Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18
LORD SHEFFIELD.

TO the Editors Of the National h,tsHgencsr.
Your remarks in one Of papers Of last week Lord
SaIrrxLDs observations on the Commerce of the Ameri-
Saie apubcston issued at the close of the Revolu
tonary war, struck very forcbly. This English Peer
and Pdvy Counsellor "wss" you say, man of edu
Gallon and ability and in his day and generation ac-
counted well informed statesman and able and enlightened
political economist" Nor he, you further intimate
unfendy to the United States, frequently expressing
himself towards them " with interest and regard" !"
Yet how amazingly was he mistaken in predicting that they
would never become important great nation CONNER
ciay oherwisehow fault in bis reasons how blind in
his conclusions
All people, in England, did not, however, as YOU
hint agree with his lodshp in his prophecies about us at
that Far otherwise Do let us forget either that
predictions abundant that the downfall Of England would
with the loss Of and growing part Of her
dominion the United States then The latter pedic
tons perhaps first than such as Lord
sHEIrELD entered upon though here were IONS
of which ADAM SNIrH a signal instance. Such things
might we'll teach caution 10 passing hastily the fate Of
nations, republican monarchica.
Your revival Of Lord SHErFELD curious and nearly
forgotten pamphlet which made great when il came
out, and esboraey reviewed by an able writer in
Philadelphia, Mr. TEscH COKE, in Csrey's American
Rush's Residence the Court Of London" which bears
the condition of the countries the OF separation
extract your columns when you may have spare space
for it, The author under his entry Of 18th February 1920
had been speaking Of the funeral of George ILL., and makes
the following reflections The italics my own suggested
by the spirit Of your article
s. What a reign has been this monarch's The pubca-
tons Of the last fortnight have teemed with it, the mighty
scenes and revolutions has witnessed in both hemsphees
the strife OF arms throughout the world with which il has
been denfed The dominion lost and gained BtaiA during
its long term; the supendous results thus flowing to flo
to mankind ss.' But that which was most cal
culated occupy the thoughts Of American Minister when
Georgs ~ died. was the fact that his country had
been politically born after this reign commenced as we'll as
the recollection OF its astonishing increase and increase
Britain also, whilst the monarch still upon the
throne an increase in aud power far ranscendug
ihat OF any other two nations Of the globe during the
PERIOD The increase of both in population throwing into
the scale the colonial and oriental subjects of Britain seems
sagger belief Their aggregate increase in all ways
gwen earnest that Britain and the United States destined
to become to an extent not easy estimate the pedomnang
nations OF Chstendom already their joint and
tonnage those fruitful and evidences of power in
modern times, overmatch that of all Christendom The
are in steady progress and the death of
Geoge Ill. naturally recalls them, that the Anglo Saxon
race is to rule in the Western hemisphere the spirit Of the
same race rules In Asia From East West the language
laws commerce, and freedom of that great extending
with restess foce and must overspread, in primary activity
IA eiSHIns power anu lnnuence, the lace OF the globe
any thing could add to the force of such thoughts cowdng
into the mind Of citizen Of the United officially wit
Messing the close Of the reign Of George ILL., in his king
DOM and called upon to JOIN in the external badges Of mourn
ing at the termination Of bis mortal career would be re-
collection Of the predictions at the close of the american
Reuoution, made By master minds both hespheres not
only that the scheme popular Government The United
States ,ooud fa but that the do,onaH of Britain ,ooud
date from that memorable dismenberment of her empire
ortsighted predictions Each country incumb to
the other when together their have been
the signal Of onequaed progress and unbounded
each not more in material dominion than in the solid and
durable glory Of widening the empire of rational freedoms
throughout the world" T.