The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-30

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n fine Nav number Of that celebrated exponent
of Tory ideas. Backwood's Magazine We find an
article entitled 'sThe Revolution in Europe"
From the well known character of this periodical,
we might naturally expect repetition Of the worn
out dogmas and exploded fallacies of writers and
politicians of the Allison school-inen who have
faith in human nature, excepting in the favored few
who gratuitously assume the task Of taking upon
themselves the responsibility Of government, to the
exclusion of their fellow beings. Nor We're we
mistaken in what we had expected. AS usual, the
people who have dared 10 assert their high preroga
tives, are subjected TO a considerable degree Of
Tory abuse iIhe most absurd statements are put
forth with degree Of assurance, which might pass
for truth with those unacquainted with the charac-
lerisfes Of the British press-,the selt-apPointeo
guardians and censors Of the world.
The age in which we i've however we may fia'-
Ter ourselves that human progress can go no iur-
Their, is essentially selfish one. The greedy oesie
Of gain, the thirst OF unbounded wealth. mas con
tribned more than any other feeling 10 CHECK LIE
advancement of the human mind and the anchor
alton of society The money aFiStocfacy when
controls The civilized system IS fearful OF chahSe'
afraid of revolutions. Those who enjoy the ltl2u-
rss eff wealth, feel not the pangs OF hunger; but
hey are keenly alive to the fall in funds, which is
the jnevitabla consequence Of an e0leate It Is
natural that these classes OF society who have moth
Ing to gam and everything lose by change, should
de6recate any innovation which can do theln no
coed. but which may reduce them to level with
tie s5flfsripr masses Yet il is somewhat surpfs-
ing that journals like BIackwood's, which pro-
fess TO have a higher ann, should make use OF such
Al ,l,,+,x, and
should graveIy place the price of stocks IN compe-
fition with the great principles Of human liberty
smile OF Incredibly will, no doubt, be ehclted
from our readers when we say that the great afgu-
ment against the French Revolution, which is tri-
umphantly put forward by Blackwood as settling
the question: is the alarming and astounding fact
that The French te,lds hare fallen SINCE F.broqrg.
That we may not be doubted, we give tie extract;
One of the most instructive facts as to the
runous effects Of the late revolution on the best
interests of French industry, is 10 be found IN the
progressive and rapid decline i'll the value OF all
French securities public and private, since it took
place It distinctly appears that tfooiiardS Of The
cnpoto Of froace has been deStr0YeG $thoe ne reco
luton il The short space OF six weeks Attend 10
the fall IN the value Of the public funds during this
brief but disastrous period
The italics are the reviews, and seem to have
been inserted for the express purpose Of drawing
attention IL the remarkable knowedge-of political
economy displayed III the paragraph-ihat we Wili
say nothing abont-bu will only direct observation
10 the fact that the tory organ OF Great Britain
iustifies tyranny because resistance causes the
price of stocks 10 fall But this is not all 1t is not
| sufficient that the people must be oppressed, be-
cause by their masters are benefited but great
amount Of yiriu0us Indignation is expended upon
the members OF the French Provisional Govern
ment. Tor daring TO believe that man Is capable ~
enlightenment.
| Lest This too, should be doubted, We quote the
| paragraph expressive Of Blackwoods opinion OF
| those illustrous men: They are fanatics, and
! fanatics of the most dangerous kind-deyout be-
levers in human perieclihity, credalous asserers
Of the natural innocence Of man Thence their
erroneous error-thence the enormous evils they
have brought upon the world" 1t would mn
doubleday require, upon the part Of BiackWood, a
great amount of creduity TO cause it to believe
/ thar any virtue or intelligence exists among any,
except those whom it represents; yet a bird that
WON'T sing must be made to sing" and he that
/ won't believe must be made to believe even though
the subject Of the compGsive operation may chance
10 be Biackwood's Magazine. The time is not far
distant when British consols may fall in the same
manner, and from the same cause as the french
funds and pretty little Queen Victoria and hel
amiabe consoet be compelled 70 seek an asylum
among their republican kindred.