The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-06

IN EURoPE.-From every appearance and indication
in the commercial affairs OF England and Europe,
one of the greatest commercial and financial re-
WILSON'S OF ancient or modern times, is beginning
to show symptoms OF its approach on the horizon
Of the European world The London Times itself
shows signs of alarm, and every arrival only
brings additional proof of the complete breaking
up of all the commercial and financial systems OF
the old world. In this revulson, change will
take place in the value of specie, gold and silver
that will carry US back three centuries, and place
the value of the precious metals the situa-
ton IN which they were before the discovery of
America, In relation to all the commodities and
manufactures of civilized life. The destruction Of
paper credits, paper money, banks, government
securities, and every other element of credit,
which the revolutions now going on throughout
Europe will bring about, will end in reducing the
prices of all commodities, in relation to gold and
silver, to where they were two or three csnturies
ago. Let the commercial interests and financers
of this country prepare for the storm that is coming
on in the commercial world-one the like OF which
never was seen since the first institution of our
government, or Of civilized society.
The CRY ELECTIoN-BRooks, &c.-Things go
on smoothly towards the election, In every ward
and district In the city, except the sixth Congress
slona district. The voters Of that part of the city
are at a nonpus as to how they will vote The
Irish say they will not support Mr.. James Brooks;
that they cannot, and will not, contribute to elect
man who abused them so shamefully in the
columns of hin newspaper, the Express, as he did
for several weeks in succession during the Irish
meetings at Vauxhall Garden. Nor can it be ex-
pected of them that they would While they
were pouring out their dollars, and were raised
to pitch of excitement, amounting almost
to phreDzy, on the suppostion that the time
had at last come when Saxon power would be
driven from their native shores, and their coun-
trymen relieved from an oppression that scattered
them over every nation like the Jews, the can
didate for Congress- whom they are now solicited
to vote for, showered abuse and contumey upon
them without stunt. How can they, therefore.
be expected to vote for him, and what an nudl-
clous selection was he not' The lndependent
friends of General Taylor In that district are in
the same predlcament They, likewise, cannot
support Mr.. Brooks, because he was as lavish of
his abuse of General Taylor, before his nomina-
ton, as he was Of the Irish during the agitation
here.
But even this, great 1t is, Is not the only CD.
position that will be arrayed against Mr. Brooks
tomorrow 1t has been charged against him
that he is a slave owner In Virginia that
he Is interested In some plantation with
slaves on it; but II is matter of doubt to those
who know all the circumstances, whether Mr.
Brooks owns the slaves, or the slaves own Mr.
Brooks Be that as II may, 1t is an lndubitable
fact, and proof of it is urn shed In circular sign
ed by eighty printers, and published in to.day's
Herald, that he has attempted to establish in this
city species Of white slavery, known as "rat-
,sm.'' That is, he has, by employing apprentices
and printers at lower prices than the craft will la
Dor for, and by cutting down printers wages, OBJ
tanned mean advantage in the way of COMPETE
ton over his contemporaries, and conducts his pa
per at a much cheaper rate than can be done by
any respectable journal that pays fair price for
| honest services. To such an extent has he car.
ried this "ratism," or white slavery, that only a
very few respectable printers have worked on his
paper. This circular, or typographical pronrncia.
mento, is published at length In to-day's paper
Here, then, are three powerful influences al
work to defeat Mr.. Brooks election, and we
shall soon see whether he can be elected In OBJ o.
sition to them.