Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-01-20

Presidential election = ,442, $50, or one in
seven of The people. The expenditure for
the civil government Of Gre, Britain is
about 81 q, 900, 600, or SIT 10 each cleo
tor; in France, 93,OOO.CO0 or $5,I6 to
each elector; in the United States. 24.COO,
ouO, or s l,50 to each voter. 10 France,
the government Of the Citizen King is far'
more absolute and corrupt than that Of the
Empire. There are at the disposal Of the
King and Ministers 500, OCO salaried offices.
which are oil divided among the 10000
electors. their families, and connections;
and the en,oIuments are SO graduated ,ha,
each incumbent is not only in fear Of i'm.
mediate REMOVAL, bUi constantly stmulatta
in his loyalty BY the hope OF higher pay
Under such system the popular election
is farce and when we are told that the
nations Of Europe are pursuing the protec-
tive policy for encouragement Of g home
industry" and the conduct Of France IL
pointed out as an instance. we must consider
that the people have nothing to do in the
matter. The government Of France, the
dynasty of family, and the 100000 de.
penden's upon the throne; Gun preserve
their position and Cypress the remaining
34,5oo.OCQ people who have no yore liz
The matter, only by swelling the number OIL
officials. The "pro.ective system" enables
the King to maintain, in the frontier dis
tricis 10000 officials at an Expense Of S..
O"0,00O per aanum, all Of whom are cleo,
tors and are sure ''protection agains, the
introduction Of liberal principles into the
electoral colleges and the chamber of dep
u,ies. These people are supported by the
protective system, and will they vote for
, destroying that system? The people oil
| France. as well as Of the governments,
| are aware Of the destructive tendency OF
protection, but they have no voice in
the matter. In England, where the popu
lar voice is much more potent, every day
brings forward some new approach to.
wards freedom Of It's Intercourse. The
United States on the other hand, are len.
ding their support, no, to the cause Of free.
dom. but TO that oltyrann:cal government,
through The influence Of their example
The manufacturers Of France, whom the
government Pretends to protect, pay an.
nually upon the three articles Of first ne.
csssisy, cOal, cotton, and iron tax Of $3.50
OOO,O0O. For instance, the quantity OF
iron manufactured in France, is 10000
tons per annum, worth at So per ton, s. 10
96s, 75o. The same quantity of bette iron
could be bought in England for S., OO0, COO
coal pays duty Of SIS per ton, and r
consequence the manufacturers of the Yves
Of France use wood at cost Of more thar
double'of that at witch they could buy coal
They also pay tax Of $3,000,OCO pc
annuna on cotton AS an Offset for thes.
expressions n tax oe $50 TO $3.50 per tor
is laid upon flax and cotton yarn. The
balance of the ''protec,ion' account leave.
10 them loss, but the system supports 81 :,
600 offic ais at an expense Of $500, GLf
a year. /. is to counienance and supper
this "system" that the United States adop
the restrictive policy. If the French peo
pie complain, their rules have only to poin
the "modle Republic" as proof tha, they
enjoy liberty enough, and with reason may
they do so when the example is Sc, them 81
Zoo, OGO people going to the polls and
imposing voluntarily upon themselves those
fst'srs from which the people Of Europe
are burning TO &c free. The operation OF
popular intelligence, is, however, fast pro-
ducing favorable results The free aot ion
of people untrammelled by governmental
restriction, cannot ultimately be wrong.
The great moral spectacle Of $4,000
people quietly casting their votes and rev.
olu'ionizing government: every four years
is guarantees that the cause Of popular
freedom must ultimately triamph.