The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-23
A Noble oo,npiimsnt 70 our Country.
To the Editor of The Union:

To the Editor of The Union:
enclose article from the Boston Courier of the
3ls ult. which contains extractrom speech delivered
in the British House of Commons BY Sir William Moles
WORTH 50 highly complimentary, and at the same time so
lucid and true, In regard TO the United States and the
several States, that recommend II to You for publication
The idea OF the mother country taking the child tor a
model is something for British Statesman to sug
gest.
And yet lei me say there are men in this fortunate
land who suffering themselves to calculate me value
Of our Union even without the most ntelerabe oppres-
sion, and few "a very few) macontents, who are pre-
pared dissolve the ties which bind this great confede
racy OF sovereign States together
Fortunate minimum, 81 sun bona nortnf-too happy.
nsy only knew ne blessing they enjoy Let ,1sss
Senate and study the iableaux which scuptured on
the mantle pieces Of their chamber; let them on the
one, a giant attempting in vain with all his power to
break the bundle Of rods which are bound together and
The Other how easy il is for little boys TO break
each rod when il is oosed from the bundle Certainly
the compliment which is paid noble country in the
House OF Commons is thai ought to kindle the
pride and patriotism Of every enlightened American;
the Boston Courier.
GREAT BRITAIN AND CoLosIKs-If we have a moment
TO spare from the contemplation Of our domestic poucs,
may eyes with much interest the colonies
o. Great Bin and as % hem, mat,
homeinteest for the people Of the United Safes re
nsrcs and The most branch our oresn %
lions, must soon be materially affected BY the measures
good Or Tor even relation to their colonial empire. The
new system OF for the colonies constitutes
ing subject in Parliament That the colonies DO bet
ter governed OF abandoned proposition which few per-
question wi the mother county grant them such poli,
cal privileges Will permanently their alegancef
day talk ioyaiiy d.socaied from political rights
Tue age OF chivaiy Is past Indeed there was such
licr Island by the crown though IL hang upon
BUSH, u s very safe 10 predict will no, be followed in the
deb, pooratss ti,hes pension Is hierarchy
squrenrchy, tases, and famine, have driven from the
shores OF Great Britain to seek fortune beyond the
f The crown do not govern paernaIy, il cannot govern
long becomes. therefore, highly important consders-
hang IL upon bush In the eyes OF the colonists We
strongly suspect that this point has received due
new scheme Of government for The colonies Is now IN
dergoing discussion IN Parliament Its ministerial plan,
Yet this plan, Judgment does pot meet the
exgencies Of the case, and carried into effect fall
Of the colonis.s Il does give than sufficient amount
Of bat sets inc Colonial Office Of London
over their heads Now, the ignorance, pedantry neglect OF
business, and Pervesse management which prevsin this
department OF the British administration, notorious
suce show the mischief thus created we still state na,
ono Secretary Of State TOR the colonies imagined tina,
knrs OF South Africa-who the hercest savsges,
and the most waIike and fahiess OF bsrbarsnswcre
pastoral people mbued with Aroadsn virtues
rance, gave % the colonial and which the colonial
governor wss compsed against his own better Judgment.
mate cost Great Britain five millions sterling Another
Secretary o. state for The colonies being utterly ignorant q
farms in that OF the world ought exceed the size Of
farms IN England The directions which he gave the
lonia governor. and which the colonial governor was
Obliged 70 obey, against bis better Judgment drove all
the Dutch coonss from ts province OF Natal the
tre Of Southern Africa, and compelcd British
into that country, and reduce them 70 subjection.
To show 70 wns the Colonial Office il
with regard 70 the affairs OF colony may mention that
thus office ought 20 receive every year, from each colony,
statistical OF its condition For several years
ming this establishment received Reports from Ceylon,
cording 70 which the number OF births, deaths, and
nases IN that colony was every precisely the same
TINS remarkable statistical fact entirely escaped the obser
walton Of the wissscres In Colonial Office The fact
wss that the report with alteration only OF che
dss, was sent year after year, from ceyion From these