Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14

is true, both wicked and foolish kings and rulers,
but she has shown that she knows how to deal with
both. What king or what minister dare resist pub
lie opinion at this day? Even Sir Robert Wal
pole, in the p!sntude of his power, (about 1885,
dared not attempt to tax America. u will leave
that" said ne, !" for some of my successors, who
may have more courage than possess"
| Have we not made good our theory! Could
England have arrived at such pitch of commercial
consequence if she had been part of continent,
and not independent Of the Jealous interference
OF neighbors on her boundaries nor would she
then have had the advantage OF surrounding ocean,
Had she been placed further north south, would
she have had SO good climate, (sme at lis moist
ness as you may,) one so well calculated to pro-
ducc habits of industry and eXerton, or conducive
| TO health and longevity How far soundness of
| body has tended to produce soundness of mind,
habits OF thinking, manly independence, GOODNESS
and determination in action, commercial enterprise
and lndomltable perseverance, let physicians and
| psychologists determine. lis influence must have
been considerable in forming the English character
That character has arrays been one which resisted
tyranny and oppression. Both Caesar and Tacitus
say Of the British, that, although "they submitted
TO the Roman power, they adhered to their origi-
nal mode Of living and cherished in their breasts
that native love of independence for which they
Il were arrays eminent" SO it uniformly was ex-
| hlbted during Saxon, Danish, and Norman usurpa-
ton; so King John found it, Charles l. and James
| H. found IT. So the opposers of American indie
pendence found it, English though they were, when
opposed to the more truly English spirit which
inspired the signers of the Declaration Of Indepen
dence and their compatriots in the council and the
field. So the enemies of progress have found it
during our own day. when they withstood the cry
of the enlightened commonalty for parliamentary
reform, the repeal of the Roman Catholic disabili-
ties, and of the Corn laws. So will the advocates
of fnaiity always find it when they oppose any at
tempt to improve the condition of the mass, or of
any considerable portion of the people, and presume
to say, "thuS tar shall the progress Of improve
ment go, and no farther" Thus have the char
acer of the people and the institutions of the coun-
try acted and reacted upon each other, until the
present state of England's power and Englands
glory has been produced. So will they continue to
act until much which Is still oppressive in the pri-
vlleges OF the Peerage, nolerant in the power and
practice OF the Church, mpoli,c in commercial re-
gulaons and Liberal in foreign intercourse, shall
be done away with. No friend 10 the liberties OF
his country or the happiness of mankind will, whilst
acting rs rGfOrmer, become deStruCti0niSf. No
prudent man will attempt to pull down, before he is
fully prepared to rebuild. No one who seeks real
improvement will attack an institution merely be-
great grandfather practised il. The people of Eng
land know what they are about, and it is fortunate
thatthe two great parliamentary leaders, Sir RogERT
PEEL and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, will 90 hand in
hand with them. Ii is true the former has been ac-
cused OF versatility and the latter of being the adj
yocate OF fnaLity. Neither of these statesmen are
wlthoutiaults: both have committed errors but the
Liberties of their country would be safe with either
Of them, and they will both lend helping hand to
the great cause OF moral, political, and commercial
progress, now rapidly on its march. Much has
- be done, respects the necessities of the poor,
the adequate remuneration Of labor, the education
Of the lower classes, and the general elevation in
condition and comfort of the agricultural laborer,
tie manufacturer, and the mechanic. These classes
must be better fed, better lodged and better clothed.
I 4 plentiful harvest and are promised onel will
provide for the irst, Lord Morpeth's sanitary bill
will promote the second, and increased wages las a
mater OF rlghD will accomplish the third. This is
beautiful summers day, all is calm and quietly
Cheerful! around and this view of things is per-
haps, good deal that Of an opiimisf. Your read
ers, however, are not asked 10 place implicit conf
dene in these representations. They are only
required 10 admit that England's prosperity has
arls'n from the causes 10 which we have alluded
andto allow that continuation Of the same operat-
ing 'auses may produce a continuation, if not an
increase, of her prosperity.
Some good American friend may, however, saw.
9 al this is very well, but England has never vet
hsi rival in commercial enterprise and manulac-
turing skill she now has very powerful one in
tie United States, and things will change with
h,r." We deny both the premises and the con-
clIson. The United States and England cannot
be placed in an attitude of rivalry TO each other;
there are antagonistical principles at work cacu-
Eted 10 produce such result. There are no more
rnkind feelings to be excited by brawlers in Con-
sress or IN Parliament upon questions Of boundary.
The calm voice OF reason and negotiation have set
tied these. The following extract from the London
Daily News" Of the 9Th instant is very opposite
to this subject. Let IT be promised that this paper
is one Of great responsibility, and that il speaks the
sentiments of very large and rapidly increasing
part Of the English nation. After stating that Eng
land has not thought fit TO interfere in the war be-
tween the United States and Mexico, not consi-
derng the preservation Of the balance Of power in
the New World an object worthy of calling forth
the display of her strength, or the risk of war, the
News" says:
" Having come to this resolution, and, think, wisely,
and N tact acquescng in the immense the power
and empire Of the United States souhwesward would be
most i1os ia preserve Ihumor, the time that
we iors"es hostility, and to display in those prints and
speeches which represent public opinion jealousy and ha-
ned towar that people for conquests impossible them
70 AVOID q for to prevent. II is natural that