New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-31

for the education of their children for, all the ar
rangements of the Social Order being essentially
the same in the United States as in Europe, you
will inevitably advance to positions no less critical
and crave than those In which we are struggling,
unless Won consent to take some lessons In our
school. This as it appears to me, forms the
principal interest in the political communications
which YOU have TO receive from the Old World
could, at most attempt to interest you by high
spiced literature or by displs of imagination and
genius. But even with the snptation Of appear
ing less "duI," would not encronch upon the do
main Of Thomas Carlyle, in his /" Latter Day
Pamphlets" l have meditated too much on the
Epistle of st. James, where he cautions US against
the mischief which may be done by those who
speak for effect And then as to Emerson, who
could pretend to use his racy quaintness before
public which hears him every dayl Emerson is
the poet-phiosopher of a country which has not yet
known adversty-of country which as yet has
found no limits to its spirit Of enterprise, nor its
power of invasion. He is the incarnation of a" 60
ahead" am poor soldier, on duty for twenty
FIVE years, in behalf Of the Reorganization OF this
old European Society, which might be deemed
ready TO be buried beneath its own ruins, but
which is in fact going through the crisis Of labor
ious delivery.
II is quite natural that my head should bend
under this burden; il l could cover it with ashes
would do So to expiate all the crimes Of the stiff.
necked sinners of the philosophical and political
world. 1t is, in fact, some stiifnecked inyiduals
belonging to the old parties, and to one party,
which though younger than the others, is not less
obstinate-I mean the stifFnecked followers Of
Adam Smith, and Of Nautilus, united with the stiff
| necked partisans Of Absolutsm, who are among
the principal authors of the evils on which my let
| tiers are the sad commentary.
And for example. / should perhaps, be less dull
in the eyes OF your critic if shared in the illusions
concerning the magic OF Free Trade. am obliged
| TO state facts. Now these facts, as they here
| presented are of character to arrest the move.
| ment of spontaneous imitation, which the.UtO
| plans Of negation have much counted. | call
Utopiaus Of negation the Economists of the laisSc=
| fare school, in comparison with the Socialists, who
are Utopians of affirmation The Economists have
| been prodigal Of their promises; they have an
nounced all the luxuries Of Paradise at a cheap
rate, and now that this has fallen through by the
reaction on the property Of those who were rich,
and on the wages Of the laborer,-now that this
cheap rate while reducing the price Of fnerchan-
Disc has at the same time reduced the means OF
purchasing and consuming they fall into passion,
like all persons who are put in the wrong. Instead
| Of accepting the nav idea of Association and Co
operation, which alone effect the true liberty OF
the producers in their relations with the consumers,
they are obstinate preferring to place themselves
by their calumnios against Socialism, in the train
OF the European reaction.
Still, it IS impossible not to make known In
America the agitation which every day shows
itself here. This agitation aims at the repeal |
Of the present Corn Laws, and at O tariff on
the agricultural products with which all the markets
Of England are gutted. have already spoken to
you of it's manifestations in the great meeting OF
the delegates from oil the counties, which has been
held with the Duke OF Richmond in the Chair.
Lord Stanley has since made reply 70 an address |
presented by these delegates, which may be re |
garded manifesto He encourages the con-
tinuance Of the agitation. But he declares, at the |
same time, that he has nothing to hope from the |
House which has voted the law of 1896 and more |
recently the Navigation Laws. The Protectonists
have no safety but in dissolution OF Parliament.
| This dissolution is genuine vicious circle for a
new Ministry is required 10 declare it and the pres
eut Ministry will not yield their place during the
| Protectionist agitation because they find con
siderable majority whenever the question is de-
cdedly brought forward.
| This is what happened few days since, on &C.
| casion Of Mr. GrantIey Berkeleys motion. Some
formidable facts were brought before Parliament
According 10 Mr. Berkeley, the value Of territorial
property in England is diminished by E2, $780, OO
! The wages Of agricultural labor have diminished
three shilliDgs week--in many districts they have
| been reduced to six shillings.
1t has been replied to Mr.. Berkeley that the de-
crease In the price OF corn was a temporary fact,
and that the price would again come up What
becomes Of your promise OF a low price it is re-
torted. The present cheapncss will no, last But
low price OF provisions was the boon the Free
Traders wished to bestow
Mfr Golden this, and said that the agri-
culturists were as stupid as their oxen. But al
lowing this to be the case, il cannot set aside the
consequences of the agitation.
IL is said, moreover that all the trouble proceeds
from the unwillngness of the landed proprietors TO
decrease their rents But il is also fact that the
tenants, instead Of blaming their landlords are dis.
satisfied with the Manchester school, and that If !
the remedy is in n dminutiOn Of rents (which do |
not beheve), the Free Trade party is fully involved
In the method presented by Proudhon, and which
thus far has produced in France nothing but ,un
and disorder.
1t cannot, then, be denied that experience has
shown itself hostile to the realization of the Utopia
OF the Economists for England.
am far from saying that the remedy for this sit
uatlOn is 10 be found la return to Protection by
means Of custom house tariffs The only remedy
for the Social revolution which tends to unsette all
the interests Of the Old World is to come to a ra-
uenal method OF liking the rate OF wages and the
Price OF articles OF consumption.
know not when We shall arrive at tdis; it's the
object aimed at by those Socialists who are consii-
cred so revolutionary. But it is certain that the
complaints, which are heard even in England. will
prevent other countries from adopting the method
Of free trpde
Inc United States do not appear to have any ,
tendency in this direction. Aud as to France. we
have Just seen Blanqui, Michel Cheyaer, Wo.
iowsh, Leon FaGcher, condemned as anarchists
by the Ceneral Congress OF Agriculture
Thus Engandis found on side which has b;th
erto not been anticipated, involved in On economi
cal position, from which it cannot extricate itself
without difficulty.
Other troubles are making their appearance
The abrupt termination Of the affairs of Greece
during the protested negotiation OF Lord Palmer
ston under the mediation OF France has caused
great dissatisfaction 70 two pnHers-Erance he |