New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-26
Signs Of De~ay.


bic lsw whi.h fixes penalty for every trsnssres
.oa and which paa.shes with the same severity 'ne
hiSh snd the owly.
\ a,odern writer struck " IN the power OF these
Oh truths sud traci1g M the past and presens ess
tory Of Great Britain the operation Of causes wncn
must, the tallnes OF time. produce rs ts4 has
drawn a vivid picture II New Z esAnder. sitting
upon ruined a.ch o., Loudon bridge. and moral
iElug upon the fsta OF TIE once mighty empire.
become as much a thing Of the past az Rome.
Greece. and Assyrs Bat when read the ehc-
lucni PAGE. suule AZ the prcGAtOn 0, the
w-ile. Wa csnnN believe that Babylon. that
mighty city. who slori6ed herself and lived &c
hciousN VINO said IN her heart. SIT IS Queen
snd shsl see D. souow. shsa ever ISL froua Der
hich estate We think OF the wealth. the enter
ps1e. the indomitsbe courage. the intelligence,
the zeal AMI thu piety Of Der snns-~e see her
- 5o,ir,ns progress m arts that Greek and Roman
never knsw--the rrlunphs OF her science. and the
blessings at = civilization sapersr 10 any eNes en-
owed hy tie earlier ages o. the world. and We
sncv that Ia al these things there are germs o.
stability sind progress which shall grow up and
6our sh IN after time. bearing the name aud lame
the power and the glory, OF Great Britain 20 the re
hottest generations
IL Is well however. that we should sometimes
view the other side vi the picture, and ssk our
selves more calmly whether our empire - indeed
So hrmly UOtet-so cndearcd IN tie World BY lfs
iusucv, humility. and benefcencc-so supported
by rs own ntesritN-So much removed trOm ali
possibility o, rivalry. as to dcn the agencies ot de
csy and ruin, and stand 10 the most distant times
'he Queen and the MNiel of Nations The ptc
ture u not quite 50 brilliant when Il /. thus con
sldered The soMen image found u have feet
% clay. The far peach Of prosperity IS seea Ia
have a worm lthin H. and the mighty empire - be
menaced with pcrils from within and lrOOi without
We that We have no exclusive claim to tho
possession II the virtues whch have raised US 90
. 81 k..l l. fh.Nkx hat hax.
We share that meu Of our own blood aud language
have pcuneatci with our Intelligence, our industry.
ari our enterprise. the rcmotest ends OF the
earth tha; our scas have founded new empires. q,
present rs brilliant and promising IN the ioiare Co
b. more brilliant Than our own II We calculate
The growth oi population We s,Au hnd tnaI IN hity
nr twenty wears hence even earlier, Grest
Britain VIII no longer b. the principal seat OF the
,iloruus race oi the Anglo SaNons and that, al
though that race may cOutnue 10 rule the world, u
ma, not be- from the banks OF the Thames, az irOm
ans part ct the old country that gave them birth
An empire twenty thirty or tity times ~ exten'
siva aud az rich as ours. has already arisen ON thu
other SIDE OF the Atlantic, 10 entlce into Its bosom
,hc best blood which remains 10 Us. The young,
the hsnly. the perseyeriug Of our country, and OF
1f the countries OF Europe. that grosn under tho
weichg OF debt ct difficulty. aud OF a surplus popo
lauon. aud that cannot say tO their sons, "a the
New World does, that every man is man, vel
rtfnp. Tor the sake OF MS utauthssf 10 tue ANchA
east OF Nature where there is enough and "a spare
For the meancst are daily invited "a leave the shcres
o. eilctc EurOpe, aud settle In more vigorous Anne
RIGA The growth OF the United states Is. I'M 70
ai.t,. the downfall Of Great Britain. All tho VA
happ, circumstances that aye OF prejudice ID us.
