The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-04

whose sympathes have been warmly and Increasingly en-
listed for Poland. In thase kindly sentiments the King par
tcipates In 1884, when the Poles making remen-
dous effort the nationality of their atherhd, he
sad 81 have endeayored hasten its termination, and
especially insure Poland, whose courage has awaken
ed the old sypathes of France, that nationality which has
withstood time and every vicssu,de." But sympahies
will not redress wrongs and the idea OF beligerent
demonstrations obsolete nowadays with crown
ed heads, Poland has nothing 10 anticipate even from her
devoted friend France and England Influenced
by utterly different motives in protesting against the polit
cal and national CELEBRATION of Cmcow. The former de-
sres the restoration of Poland and the redemption of the
Poles while she is indifferent the decentralization of the
law which governed Europe The latter nothing for Pc
land and the Poles but for her security insists the
enforcement of the stpuatons of the treaty their fullest
and purpose. 1t is useless complain of wrong
which without remedy. The Emperor OF Russia is not
be terrified by protests because he considers them as
the emanatons from governments which not in con-
dion to make the grievances of which they complain
beH In his gigantic strides they do not operate as
greater hndrance than bulrush would 10 the ocomoton
of the monarch OF the forest 1t is impossible to toretell
what will be the and the power twenty years hence
of his already empire AT what point east what
point west is the stopping place of 1t TO be marked! The
solution of this question: which occasions gloomy orebo-
dngs and seepless nights petty sovereigns time and
chance work There is something grand, al
though frghtnl liberal principles in the of the
ambitious Mach the world may de,cst his
despotic reign, it but admire his bodncss and
energy. As the head of republics feel acuely the
downfall of Poland; and yet he, by whose hands her
isrence is probably will be, entirely wiped
out, has been guilty OF unemdly act towards us
II has been stated that he has much respect for
institutions, and that he believes that there but
forms of government suited for ruling properly mankind
and ATc--he taking all power from
the people, the other giving all them. The former, he
considers best adapted in their present condition the peo
pie of northern and eastern Europe the latter the nte-
gence othose of the United States The problem of the dua
by Of mired form Of government is in process of being
solved in England and think when the is arrived
at it will be found unsatisfactory The spirit of freedom
which has displayed itself there, and which is necessarily
increasing is favorable the pemanance of privileged
orders, indeed to the throne. The public voice
begins 10 govern, and if auspciousy, Great Britain may
yet become republic.
The Scheswg Holsten, Montpensier marriage Cra-
cow, and other European questions likely 10
in boodshed. The only that either will pro-
duce, is such have already had-one of words No
state is disposed to fight except demier of
tanning its sovereignty however willing they all quar-
rel. Our counirymen, in whatever pursuit they may be
engaged, may base their operations with the
certainty the perpetuy at least for several years. of
the general peace of Europe 1t is singular coinc
dence that the identical day the decisive battle of Waterloo
was fought, the navigation of European
menced by steam. leave you with the mere statement OF
this fact draw your differences the agency that
the extraordinary discovery of Fulton has exerted
in moral point of view
The speech OF Mr. Webster Boston, brought by the
Great Western, has been extensively circulated this side
of the Atlantic. That portion OF which refers rel-
tons with Mexico has been copied into almost every po
ltical Journal and arrayed against 'proof strong
as Holy Writ" that have no proper conceptions
Of national justice "Out of their mouths they
condemned" is the usual quoted remark of ed-
tors when commenting upon the strange sentence
SIT is perhaps American consider the
tura justice of war; but ii is American cal
cuate the COST. Mr.. Webster is known in Europe
of great men; and no little trouble taken in Eng
land until the Oregon question was adjusted, to create
impression that he was par erceencr the great and good
man of 'he States Thus the SANDER which he uttered
is peculiarly hurtfll to fame. However may be
viewed home, Americans abroad feel its severity the
point of dagger is felt a naked bosom. Those who
have been exo what they imagined be his
political virtues, ready to excaim
"Oh! breathe not his name, let rest in the shade.'
had occasion few weeks since, to notice faithful CO.
aborer of Mr. Webster in the in1uious work creating
European preudces against the United States while they
in a of beligerence with Mexico. alitle
(;enere Irareler. This correspondent of the Times
an American citzen-who processes TO be CALM
events, in his letter, published the 18th
December that sit is generally thought that the admins
ration feels its inca pacty manage the war;. Like
master like man" 1t is not American custom to
slider the natural justice OF says Mr. Webster, at Bos
ton, and his co-calumniator by the that
leaves, tells Europe that American administration has
not the capacity to manage But this
ING Gnepese Traveller furnishes additional precious informal
ton to the European puLlic He remarks $50 as it
ascertnned that the loan aken the Secretary
War issued order for additional regiments of voun-
from certain States named, be Immediately
tered into service, and with little delay practical
Bile to proceed to Mexico Whether there any
ion between the loan and the military order referred
know not, but nchartnble that the
order kept back, under apprehension that if made
public il would niure the loan by exhibition that the
expenditures of the government would be increased" Now
this statement place the charitable construction upon
it, reads much like that ofa Mexican SPY IN WASHING
TON than ola dutl citizen of the United States 1t is but
re-eco however of the sentiments pronounced in Faneul
Hall for general and especially European circulation.
Ihave uniformly expressed the opinion that the iron in
tcrcst country would under conceivable cir
cum stances, suffer from foreign competition, under adj
valorem duty of 80 per Evidences constantly
cumuating corroborae the belief that entertain. The
British Mining Journal of last weekexcellent authority
Observes Tha 200 900 actively employed
railways in Great Britan need only refer the fact
ESQ 900 ($ 05000O) being paid them at this time
weekly for wages We have previously detailed the
merous requirements iron a mile of railway, and tn
king on an average, that only twelve miles made by
every 1000 employed, 100000 men viii prepare
roads in twelve months require tpo million tons of iron
to complete them. The make of the country supply
iron, for all purposes home and abroad, has hitherto
been near one million five hundred thousand tons
hence to supply the iron for the roads which men
are at work in Great Britain, and making allow
ance for of the companies having part of the
iron they require already purchased the make must
be enormously increased to keep up in any way the de-
nand" Now Notwithstanding the and increas sing home
demand Great Britain for iron, it is in contemplation
to reduce very low scale the duty the article, parc
uary that manufactured for railroad purposes in France
at the approaching session of the Chambers This
generally called for nasmuch il is found the pro-
ucon wholly inadequate to the demand for the various
lines of railway which in progress of completion and
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