The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-13


of England the enlightened in the wond-the u
dietary the most elevated and absher bar the most accom-
pshed-ther clergy the pure and earnedther press
the most powerfu-the mercantile community the most in
elgent rich and enterprisng. But all these advantages
confined the four millions The structure of society
gives thing them and binds down all the rest to
hardship and difficulty at bestaud generally to penury and
suffering Look at the people of eland-the mass reduced
for food gle root The only view which this condition
of things allows take of mankind that few are made
for enoyment-ratonal, intelligent fecous exstence-the
multitude occupy state than than that of butes
The bues well fedthe multitude in England and Ire
land not and their circumstances depess them below
capabity of caring for mind spirit for mental moral
pleasure for any hope of Immortality
But there can be expectation present of revolution in
England or Ireland -Four millions of weled, welledu-
Gated fuspted people, in possession of all the wealth of
the country and It's means easily keep under twenty
millions of hafStarved, dispted, ignorant and british
people, scattered the face of the country The four
millions can bring greater force in than
the twenty millions On the occasion of the Charist demon
ation there hundred and fifty thousand constabes
in the city of London under special commission Where
could the famished weak and beggary bring such
force together! indeed what do who never eat
full wholesome mea-who are accustomed to the pres
of dsease-who have famine horrible ravages
sweeping their ranks Can such have the heart
to resist oppression They in feeble. noien-
sensiye attitude than the down-rodden The four
millions sit ease and their penalties and execute
their laws and there alternative for the spirit that r0nses
itself in Indignation against abuses thai cry Heaveor
vengeance but to bear the Tequita of its temey anguish
and despair
that the whole of the surprising moral mental and physical
influence and power of that nation should be devoted TO
to be true and practically sustain the doctrine that
small potion of mankind capable of happiness of
Oyng intelligent comfortable and moral existence and that
the greater number must live in discomfort without any
pleasure from mental culture any indulgence of appetite
drudge Their laws treat and punish with in.
ctOns the expression Of discomfort under the cruel oppes
sion of their Government This is the moral sentiment-that
their people, in the dreadful state of suffering which the
burdens imposed eonsign them should be submissive and
patient On this ground they have insisted that this nation
could not endue-that must break in pieces. They will
believe possible to construct government upon the nda-
mental principle that it shall to all the full rights of
man-to their powers for their advancement.
The whole power of that nation in opposition to this
principle, and remarked in furherance of the principle
of their oppressive system. In the former French
luton they used force eectuate their favoe theory
keeping the in subsection to the few. They wiser
now they using moral influence and it not improbable
that they viii succeed in frustrating the revolutions in pro-
in Europe and setting again kingy power in all
its eshness and consequent deucveness of the rights
and happiness of the of men, 1t very important
point that there can be reformation Of the Governments of
the Old World. Their structure necessarily eonsigns the
to ignorance toll and degradation There be
revolution the have comforts and enjoy
rights.
No nation earth doing so much to deprive men of
thing which they claim and ought enjoy as men,
England the time. by the enlightened and ee-
waited condition of the small portion of the people to which
have alluded, she decoys into admiration of her nsti
tuons and acquecence in her wisdom and philanthropy
nation respecting and UNFOLDING the rights and prvi-
leges of her subjects far this be done consistently
with the support of necessary government Suppose then
she shall succeed it not improbable she will in csolng
France, Austria Italy and Prussia, back to their old
regimes what will be the effect our institutions? Her own
government will be perpetuated for the only possibility of
revolution in England depends upon republics being estab-
hed the continent. Probably the influence of such
OF ON he in land
them to break their chains and tread down the few who Op
press them But if she the danger her of the
present disposition 10 revolution Europe and settle those
nations down in kngy thTadOm how far will the in
uenoe operate institutions, by strengthening cabal
against popular freedOm Already very strong dis
position the leading wings oppose the revolutions
of Europe So far as they they discourage them
Every thing in the National Lntegeneer the spirit
of its editorials the drift of its correspondencea syly
speak agains-propecy evil aganst-ook with evil eye
upon, all revolution and tendency revolution in France
and elsewhere. There then sympathy, strong sympa-
thy with England on this pOinta point involving deadly
hostility all the rights and happiness Of the of man.
knd-and eager desire for governmental principles which
shall sacrifice these for the sake of giving stability to lazy
aggandizement and the of the few Letths
sympathy work, and what will be the effect of uniting the
moral influence of the of this with those
of England for keeping the up, and the DOWN down.
am eore beginning doubt with respect the tendency
of things and suppose that may be best have those
controlling the course and desnes of our country
watchfu against English interests, English pfopenses and
English sympathies.
At best there is much sympathy between this nation
and England. We say, interests the samethat we
the two most enlightened and religious nations having
the objects before of philanthropy and human
exaltatOn. But when examine England closely.
see that every thing about philanthropy and religion
hypocracy and can't Her great benevolent societies show
great deal of money expended circulate The bble and
send the gospel to the heathen Herown statistics show that
she by oppression depressing thousand at least of
her people below all the benefits of the gospel every
cta 4.
ing she any way sending the gospel The men who con-
tribute to these benevolent operations Gas they call them)
derive their to do from sources nhcting thou
sand times more evil than these operations tend
eve, In this country, all religious denominations
gery sympahize with their English brotherhood these
points. In fact all religious denominations English
in origin and spirt-exoept the Roman Catholic. The Ar
ces of the Episcopal Church English the Confession of
Faith is Scotch the Discipline of the Methodist Church
from Wesley, most thorough Engl sbman. With
many Of sympathy there certainly does need
watchfulness-diected that sympathy on the ground
of civil pOity sacrifice the for the benefit of the
ewO treat The bulk of men incapable OF rights or ENJOY
mentsas made drudge without culture Of mind. or ease
of bodyand in the of religion, to hypocrisy and can't
1t very questionable if thing has been done yet to ex
tend the gospel 70 heather nations And we do know that
the Churches labor for their own interests than
for the salvation of their grounds How else
can account for so little done?
Upon looking over these hasty observations, find
topic omitted which to have touched the great EVIL
OF REVOLUTION. 1t great evil But is i not an infn
ev greater evil to keep the bulk Of society," the masses the
numbers in the state in which they must be without revou-
ton Revolution in England would sponge the National
Debt There three hundred thousand holders Of that
debt Probably two hundred thousand Of these would be
thrown into penury and For few years there would
be much distress but in few years, (probabg ten, at
most the would be adjusted. and the greater number
of those living in eHRui the National debt, would be
living better the fruits of their own industry skill and
enterprise But the alternative this National debt if
continued will consgn sixteen millions, fromgensraton to
generation pnvation and suffering far intense than
would be the lot of any of the three hundred thousand So
of the clergy To break up the church establishment would
reduce to poverty the very rich in many The Arch
bishop of Canterbury has annual income of about
hundred thousand dollars the Bishop of London sxtyve
thousand several bishops, fifty thousand DEANS twenty
thousand SC 1t believed that justice would be