The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-24

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particular references
English and French Opinions 81 A~.rses.
Times have changed siaes ,idnsy saith eco
toned his eountrymen Asaiuss ssrtsring "a tho
Little or the Great Wabash. ana wrote interesting
articles for the Edsbs,g Rsrc On tho political AMI
social eoDdi ion a The Uri,ed states Forty years
ago, society in America. and M working Of or
BRIAN and F.aree a. the insr,suos II any 81 thc
small European courts. England looked with
ss,onisbn ut. and lot without pride. on the yoaas
nation. which was advancing VITA gisns strides. and
had tried infant strength in tss successful srug
gle. with its p,rent. France, Ike Athens. con
temptuously disseminated the dcnizens 81 this be-
misphcre interesting barharisns, Of whoss mode II
li~ig Cbarlevoix and Cha, eaabr,apd painted such
delf h,ful pictures. Europeans generally viewed
this country Sc experiment, and looked fer~ard
curiously 10 denote the results Of the attenp, q
fashion q modern republic the basis OF the cd
Grscan S,stte No where the theory OF oar
government, or the genius Of cur p pie undersl0o a.
The undeniable progress Of TIE Union. he gsplrsl.
lelsd growth aud prosperity, BY some a.
tributed TO the pregnant fiut- Of the wisdom q
Washington and the constitution ny Others, 70
the Anglo Saxon element In people
Forty years intercourse with Auerica-ths crtsa-
sion Of our trade, aud the establishment Of regal ar
lines of ocean steamers-haye contributed nos q
ii lie 10 these preadices, and TO fanliarEe
foreigu,rs with our national character and the
secret of our greatness Eminent men. Of shssuvd
unbiased intellect have visited this country, aud
have disseminated abroad more correct inpses-
siops Of the state OF things here Politicians, who
bad grown gray in the inrigues Of European courts
bavo condesceDded 10 apply the micro .cops Of dis
comment TO institutions, and have found that,
notwithstanding our youth, there was mu,h in cur
government which veteran dynasties nigh. study
with profit. Philosophers have detected among ne
many important national features distinguishing us
not less widely from the British than from the
Dutch or the French, and constituting eas mile
of character peculiar to ourselves Tao genius Of
our government has now begun to be yieSed 10 he
proper light abroad Results which were formerly
ere dited 10 be excellence Of our constitution are
DOW properly traced TO the collective energy
Of our people-their indomitablc perseverance. I'D
unparalleled enterprise. IL is nos admitted in
France, that the beauty of our system Of govern
meDt consists in its inactivity, Instead OF being
Ike the old feudal governments of Europe sys.om
Of 6tspotc authorities coInterposcd By an ar,fally
INSTRUCTED mechanism of checks; the French not
that it lie mere conventional power, without
any real control over the people and undcr wal:h
the largest share OF poronal and collective lit srty
ever conceded TO people, is enjoyed
We led to make these reflections by the perusnl
Of M able article III the Rcue dcs Dfar Mo,tdes on
America, in which the writer very judi ,ousy points
ont tic into which mos, of the previous writer's
DOW awakiDg fiou the apparent Indifference with
which it bias hitherto trca ed the questions which
debate beyond the limits of it, Sn territory
America is eager to miogle, in her turn, With the
ohairs Of the world and is anxious respecting the
politics Of other countries Nor is it alone repub
aIdor which urges her forward II is that arior
Of the blood and of the Temporal peculiar to a
young people, Joined to the egotis.ical and rcfaei
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compounded Of barbarian npd civilization, the Oh.
seuIe and prophetic presentimen. of grand ps0v
Dental mission calls into activity whatever can de-
v,lope the Dational aubiton and the religion, in
stinct What America now demands il n fo.e'gn
the ibtoxicaton of succes So the respect Of
other nations or, il not their respect their fear"
II is high time, indeed, that na,ion like this With
twenty four millions of Inhabitants, AMI an euor-
nous territory, teeDipg with every variety of ami
nal, vegetable and mineral wealth, should miuyIe
more actively than she Las hitherto done in the of
fairs of foreign nations la the general balance OF
power, the United States Occupy at the present
mtnt an important place; but s5ill grea or pre-
ponderanoe awaits her. Here, on this con ,inent,
there never cen be q balance OF over. Tho geaias
OF our people viii tolerate no counterpoise to the
might of the Union. We may suffer petty ates
ike Mexico and Canada, TO share with us the vast
expanse Of territory bet #een Hudson's Bay and the
lsttuus awaiting quietly the moment, when, By
bcaty, conquest. or purchase, they, Ike Louisians
al Texas, must be absorbed into tie Union But
in this bemis phere it will always be our peculiar care
10 preserve sole, u1disputed sssy Io Europe, ne
could not, even were we 80 inclined, look with
indifference on the struggles Of foreign nations We
may be content TO hand over the visionary schemes
Of en- ndventurer like Kossuth, or the still more
questionable projects 81 shirtls,s baad of Tri-5
patriots, to the hosptable % npsta.s Of tas rp-e
Cub and The Common Council; but there is loom
Ing IN the future real c1n:es. between the nations
Of Europe, In which cannot refrain f,c N taxing
part. We shall then, in eli probability, meet wta
that g. in.,xieation of ptcceaaD 1a:,b N, C..,al