The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-19
THE UNION.

ing but the day of reckoning and of trouble will surely
come-nay, IL is near al hand
In Europe, the fearful and porenous problem of recon
eng The relations of labor capital has pretty soon
got TO be met and solved 1t cannot much longer be
postponed The few possess the property, and the
mass stand by, aliens and mendcants were, upon
the soil that gave them birth The former only have the
means OF employing labor, and preserving the aborer
from starvation. The latter is willing TO work, but he
cannot, for his class has become that he
obtain labor The aboring masses increase, and
they must and loW be fed Hence arises the great ques
ton which threatens to rend asunder society in Europe
and which causes fhe most anxious socitude in the
minds of the most enlightened and patriotic of Europes
statesmen IL must come, and il must be solved.
And cannot the intelligent editor OF the Democratic
Review (who, in my humble Judgment is the most pro-
found and able writer on finance and political economy
Ian Amerca) in these considerations sufficient
to palae some measures on the part OF the provisional
government of France, which may appear 10 him
Inexpedieni, if not unwise And does II not become
him. representing his publication does, the progress
sive sentiment of America, TO hope for the beso sym
pathse with brethren in France who earnestly
aborng to establish a free government-and to wait pa
enty for the end, before he condemns For pro-
test against the sentiments he has uttered in the article
above alluded to- do against his ndiscreet and un-
necessary fling at the Mexican in the number
OF his publication,
The nobility and capitalists ENGRAVING In this
he seems the abstraction of all the property in
France Now see particular of alarm in the
emigration of few aristocrats, because they are not
suited with the republican regime. But they will not
carry away very large amount OF the floating cap
ital of France 1t will take them time to lug of
her $3.50, 100000 of specie circulation And If they
should take away much, it will prove to be real
damage the country TO which they may take it, The
sudden influx of so large amount even of the precious
metals could not, Mr. Kettel well knows, fail to
upset the monetary system of the country to which il
should be taken, and very it would flow back to
France Besides, those emigrts carry Oft neither the
land the people, the water power nor the steam
engines, the machinery And six weeks of the labor
OF the French population would replace, in real value
every dollar the emigrts could carry away, even if il
amounted to S330,00O 900.
Does Mr.. kettell think the present stagnaton of trade
in France is to be permanent Does he imagine that
American ladies going to do without the nimtable
French muslins, French silks French shoes, and a
thousand other little matters the manufacture OF which
the French artisans rival all other nations Courage
Mr. Kettel There is hope yet for France If peace
continues her workshops will again be thronged with
industrious artisans and her manufactures will be in full
operation.
deemng it friendly act TO caution and rebuke, in the
hope that it may lead to reform
LA BELLE FRANCE.