American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-16

communicated to kings they passed over these
sublime mysteries, took the step that nature
taught, and entered into combinations among
| themselves both to form and support civil gov
ernment, Their constant employment of clear
ing up an uncutiyated country gave them just
and comprehensive views of the nature and
originof property. Their mutual wants, inter
ests, and safety, taught them the nature, design,
and duty of civil government and everything
in their situation and employment tended to
give them just ideas of the rights and duties Of
man.
"Thus, while in theory they believed in the
sacred right of kings and monarchy, every
thing in their business and in the state of the
country taught them contrary doctrine; and
plainly Indicated, that 1t was the will of their
| Creator that they should govern themselves in
4 such a manner as was best suited to their con
ditiofi and stute of society. During a eentur,
and a half the kings of England still kept vi
| their claim, and their authority. This interfer
ence OF royal authority was everywhere founo
to produce mischief, and to be unfriendly to the
interest and prosperity of the colonies. AT
length the matter became so oppressive and
odious that it could be endured no longer. The
people of America and the king of, England
appealed to arms, which should have the SOW
ereign authority. Heaven declared in favor of
the just and righteous cause of the people. The
American system of government, till then un-
known to the world, took place. The universal
and uncommon prosperity of the whole CONT
nent engaged the attention of all Europe The
wisest and most powerful Of all her nations
caught the American flame, endeavored to avail
herself of the American principle, to destroy
despotism, and establish the republican form OF
state of society in Europe, that her men did not
understand the principles, and could not sue
ceed in their struggles to establish system OF
free government.
1t certainly, then, cannot be in matters of
government that the men of Europe have de-
generated in America The whole effect has
been the other way: they have discovered the
true principles Of q free government, and firmly
established them in their own country. The
first nation in Europe endeavored to do the
same, but failed in the attempt
PENNY PosTAaE FOR ALL THE WoRLD.-An
| association has just been formed in London-oi
which Lord Ashburton, Baron Charles Dupin,
Herr Won Viebahn, and other distinguished
Englishmen and foreigners are members-for
the purpose Of inducing the governments of
their respective countries to establish low and
uniform rate of postage to and from all parts of
the world. The association propose that the
whole postage on foreign letters shall be pre-
paid in all countries, by means of postage
stamps, and according to one uniform scale Of
weights. Postal conventions have already been
concluded by England with France, the United
States Of North America, Russia, Prussia, Aus
tria, eighteen other German States, some Of the
Northern European States, Belgium, Switzer,
land, Greece, Sardinia, and Tuscany, under
which the whole post on foreign letters viii bt
| collected in the country in which they are
posted The extension of this "posta league
to meet the views of the association presents
no difficulties of moment The boon to friends
at q distance, and to merchants, would be ines
Unable Such n postal alliance would be a
most efficient @ Peace Conpressn