The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-08

II is easy TO that so much Of gross immortality
usss must argue The verify Of The charges Of Dick
ems TrolIop. Ash, and company, against the Amerir
can character. something strongly rsprehsns'b's
N the conduct Of him who utters the sccusston II
II true that this republic is wanting in good
faith than most OF the monarchiss Of Europe, and
that alleged by the IntslIisencer tie partition Of
Poland, the theme Of much just and severe rep
rehsnson BY the purer political moralists Of the
world, is a fl type Of the American treaty for the
annexation Of Texasf
"Oh hberte quelques crimes tu comms."s was
the exclamation Of Madame Roland, turning 10
tho statue Of liberty a. she asc~nded ths seal
fold 10 suffer, with many others, legal murder
In country where the great principles Of liberty
arc generally known and Recognised, and are pro-
gressiscly marching 10 the moral conquest Of the
world IL is greatly 10 be regretted that 20 many con-
found with licentousn. rs, and understand 80 little
Of its true SPIRIT and Of the best means TO eject lis
practical deliberations. In vain do We ask certain
men to regard the light Of divine aud sublime phi
Iosophy As their guide in working out tho problems
Of real liberty Many continue 10 think the light oil
their unassisted superior rule and thus
they founder in the miry Of their own fsnat-
cal errors. To some Of the grievous personal con.
sequences, We shall briefly advert, ere We close.
The New Testament IL The foundation Of freedom !;
and while republican liberty the largest scale ma
turay chershes its precspt, owes 70 its origin
its system readily adspis itself TO thos1 forms Of so
- ---.i-l -i-------.~~~-~ hasa rendered the po-
Iitcal freedom Of all imprscticable. It's instant ef-
feet then, il cordially received, is a good degree
Of practical freedom. The works of English wri-
teri, although strongly imbued with The alloy Of
narchcal principles, yet contain not = few of the
most profound moral and political views. And while
we shun the ssrvile admiration Of them, disgrace
ful 70 eerisD Federal editors lend willing ri-
butte 70 thsir virtues and excelencies. We would
cite the following passage ss an example, from the
Quarterly Review for October, 1876 p. Al, article,
Summers Prize Essay:
There requires but little reflection upon the his
tory Of the past, and little experience Of the actual
coodtion Of society," to perceive the utter insuciea-
cy Of rarrs political, or philosophical, economical
systems, for afording any psrmanencc TO The amelio
ration which they all profess to bestow upon the
dition Of mankind sysem after system has been
adopted nth eager hope, and rejected in its turn,
with utter despair, in favor of another which has u
tima,ely followed the destiny Of its predecessors and
mankind, instead Of reaping tho expected harves
have too ofcD found their condition deterorated and
their minds disappointed and irrtated II ever there
was time 10 which these truths were more palpsbIe
than 1t smother, it appears be the present Polt
clans have At length been compelled 70 acknowledge
without, however, practically enforcing the conse
querce that all hope for the future is to be sought
IN general moral amelioration. The opportunity
therefore surely favorable for endeavorng 10 de-
raj conduct, public and private, with political wealth
and prosperity that the former Is, 10 fact the cen
tre round which the latter must resolvc."
To present our own views more explicitly, we
add that political sysssms Of great importance in
themselves, are yet subordinate 10 that moral con-
Duct public and private which constitutes the centre
round which political wealth and proc perty mus, re-
volve." In other words, to make people political
y free and prosperous they must 10 great degree
be morally sound.
\" sxa~iains the political system Of the En-
glish Government, shall find that, although
it does confer a considerable portion of the theo
retical and practical liberty, large part Of that
liberty Of which they boast 20 much is merely nomi-
be asst med in which il will become more i6an NOM an
nal For the weight and strength of these parts of
the system, which keep down the lower classes of
society, so great, the pressure from above is so
irresistible, that IT is impossible for them always to
have even a moderate share Of the comforts and en-
joymenls Of life at command. Four-sixths of tina,
number, about whose liberty the British world re-
sounds like the groves with the name of Amarylli.
amounting, In all, to more than hundred and TWEEN.
~ millions, arc equally dependent with the slave. of
our country for their means of subsistence on the
upper classes, and have much less abundance of food
and suitable clothing, and less time and opportunity
to study and understand their moral obligation,
The Law Of Primcgeniture divides the land in Eor.
land itself among seven thousand families Heredi.
tary legislation impars vast supersdded force to this
property forever, combining its enactments with the
tendencies OF accumulated wealth in few hands
The constituency Of the United Kingdom number
100000 The immense subject population abroad
have no representatives, In the National Lesi.laturr
Mr.. Arkwnghi, who died last year, worth forty mil.
lions Of dollars, is but type of class. which IN.
system Of the British Government, has oonstsrt ,e,
TO create or nowisA. Mr.. Arkwrigbt continued hn
manufactures on an immense scale till y thin fev
year. OF hrs death and had works of his owr eve,
at that time How many more operatives could he
have starved, or deprived Of comfortable subsistence
whcnsoever he might will it, than the mos, opu.
lent STAKEHOLDER Of the South How man,
tenants could The Duke Of Bucclcuxh with
his million OF dollars income srve, or beresv.
of all the comm On comforts Of life, beyond any of
our Shareholders Mr.. Coimsn tells Us that one
man gave orders to build, in London, f.ur thousand
houses Of good size ard Appearances His power Of
dsprving Others Of employment, or Distressing them.
must have been great. The power of Cr.sus,,L. |
wealth Ion evil, Is commensurate with il. capacity for
good.
But DO the English sr''ocrsey. their ooadju,or.
on this side of the Atlantic, in their hostility
to ,Avery ever imagine the a,oastion Of the law Of
pr'moeeni'ure, the abolition Of the hereditary power
of the Lords, OF ofhe peculiar privileges Of the 81.
Iect constituency Il not unlvcrss su[raae the .e