The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-04

should pray Tor the memorable deliverance Of him
who said, Save me from my friends" the
chartists are the only party In England approach
ire the platform Of incipe, much less standing
firmly upon It. The wings and tories, since Feb
rusry, are identified, except probably that tory
ministry, led by Lord Stanley, would 90 stra ght
are anxious to avoid. The radicals are as blind
and silly as a parcel OF hoverng birds, driven
hIther and thitber by the events Of the different
days Of the week, but always ready to settle, like
vampires upon the defenceless lower classes, and
thereby destroy their own interests. which are
identical with those of the mass, and directly OPP
posed to that of their aristocratc tyrants. The
only note these birds have, is a faint cry about
economy. and they particularly affect the glory
of special constahles and ensure their allegiance
by taking periodical oath in behalf OF law and
order. OF this party there is most appropria ate
organ, which makes up from its monopoly of
noise for the dumbness of its supporters, az well
its own utter want of principle. Its hands are
held up every Sunday IN holy horror OF every man.
ly attempt at improving and elevatlng the condi-
ton Of the people, except by isng their pockets.
Of the inalienable right of self-governmen and of
the dignity of human nature, all knowledge IL to
it as impossible as are shades of color to the blind
AT moment when the abuse of power by the
press is so objectionable, the Dispatch should be
thoroughly understood and dsamed of ITS capacity
for evil in America. Let any one anayze its va
pid contents, from column 10 column, of only one
number, and on every page OF the mortal twelve,
you will find not only errors and incongruities,
but contradict ons closely packed together side by
side Politics, IN England, is trade which very
mercenary editors will hire themselves for paw, to
any paper, or any side of any question. without
hesitation. They write for money, and they write
to he ignorant. Several of them are employed
for one Office at one time, although they change
places with each other unfortunately Nobody
is responsible but the proprietor for what appears
in pint: He is perhaps liberal, with his capital
invested In a tory paper, as John Walter ls, of the
<f e
D. as are the proprietors of the radical News.
What he wants is profitable investment and to
make the speculation pay, exaggerated and abOm-
Unable articles OF all sorts, are published. to vate
the public taste. These are pacarded through
the twenty thousand streets of London, and sent
by hundre DIS OF thousands of copies all over the
islands. Who owns the Dispatch do not know,
though believe its propretorship is variegated
be quoted hereafter in the Herald as 'sThe Patch
work." The truth is, that to get so marry con-
tasts into one sheet, requires both a multitude of
INSCRIPTIONS pens and purses, and most industri-
GUS scissors. Its general style and its opinl ons
are very vicious, and IN America such radical
would soon be convicted of illicit intercourse with
the government, and sent to Coventry. | make
one exception from these remarks; Pallicola Is
highly respectable writer. lie addresses the read
els of the ,Potchpork as correspondent only. Ii
is his weekly letter which has prevented the cir
cuatlon of the paper from running down to no.
thing instead of from GO 900 TO 5000 because he
only deserves the popularity his writings have
given its columns.
Monarchsts, arlstocrats, and their organs, of
the wing and tory Omplexlon, not less than the
radicals, and radical newspapers, have joined In
one mighty brunt against the chart'sts. What
for! For asking an Ineligible reform of the
British constitution, which shall make II cores
pond in spirit to the sublime American system
and the projected constitution OF republican France.
The six points OF the charter are the product OF
some of the wsest and truest splrlts-men who
have been compelled to hide their heads, since the
storms hlch have purified the meridian of Europe,
from the clouds which hang upon its western not
less than its eastern horizon, These points are
universal suffrage, vote by ballot equal electoral
districts, pay Of members, no property qualifica-
ton, and frequent elections.
Now the truth is at last omnipOtent. AS Mr..
Bryant sings
"Ths eternal years of God are hers;n
and the British government Is most afraid of
truth. Next to truth, il fears the discussion of
the truth; so that Its especial vengeance has been
tuned upon the believers of creed, which Is to
politics what the profession of the blessed Jesus
was and is to Christianity. Indeed, if indebted to
anything but brutal instinct, the oigarchy of Eng
land have availed themselves of the Jewish per-
secutiOn to sharpen the woes OF these true apos-
ties and martyrs. They are, even now, suffering
and in prison; but they shall not mourn forever.
And, in the imminent and great reverse which
will overtake their enemies, It is only to be hoped
that the cruel example of their oppressors, which
has so often driven the chartists to despair,
will not be remembered for imitation.
In considering the perils OF the British Oligarchy,
which promised to catalogue in this letter, have
been struck with very singular conviction of the
inutiliiy of any such parade. One of these perils
is enough very speedily to compel the radical
change OF the british constitution; and without
more, that Is suiiiclen indeed, the rest are both
supeIfuous, and, great they are, insignificant
was saved from the indiscretlon OF details, by re-
collecting the story Of the counsel, who was excu-
sing himself to the Judge for not producing wit
ness, according to promise. He SAID, indeed, he
wac reluctantly compelled TO admit that he was in
a very unfortunate situation he had forfeited his
word, and was very miserable but the fact was,
he was more TO be pited than!b in the trans
action. In short, there were thirteen reasons why
the witness could not be produced. The first rea.
son could be given in word THE witness had
died the night before the second-Here the Judge
interposed, and thought that he might relieve the
counsel from further loss of time by sugge sting the
immateriality of the remaining reasons, which he
about TO state tor the more entire satisfaction
of the court
After the precedent just quoted, have to say,
that the readers OF the Herald will only require the
first, out of the batch OF perls to this devoted oil
garchy, to excuse your correspor dent from relating
the remainder of the bakers dozen. 1t is, then,
decisive of the overthrow OF this government, that
republican institutions have been established in
France. No aristocracy, which England is-nor
monarchy, either like Spain or Russla-can with
stand the vicinity OF huge, propogandst republic,
in their midst 1t ia all over with the so-called
BRUSH constitution. The fear of the spread OF
free principles will induce the governments Of Eng
land, Spain, RUSSIA, and perhaps Turkey, to form
| holy alliance for new object. Such league OF
consociated repiobstes cannot muster coporal's
guard of the people; nor, If they could, will they
| be able to make any breach in the power and
strength of France. They might we'll crusade
together to drive back the sun from his course in
the heavens. II they pursue their true line OF
policy, which will be to get France, before she Is
out Of the gristle, into civil within herself
into continental war, in which England shall
take no part, they may wreck the great republic.
| But that is almost impossible. She is safe from
fatal dissenson, or Idle and dangerous ambition.
And, seated as she is now, in the van OF European
nations, surrounded by other republics in reality,
she cannot be crushed by the gold, the force, the
fraud, the combinations Of this government. She
| false idea Of British liberty and British power
which year will correct-still unterrifed
butnot unterriiying. The fear, indeed, Of France
IN twelve months, perhaps twelve weeks, will com