New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-06
ENGLAND.
FnglI.h Thought md Feeling.

LONDON. Friday, Oct %, lsj2.
| observe that The Times has lately been
giving advice the American people and their Govern
meDt with regard to the policy Of mDlern nuions
and especially Of England and the United State The
TINES believes itself to be the beet representative of
English thought and feeling ct the present time and
gives advice accordingly and with sincerity, to the
United States. believe, however that The Times rep
resents hut one class of people in England, e. the
wellio-do merchants ,rade-men undhold rs an pro-
fessionsl dependents II neither represents the sborng
population the territorial arstocracy ant ye, these
two clGsses have powerful influence in the policy Of
nations especially in times like these, when the vices
eDgendered by long reign Of peace and reckless
merce drive the nations into revolution. The wealthy
classes ofhs country being highly favored by the pres
state Of things wish for peace alone and high
mereial enterprise, bu, the people wish for social
change, at any risk and the territorial lords OF the
country wish TO levy larger share Of mpost from the
profits OF the mercantile and manufacturing classes.
The thoughts and feelings of these three classes OF So
cety in Europeare quite distinct almost every que;.
ton OF internal policy and of externN sympathy
The pcOPle Of this country heart and sou viii the
American people in all the go-a.headsin OF Democracy
whatever be the hopes and iears OF other casse rep
resented by The Times Absorbed in their own busy
avoeaiions and the struggle for free trade against the
privileges and the prudces of the territorial lords. the
middle classes OF this country depe the working peo
PIE and their thoughts and feelings They see their
vices aid their degradation, without either know.
ing or caring what their feelings or opinions
are in matters Of State policy and social progress
This was She case in France and in all Eu-
rope before February, LAS and is still the same
in England, 10 great extent, but more especially
among the middle classes and the men who represent
them in The Iig.. To these aud to their class
The social conAagration of Isis was "swDrise" and
they still blind ever 10 the cause of that sur
prise The middle Glasses here nothing but free
fra6s and direct taxation in lieu OF customs and excise;
they want nothing but commercial freedom and deve
opuent aud look upon all social and religious questions
a. de,estahlo Illusions They in fact to make their
own fortunes easily possible without paving either
tribute 20 the territorial lords or heavy wages 10 the
working population. The policy no doubt is very sim
plein itseh and has much TO recommend il 10 eli IA
ti1nsl minds but mankind does not live on bread alone
and other questions besides those Of money interest the
soUl OF man. The Lords Of England have more leisure
for reflection and observation They know the feelings
and opinions Of the laborins people better though
they do rot care rush for them. They see the
waves o. democracy rising and in fear OF being over.
"heined by them theysre preparing 20 resist They
iut~h W Set hfcuktOu- controversy hs means Of
powerful diversion from commercial topcs while they
strengthen their position in al the weaker points az
sGiled By middle class diplomacy and innovation They
VIII back the lower caSses In their feengs against the
icdleclass raraety without favoring the real wishes
Of democracy Neither the middle nor the upper
classes Of this country have any real sympathy with
pure democracy but they will have TO bid ssinst each
other, Ia the coming struggle for the waverig support
OF the multitude. The thoughts and feelings OF the
middle classes are well represented by the press in
hnShrd and those Of the upper classes are a. fully
expressed as they wish them to be: but those Of the
~ofAos people are nowhere adequately Represented,
even oy The press Of the people The editors Of
FoPU'af pspers dare no, give publicity to the feel!
.na opinions OF the working classes. They are I
81. NsAied as puny and uufai,lful leaders Of the
80 "iHe ior' aud that seldom nor in terms
49, eS' SIN they dare not publish wba, tbev
- etae ire' As you have no such &C..
'laec States win seaa YOU .oe-,,',,
-, -, arc constantly sen, to the editor. oT -
English Papers complaining Of hi. u pen
sse ado sinceiiiy Il Is the letter az - ''uf
10 one o. my TRENDS who Is editor of . -, Niia
paper and VIII give y0u better insigh, into 'any
OF feeling and opinion among the workng $50. ''"'.
this country than anything which ! could saw -