage of her.
The causes operating in England and
abroad have produced the two following
results, which now agitate England and
The continent. In England the manufac.
uring interest created q new and largo
population peculiar 10 itself, so suddenly
collected. and so denseIy and promiscu-
ously crowded and lodged, as to be de-
'iructVe Of health, but more particular.
" OF morals, decency 81 irueary. This
population required to be led, and hence
The increased consumption of food aug
the demand and raised The rents
Of land from 25 to 200 per cent. The
result is, when trade has failed them,
and they are literally starving, they can
not melt away into the agricultural and
radiDg masses, and thus be absorbed and
restored; but they must Gradually per-
sh until their number shall be reduced
10 the present demand OF trade, and then
hey NAV barely live again. But while
rade was active the manufacturing ODD
lIalIon prospered again, out as the ma.
ions around improved in their produc
ions, less was wanted from England
md their success exceeding their own
they very naturally con
'eived the idea Of reducing her wealth,
distressing her people and humbIing her
'ower, by excluding her manufactures.
The consequence is, France is increasing
Ter tariff Germany has entered exlen.
lively into n national customs union with
Prussia al its head. q The United States