arc OF benefit 10 them. With us the mouths thai
clamor 10 be led are causes OF decay. With them,
sy,rv additional mouth is an additional pair of
hands aud every additional pair OF hands Is an In
'rease IF wealth. power. and influence. Let US
Iour our millions into the great valley OF tho MIS-
sssippi aud Il will hold and feed them all were
their number quadnped Such IS our great riva
Il. the Wes. In the South there - another riva
almost equally formidable. equally splendid fed IN
Jho Same manner from entrsils and risinS daily
upon our lal Who shs tx the bounds Of the hi
are prosperity OF the great Australian continent
While la this Old country the pauper vegetateso r
dies accursed ~ the land that produced him. tn that
new country the pauper becomes a laborer no
lo longer vegetables but lives snd II he lives long
nough he may become a patriarch. sitting under
rhe shade OF his own tx tree and counting by
thousands aud tens of thousands his hochs and
haris-s new job in n land of plenty Fertile
sDl. delicious climate, elbow room, aud freedom
from taSatiOn--these are the blessings OF tho Aus
,sllian. The Enghshmen enjoys the irst two IN
an imperfect manner the last aro aliens-he knows
hem not and viii never know them while Eng
and holds her place among the nations
rs Although our empire stretches 10 the East and
- the West b. the North and b. the South--though
Sc have our hands IN Asia. orr feet IN Africa, our
arms in America and the South Pacific Ocean. our
,Un peculiar territory Is bat a small spot In 70
aote corner OF Europe We have only held that
orncr by the enormous sacrifices We have made 90
Il was our ambition 10 become a ruling power-giv
w the law % the wort-snd we became 50 but
c was at a cost Of debt OF te000OO. 900, that
5aupersos our population, and los like aperpotnh
tnd killing weight upon the energy OF all classes
ln addition 10 this stnpendons evil. We share the
,feten..s Of all Europe. There is but one empire
within European boundaries that 10 not worn out
and paupeused By debt and exuaysgsneei that
empire IS Russia aud she Is the enemy VI oil
'he rest and desires 10 rise upon their nuns Des
INV seems to have traced her path II has traced
luB. The Siayonian races Will inevitably Do the
asw lords Of Europe The Anglo Saxon race must
d. coptented to be the lords OF tho larger and more
.plendid inheritance 81 America and Australia La
Ills case, what becomes OF tho empire OF Great
Bitain IL falls Ia tho ground, and exists only
ike otl er Powers and POtentstes OF the wond-in
he bones and sinews OF It's sons and SUCCESSORS,
ranserred to new soil, and enjoying privileges
llessngs and opportunities from which thcn lore
sthep were excluded
Let those who dream OF perpetual Britain,
link upon these things The signs OF decay arc
,ro1nd az on every side Ia our fall We shall have
ew friends In prosperity we have not oomPortsd
lurselyes 50 humby. as 10 90 justihed In tho ex'
aectaton If sympathy or aid from any quarter -
Our very excellence las made us foes and or Vo
ence and c1pidity have estraDged tho nations
We may have peopled the earth We may have
spread lar and VIDE arts and our 1ras-our
commerce and our civilization, bat We have DO,
had standing ruOm Tor our own pretensOns E'cnts
axe more powerful than We are We must sooner
= later Weld our place n the more prudent, ths
q, embarrassed, AID the more VigonOos onshoots
b our race and consent % occupy tho easy ch.f OF
.ur senty Nor Is there anything % regret In
liz, What 8 there ia corner Of tho globe that
/, should Gor ever expect ~ give the law ~ ell
thersl The civilization that 10 removed u not
.estroyed ssd the genius Of our people eau exert
t.elf as wei on the banks Of the Ohio or the Mis-
i.siup, as on the banks Of the Thames and rule
he world rom the White House az sshington,
g.th as much propnety Is iron tho Palace OF 81
Ianess
We live, indeed, IN a remarkable period d the
worlds history period IA which new empires
axe the place u old ones with wonderful rapidlty
,ad IN which old empires are paying the pen1ity Of
.fansgressOn against the laws Of morality and 50
al well being committed BY them during many
.enerations. Europe has enjoyed power and has
tbused H. and the sceptre Of the worlds dominion
spassing from her grasp. Cvilizstion, as Of old, 10
Glowing the course VI the sun, and tho destnies Of
lsmani'y vii WORK themselves out IN new he'd