Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-06-22

nents of its tail, is not likely to have a
more enduring existence than its pre-
decessors. While the present semi
state Of anarchy prevails, all respect for
the constitutional rights of the people
or the Sovereign is merged in the de-
signs Of ambitions, self-willed men,
whose personal feelings, irrespective
of the welfare Of the country, are the
rule OF action. Compared with the
present condition of things, pure des-
potism in Spain would be blessing.
Occasions, it is said, produce great men.
In Spain, the occasions have been suf-
ficiently numerous, but no master mind
has appeared to control them or turn
them to good account. Perhaps when
sufficiently disguised with the puny
whipsters that now fog them SO un-
mercifully, the Spanish people may So
Illcit from his retirement in the neigh
borhood Of the Regents park, the only
man who appears TO have the nous of a
statesman-Espartero. With all his
faults, he is Olympus to a mo!e-hill as
compared with those who have pre-
sumed TO "rule the roast since his
abdcation.
In Portugal the Government was
loo feeble-to conquer the insurgents Of
Almeida. 1t winked at the treason it
could not punish, and by allowing the
parties engaged in it to escape into
Spain, it has got rid for the present of
the troublesome Bomfm and his COM
rougues. A government which is too
weak to assert its own dignity holds
out a premium 10 sedition. The other
foreign news of the fortnight possesses
no striking feature.
BERLIN, May 6.-Ihe United
States and the ZokUerein.-The con-
clusion ola commercial treaty between
the Great German Union and the Uni
ted States of America has created
great sensation in England, whence it
appears our Cabinet has received
new proof Of the viglant care with
which Great Britain watches over her
trading interest. A commercial esta-
fette, who arrived yesterday from
England, brings intelligence that the
English Ministry had determined on
removing the whole Of the existing
import duty on foreign wool, in order
TO enable English manufacturers the
better to maintain competition with the
Zollverein manufacturiesinthe Ameri-
can market. Purchasers and orders
have already been despatched hence
in all directions--a proof that no doubt
is entertained that the proposition of
the English Ministry will be assented
TO by Parliament 1t may be observed
that in some Of our trading circles here,
which are supposed to be well inform
de respecting English affairs, no init
nation oil the resolution in question
has been received; or is it deemed ex-
pedient TO deny it. However, the cir
cumstances is sufficiently probable; and
there is no reason to believe that the
comparatively strong influence which
the Australian land owners may have
in the House of Commons, is of ma
ture to diminish the probability
T Allgemeine Zeitunng.
INDIA AND CHINA--We have received
by the Overland mail intelligence from
Bombay TO the lst of April from Cal
cutta, Agra and Delhi, TO the 22d of
March, from Madras to The esd of that
month. The accounts from China are
to the eth of February; the latter
contain nothing of interest, further
than that all was quiet, and the arrange
ments of Government for carrying on
business had proved so Ear successful.
Sir Henry Pottinger had directed the
reduction of expenditure on the erect
ton Of government buildings TO the
lowest point Some European labor
ers, on arriving at Hong Kong in quest
of employment, had had the mortiiica-
ton of discovering that it was in vain
to compete with Cinnamon. The col |
ony appears to have been more healthy
OF late than formely. The accounts
received state that the Chinese New
Year Holidays had almost entirely put
a stop TO business, and few transactions
either in imports or exports had been
effected. India is tranquil
LIBERIA.