The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08

These sums are exclusive of the payments of in
terests on the national debt, which amounts to
| little over seven hundred millions of pounds ser-
| ling, which immense sum, has IN times past been
expended IN maintaining large armies and fleets, to
repress liberty In this hemisphere, and in every
country in the old world The revenue of that coun-
try for the year 1885, is estimated at f5l $50 900
The expenses at -. ............ 81. 5g6 452
Leaving deficiency OF. ............. 93,346, 1852
And this, too, in time of peace, and with partial
famine staring the over-taxed people IN the face
II is evident, from these figures that that coun-
try is not only hopeessly lnsolvent but is on the
verge OF financial revolution, which may break
out at any moment, and PROSTATE IN its course,
government, nobility, banks, commerce and every
thing else. Such catastrophe is as certain as
that we live, and as that we shall die. 1t may be
deayed-it has been delayed from day to day,
month TO month, and year to year but final
grand and gigantic revulsion is sure 10 take place
at some time. be il distant or remote.
If there were no other influence al work this
alone would eventually produce the overthrow of
that corrupt govenmen at; but in addition to this,
there Is the growing discomfort of the masses of
England, the onward march of the principles of H.
berry and selfgovernment, the getting into disre-
pute of the divine right OF kings, the power of the
press In the dissemination of knowledge in the form
of newspapers and books, the example held out by
the United States and, though last not least, the
successful attempt by the people of France to
throw OFF the weight of corruption that was crush
ing them Here we have combination of infu-
ences at work to produce the downfall of England
and yet grea! portion of the people of that
try. who cannot perceive the flmslness of their
governmental fabric, because II is out OF their
sight and the exercise of whose faculties is re-
pressed by the continual presence of armed soldiers
and sabred policemen, think IL impossible that
fabric which has successfully resisted every storm,
from within as well as without, tor ages, could
cave in and crumble from It's own weight. Yet
such is the opinion to which any person of sense
and mind will arrive, on consideration aud re-
view of the matter. At this very hour the friends
OF monarchy and anstocracy are trembling for
their tenure. If they were not, why need they re-
sort TO such extraordinary means TO resist the anti
cpated shock of few thousand unarmed chartists
In the city of Lordonl Why send the queen on,
of the way. if they did not consider her in danger
Why take her from her sick bed. only two weeks
after her coDtire ment. and despatch her in all
haste. on wet and unpleasant day, TO the Isle Of
Wight Why pass an alien law the French
revolution occurred Why suspend the habeas corr
pts in Ireland Why amend the law Of treason, so
as to have 10 ln their power to indict for lesser
offence. and e. rid Of those who dared to open
their mouths against corruption. Why were all
these things done Why all these measures adopt
ed, in defiance of all principles of freedom and
free government, it they did uot know that the
Il sIaI
ed sepulchre all fair without, but corrupt within
that could not Withstand the first shock of the peo
pie Hitherto servIle loyalty-a canine afiec
ton for the foot that HIM, and for the heel
that grlnds, has characterized the people OF Eng
land This was the malnstay OF the government,
who accordingly encouraged 1t, and promoted 1t,
10 the greatest extent But the masses have aroused
from their d,eaminess-the outrages, corruption.
and patronage OF the government--the periodical
visits ofthe tax colleeorthe shortness OF crops
and the contrast furnished by the political and
social condition IF the people OF thisfree and nap
DIV land, have awakened them from sleep OF ages,
and this feeling OF loyalty TO the authors of their
misery OF servilty 10 their oppressors, is now
confined to the middle classes, and Is not partcpa-
ted in by the great masses. This the government
know, and hence their efforts TO delay the CRISIS
which they know is inevitable, sooner or later.
The figures which we have given above will,
no doubt surprise the people OF the United States,
who. in the plenItude of their freedom and indie
pendence, know nothing of the vllanous system
OF corruption practised by the government OF Eng
land except by hearsay, or of the suferngs OF the
oyer-worked and over-taxed people OF that coun-
Try. A htte reflection will convince. them a. 1t
has Us that we may be prepared at any moment,
of the utter, complete, and retrbutve downfall OF
that most corrupt, tyraDnic and base system OF 60
vernment ever inflicted on man.