Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13

+ CONDITION OF ENGLAND.--fE1c follow
l. ING remarks by writer Ia the Bosto
! Traveller, are as forcible as true. 'rh
: great end Of good government should i
} to dilluse Its blessings generally and equa
!. " upon all, "ike the dew Of heaven;
: equal privileges 10 all, special fayors /
: none; the greatest good Of tho creates
number. The ambitious, the avariclou.
and the selfish, are ever struggling 70 ae
, quire undue influence and inordinat
wealth The policy Of Government
which will assist these evil propensilios
and enable the few 10 prey upon the ma
ny.is not only impolitic and bad, but ab
soluiely aagilious. Such policy not on
| " tends 10 obsiruct The general wellar,
Of the people, but weakens tho moral fore,
Of the Government, by destroying their al
tachmcnt and shaking their confidence ID
i. Constitution.
+" ENGLAND ITS WEALTH AND ITS
DISTRESSED PEorLE.--England, in its pre-
sent state Of prosperity and misery, in the
astonishing wealth and power Of the few
and the poverty and degraton Of tho ma
ny, Ia reading lesson OF instruction 10
the world. Mr.. Mann tells us that Eng
land Is The only country in Europe con
spicuous for its civilization and resources,
which has not, and never has had, sys-
tenn Of education for the people; and this
state Of things is but a sample OF what
exists in all her regulations Of sociGfy.
Where are we to look for the cause
Of the blindness Of the English people to
| The condition Of thoir poor; and the death.
like apathy with which the ignorance, the
misery, and the degradation Of millions Of
their counirymen are regarded2 II will
be admitted, doubtless, without question,
that the English, as a nation, are among
the most intelligent and decidedly the
most wealthy people in the world Can
we not find in these very facts The cause
of their slow advancement in all the ideas
encircling the destitute and tho simpler
Is there not tendency with highly intel.
lectual persons, TO treat everything new,
everything which aims II the elevation OF
the mass 10 the enjoyment Of the benefits
of knowledge and science---as Utopani|
q tendency coiintoracled only by life OIL
true chariiy--ihc love Of doing as VIC
would be done by. And is not also the
state Of mind engcnderod By The posses
sion Of wealth, correspondentIy faithlcss
in regard to the advantage and praciicu.
bIllfy Of every system having as an end
and basis the possession by the people ii
arge Of the higher cnjoyments and bless.
ngs Of iie2
Gould the intelligence and wealth oil
nations be brought TO bear upon, and be
--'ad to, the objects above alluded 10,
'-"m the groveliing worm 10
- IS scarcely greater
'-aught IN tho
lions,
'arth It,.
minds as they rn4,
d within, wings which,u..
influence OF rest from corporeal ans
d distress, Of afiectionate sympathy and1
'isc direction, might be expanded SO as to
nable them 10 sport in the sunshine Of
rosperiiy, 10 taste The sweets Of produc- J.
We industry and a life oforderly goodness.
Asthe streams Of the mountains, whom
rrestcd in their course BY barriers formed
y tbe nature Of the country through !
'hich they should pass in their errand I'll
become stagnant dilIasingI I
vapors; and as the country be. Z
ond, deprived Of It's needed nourishmentl !,
I'D power Of Increase, is rendered arid, !
nsighlly, and unproduciye, 80 The goods !
intelligence and wealth, flowing from I
Dove, 10 their efforts to bless all mankind, Y
suffered to accumulate in MOSES, sery- \
g only for the selfish qualification of oil \
", withhold the likelihood from society and Y
luse misery and degradation 10 abound Y
/" May VIC in the United States learn \
Q lesson above presented, before Il ii Y. Z
Q late; may we seek 10 help onward an \ \
Q streams Of life to those below us, how "
er elevated Or lowly may be our station!
ur boasted happy country will then DO Z.
deed 50. But If we do not this, The Y, Y
neful evils Of The old world must come X
'pn Us; tho evils Of the loafbsono ses- !,
m Of corruption will encircle d., and ts 4
isonops breath spread i moral and y
ysical pesiilence over our fair domain. Il I, y
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THE PHIrAsrHRoPx oF ENeEAND. ~
bile The English are pretending 10 feel
ch Christian adherence Of lie op. ~
rssicn which they affirm existsin those n
our States where neUru sInvnrv Ia ff,i. lux
aied, behold the evidence Of her sipcerf y
ns presented by a London correspond y
I Of The Boston Allas: pu
/" i Il remarked that The Church oil a
gland bas, on al occasions, been found c1
nged On the side IF oppression and Bot
zeal despoiism, Il supports poor INV AZ
II lteass poverty BE- crime, NH hnnfs Le