New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-03

We are permitted 10 give the following H''
,eressibg Letter 10 The public. /, contains tae '' u
distinguished American (msny years OF whose nc N"'
moor, in Great Brtain upon toe past present and
.robsb. course OF political even" IN England 10
need no. ask for this Letter careful Perusa 1t will
command that And when read. ii woud be superfuous
t,ns "a add that its writer IS no ordinary man.
Ab, Eve Jour.
LONDON January 81 le46
rh British Constitution not formed like ours IN
an assembly Statesmen Il sTsu up under the foster
ing care of the Church aud while II WAS weak Ike an
infant toe church nursed IL, like mother Its theory OF
iustice and freedom and common rehts was the work
of the Church But the Church could alter the
dtion Of human The principles we're derived
from her the practice necessarily marred and mod
fled by the degeneracy Of fallen man.
twas age when physical power and herce passions
had much SWAY In an age when among other things.
the possession of land Including OF course the snfs
who cultivated it. the only recognized TILE to the
exercise Of political power In the state TINS ie the
true but explanation OF the predominant inHu-
euce exercised by the of land in this empire
In ruder the Baron sounded the horn and h!s ss
as "in duty bound rushed TO mis- standard. The las,
srfs we rcqd OF found on The Royal estates In Inc
rejgn cf Queen Elizabeth Throughout the rest OF
Catholic Europe, serfags mas been abolished
From this period things changed ,hcir names but not
,bcir essence Religion lost its influence, except Is
sentiment working in the breasts OF individuals l's n
tlor,y Mt a gone The se-fs had already
emerged into tenants, and ihe old Baron become toe
modern Landlord. He sounded has buge no more But
he exqctod the tribute OF fstfGl sovereignty under
other form. as vigorously as ever According to the
principles Of the Constitution political rights belonged
10 the occupiers a. well the OF the soil BGt
.br owner naturally required that these rights should be
exercised in his favor He was the protector OF his Ten
ants now he had been OF his serfs before His inter
ests became interviewer with the interests OF the whole
csss 10 which he bclonged-and did theirs. Hence
Won find that from time mmemoria the landed interest
OF this empire have ruled supreme in the Legislative
Executive and Judicial departments Of this government
Their laws framed the theory OF
the Constitution But their spirit always and their let
ter frequently directed strengthen and per
neate their own interests as individuals and prepoten
cy as class in the councils of the nation. The egsla
or itself was in their hands the Interpretation and the
execution Of the laws were but corroares OF HeT pow
er in framing them.
The first great breach ON this seemingly mpregnable
fortress was made by the Reform Bill By this othe.
but still weaker elements, were admitted into the agency
of working the British Constitution. Since then these
weaker cencuts have become strong and hnve waXed
impatient the sovereignty which landed property
still exercises other property in the councils OF The
State Cheap bread on side and protection
on the other are the party cries which subst
tuled for the red and white OF other days. These
do well for party But the contest is, be-
tween the hereditary I" acre kings and the upstari
.'MoneYkinga with or without acres Asregnrds mere
ncr cen.ape on capital the Money kings receive pc.
haas es large dividends the others. But the land
lords beside their interest capital invested in land
receive in votes their tribute OF ieRty from their ten
anry and thus bring an overwhelming influence into
the measures OF the government. The deep and un.
spoken spirit and purpose Of the AntCorn Land party
are 10 destroy this influence II is 10 withdraw IRON
capital invested in land oil political north which shall
moi he equally recognized attaching to capital in.
is,S :, hrIion State stock. or any other species
of de6nabe aud lawful property. This is the real
question, and not protection. nor yet cheap bread
from all and hear think the Corn Laws
-re,rieyabv doomed and that the present minister for
having had the inconsistent holiness to advocate the
change is irrctrevably damaged He will divide the
marty extreme and moderate Conservatives ms
ibav choose 10 call themselves There is every proba-
bl;iy thst the lower section of the Tories under Sir
Robert Peel will fall in with the higher section of the
/ II. ;-
lv MAJ there will be a dissolution of Parliament in
which event the Tories in their broken up condition
will no mn match for their opponents of all shades II Is
o, ,,ara,,, rho croYth of rnoneved in coniradis.
tnctjon IN landed arisocracy that has swelled this
movement into an scutc necessity for change The
uoo Of this country have been worked down low that
M more revenue can be eXacted Of them the of
taxns for dear bread OF otherwise Nav large proper.
ZION of be,n nov are adding to the bur,hen under the
ycb, nj which thcv have been crushed 10 the earth
Tho direction therefore of the policy TO retrieve
r renar tho damage of the conrse hitherto pursued
which ,ros virtually 10 make tho rich richer and the
49, onrer ain M, that the moor are 70 be elevated
bnt ta rich arc to be brought down They shall have to
boar oloue the taxation the weight of which they had
,ha,tn ro,riyed 10 shis in great measure from their
n,,, shoulders 10 those of the poor
The Income Tax was the first direct legislative
mon, in This new direction The repeal OF the corn laws
. 10 second Its first con sequence will be tonakc food
bean md nlcptful It's next consequence will be, TO
u oyn the fsrners means of paving high rents LIS
,h;d conseouence will be TO bring about a lowering Of
Tho r.nt. and TO null down the revenues of the landed
o-i- .ract )
a,; those will be hu.insicnifcant fleets compared
with another conscqueuce-the emancipation OF the ag
rcnnrol opustion from the bondage of feav voting
FIR their landlords The golden bond of common.cass
which has SO long held that sristocracy together
will he sundcrcd-,hey will be broken W., political
rbs,anx and their influence will be absorbed by the
pel;np mower OF those thew have hitherto looked down
mon ms their interiors
These thinrs will occur slowly perhaps but certainly
Tho lido has been turning for several wears but now the
, crrept hos fairly SGT in and do not say but the
Tbb ,,scIf viii he made 10 feel its force Iislikely to
haa tho f,r,nnes Of the class With whose msmmon in
tcres,s it has been so long and heartessly identified
The movement APPEARS insignificant in itset-yet these
are among it's certain consequences
II is probable that the country will become much more
strong in regard other powers by this removal of
the veins OF the government, The nson is at this mo-
menr in the crisis of the change aud is evidently in
disposition to go with US, if il be avoided
War at this time would be lucky incident to the land
ed interest and great discouragement the free.trs
dcrs Besides the approaching scarcity of food would