New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-14
LETTERS FROM CHAS LANE


Io-re-voutencs ~ Tie TubERs-
No.yI. Lo>DoS, Jaa = lssa.
As~a app-1ach ;he opening LAY D, the PsriiSmen.
,-y sessoa The sciviry an energy e each political
rart. are displayed with higher zeal ia the hope
" .afuencin- ,he public mind. and thus obtaining
al.srai.ous OF tie lavs The Pro;ectouis;s Rave
on Their side q large portion o. the landed aristo
crazy o. f1y'sad with stu larser PrePonierance
u tie I-,sh landowners. The Free Trade power
consists ot TIE great manufacturers and their art.
sans, with also lot few farmers snd lsnd owaers
The Parliamentary .orors Of these opposing pohtl-
ca. economist VII probably be more nearly bal.
aaced than in D. las, session. though that the ma
lrsy which lbei sis, she Corn Trade and repealed
tae Navga.oa ass i, refused g. soon o. a minor
rycan hardly be expected tn, Potectiouisis are,
however. h1p,. as % obtaining some concession
Whale the Free T-aisr.. who have adopted the
popular eas zas % lst.ousl economy aad iaancial
--srn. enlist 10 a certain extent the sympathy Of
sl tax payers. Reports e.s3 ran IN favor Of 81
extension oi mel slfrsEe by Ministerial ncss1re.
80 thar. amid Tie usual cSmor Hui complaint no
1arty 5 without hope. though ai cannot b. any
possibility be ssa,hed.
Among tAc projects Tor winch Lord JOIN Rus.
sells administration has credit IS that of Colonial
system which shall coacede 10 each Coloay great
degree @. sel-s0vrrument. snd n the same time
throvy o. each the burden VI is own maintenance
and defense There is 40 doubt that some popular
concessions wiii be ueeifIl 20 keep tho ruins
powcrs IN their seats Just 80 far viii they 90 aud
l0 further Just as little as possible vii they con
cede and M more. a deluse q talk, cunstsn;
weakness OF the representative system, we shall
doubtless have t. endure. which VIII serve ~ usual
- blind the ewes and confuse the understandings
d many wb1 wishful TIC reformatory progress
Thus the Out-otdoor pressure il weakened. aud
an Their years. passed IN the confirmation 81 old vice
snd antIqJsted error
The country. however, was perhaps never IN a
more hopeful state than 1t u at present. The difu
siou Of cheap literature though still far below what
Z ought 10 be- Is beginning 20 have i,s effect and
the bringing the ends 81 the Isle together by our
humorous railways Is abolshing PROVING elisms,
many Of which are going out OF existence ike the
Cornish language \ large portion Of the land IS
changing hands, snd ia gradually coming into the
pOss ssion OF successful traders who VIII apply
the principles Of Free Trade - Agriculture, AM
help 10 eNtlnsuish Old fixed notions. There IS Ger
tainy fine opportunity to change the character OF
the entire psasaHfry of the United Kingdom. Let
- hope we may see the day when the mere peas
sniry shall have passed away, being superseded
by skilled artisans employed ii the most scientific
tire atmcut OF the land.
What 4 curious spectacle IS that Of large sec
ton of the people being alarmed lest fool should
b. too cheap, and wishing IN prevent Nature
bounty and Gods blessing reaching rs from foreign
lands Then another portion Is afraid. or pretends
10 fear, that ships viii become too cheap Even
the nIted States are not free from this trepdaton
Their iron-masters think iron may be too cheap
though .lgmers probably think pows are dear
enough. and rails are costly r. railway builders
And oil course Il the claims Tor iron are conceded
protection 20 cloth. and paper ard al other ari
cles, cannot fairly be denied. The gold Of Cahor
ala may claim protection against the gold %. Bra
zi! II not why shut the door against any wealth
that any nation may BRING 10 your shores The
Custom House IS a badge O. barbarsni AMI should
10 every nation be converted mo Post Ohice "a
help instead OF c5stucting mankind CT