Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-22

DEMOCRACY AND ARIsTocRAcY. La
Retorme, French publication, says that
of 33 millions OF people in France, 81
millions do not drink wine, 81 millions
never taste sugar, 20 millions never wear
shoes, 81 millions never eat meat, Is mil
lions eat no wheaton bread, and millions
are clothed in rags. Let US state these
facts in different mode. OF 33 millions,
Is millions only, less than half, ecer
eat wheaton bread, 10 millions only, eper
were shoes, 6 millions only, eper drink
wine, 2 millions only, ever eat meat, 2
millions only, erer taste sugar, and only
seven-eights are clothed in anything bet
ter than rags. We must add that of the
few who eper eat wheaton bread, meat, or
sugar, or drink wine, or wear shoes a, por-
ton can command such comforts, or as
Americans would call them, necessaries,
only occasionally; for we must suppose
many gradations between those who con-
sumo such things constantly, and those
who never consume them at all. Hence
some procure one, or more, or all OF them,
only on Sundays, others only on holi-
days. Some can occasionally procure
meat, without the rest; some both meat
and wine; still fewer, meat, wine and SUI
gar, or wear shoes, or whole clothes, &C.
casionally find luxury in wheaton bread.
We ask Americans to think of this.--
Where, even among the miserable poor of
our commercial cities, do we find those
thus habitually destitute? Echo answers
"where?' And who are the majority Of
the French population who never eat
wheaton bread, or meat, or sugar, or drink
wine, or wear shoes They are the ag.
ricultural population The tillers, ayes
and the owners of the soil! Farmers
and "hired men" of Pennsylvania
Think of that! Think, on sitting down
to your well loaded tables, with appetes
sharpened by toll, and just pride inspired
by freedom, think of 33,000,000 of peo-
pie, more BY sixty per cent. than the
whole population of the United States, oil
whom seyen-eghlhs, and majority OF
them farmers, never touch wheaton bread,
or meat, or sugar, or wine, or wear shoes!!!
Dan you even imagine such poveriy?--
Another portion of these destitute suffer
ers are the mechanics Of the great cities
Operatives" of Philadelphia, and Mana
yunk, and Reading, and PottsviIle, and
Plisburg, and Allegheny, and Birmlng.
ham, and York, and Chambersburg, and
Bethany, and Meadvile, think of that.
And what is the other side Of the pic.
turei France is the richest nation oil
Continental Europe. Its natural wealth
of fertile soil, sea coast, mines, wa sup.
port more people in comfort, than that o.
any other 100000 contiguous square
miles on that continent. But, aye but
France is monarchy, andis contlgu-
Gus to powerful neighbors. II has g.
gantic navy in the time Of peace, and an
army Of 100000 men. 1t has throne
or royal executive, of great magnifcencei
and its government is elected by 25O'Vou
voters, and those the richest, from an adui
male population of five or six millions
And why dues il maintain this great army
TO deyolr the bread Of the peoplef 10
maintain king on his throne, and 70
maintain a frontier against contiguous "a,
tons, continually resting on their spears.
And such viii be the condition Of the Uni-
ted States, when they are surrounded oy
the nation of Canada, the nation OF Ore
gon, the nation Of Mexico, and divided up
on Mr.. McDufie's sublime project mo
'lhree confederacies.' Give us, Mr. Weo'
ster, your independent nation in Oregon
give us, Mr.. McDuAie, your three COME
deracies' Of North, West and South; give
us, Mr.. Mangum, your independent nation
in Canada; give US, Mr.. Pakenham, your
guarantee Of Mexican independence under
British protection; give US, Mr.. Gu'zos
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