The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-12-19
DUBUQUE:
WEDNESDAY::"DEC 10, is4e.
Foreign Summary.

ENGLAND.-The elements of revolution
mngling and combining in England, and wait
but the union of the materials, to put forth
effort for popular government. Besides the pub
lie, or national debt of England, which, of itself,
is sufficient to crush the present system of gov
eminent to death, there is private debt on the
real estate of the country, amounting to f4o0,-
OO0, 0Oo-equal to $4,000 ,O0o That coun-
try must surely be in sinking condition, whose
resources are insufficient to pay the interest on
it's public obligations; how much more so must
it's dissolution become apparent, when its repu-
ted wealth has no substantial reality. AS an il
lustraton of the condition of the ma ority of the
landed estate we may suppose that man who
is rcputcd to be worth, say $1,000 per annum,
owes more than his estates are worth, if they
were put up for sale. This system is kept alive
because the majority of the property-hodcrs are
in the same predicamcnt; and men OF property
control the government Hence the govern
mcut is sustained in it's prodigality by the nobl-
lily; and the government, by its strong arms OF
physical force, protects the nobility in their rec-
less extravaganza The scales of corruption
are so we'll balanced between the government
and the nobility, that they arc mutually upheld
in their financial schemes. Popular opinion has
never been combined with sufficient irmness, or
composed Of the proper materials to attack the
aristocracy with any hope of success. Chart
ism has made some impression, and wanted but
a little more of the popular material to make an
effect 1t failed, however, i'll its first attack
Recent news from England puts us III possession
of facts which 90 to shcw that Chart!s,n will re-
vive, that another effort will be made; and judy
ING from the liberal tone ofthe press, some anne
Iteration of the social state of society must be
the inevitable consequence
IRELAND.-Evcry effort made IN this ill-tated
country to keep alive the feeling OF Nationality,
sinks the people deeper in the social state OF ex-
istence. This effect is but the natural and inc
vltable consequence of the systems by which
every effort at Nationality has been characterize
ed-systems which looked not to the condition
of the masscs-which confined themselves to
the mere elevation Of wealth to rank among
lords and barons. This has been the great fault
with all the national parties in Ireland The
masses have been overlooked. They have new
err been made to feel that there was National
Patriotisnl-that there was for them a country,
that the day should come, when each one OF
them could rejoice in the rights of a freeman.
Such inducements as these have never been sim
ccrely held out to the people; nor do we believe
that their assumed leaders ever dreamed that the
mass of the people should ever be elevated to the
rank of freemen. There is too much Of the Ar
istocracy in them to believe that anything so
good could be seriously imputed to them.
These leaders have been the ruin Of nations
All countries have had their leaders. Some few
of them have certainly been trustworthy but the
large ajorty have betrayed their country by
their ignorance or "Wednesday mprudence
treachery Ireland has had succession ofthesc
leaders, impotent, imbecile, and treacherous.-
They have never sought for the attainment of
the peoples rights-never sought to elevate the
social condition of the people. Looking merely
to the elevation of themselves and families they
have invariably supported the enemies of the
people, when their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was
condition consequent. Initiating the Aristocra
tic manners of their country's enemies; they
have placed themselves above their fellow men;
having no common sympathy with the people
above that which a master has for vassal,
which subject has for his lord. We have no
hope that the present leaders, John O'Connell
& Co.. will accomplish, or even attempt to ac-
complish. more than their predecessors. They
They have, so far, taken the wrong steps to ac-
complish any good. The people are taken into
the account to furnish an audience at Cancellation
Hall; for which privilege they pay one penny
head. Mean leaders, to require the miserable,
half. starved people to pay for the privilege of
hearing a recital of the wrongs of their country.
Dupes and dolts to put confidence in such Draw
ling svcophants. There is no hope for such
people.
FRAScE-As we predicted few weeks ago,
the present rulers of France are concentrating
the strength and resources of the country to fix
themselves permanently above the control OF the
people. Louis Napoleon issues DEGREES with as
much pomp and circumstance as if he were an
acknowledged Emperor. His fiat goes abroad
to the world as if it were the law of the land;
and what is worse, is obeyed by the authorities
Our latest advices inform us, that thirty men,
bers of the Assembly have been banished for
imaginary crimes. Newspapers opposed to the
views of the President, are suppressed, and their
editors thrown into prison; and yet we listen in
vain to hear that public indignation hurled at
the usurpers, which insulted freemen could not
refrain from exhibiting
France is not, nor was she ever arepublic; her
people are not republicans; and We should not
feel disappointed; if our next dispatches inform
ed us that despotism reigned supreme and I'M
disguised in the Grande RcpubHque.
tw The Rev'd. DR.. Forbes, an Episcopalian
clergyman Of N. York, has embraced the Catho-
lie faith.