Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-04
VOL. XXVII.-.-NO. Sc.

Under their meagre diet the lower classes of the
French become prematurey old. One would suppose
from the wrnkled vsages and thick skins of the hun
dred hays to be in every street of every town in
France, from the great numbers Of men broken down,
begging for livelihood at an age when they should
still be vigorous that nature had dealt most unmerci-
tul with the French. This is owing not to any freak
Of nature, but to the of good nutritious food
The climate OF France is temperate, we'll adapted
to maintain the health that general rule all who
eat well look we'll The servants in the houses of the
rich are as plump as masts well fed French girl
has cheeks as red as beets and lips like cherries aud
no country in the world has among the rich large
proportion OF round, corpulent gentlemen.
The great in France, as in all other European
countries, is osonethng to eat and the French peo-
pie should eat precisely what the United States pre-
pared to supply. We can give to France enough meat
to feed her thirty SIX millions. Why should we not
do it The French Government would certainly well
come any proposition which would enable it to stop
the mouths Of camorers with Wholesome ailment for
1t may sate said that Government stand in
France that attempts to stop them in any other way.
No time has been more favorable for an overture on
this subject from the United States. The sympataies
between the two countries strong they both hare
the same form of government and the commerce be-
tween them has taken Of late years prodigous deve
opement The trade of France with us is about three
times greater than her trade with England Why
then could not modify tariff laws so rs favor
appropriations from France, iii consideration of reduc-
ton of duties pork and suited beefp Such nm
arrangement would give strong impulse to the pros
perity of our Western States would render useful the
vast grazing plains of Texas increase our shipping and
Ink our interests more closely with those of friendly
people. The benefit to France would be incalculabe
1t would feed her people the social question which
Is now shaking her to her very base and assist power
fully in closing the era of revolutions. The reduction
to eight cents pound of the price of beef and pork
would be d ruer and greater reform than France has
ever known.
The revolution has introduced universal suffrage,
which has already yielded the good fruits of postage
reform and new impulse given to primary education.
Both of these intended to assist the intellectual
developement of the peoples another method is needed
to assist the physical. fthe people have nothing to
eat, they not prepared to think correctly
The problem then being to feed the French people,
how shall approch its solution ! would suggest
that might be made i'll this case Of that parsonage
so useless III most cases. Minister Heaven knows
what the United States send Ministers to Europe fer
man is generally sent who is ignorant Of the Ian
guago of the country to which he goes can explain or
enforce nothing, and who must content himself with
being mere agent to transmit papers, giving an occs-
slonal bowins party to his fellow Minister'S and sub
uniting 20 receive the visits of every American who for
want Of something better to do in his own country has
strayed into another. If General Taylor will send
some good business to Paris who understands the
French and who will set work earnestly to accom-
psh the object mentioned above my word for it. there
will be very little difficulty. There is reason to be-
eve, from divers indications in high places, that
prop ositon of the kind from the United States would
be tavorably received in France.
NJ. Y