Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-13

From the Erie Observer.
England and the United states
Compared.
Below are some facts and figures,
put down by the New York cores
pondent of the Washington Union,
which cannot but furnish food for re-
Election to the enquiring mind Of ev-
cry reader. We hear great deal,
from certain class Of political econ
omists, about the wisdom of the Eng
lish policy of protection, and the a.
merican public are often invited to
adopt a similar one, sweetened with
"sugar plumb" name of the aAmcri-
can System" but if such are its fruits
and they evidently are in part so, the
Democracy of the United States have
much reason to congratulate them
selves upon the fact that they have
manfully and boldly resisted the a
doption of any such policy. Again,
in face of the facts which these fig
ures present, says the Union, lin an
editorial artic lie suggested by its cor
respondents exhibit,) and of the fear
full scenes which Ireland has witness
ed, large portion of the English
people have turned their eyes away
from the murderous effects of Eng
lish policy, and expended all their
sympathies on the slaves of Amcri-
CO. Both in England and Scotland,
men and women too, under the lead
of the pretended philanthropists of
Exeter Hall, have exhibited a Quix-
otto desire to redress what they are
pleased to term the grievances on
this side of the water. Sometimes
this spirit is manifested Parliament
by significant inquiries of her Males
TVS ministers-sometimes by resolu-
tons for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it
is manifested out of Parliament, at
the anniversary meetings of societies
and sometimes by raising subscrip-
tons for the support of emissaries to
foment discord in America, and to
preach up immediate abolition
These societies are composed of men
and women who profess a wonderful
benevolence for all mankind, and
show no benevolence to those who
have right to their aid. The con-
dition of the slaves of the South is i'm
all respects far better than that of the
poorer classes in England Scotland,
or Ireland. The slaves of the South
dwell in comfortable houses, are well
clothed, well fed, and have moderate
work. If one should actually die of
starvation, the fact would be resound-
ed by the abolitionists throughout the
world. Yet, if we are to credit the,
official returns Of the British census,
nearly a million of the people of Ire
land alone, within ten years, have ac-
tually persisted by famine. In the
teeth of these official developments,
how ridiculous and absurd are the
fanatical efforts of these dishonest
and visionary men, and silly women
in raising money and sending mis-
sionaries to preach up abolition in
this country! 1t is well understood
that certain female societies and 9TH
ers in Scotland have freely given
money to support the notorious Geo.
Thompson preach up abolition here
not to benefit the slave, but to TO
ment strife and weaken the bonds of
Union, in obedience to British policy
sustained by British gold.
If the self-righteous philanthropists
of England and Scotland were as
benevolent as they pretend to be.
they would turn their eyes from this
country, where the people are pros
porous and happy, to the starving
population Of Ireland. They would
look at home, and contrive the ways
and means to avert death from the
starving poor of Ireland. If they
would but do this, suiting the action
to the word Of benevolence and char
ity, by relieving real suffering at home,
they would serve the cause of true
philanthrophy and benevolence, and
prevent in future such terrible and
disgraceful developments as are pre-.
scented by the official census returns
of Ireland:
ain estimating England's demand
for food, the awful facts developed by
the census in regard to population,
ought to be taken into the account.
Thus the census of the United King
doms, as compared with the United
States, has for three periods been as
follows:
1881 1e41 1851
England and
Wales. l3, s97, 1877 1921 ,757 II, 9O5, 1871
Scotland, 49,. 2,365,ll4 2,620,164 2,870,764
Islands, $3.50. l03,71O l24,040 l42 GIG
Total
Great Britain, l6 366,Oll 1885, 9sl 2O,9l9, 53l
Ireland, ...... 7767, 4Ol s,l75,l24 6,515, 794
Total
u Kingdom, "a, l33,4l2 81, l3l, los q, 434, 1926
o. States..... 1856. Gao IL .063 1853 1929. 49S
This table is fraught with fearful