The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-16
Lord Br0agham On ths United stats1.

During q long speech IN The House Of Lords on
the 18Th nit, in relation to the troubles il Canada
Lord Brougham thus revealed bis notions Of the
ambition and aspirations Of the people Of the United
States
The house might rely upon Il that they were
on the eve Of great struggle n Norih America;
and il they supposed that that struggle between
them and that colony was viewed with indifference
BY their neIghbors on the other side Of The atlantic
iii they rocked themselves to sleep under the inn
preston that America was not locking on with
anxiety or that America, having a boundlesg ex-
tent Of territory, would not coVet more, let him
awake from that dream Let him remind them
that if America was for the first time an unamb-
tous fepHbIc-tliaf if for the first time they had
an Instance u America Of popular government
without the control Of crown or without the con-
troll of an arisiocFacy--the control Of a crown TO
Keep the peace, The control Of an aTlst0cFdcy 20
perpetuale peace at Venice Of old--thas II AIne-
Fica fof the first time furnished an example Of &
popular government without any such eheeks,.ap-
piances, or control and was Invested Of an ann
bton, lt was the most novel event IN the history
Of human nature and Of human governments
II they iancled that America had acquired
great territories, and extended them % the south
and west in all directions, She had more land than
she knew how 70 cultivate, more people than she
knew how 10 govern, and produce shan she
knew how to consume, and therefore she would
not lookto the north aud not seek 10 extend her
influence n that quarter, Ihen he commended that
an infinitely great " order had taken place. fhat
absolute miracle had been wrought, because they
were believing what was contrary 70 the whole
history Of human passions, prpPensities and crimes,
that the lust for dominion was capable Of being
satisfied.
Besides the lust OF power, which increased s.
proportion to Its gratifcafiOn there was POSITIVE
direct and prevailing interest which no Americas
/ doubted There might perhaps, be sons dout q
% the Interest OF the Southern STATES IN the
uon Of Canada because It would tend % inileasa
the pEeponderance Of the Northern or anfi-alavs
States, but even these Southern States were
az mranrna H|raH 3
Union, for this reason, that il was now the grand
refuge Ter runaway slaVes-and al thia moment
there were $1,000 iamiliea of runaway slaves IN
Upper Canada so that besides the general love Of
American rule and American fame BY which ali
| American cllizena were more or less Influenced,
there ia the slave holding States Of tns South
| this strong motive also. They participated also
| with their northern fellow countrymen IN another
feeling. We bad recently given protection 10
/ America as against ourselves. We had adOptsd
the doctrines Of free trade, and had extended thoss
doctrines from time to time, from article 70 an
other.
/ 3. The Americans did not sympathizs with rs on
the subject Of protection; but they did sympafhizs
with the Canadian rebels. They were delighted
! as he knew by letters which had come 10 his
/ knowledge lately, and which had been addressed
10 one of the Feaiest houses in the city from Anne
RIGA, expressing the greatest joy and exnllafon at
our abandonment of the navigation laws--bnt they
add, do not suppose that shall join you IN such
policy thear, hear9 $ on the Contrary il will be
ever" We had Withdrawn protection from our
manufactures, not the Americans. They de-
sired to increase the protection on ihefrs What
now prevented il : Upper Canada, a frontier of
400 or 1900 miles, which it was utterly and abb
solutely impossible to protect
No amount OF American police or Of American
militia, much less Of eusi0-hOuse or excise Off
GERS, eonld prevent bale Of goods crossing that
extensive frontier into America A friend Of his
some time since a number Of hatchets, in
Illinois. He said . these look like our manuiac-
ture." No. replied the American with whom
| he was speaking, Won cannot mHke them"
Sometime afteFWard he returned, and found that
they were supplied with the same description Of
/ tools from Birmingham. II appeared that another
party went there, and seeing the American hatch
cts, inquired what they weze sold at; he was told
| 81 %, each, He undertook to send them a con-
Segment from birmingham, and he did send Is, 600
hatohets, which were sold at half dollar each.
| Notice was given to the government and the ex-
else, and down came the custom-house officers and
militia 70 seize them; but the attempt was futile.
for when they arrived, they found Them all sold.
Every man had bought his Ratchet for his half a
dollar, and carried itpf on his shoulder And thus
it was with all other articles Of manufacture the
difference of the price was such that nanere Gus
tom house regulation would prevent thsir intro
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