The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-04-03
Foreign Politics.

III etace OF thorough organization, and recent
events would seem to indicate that the party has
grappled with the questions involving their
rights, with strong hand, and with a determi-
nation to be successful.
The Reformers have commenced IN attack
upon the newspaper stamp-act, and upon the
tax on newspaper advertising, Many of our
readers may not be aware that every newspaper
published in the British dominions, pays a stamp
duty to government equal to about two cents on
each paper, and that advertisers must pay the
government for the privilege of allowing them
to announce their calling, trade, or profession,
through newspaper. These taxes, like all 9TH
ers, fall heaviest on the poor, who are thereby
prevented from reading, on account of the price
of newspapers, and deprived of advertising in a
great measure, by reason of the government tax
If the Reform or Democratic party of England,
should make their Wing government yield in
this particular, it will be hard for them to keep
the people enslayed hereafter.
IRELAsD.-In Ireland the Alliance is raising
itself upon the ruins Of the late confederation
Having the same objects to accomplish, the AL
lance uses the same weapons as its predecessor,
but uses them cautiously and more effectually
Institutes for the education of the people are be-
ing founded, and union with the progressive
party in England is contemplated, and will be
effected. Had such union taken place long
ago, the people Of the twin Islands would not be
grovelling under the terrors of a Monarchy, nor
the debasements of illiterate poverty.
So devout, so democratic consumation would
not be tolerated by the timcservng politicians of
either country. This was the case with Irish
politicians especially, and till the downfall of the
O'Connell party there was no hope for Democ-
racy in either England, or Ireland. The people
of both countries were swayed by the will ofthat
one man, and he used his gigantic power FOR
Monarchy and against the people. In his lifetime
this would have been doubted, but now that the
truths of the Political gospel are read and known
of all men, great as were his talents, numerous
as were his admirers, where is there one now,
who believes his political doctrines worth learn
ing, or his example worthy of imitation? Not
one beyond the circle of the devotces, who learn
ed his doctrine in their old age, and who cling
with dotage to the remembrance of what they
were, without breathing one aspiration for patr-
otism, or philanthropy.
FRANCE has just escaped another revolution
and never since the days of June, did the gov
eminent need a more thorough purging than
now. The trees Of Liberty, those symbols ofthe
triumph of the peoples have been cut down by
order of the Government. The press is under
strict surveillance, military commanders are in
vested with almost absolute power terror and
rage seze upon the people by turns, and drive
them to acts of desperation. What n cruel mock
cry of Republican institutions is this government
of Louis Napoleon
GERMANY. Action and reaction are mould
ing the ideas and feelings of the German people
and fast preparing them for self government
Education, too has done its work, and were it
not for the strong hold with which habit clings
Germans to circumscribe the authority and ter
rito rial limits Of their petty princes. The strug
gle now, is between habit and inclination,-a men
tai struggle of no small magnitude for n philo
sophie people.
In the other European states, intrigue, corrup-
ton and weakness rule with despotic sway
Haynau is becoming merciful; Hungary is be-
ing depopulated; Switzerland is unsettled; Rome
IS in possession of foreign soldiery; Russia and
France have intcrposed in favour of Greece, and
Great Britain is trying to pick quarrel with
king Ohio. Such is Eur 'pe! Kings and Prin-
ces and Potentates with their powerful arm OPP
pressing the people by "Divine Right; the
people grooming, cursing and lepel.ing The wrong
doors as best they may.