The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-18
The Aston Place Riots and the London Press.
From the London Times, May 81

1t seems reserved for the propagandists OF the Man
chester school to repeat series of protests against the
character Of the times in which they live and the cir
cumstances by which they are surrounded. Every
axiom which they PROFOUND Is met by some startling
combination. Every appeal they make to contemporary
history is rebuked by some singular condemnation of
the hypothesis from which 1t proceeded Do they nau
gurae an hgra OF peace and proclaim the cessation of
war! Forthwith nil Europe is in a blaze of martial
CONGREGATION Do they celebrate the termination of
dypasc struggles and the burial Of national sectara
nism In wide and comprehensive philanthropy!
Strsightway half the kingdoms of Europe at logger
heads for nothing else but the vndicaton of nationa
tes ana the revival Of old traditions Do they herald
the approximation Of II commercial era in whitehall
men and all nations are to merge their distinctive cha
racters Of history race ambition all their memories of
the past all yearnngs after the futurein the relation
of buyers and sellers! Immediately hear from the
popular leaders, of aGerman movement loud cry for
protection Of German industry aud n clamorous jea-
lousy of English commerce Worse than this; while
the example Of the great Transatlantic Republic is
pealed TO as the incompatible example of the most
honal liberty and the most popular government its
capital city is disgraced by riot not only tumu
tuous and dangerous ip its character but more un
reasonable in its origin than any of those which have
involved Baden. Berlin, and Dresden In terror and
boodshed during the last two years They have hardly
enunciated single principle of national policy in
dividual action against which there has started
forth some remarkable antagonism of fact.
And what do the examples of the last year teach
The people nave had it all their way and what ia
the result? They have thrown mp barrcades, beaten
regular troops. and dictated constitutions Aad what
are the fruits thereof? Germany convulsed Italy up
heaviDg with threatened war: France again committed
10 CONNECT OF balanced partieS trafC checked, COM
merce hampered and mutiated; and Eurore filed with
projects OF sociaEcbange which exclude the idea
4 property IL l. only day or two since the Cham
Der Of Universal Suffrage in Paris held its first sing
under the protective auspices of horse foot, ana
tillery. It is only few weeks since New York
pcrilled by violent rabbe, indignant at the
aristocraic pretension of kid gloves aud the arts
tocratic" prescription Of reserved seats. The same
feeling which in America exploded in vehement abuse
Of MIR Macready and the British would If it had the
power, apnihilate all property. all order and all dis
inction whatsoever between man and man In Ameri
the unexhsusted resources Of nature preclude the
realization Of these savage theories They will not
be tolerated there. because there Ia not the
preteXt Of necessity for them. But at this
mcnt Europe is in the battle feld Of opinions more
violent and desperate than ragged before 1t is
not only against dynasties and ministries classes
but against the ideas and conscenees of mankind
that is waging The who shouted Pioe
t4nis'ie at the gates Of the legislative Assembly, in
tend reign of plumber and confusion just the Bow
cry boys, who chesred for MIR Forrest would substi
state Of Jack Cadcsm for tho present order Of
things in America Mr. Golden and his followers may
say that such the natural fruits of revolutions and
that great evils they arenations would only have
them In order to escape far greater
This is not The nations of Europe have vsuntar
ly substituted for better order of things dis
quiet. turbulence, uncertainty wreck Of fortune for
OF der and stability. 1t is Of to say that they
them had constitutions Saxony had-Baden had
Prussia guaran tied Those very cities which
have been signazed by the most desperate carnage
practically in the enjoyment Of civil liberty Be-
sides that it for free institutions that
the barricades Of February Of juno raised In
Paris We know that there Is in France a. in Ger
many and In Rome party reckless Of institutions
regardless of Law. hostile to all order aud all peace
loving tumult, lustng after pillage thrstng after
blood This party. though fierce, Is still small True
But if--as the Manchester School afrms-great com
munities always know their interests and how t.
promote them. let ask, would whole nations have
tamely succumbed to minoritiss so wicked and worth
less these? And what-let further ask-what
to be the crtera Of popular wisdom, the just limits
OF popular power!