The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YoaE. Oct. IA, isas.


those who would study the future destiny Of the continent
by looking closely into the history Of It's progress Of the day
True we have details by this arrival OF striking
YET the aggregate OF facts occurring and Of Thoughts
put before the European reading public within the weeL
preceding the steamers sailing combine make her
really OF no little importance.
Her mails tell that the governments of the continent
Just now busy with schemes their respective
subjects pay the piper for their years dancing thai
they are arranging to obtain loans relieve their
ries rom the embaassmens accustomed by their
lu measures 10 stIange struggling liberty everywhere
Thus Piedmont, pay Austria for her own reduction 70
the condition OF an Austrian province, and the
expense oil wedding repubicanism from within her boun
dare Is casting around find fools selfish gold hoarders
to advance her about 900, the required Tus
cany wishes TO borrow 49, 0O0 and Naples $1,000 OO
France Is seeking takers for loan OF $40 900 and
Austria, by way OF commencement pay up her 70.
Gently war debt asks from the capitalists
the continent the loan OF about The other gov
ernmens involved in the late troubles are ali preparing 10
raise money after this fashion, being more or less embar-
rassed Heaven knows how much they propose screw
out OF the tong millions OF the continent on this pretex
They are 70 pay the SCOT at last If the bankers respond
10 the calls as out Of their industry the profits of all
of moneyed men really made, and all government ex-
penses are paid regard it extremely problemalical
whether the people pay the heavy required for
interest ON the proposed loans in addition the financial
burdens In the way Of military amanents PENSIONS sine
cures ovePayng salaries and the interest prior loans
under which they already stagger and especially as
Just now commerceincludng industry of every descrp-
ton--is from the lassitude which fails
follow protracted and fierce civil The princes of
Germany alone draw, directly and indirectly from their
respective Subjects full $500 0OO 900 per annum precious
little OF which will be taxed towards making up the inter-
est 10 be paid the loans they about In
name Of their different lie indeed
specify this upon the industry OF the people of Ger
many merely by way Of illustrating the enomiiy of the
over-axation under which those upon whom these
burdens are to fall now struggle. All this is actually the
price TO be paid BY che people Of the continent for their oo
longer enspsment Twist it will, nothing more nor
less be made of it, Suffering under the deprivation of
civil rights, which the heart of every in Europe tells
him God designed him to enjoy-crowded apon the
land that wish the right his industry the best ad
vantage and free from all really unnecessary taxation,
would be difficult for all disposed labor faithfully OBJ
tain decent and comfortable lveihood-when the ex-
peced disabilities added those present upon hem
revolutions, at least attempts revolution, speedily
follow everywhere. The question with the masses
hardly fail be- Shal die Of starvation and the abuse
Of those setting up to be our superors, shall perish
fighting for our rights r.
The American who attentively reads the European
newspaper accounts of the suerngs of the people of
the continent from these accumulated evis-(and
might occupy all four of your pages weekly with
condensed report Of those which come by every steam
er)-cannot help in his heart extenuating certain
degree the apparent enomty of the designs attributed
the socialists who war against special Priviegewho 60
for division Of property, universal equality, &c. by
lucky chance they could in manner discriminate be-
tween property accumulated by fraud privilege of
suffering labor and that which is really the result Of hon
est industry of body mind in channels ben ,cia to
race take it few countrymen of Jefferson would fail to
sym athze in with French socialism.
The masses of the continent before, sim
ply the property OF those connected with the governments
titled untied-he really privileged They labor, suf
ter and die for them in bitches, garrets before patoons
of muskeuy parks Of artillery The despotism of the
nineteenth century, far its crueies upon the millions
concerned is far fendish than the barbarian of
the middle ages even the wholesale massacres OF the
days Of Rome IL is long since the times Of Charlie
hat
which al length has destroy annually, and
with tenod the suffering OF the Victims than have fallen
in bloody contests occurring in southern, middle, and
este Europe since the French drove Louis Philippe from
his throne.
Among the features of the weeks news find great
cry in the monarchica papers against the emigration Of
many ablebodied and weto-do" laborers to this
try coming over or preparing for the voyage
They maintain that stop must be put TO the progress of
the rushing current that the continent not be utterly
Impoverished All conceivable misrepresentation
ing the and character Of this country are put forth
Some of journalists OF desposm maintain that those
who come imminent risk Of being devoured by bears
and catamounts while others hold up American
of the California lever proof that the United Sates
Of the Rocky mountains, Is already overpopulated
These sehoods resorted to In the hope of coaxing
,hose who would be free, stay and be taxed by way Of
supporting the expenses necessary for the main
tenance of the present order OF thingsEuropean IL the
Of Germany and England to be credited,
in ten years this time will be receiving from four
10 Ave millions Of the useful class Of continental pop
uation annually As coming here almost every
instance per.ons who could otherwise be made to con-
tribute most or their and cass) the treasures Of
he monarchs il is remark able that such e
forts are made deter them from fleeing to America
find ia the English papers ong-drawn and indignant
homiles against Frederick William Of Prussia and the
German monarchs account OF their icke, as
manifested keeping their promises TO the only, upon
the subject Unpopular suffrage Your readers are should
be- aware that having promised popular representation
these soveregns in arranging their bases Of election
have 90 distributed the right vote, under all circum
stances TO lodged in the hands Of the moneyed cir
ces the balance Of power between the arstocacy and
the masses. This was OF course done under the know
edge that, all serious questions between these
tagonis interests capital fail side against labor
The history othe world furnishes but grand exception
general ruethat of the reforms and extension Of
popular rights recently granted by the magned arstocra
cy and capitalists Of Hungary Of their accord, without
being asked for them, you will recoec, by their (unt
then) ensaved serfs.
Now as atocous has been the conduct of Frederick
William in robbing his people Of their lately accorded right
gsas self government he leaves them In this respect
representation accorded by their boasted wing reform
act"
That law nomnay broke up the odous rotten borough
system. Lord John Russell, In arranging IT, appeared 10
seek out the debased, Ignorant and unhinkng
VIGOROUSLY led by the by the
lords OF the manor in order place In their hands
relative electoral power few examples will demonstrate
my meaning.
Under the electoral law of England the three hum
dred voters OF Tavstock-boon almost man-have as
much power the many thousands Of electors Of West
minister, Glasgow, Marylebone In the vote list one
eector Of Tavsock s equal so Of Westminster 81
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