New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-10
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
hn<iish Politics Reduction OF Taxes-Tretn,,s
-Cobden-C oloniai Reforns-A fsiea anS ts,.
slave Trade Socialism.

.'s; steamer 20 Say anythns 20 you concernius Me
condition OF En-'aad. I am bound 70 use a rrrs,
degree % reserve on this subject. until I have
Completed the systematic studies when I an.
r,w pursuing. Sui, I believe DO not 20
,o Tar. in announcing the entire demoltiOc
o. tne od parties, including even that OF which
Golden aud Bright are the propellers, wahout
being the chiefs those twin brothers OF cor,
mercai freedom AID financial reform hav>'
hitherto shown themselves asitator rather /,
statesmen. No current political movement
gained more ground than tina. which is coune,
with NJ. ls-ssis proposition. 10 find IN the
modelling Of the taxes rather than in the restora
os ,he I'D system Of tariffs, relief or the
grave AMI ann.istakab'e disturbance, occasr.
ty ,le app cation o.. the principle OF antagoa4- 81
a0i dep-eoiative competition. in the wages
wo-kmc1 and the price Of commodities, ialt s.
called FREE trade. This party viii be coater
this year WIKI t3,0o0000 spilled TO agncult
in,r~ovemeuts The movement "a h,s6 be- -'V a.
1t future interest, is that of Electoral Reform
%, Socialism. This sl.o gains good dealo gro
Toe intermediate party composed OF the anc,.
head OF free frdrs now become tail badly joinsss
on to some head Or body has been purely and sraPs
anticipated by the Ministry, in al Is acceptable
proposals aad uot less simply So aside in It's Se-
mauds which were impractical %. out of place.
I VIII not speak OF the Issh ar 10 on which
nearly everybody is agreed fe abolition &c
the Vice Royalty will undoubtedly take place -
fore the close of the session Ireland will be In .
tar better position by being treated in the Sane
way as scotland. There remains the subject OF the
Ecclesiastical Estabishment-a subject which cas,.
bee arranged only By a Coucordat w,th the Pope,
aud regular appropriation for the Catholic wor-
ship-a subject perfectly simple and nj the bott0an
of AN the Irish difficulties, but which as yet
mo- one dares to touch | viii presently say some
thing with regard 10 the movement OF the Eng,
liSh Church m the affair of Gorham against the
Bishop OF Exeter. but meanwhile let US return to
the situation of the Ministry and the dilerenk
parties
The moderate Opposition that sort of third par
" without distinctive color oil which the eSsbaf
Golden, now becoming sluggish OK, is the chief
aud OF which the DQtiy NerS is the organ, msis
tains three points OF attack-the Emancipa ZION Of
the Colonies. Financial Reiorman the notification
%. the treaties for the abolition OF the Slave Trade.
no the same time with the withdrawal OF the feet
from the coast Of Africa Lfin
A powerful coalition has been formed between
the two extreme parties, which established the SO.
ciety for Colonial Reform This society demanded
nothing less than the dismembement OF the Brit,
ish Empire aud the separate individuality Ut each
colonial establishment the Office o. the metropolis
being reduced g. defending the coonlss m case %
war with no other compensation than the unity u
the flag Such a system, which would be neither
national unity by reason of unity of govern
ment and administration, nor federal unity
between metropolis and colonies rs - now
established Ia France. is in fact anarchy and
nonsense. Lord John Russell has done fabs
iusticc 20 it in the elaborate exposition winch
he made to Parliament a few weeks since
Tho question OF absolute emancipation OF the Colo
MES il no longer entertained nothing WIN be az
tempted at present but 10 extend the efcs 81 iecs
liberties in the different colonies, and TO give new
Constitution 70 Australia This discussion afforded
good occasion for bringing mp the errors ~ tbe oisi
colonial systemi which led 10 the emancipation ot
the North American Colonies, and the ipdepend-
ence OF the Dni,ed States. 1t was demonstraseds
nevertheless that those old colonies, imperfect as
was their organization. enjoyed more real freedom
and INDEPENDENCE than are now Possessed by
Australia, Guiana, the Cape OF Good Hope, % say
nothing Of Jamaica, and the West Ind lsiahqe
not included in the measures OF the pre- sent yea.
You must regard the incomplete measures propessf
by Lord John Russell only a first step. Tbs
first step does not involve theYueslon OF the ALSO
lutte emancipation OF the Colonies. or the decgp-
nosition of the British Empire But it cam % hll
To lead 10 Interior consequences. 1t VIII termnnbo
ia the direct representation Of the Colonies IN Par
lament and IN the House of Lords II has a.
wavs been objected that the admls sion 81 the
Colonies into Parliament would derange the whole
Constitution of the British Empire Bpt since q
new Reform Bill has become nece's' - since tne
whole electoral system Of England IS 'bons 70 %
changed by this reform, the Introduction on repre-
sentatiyes from the Colonies Will not be ditncufI
1t IS naturally brought about by the lhcin''vso =,
decentralization, Of railroads, and OF eVs mqH2e
OF rapid communication, produced oy ti an @1'
dustry and civilization.
The proposition for the reduction Of tae army an1
nav. IN the present situation oil EoropsS cannf pf
taken seriously The abolition Of the ~ On tricks
1s, .s. t. 4e ds %SeS so of be-
true that Mr. Drummond has DtroducefR pr1Posl-
tiou In such vague and indefinite terms, tlsf y NAY
be made 10 mean ans thing from the totnl abollion
of imposts 70 the more modest reduction Ott200,00u
This Is Cob3ens ideal, and has occupied the AKIN
ton OF Parliament tor whole sitting bas taf
proposition OF Mr. Drummond being mere wWds
the usual common ace with which oil the Rsorn
speeches begin and end, was not tustaped
have already shown YOU how the reduction of
10000, O0O the FL Dorado Of the reformers, IL n
were adopted would amount only 70 few sbliD9r,
in the pocket Of each citizen while the same s7Ah
concentrated in the Treasury Of the State forms h
fact most powerful lever Of producron 70 wilia
il furnishes consumption Of t5O,000000y Tin
mode OF concentrating the capital Of cda7uapt;eiA
defective as it may be on account Of tbe horrprp
ducve expenses which Il involves is stili The best
that 5 practicable at the present momBDk Whaf
shall We now say Of furious conflict, vaysd ~
Mr. Golden and Mr.. Hume, for an edc1opey d ,
100000 that is 10 say, about one halEpenny n 4
ke0i and per 0aaun for each of the sUstftfff 49,
Majesty. Queen Victoria In truth, tlps E201~Y
would not equal the value Of n single sfsssgfs -
Parliament H. instead Ol being a stupid rgrftpe, q
politics were what they should be, th9 Pfactice cf
science yet 1nkDOsn, it is truc~lnafs&lX
the Physiology Of 1oriety. ~
The las, en~enrbnent Of the third 5srty fsr rs
conibats for thep present sesson, was THO nbmf b.
mel. Vi the nj itary measures hitherto smpDxed
for the slave trade and the withdrawal OF the EL&-