The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-15
a.reut Britain.

Grrnt Britain
The condition OF this country is imposipy
and deeply interesting. Nor is il easy for ust,
enter fully into it, or see the influences al Worl
within her borders, or feel their effects.
We get our impressions of this land, mainly.
through her established press, and her tistip-
guished statesmen. Yet, neither tell H. shat
is going on, or represent fairly her crsatit,
spirit.
They sustain what is-refuse 10 receive. ial.
care to color and misrepresent the movement
men, and measures of the Presea-and until
forced to do so, We habitually despise The on-.
and distrust the other, as low and leyelling II
was only the other day, that We saw o bitter
denunciation, in one OF our leaoiRg prints. Of
three or four Of the best men tha; England, or
the age claims, trieksters in politics ana gam
bling adventures, "base demagOgles,' vas i..
phrase among the people. We have 40 Great
confidence, a general rule, in the gre,
statesmen Of the mother country. Tory OF
Wing, for We believe they have steadily oppose
from the start, every reform measure ual.
whipped into its support; that their great aa-
are, and that in point of creative power. AM
real talent, and genuine christian spirit. they
are vastly behind the MAILS, JEKRoLIs, Wv
CENTS, COBDESs, RAWLINGS, aud the huldrrd-
of glorious champions Of English Reform, whose
Games are unknown among
The truth is, forming our opinions ia the Say
we do, we too generally expect yulgarism ami
the Refonners of Great Britain Yet nothing
can be further from them or the truth They
are radical. That is, they 90 TO the ZOO. Of the
matter, and demand of Parliament, net alone al
entire change of the system Of taxation, bat the
separation Of Church and State, thu abolish
ment OF the laws of PrimogeLiture and entai.,
and Of every usage, custom, or right, which r--
presses human energy, or uPholds class Interests.
They are peace men. Not an orator, lecturer.
or writer among them who is not christian in
tone, who does not base and defend ms policy
on christian grounds They are builders a..
They would disPel the gorgeous ParaPhe-nlil
which enwraps thrones, and makes fleets al-
armies, Notifications, and machines Of war, aHc
the gaudy and gay soldiers who wear OF ply
them, but means to sustain dynastic ambition,
or a heartless and selfish rule. They know this
to be lie, and they would put it down Is such.
They say, "let vcur thrones be reality, the
fountain of justice, honor, right, no bubble
which street row may blow up and burst; lei
your parliament be at once the source Of safety
to royalty, and happiness to the people, repre-
sent truly all interests bv protecting the inter
ests of the greatest number; let all state shaIns
be done away with, ana the substance of things
hoped for be substituted, and there will be no
happier, freer, greater land than Great Britain-'
A distinguished man, ON the other side, hold
ing these views a reformer, and fearing prob
ably, that We mightnot understand fully the re
formers of England, writes TO US as follows;
Nv ANXIETY to receive the news how the re-
cent revolution in France is received in your
country, is only second TO that with which
await the Daily Bulletin from France itself
need hardly say it is the absorbing topic Of con
versation and writing here.
You will see how the circle is expanding al
over the continent-hOw one State after anOthrl
is demanding Freedom Of the Press, and cOnst-
tutional sovereignty-and now few Of the gov
erning powers able to resist the demand
Rome itself, with all its infallbity, finds
that even she can improve for the future, 4 she
has not been wrong in the past-and in the
practical acknowledgement OF this truth, 1t wal
90 hard, if the same spirit does not seize her
spiritual, as well as her temporal constitution.
Naples resists-the Populace demands-Pied-
mont trembles in the balance-but il is ulPos-
sible that Austria can much longer retain that
fair portion Of Italy under her sway-and
venture to prophecy, that within one little wear
from the date hereof, she will form either an in
dependent State, or fall over to France as pal.
of the new Republic.
|. What an eyentful year this has been In tn
. history of the world. What a heaving up Of
the inert mass of mind throughout Europe
What a troubling of waters! Hath an ange
done it, and will the nations step IN and come
out freel have a very firm faith in Human
Progress-that even out Of the evil connections
of society cometh more anc more Freedom.
And when, | think, that within six weeks the
press has been set free in Europe-and the right
Of meeting and discussion indicated-l say tina;
no matter into what forms Of Government, the
now heaving mass should finally settle down
an EUROPEAN REFORMATION has cOmmenced--in
which Tyrants, and their minions, no long
er prescribe the instructions of the people As
dangerous TO their power.
The Steamer which sails TO day will no dOub
convey TO you the reports of various disturb
apces in this country. wOuld warn you against
thinking that these are political in their objects.
| They are rather social outbreaks, owing 20 want
Of food and employment In this country, a.
| with you, we are perfectly cOntented with our
form Of Government, a mere form. We can
remedy all its defects by agitation, ana detes@i
nation, and moral force. Our reforners have
other objects in view than change Of dynss,ies,
or constitutions. Never, perhaps, have We been
| more regardless Of the form, aud more intent on
the spirit Of our Government We have solved
! the problem, as We think, of the Production Of
wealth by free trade-we have before US a more
difficult task, the problem Of its future distri
button. We are now working to diminish
national exPenditure-to tighten the pressure
| of tsxation-to devise plans for the removal Of
an evil which, at present falls so much on cur
poor, and which we think, ought to fall on ou-
rich-we would tax property-nOt lRdasiry-
we would have taxation direct, not indirect
We cannot forbear here, quoting short off
hand speech Of Henry Fiaeent, delivered at the
Great London meeting last moRth- At which
an address was moved to France, and the full
lest sympathy expressed for the French RePub-
lie. He is a leading English Reformer. No
man is more beloved; no speaker more heartily
welcomed. lie is the soul Of honesty, and has
that hearty love for freedom which makes ever
a man Of mark. He said. on the occasion
ferred to:
Fellow-citizens: do rot wish to occupy
you at great length at this hour Of the night,