Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-20
MACGREGoR's REPORT.

GENEROUSLY, and Of his own moons very voiuminous
ksprt The Tariffs and Treaties OF Grea, Bfilsp and
pou hss been LAID beifs both Houses Of Parliament !,
fs said that the American portion Of The Repu occupies
over 400 pages large part Of which Is chiefly sias-
,icsI matter. TIE work is spoken Of being 4 very
important oae. Some Of It's statements, however have
been GA He'd IN question ia Parliament, and do nonDcrd as
nscrursie We presume the Reparl is put forward al
The present tine. justify the Free Trade theatres
Of the Brush government. From the beginning and The
ed Of Mr.. Macgr'sm's work, We certainly shall no,
dissent.
The report commences BY observing
'ln comparing The Government Vi the United Sioos
OF An. rica i'm these VI otber nations.
bar that wheu the Anglo American coIunies declared
nelr independence. Their moral ana physcsl condition
was v.fy different irom that VI all republics which had
previously existed ~ thar have since arisen The peo
pie generally nteiIigebi, their habits uRn and
ladusirlous and uolke the Europeans oi South Ameri.
ca. their IDEAS Tree from the lhrsdoin of religious
Intolerance.
The abilities Of the great men who conducted their a..
semblies, were solid rather than brilliant; practical ra
ther Than iheore,ieal. They had the good and
Discrimination roiw outstanding their &c mTaon irom Tie
government Of the nuer coualry, 10 adupi the cons
iuiiDn aud laws III tho Then most free government
earth, as the ground work Of theirs: making royal
htred'ay chic, magistrate, ililed privileged nobily
and nain nal church establishment, the ouly remarka
BILE exceptions.
Their immense territory, with soils yielding every
prodnc'tm undet heaven, and ahoonding in numerous
nasipabe MYERS. lakes. and harbofsfsheres, woods
and minerals. placed all natural advantages In their i'm.
mediate possessior.
Their language and education enabled them 10 enjoy
all the benehs Of English know ledge and literature
WITHOUT the labor expense vi lrans tion OF paving for
copyrights. They hao also. the earliest advantages Of
discoveries IN the aud Sciences without restrictions
as /" The rights Of patents.
Wnh ihr peculiar good fortune Of being governed at
that critical period. Wy hones' men. they had the know
edge OF all ages aud countries Ia guide them.
Possessing, iheret re such extraordinary advantages
the Anglo Americans enabled la avoid u os Of the
blnnders cunmned by the Spanish American republics
u was HE msorluue u tho latter 10 have been pre-.
vmusy 10 tr md, penden,e, ruled rather awpd into
passive obtdlenre. by the must da kenng mona
eod ecclesiastical government; government ana hieas
chy. that sfe" up. and acquired STRENGTH daring
lies III 'ghance. tyranny, bgo,ry and inoerarce; un,
DIR government and church, that prodied moi by the
march oi modern civilization and religious liberty, but
That enehaiied the liberty VI written and spoken Ian
paage. aud the expansion Of the intellectual faculties
Neither mad The hsofy III the Spanish culunes In their
hrs' settlement aud progress any example VI that p~se
ver'ng. abrluus aud enduring character, which was
animated, aud cherished aud suppmled by The spirit aud
ihe love VI civil and religious beny-and " blrh q, e,n;
neniy Distinguished The Pilgrim Fathers, the Ounks,s.
and even The Run,an Catholics who ffst red
and ovecame all The prlvaiions difficulties and dangers
l The American wilderness
The character and conduct Of The cohquerors and col
peel lest
asca government, ever afterwards, pre- sent contrast,
which, On becoming independent Of Spanish authority
rendered The moral ineilt and steal char
sc'er Vi The people, and Of Those Who were called upon
To rule, Incompatible with intelligent, Tolerant govern.
men',-miit impartial justice, And with civil and re-
i lletous liberty.
The democratic form ofihe United Sla,es Government,
arose as much ron Necessity, as rum any predilecln
which The leading men Of The time cherished Tor it, No
person could caim sovereign right The wealth of the
u lIu
ual The means. II were possible either OF corruption or
ot an overwhelming share of power.
Inc Constitution and laws were otherwise, rs nearly
as slbe, accommodated 10 the ideas OF The people and
i To the iornsr order vi vernmcnt.
The different SIans re aimed their representative uov
ernnenis. much the same as before the revolution with
The power o making laws Tor their internal adnislra
lon tut all the States united under one general
government.
Tnis head. or supreme government was formed OF
three branches NJ esaiesthe President The Senate aud
the House uf Represr natives.
III. problem Tor lime Ia resolve was, whether this
orn oi government possessed within Itself the pweT ol
carrying niu execution the laws. which are necessary
Tor 'hc security at persons and property, and for The
orderly maintenance Of civil and religious liberiy ("
The report concludes with The following admirable re-.
marks:
i EVER the history of The world presented two states
~ pnsl'lon aud coalition 10 do zach other the utmost
pssibe god the greatest possible eyll-sucb are the
kngdon and the United States. These constitute snb.
res oil serious consld aun r the governments ana iu
Tie people OF both England and America.
Awful, indeed, would be The cause qnences If tbose
Wild Or FOOLISH politicians, WIN, fom ignorance yanitv
ambition, or with dangerous and unprincped de
signs, would involve the British and American poweu
IN the certain casmties Of war by msguding the pe
PIE aud HE governments oi both countries. Civilization
IN America and in Europe would, Tor the lime be nara
ystd aud moi only The present generaton but succeed
g " nr'a''ons. would suffer gevousIy by an iu.errup.
on o peace aud intercourse between The members Of
great iamily; who, though divided 10 their govern,
ehis are nevertheless in spite their respective prr
JUDGES. bound together peoples by the rabe
union oil speaking the lang uase; Of being
IN sci'"'s IN which the lessons are tsupht-nud
trained Al esides where the n,uhers instl ,n,o thei
chdren the same vlrursi by readGg the same literature
ny STUDYING similar aws.--protessng, peneraily tbs
SANE relsnn by chrrishing the same duInes,ic sssca
tons; practising. fron hereditary and cornmun usage. tn
same manners, by having. until very late period a
common history; IN shut, by inheritng their vices ant
n Virtues and Their folly and wsdom in comnon.
u mas been the lung and serons cunemp laou of ,bes
grave tcunstsnces, which has at all i
America and while in Europe. urged, and does an
VIII, hereafter, urge us 10 advocate and promote
measure, which materially, morally and hoporab. ga,
strengthen The lies that will bind and maintain, !,
iu harmony the Whole British Empire and the tnue
i States of America." ''
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