The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-21

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countries With articles which were poye
procured from there before. AlihocgI
France s iry 10 adjostthe aiTair, Eugana
no doubt, will prevent il by all tossibr
means. Ia Other parts every lhins remains
quit.
DEMocRAcY AND ARlsTocRAcY.-
La Rolorme, 9 French publication, says
that of33 million sol paepIe ia oFrancc, ,27
millions do not drink wine. 8 millions
nsVer taste sugar, 20 millions never ear
meat, 8 millions eat no wheat bread, d,and
1 millions are clothed in rags. Let u,
state ;hese facts in dlGerent mode o
SO millions, ! s millions onIY, or less
than half, ever eat wheat bread, l3 mil
lions only ever wear shoes, millions
only ever drink VINE; 2 mIllons only
ever eat meat, m lious only ever taste
sugar, snd only seven eightS are clothed
IN anything better than rags, or drink
wine, CT weGr shoes, portion can com.
msnd sucl! comforts, or. es Americans
weuld call hem; nece7Sares. only oCce-
'ionslIy;'or we must suppose many graz
doien between those who coHsumo such
lhings constantly, and those who never
consume them at ELL Hence some pro-
cure one, or mere, or all Of them, only
an Sundays, others only on hoId1ys.
3oma can occasionally procure meat,
without tho resi-; some both meat and
vine s,l fewer, meat, wine and sugar,
Somo who never Taste mea', wine or
sugar. or wear, shoes, or whole clothes.
occasionally find aluSury in wheaton
bread
We ask 8mericans 10 think OF this,
Where, even among the misershly poor
,l our commercial cities, do we find
hose thus hsbi,ually destitute? Echo
lnswer where" Ard who sre tho ma.
orily Of the Ftonch population who
ievcr ca, wheaton brssd, or mea,,o su
gar, o, drink wine, or wear shoosiTheY
nc The agricultural popuIstionl The Ill!
crs, sys! and tbs owners OF the soil
q slmers aud 'hrea men of Pennsyi.I
,anis! Think Of thsi Think, on siir
lag down 10 your well loaded tdblea,
With uppet'tes shsrpsnOd BY Toll, and
ust pride Inepifed by freedom, think
}! 33 miilonss Of people, more by sixty
)er cent. ,dsn the whole population Q!
hs Uuited S;stes,of whom segan eights.
!Gd ma,ority Of hem taruleeS, never
ouch wheaton bread, or meat, or sugar,
n wine, Or wesr shoa,! Can you
iSn imOgiuo such poverty? AaolhoI
lertlou o! these eeGl!luts slleIdls are
ae mechanics Of The great ciiiss. '0per
ltiyes' of Pniadslphie, and Manay unk,
'ud Reading, and pousvile; aaa Pits
'urg, and HlsghOay, end Is rmingham
,od Yoik, aDd Ch9mbgrsburgh, and
3slhany, and MesdYile, lhiDk Of kai.
And what 10 the other side Of ths
licturer France is lie richest nalionI
If Continental Europe. lis natural
wealth Of fertile sail, sea coast, mines,
will support more people in comfort,
han Tint OF any other 200 600 conlig-
lous square milo ca thai continent But
aye! Bll--Egsgca is moMrcAyaadI
5 contiguous TO powerful neighbcr..
Il has Rigsnllc navy in ,ine Of pssce,
ond en- army Of 25O, 900 men, II hes q
throne, or royal executive, Of greai
and lis government j.
elected by only 10000 voters, and
hose The richest, from an adult male
populations Of five or six millions. And
why does it maiutan this great army 10
icVour The bread Of the peOple!Io main.
tain king on his throne, and 10 main
'sio frontier against contiguous nations
continually resting On iheir speaTs.' And
such will be the condition OF these Uni
ted States, when They are Surrounded
by The nation Of Canada, The n3lion of
Oregon, the nation Of Mexico, end diyi-
ded upon Mr.. McDlfiee's sublime pro-
Jet, into 'ihree coHfederacies.' Give
US, Mr.. Webster, your independent ma.
lion Ia Oregon: give US, M Me eUufie,
you: 'Ihree couedsracles' of North,
Wes' aud South;gve us, Mr. 1iangum,
your independent nation 10 Caoada ;give
Us, Sir Richard Pakenham, your guar.
antee Of Mexican independence under
British protection; give US, Mr. Gu,zoi,
your independence Of Texas and your