The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-08

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binary tines twas usual in England this time of
the year. to great distress among sailors in London
ferers Of that class but such is not the ease now MOI
begging sailor Is TO be seen-they all actively and
well employed.
Notwithstanding the jealousy and outcry made against
your operations in Mexico, what benefit would be to
the wold-what an impetus it would give to commerce
ted States should keep possession VI the Mexican ports
ana hrow them open, other American ports 10 the
Wo.ia, Mexico herself would soon to thank
you isr we chhnge ana resuscitatioa such conquest
would produce in her. When the ancient kingdom of
Scoand was annexed to England by act of Parliament
o wnoie nation oil Scots deesed the act and abhorred
tue uioDout now tho Scots to-day &C that
whole nation all their foreahers were quite wrong in
hei then universal sentiment and the astonishing pro.
pery ei scottish ports, commerce, Manufactures; the
Increase In wealth. and population which has
rom tnat annexation, convncss them that whole
may pe wrong; aud an evil es appears, msy be
IN rean'y blessing. So, may not Mexico and ali the
party in the United States deem tho present con
quess an evi be IN the wrong and may il
DO the best thing in the worA that could be done for
MeXico Notwithstanding the jealous clustering of the
leading journals here such la fact the tscit acknow.
edgment and IF every enlightened person on
TINS side sae great pond Those who look with compre.
hensve vision hey end the present momsn and party
passion VIII see IN the animation and life which Amer
can enterprise and energy giving the dead and tor.
pd csrcase OF Mexico iuturity rich ia ncalcuab re-
ed and glad.
The Presidents Message, is mostly the case on such
oy the fIsh hon. who mas shown his teeth and the
Document to tattes with his paws in his impotent fury
Blu, X only momentsry fit of pride and spleen,
and the animal really sdmrcs and inwardly re.
Joicss at the lofty fight OF the noble eagle In sober
truth men ace great advantages likely spring from the
American conquest OF Mexico, which country has
hitherto been of advantage itself or to the world
apart from the Mexican argument, which the English
cannot understand the financial policy and polite
nomca views of the President, have with due an
probation and applause from the British press and tho
people
OF trotecuon, has been caught picking pockets In
England he has been arrested tried and Condemned to
ton S% 90 Us in
Notwithstanding tie rascal had dressed himself up like
gentleman, and had got nto good society by his plaus
ore pretences to be hoped lie will not show him.
sell long in the United States though il IL said he has
succeeded in getting ped and parOnizod in Psnnsylva
past he robbed the English people of the bread out
OF their mouths, and had the mpudence to tell them
that y would iat'en them by this means, while he
rich at the people: expense. We hear this side the
water, that he and hi: gang have got very talented
gentleman, really believing all the lies his cheat has
old him. . going about psrsusdng the people that it is
rather than gst them cheap and that he
will be very great benefit to the working people, BE-
people viii deal exclusively with them, they viii be
very generous and give them better wages and refund
little OF tho profits they unduly make. But it is all
gaanon," as Mr. Dallas's letter plainly shows No
dono the jury Of the American people will give this
able lawyer credit for his sincerity and soquencs and
him and rho wiz rsnas, sr verdict
to DO hung, drawn and quartered Verbum sat.
The dreadful situation of Ireland as also Of the High.
lands Of Scotland, and Of Belgium. (Which latter co1n.
