The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-02-22
british EOIONlES.

sydney was first occupied in 1888. The Whol
circle of the United States at the declaration
their independence did not contain one city
large as Sydney was in 1916. less than 60 year
after its original settlement. Numbered $500
inhabitants, while Boston, the city of the pilgrim
fathers, numbered no more than $4,000 in 1890,
that is, ITO years after its foundation Neither
New York nor Philadelp hla, though their sua-
tons and their harbors are amongst the noblest
in the world, contained populations in l775 near
ly equal to that Of Sydney in lS47 From cities
we will pass to another more recognized test OF
prosperity.
The imports of the American colonies, at the
most favorable year that could be selected before
the war of independence, scarcely exceeded one
million sterling the imports of the Australian
colonies amount to two millions sterling. The
American exports were less than million; the
Australian exports nearly 1900, 000l. II, there
fore, the vast length of ne voyage, and an exis-
tence OF only sixty years, have prevented the
Australian population from exceeding one eighth
Of that which threw off the British rule, that one
eighth has exported more than much, and i'm
ported twice as much as our American colonies
before their separa ion.
AT the present moment England is literally the
only country in the world that has colony, in
the proper sense OF that term. The colonies OF
Spain, Of Portugal, of Holland, and France, are
only mercantile or military establishments They
are not ofshoots OF the parent population. What,
tor example, is Cuba but an island of negroes
under Spanish pruprietors, but with American
managers and mortgages? Is that colony p
Is Batavia more worthy of the name? We do
not call Hindostan colony; what Algeria may
become we will not venture to affirm or to dis
pute; but, at present, it is colony OF bayonets,
not of plough shares. The British race Is now
the only propagating, diffusing creating element
on earth. So far we are true to our glorious des
tiny and unparalleled advantages. There is on
ly one drawback but that is a fatal one. What
are we founding? What is the adult state of
that which 10 its infancy call British colony?
Loyal and aristocratical England, that loves and
cherishes her native institutions more than life
itself, fills every land and fringes every shore
with democratic commsnwealths The United
States are the first horn, and it can hardly be
doubted that every other member of the great
British family will follow in its turn that encour-
aging example. 1t is this that compels US to look
for something else than actually see in our
colonial system. We are ready to grant that on
new colonies are better and more British than
our old ones, and that we have profited some what
by our American experience. But we cannot
divest ourselves of the thought that Australasia
will one day be the seat OF vast federal union
independent OF this realm, possibly hostile to this
nation, and exhibiting in the great southern arch
ipelago maritime variety of the American char
acter and species. To look forward at all is to
despair OF an agreeable or honorable result Could
We be blind to the future we might indeed, ad-
mre the industry and good sense of the Colonial
Department, and rejoice in its summaries of
square miles, OF populations, OF imports and ex.
ports. But, unfortunately, we cannot survey the
materials collected for the colonial editice with.
out thinking also of the pan attic mpting to fore
cast the finished structure.
Horse TANNING. A Horse tame. named Ofnt
has created quite sensation near Columbus Ga
by some of his feats. The Democrat thus records
one OF them
" Col. James c. Holland has a wild, foolish an.
imal, that would never suffer him, while riding.
to come near the tap of Drum. He was slow
to believe that Mr. G. could do any thing with
her, but 1t took only few nome ntsfor the latter
to enter the stable, bride and saddle the fly.
and cause her TO follow him quietly out. he beat
ing a drum few PAGES in advance He then
mounted with the drum in his hand, beat the same
while on horseback then dismounted aud tied UP
the reins, causing this now docile animal to to.
low him like well trained soldier at the sound
OF the music, and obedient to every word asll.
A MODEL ADDRESS. "New York, Septem,
thl2 8l4S from This To bostone. And if no On.
portunetye Otherways Offers to Manchester by
The raieway To new hamshir To the hat way
nous betwuxt That And d,erfed by the Express.
Pleas turn Over.
Mistres This Is from the Boyse, Brother who
Plaid the fiddle In Your house last Thanxg,vin
eveneng Plese Civ 1t To your help The Tall:
gerl dorithy your Obadyent Sarvent To deh do
US part PETER McMANAMY"
The above reached its destination duly, and
Dorothy the Tall, we hope received at the same
time such a Valentine, as the earnest intent of
her correspondent bespeaks his desire to send.
The letter was covered back and fore with the
elegant deoicailon Boston Times.