The New York herald., 1851-12-30
Our Ensiish Csrrsspsndsnee.

Our English Csrrsspsndsnss.
LxADHR OFFICE,
10 WELLINGTON SrRxEr, STRAND,
LONDON, Friday, Dec. 3, 1851.
Tas Eys~s, in Paris-7As Enghsh asd Amuioas
People.
SR:-I was going to write Jon letter which
would have been more in harmony with my own
heling, and perhaps more suited TO your columns
than the present, bat am obliged to prepare, in
ease should bs called upon to take very hasty
journey to the continent, and have no time to
write cannot, however, waive the advantage OF
IN introduction from mutual friend, TO send you
NV lines on the main subject
The events in Paris, which have so suddenly in
terrupted the arrangements ofjournalism only con-
firm my view, that an extensive conspiracy exists
among the dePsts of Europe against the people;
and that, blind as the English people are to the
Approaching danger, the attempt upon Paris by its
President IS but new step in the progress of that
In The present crisis Of the worlds history-the
English people misrepresented by its government
/ do not know where the democracy Of Europe can
look for real spekesnanship and support except to
fh6 great republic Of America And in order to
make your country nen-l might almost claim to
cal them mine, since my family has drawn its line
Of the duties which the greatness OF their republic
sevelves upon them, intended to explain to them
hcw far the English people, not enfranchised, are
calls itself "Great Britain;'' how the people, dis
armed, are kept down by the policeman the special
constable, and the soldier how far the people de-
sires real alliance with yeur people and how far
the idea is extending amongst us, that the only
satety for liberty, for peace, for industry for COM
nerce for all that is valuable to and to civil.
zstion, is a thorough understanding between the
must postpone to later mail. shall still use my
Introduction to address you, and shat, as soon as
possible, explain to our couDtrymen OF the Union
The glorious duty that awaits them-the exalted
destiny that attends their career.
The ar.spsngled banner is the standard of
!ree6eM for the world. Adieu
Yorre sincerely, THORNTON HUNT.
DECEMBER 9, 1851.
am emboldered to address you, not only by the
good Offices OF mutual friend, whose introduction
peculiarly suitable to the purpose of this, my first
letter, but still more by the reliance on your public
spirit and nationality. wish to contribute what
can towards better understanding between the
people of our two countries, and am assured that
yen will help in that task.
Your own remarks on the position of Europe
might alone have justified me in addressing you
You are net blind to wha. is going on; but the late
hedge facts pregnant with warning. In America,
you have already understood the representations
ofthe political horizon for Us better than We have
ourselves, and . true perception Of the dangers
which menace England from the progress Of deg
pstsm, is but recently beginning to gain ground
Amongst my countrymen. The reasons for this
alOwness are many, and will not now stop to des-
cribe them. ] will only note the fact that m any
Englishmen are now becoming aware how uniformly
the action of the English government, though pro-
iessedly in favor Of liberal principles, liberal in
stitu.ions, and Of liberal efforts on the Continent
ends in advancing the interests Of despotism. In
Italy, Sicily Hungary, Schleswig Hol,tein, Spain,
Egypt, Greece, and other countries, England has
been active professedly to maintain liberal princi
Des but in each enc of those countries the result
has been to strengthen the influence Of the des-
Potio party. Narvaez was strengthened in Spain.
France was permitted to re.s,tabIsh the Pope
troyed in Greece; king and people equally throw
ing themselves into the arms of Russia. Cheers
for Italian independenoe, negotiations for .
sSs anresistsS restoration Of Austrian ~ and Ne%s. "a
politan tyranny. Paper protests in favor Of Hun
gary, being limited to paper implied that license Of
which Russia took such ample advantage In over
Up to Austria. Schleswig Hols,ein is given to
Denmark, under Russian patronage. Hanover
has Just joined the Austro- Russian censpira-
cy, the king assuming irresponsible power TO
himself and to his oamariLa; and now, in
France, the protege of Russia has seized upon the
republic, and proceeds az once in the work Of ba-
njshing all public men, putting down the press, re-
storing the clergy, establishing military govern
ment in all parts, and, in short, erecting a
thoroughly Austrian regime This movement vas
known in Vienna before il was known in France
doubt whether il was not quite as soon known in
London, and do know that the agents Of Louis
Napoleon had been very busy in the English me-
tropolis before the ent, in the endeavor to
procure for their chief English sufragesw You will
see by the papers hints Of a ministerial crisis, in
which Lord PalmerstOn was to have relinquished
his seat in the cabint. The news from Paris, how
ever-whether ii frightened our moderate men or
Tot do not know-resuted in superseding the
ministerial crisis, and Lord Palmerston remains.
On your side Of the Atlantic there viii be an i'm.
preston that England acquesces in all the intrigue
for the extension Of despotkm but you will be
m.sled. You who are In the main masters OF your
own government, do not understand the distinction
between the England or Great Britain in whose
name official dispatches are written, and the real
nation; and you cannot understand why the real
England suffers its name TO be taken in vain. 1t
will be the purpose Of my letters 10 explain the
reason, which shall but hastily indicate here.
in the first place, eur government acts in secret,
and We do not learn OF in proceedings till long
time after the fact. For example, our government
acquiesced in the French occupation Of Rome, by
which the Roman republic was crushed in 1919
We, the English public, do not get the documents
Until ls5l, and then they are only extracts" This
is only one instance out Of hundreds. In the case
of Won Beck, our government was accused Of en-
ploying spies, concuuently with Austria, and the
statement was never explicitly contradcted Other
rnmors are afost Of the same kind, without proof
or contradiction We English are totally in the
dark on the subject
Why do we consent 10 be thus misrepresented and
misledl Because We are cajoled and kept down.
Our middle classes are cajoled by assurances that
Lord Palmerston is the most liberal of ministers.
IL they show signs OF putting him to the test, they
are frightened into acquescence by threats that
we may be betrayed into war, which would be ex-
pensive, The working classes, when they are at
work, are 20 totally absorbed in toll lasting frem
dawn till night, that they have no energy for any
effective movement. They are kept down by the
employing class If they hold public meetings, a
policeman attends, taking notes and the race Of
Powell, the chartist informer, is well known not to
k< tha All soft he