try Is said to DO suffering from fanise badly, as if
not even WORSE than Ire and) terrific denomination
that there Is something radically wrong in Europe
an system oil society and civilization The suffering Of
Ireland ID not properly from famine in all these
the use OF tho term is misnomsr Because there has
been, and there abundance of food in Ireland
It continues to be exported as does also from Begi
um almost every pscket and steamer bringing daily
loads OF tat cattle IRON the latter place But the people
IN a If
chasing this abundant food and thus they stsrys in the
midst Of plenty. Alas what terrible state OF society
what hide0us CIVILIZATION If DO called civilization
where the earth and its products and the cans OF ex
cnan ing them are gathered up and sgglomeraed in the
nands and power OF comparatively lew people while
inc mass whose Ia or produces all that IL esable
and valuable have nothing, when they willing to
give their strength and labor which Is ali the capital and
all the ock they have in exchange for small pittance
OF the food their toll has reared and their na s prop
ety and capital their labor deprecated in value
30 worthless and so dsspissd that they cannot get
even hall daily meal in exchange for 1t. Is il not
fri hdul to contemplate And this is Christian coun
Try, among people who call themselves Christians who
ceeded in gathering all for themselves till there is no
thing loft Tor toe multitude Has not the capital OF
labor some rights os well tho capital Of gold and sill
vert Suppose a man with a thousand dollars in his
pocket could not purchase with his capital a piece Of
bread what an outcry would be raised This depreca
tens of thousands Of with ali their capital viz la
oor cannot purchase bread with this their capitalist il
taken TO be quite natural thing IL It was quite right
and very little IL taken Of IT, except 10 saw mai
" trade is very bad" But there Ia Something ouiis
wIsng in this something quito unnatural hidden
rotlennoss in the State whore such things is Ger
tso that all the negro slaves in any part Of the world
where thsy may be- are in better condition, and actu
SEES Of Europe do With all their great boasting tho mo
derns seem to come far behind the ancents or among
the ancient people OF Rome, Greece, Assyna Baby Ion
Egypt &c, &c such hiog psupsrsm THAT is labor
wiling to labor and starving for want of Employ was
not known or head of does it proceed from excsss
OF population with the nodera for the population was
pTOpcruCnately greater with OF those nj ma
lions Also in China where the population Infinitely
sxeeeds european countries pauperism does not exist
rms IL remarkable u 10 only in christian countries
where the christian looks sees his brother
aud only christian English philosophers who complain
proposed 10 prevent their production by preventing the
poor from marrying There is something radically
property The tue system Of political economy accord
ing to which every individual in society who 10 willing
to contribute his portion of work and labor shall have
yet known discovered. Only think what spect,oe
Ireland exhibits the world Every thing in abndspcs
population had been fed like hogs; this root
clone fails season, and that betays to the world
The rosl stare Of civilization and society in Ireland And
nat IL mat situation An arstocracy like Dives and
he people like Lazarus who would fan be fed with the
crumbs which fall from the rich table And what
ais dogs and bis pheasants but he calls upon England 10
eed the people--ths poor afflicted, suffering lazarus
Aud while he sends food cattle &c out Of ireland, he
goes about cap in hand, begging contributor this
sz arus and BOASTS OF his charity and humanity for 80
long. Again. what strange, what an anomalous spec
az s Ireland exhibits to the world With one corner of
heir mouth they cry out loudly and Justify for separs
ion from England and with the other corner they cry
,ut and demand the gift and bounty Of nearly one hun
lred and fifty millions Of dollars from the EDgs
Vho would wish TO be Prime Minister OF Engl.na with
his terrible enigma OF Ireland to resolve Peel
happy escape, and Lord John Russell las every body
se knows not Whist TO do Present relief aud supply rs
IDLY like afquare'inch plaster a square mile sore
Sext year must be worse than the present for
han hall the lands they have let the regular seed time
ass by and instead OF cultivang the land have beta
ION themselves to work public roads in order TO
rocket the ready cash of at the sacrifice of
future harvest Thus the very remedy. intended as
remedy, will act by producing and more ex.
ended disease because now 1t is only the potato crop
which has iailed but next the wheat rye and ge
ersi gram crops must Ia, rather not be- from this
xtensve abandonmen mt OF cultivation Meantime DEATH
anime, destitution and despair spreading rapidly
nj all clfses gathering and of de-
tructon fear Of some terrible which ali seem
tnilk evitable- 40 need be surprised If the
ear l54 shall be marked with a horrd blood marx In
ne snnss oil nations An nsrnecine war; irigh,ful 60
ers massacre may be looked for, equal IL not exceed
W me iu rising and massacre of l643 which ru
lcd Charles from the belief that be had IL
even already, society urrooted al