The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-22
MR.. BRNNETPS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.


end of the country to the other-fromthe British
Channel, in the South, to the head ofthe Murray
Firth. in the North-trom Southampton to Inver-
In that time, also. have spent the last week
in London. Travelling throughout England is re-
duced to morning excursions--or Utmost to those
Of aday's length. You can touch the two extre-
mites of the realm, in either direction, IN the
brief compass Of day. Railroads have mace
greater progress here than in the United STATES;
but we are far ahead of them in electricity' aS
yet.
Tins far. England and her dependencies are
decidedly in the midst of a revolution IN all her
elements of societv-but as vet, il is slow, gra-
dusl frapm.ntary, piecemeal. narrow. undigest-
cd. and coming on bv fts and starts 1have just
r.ocbed England in the midst of most remark
able and interesting transition state-and do
not know but may remain here couple Of
months or so, just to study out its present ten
denotes. There are certain points of prominent
interest in England which are closely associated
with the progress of things and the present pros
p.ritv of the Uuited States The crops, the
foreign policy the political condition, the com.
mercal prospects Of England. have all greater
interest TO us than those Of any other country in
Europe.
What NAV be the future condition of the grain
markets1 What is the foreign policy of England
relative to the Mexican war Z What is the ten
dency of the present transitions of English poll
tics and society
All these questions are of great interest, and
think couple of months might be prohtably spent
in their investigation, previous to my return
for il is very evident that hereafter, the United
Co. l. l. e a.
ers of the world, and will be more intimately
connected with tho movements of society and
government in Europe than ever the founders of
the republic anticipated. The Anglo-American |
republic has already entered upon great nation
al caresr-and nothing on earth can prevent her
from becoming. in due course of time, greater
nation than ever the sun shned upon.
Every public man, either statesman or newspa-
per writer, must hereafter give more attention TO
these questions, and less to the small movements
Of local factions and the interests of poll
ticians. The differences and disputes Of the To-
cofocos and the wings, sink into unreasonable |
insigni6cance before the higher objects of ma
tional progress-foreign policy-the growth of
the republic--and the principles which should
be the basis Of all public conduct. Those orr
ginal principles of human rights which must
agitate Europe for years, if not centuries, are all
settled with us, or very nearly so. The last
meagre fragments of inequality, which are found
only in particular localities, fast disappear
ing before the lights of the age in the United
States. The national energies and the national
mind can hereafter be principally directed to en-
courage and foster the national movement to that
point of greatness which nothing can arrest but
an order of Providence himself
The Mexican war, with all its evils and its
drawbacks, is one of those elements of progress
which has probably produced the deepest sensa-
ton in Europe that they have felt since the
French revolution. We have been astonishing
them in detail for many years back-and in vari-
Gus ways too, by our industry, our commerce.
our manufactures, our railroads, &C., Sc; but
rely upon it, the biggest sensation which has yet
been produced in Europe, has been caused by the
Mexican war. That great enterprise has i'm
measurably thrown every thing behind, and pro-
duced already two classes of thinkers, reasoners,
and debaters on American affairs. In England
and France the feelings are fear surprise, hatred
dislike, among all the adherents of the existing
governments and present condition of society
That republic, under a system of universal suf
frage, can be great nation, equally adapted for
peace or war, has been problem hitherto pro-
nounced by the politicians of Western Europe,
an utter impossibiity. They are afraid of its
influence among the masses of the starving white
slaves of Europe.
1t is a singular truth, that in Germany alone,
there is sympathy for the United States move
ments in Mexico; and this is among the higher
classes of society have an extraordinary fact |
to state on this point. Not long since, an appli- |
cation was made by one more young officers
in the military service of Prussia, for letters to
the United States, for the purpose of entering
her armies as volunteers in the present war with
Mexico. One of these applications was from a.
young officer, high in the Prussian army, and
closely connected with the upper ranks of soce-
ty Through Chevalier Bunsen, the Prussian
Minister ia London, he has procured letters to
some of the American generals, and probably is |
now on his way to the United States, to serve as |
a volunteer. He is a sort of German Lafayette,
and will be followed by many other German
military men of high rank, and singular enthu-
siasm.
In fact, it is only in Ger rany that the present
policy and progress of the United States are APP
preciated-and there, justice is done and express
ed, even among the higher ranks of society-and
particularly by Young Germany. The war with
Mexico is considered a step, however disa-
greeable, in the progress OF that civilization
which is to spread over the whole earth With
barbarous, or semi barbarous nations, no pro-
gress can be made but by hard knocks on the
head. India and China can only be civilised in
that unpleasant method. The civilization Of all
South America, as conferred upsn them by the
Spanish race. is Of a character scarcely superior
10 that Of India before the English conquered 1t,
or Of China in it's present condition. The Ger
mans believe that the Anglo American republic,
race of people sprung from themselves, is des-
tined to spread higher order of civilization
over the whole continent OF South and North
America This is the belief they entertain, and
The thx, feli lax4