New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-16

crease OF family, misfortune or accident make re-
duciion Of expense and rent necessary or prudent
the right to vote, the only political sovereignty
man has, is forfeited. Besides the practical opera
ton Of this arrangement is TO exclude the great
masses Of the workers and producers OF society who
need il most, from the benefits of representation
while great proportion Of the mechanics and
tradesmen who do pay the rent depend IRON the
laws Of trade and the influences OF wealth so much
upon their Landlord that he almost invariably com
mands their vote and, If he wants any more, buys
them by letting number of miserable apartments In
a house to poor people really at low rent but calls
il in the lease twelve pounds. Wealth, concentrating
within itself all political power from its desire of title
and rank, generally leagues with the Crown and
Ministers and in Parliament well be expected
10 exercise the only efectus check vested in the
House Of Commons that If stopping the supplies.
Revolution would he ruin to It's possessions, ruin to
It's ambition, and what the courageous Baron OF the
socalled dark ages achieved for his day, the COW
ardly commoner now has scarce virtue TO preserve.
The majority Of the lower classes, too ignorant
and sensual read think their wretcbedness natu-
ra or, az their Priests call it, Divine dispensation,
and occasionally at least feel happy enough in the
glorious pale ale of good old England the few OF
them above this ignorance know they have 10 vote
nor remedy. and led by the public journal within
their reach are apt to confound il with the intricate
subject of the fluctuations OF trade and manufacture
and thus bear it best they Or if starvation
now and then pinches TOO hard, and the lions grow
is heard too udyas recently in the case Of Ports
mouth--tbe Government sends few regiments of
troops an expedient that generally answers-ii
throws few more pence in the channels OF trade
and thus allays the wrath of the animal, or if not
gives the Government the advantage of having its
forces on the spot.
The educated and informed Englishman Of the
better classes will converse nationally most mat
ters but from long habits of thought has complete
monomania on the subject Of popular government
and like the lower classes beset and ridden by the
principle of monarchsm Upon the whole, the
people here have about as mach liberty as they
capable OF enjoying at present But II is to he
hoped brighter era will soon dawn upon the land
and bring with it more capacity and more freedom
and among the hopeful signs of the day TO that eff
feet il is pleasure to add, that there here few
small circles where the rights Of humanity are bet
ter understood and whose hearts beat in unison
with that of the race and that in one Of these the
achievements Of the age being spoken Of lady re-
marked the greatest the condition of the fac
tory girls at Lowell mentioned by Dickens
Equally encouraging the movements OF the Corn
League, and every true-h hearted man must wish
them success and sympathize with tho cause as one
of progress and justice.
close this epistle by giving the substance OF a
few of the many novel advertisements that appear
in the papers.
reward of pounds is offered for the recovery Of
lost Lap dog, and near it, in the same column, re-
ward OF five shllings for lost Child. -" Wanted
Protestant Clergyman. full Of the Holy Ghost &C..
Company advetses its purchase and exclusive right
Of the Isihmus of Daren and invites the public TO
subscribe stock FOR the construction o: Canal 10 the
Pacific n.