The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-28
The Future Destiny or America.


From the London Times Jan 81
BIZ Henry Bulwer has Just established conspcuou
title to the post which he has been selected AL At
banquet, crowded with enthusiastic New England
ers assembled In celebration Of their NEST famous
niversary Forsfathsrs Day-he outshene even Ams-
his delighted audience with the tropss Of rhetoric and
ths briancss of metaphor that he fairly carried the
nsld before him Yet he had easy task to perform.
MT Webster had anticipated every favorite apos-
rophe, and had led his countrymen through the his
tory Of 2ao years to that moment Of pride With which
was Sir Henry warmed in his discourse than hs Ella
borated every familiar point Of trsnsatIanc orstory
cd in satisfying every aspiration Of prids
simple truth the two speakers had . straight aud
sovous course to run They could well afford to join
marked period Of history and chronology there are
but two civilized governments In the world the cit
zens OF which could soemnss such festival as that
reported from New York; and the events of the last
two years have amply shown that constitutional
monarchy and constitutional republic differ only
In political terms, when contrasted with military
tyrannies or democratic experiments. When M.
Guizot elucidated: for the benens of his country
confined his illustrations to two exam pIes-thst OF
England in 1888 and America In lT76; ana he
little 20 enp a. hs ssGnr.I &
tration were supplied by the self denial f,rbsar-
anee, and moderation Of the people concerned. No
without the submission Of individual eoncsit to the
n rsseaations Of the nation legally declared There
exAts In the United states less than under abso
lutte nonsrchies, . party discontented with the es
tsbbed order Of adar, and the yelenos OF political
dissent has lately been carried to such pitch Is to
elicit suggestions for the abrogson Of the con.titu
tion iteelf. But the great body Of Americans are
sound in their convictions and clear sighted in their
visws I'd Tacy have had their 10Th Of April ike our
noise they declared In the theatrical riots that the
msgistracy should rule the mob; and in the slavery
agitation, that the constitution should rule the
country
But It was rot tho Declaration of Independence or
the foundation of the Republic which the New Eng
lknders met TO celebrate the n We
refer. 1t was an anniversary more completely com
maDding the sympa Of British Minister aud we'll
calculated to unite in emotions of pride the
Englisbmep Of the Old Wsrld and the New. Two hun
dred and thirty years ago, within few days Of the
insusurated by the great battle Of Prague handful
Of Pilgrim Fathers landed at Cape Cod the May
howern ibaisl, after psrilous and stormy voyage
across the At sntic deep On piece of rising ground
they built two rows Of small tenements with Q oom.
mon storehouse between them Strong they were In
faith In hope and resolution but 40 straiten.d were
their that when another batch Of pilgrims ar
rived to share their fortunes the pro
new comers consisted Of lobster and three
hsh and there not caught but purchased OF the In
dans for in the whele colony there was neither hook nor
net The pilgrims held their and smitted the
settle ment TO their progeny but with tenure 80 pre-
csrious that their bones we're buried without mark or
sign TO preserve them from the desecraton of the sa
vsges who might one day recover the ground Such
was the origin OF New England-s glorious topic it
must needs be owned, tor justHsbls dsclam alton
There Al families are represented by 5000 600 souls
From single port OF that settle Eent where neither
hook nor net existed there nov tissue annually 600
ships, mann cd by 10000 seamen to capture the nigh.
tsst monsters o. the deep The capital Of the colony
contsins ary 156 900 wit hin walls
ports 10 daily and so weekly newspapers and
ESQ public carriages picy 600 horses irrespective
conveys OCO passengers per day Such Is the picture
OF modern Boston depested the last
OF Pilgrims Day; and happy It is for England and
hmtrica when their representatives unite Ia expa
t;ating on these wonderful statistics instead Of
kening the injurious ana forgotten echoes Of Bunkers
Hill
That the Americans owe to their ancient stock the
qualities which enable them to found and preserve
their ~ stem OF commonwealths Is fact which they
may acknowledge without disparaxsment Of their in
trinsic powers. They carried with them across the
not only the forms Of good government bu the
principles OF good citizenship They built upon
political theories Effected any change except upon
sound reasons and by sober They did not SUBJ
sttute republic Tor monarchy In dsfersnce 20 any
imaginary code OF antscedent TO
hut when in pursuance OF settled convictions. they
bad reluctantly renounced allegiance they made
the best provsions In their power for Administering
the government themstlyes Little was changed be-
yond the form OF the executive. They devised no
new relations between man and msu, did
they deem themselves competent 10 rscast the frame
OF civil society They retained every institution aud
practice which could be accommodated TO q Congress
Instead OF a king Far from extemporixing laws,
they preserved in their reverence he least de-
fsb- attn ibues Of the cld have only last no re-
formed their system Of procedure when their elder
brethren are confesfipg Ike necessity and acknow-
etgDg the rocdbefs OF their example These the
prnciI les which pres-rved them Amid a variety Of
temptations, apparently infinite when viewed from
ibis eide the Atlantis but perha % less serious when
more closely contemplated they have slwaysl ackpov-
edged that private opinions must th, led
vii of society AZ large and that community can
nhiftain political existence whore every citizen
'l1ins the right Of promoting by violence his spe
We believe Mr. Webster was Substantially justified
In treating already exploded the citation for
the dissolution OF tie federal Union There e indeed
unprecedented In this enormous aggre-
cation Of states m territories that Il Is impossible
,riye at any probable the future
testiniss OF America The weights on the two sea-
boards are now 30 immense that the constitutional
abiic must needs he exposed to sevrance hom is
own Fravitstion alone. The thirteen States OF the
uBon have already become three and thirty, II not
more for they increase write and there IL space
Ind verge enough for converting the number into
hur dred. IL 4, beyond oil human power %
calculate The prospects OF . government TO which
continent supplies territory and another popu-
stop Whaf CsiJontGfs 10 1merica America IL 10 ne
rhefe Werd. No eranpie has D bern sI sueh
nehy and iufsrHn0bie eosdpF gfreops Ireland alone
upples yearly TO this sxtraornsry State the popu.
alton OF 1r,t class city. San francisco has In
irsard more In two years than Brighton In City.
Migrants In equal numbers from the two proyerbial
xtrt mites OF the world from China and pers an
Jet b. some reoru process the system orths Union
ppeaIs TO absorb and assimiats TO Its constitution
hese various and connctinR elements No spec ala.or
AN prognosticsts the end OF such prodgio perl
nsnt or prophecy the eventual decisions Of cham
Der In which the delegates Of California and New
iexieo will meet the representatives. OF Florids and
iaine But thus much re may at least say that the
american Union IL nov discharging . providentisl
'nrt In the prRress OF the world and hat II the pos
ible modincstons OF its political constitution are but
H. ctsd In obedience to the principles which have
.itbsrto maintained II. there can be no reason why
ither Ameicans or Englishmsn need look with ap.
'rthensioks to ths result
Affairs In Rome.
ARRIVAL or ARCHBISHOP HUGHES IN THE ETrrSAr
CfTY-oNE or 1HK rHASEs OF LIFE IN FuRorF.
The expectations Of the Romans with respect 70 the