New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-17

their mills and manufactures they are politi-
cal princes and dictators who rule the country
as they hke. The free trade policy has not
only brought down rents and otherwise dis
turbed their material interests. but it has given
commercial and industrial property an lntlueace
IN the State II never had before.
The whole maneuvering Of the landed inter.
ests is now directed TO the balancing of iniln.
ence between landed property and ordinary cap.
tal, in such way as 10 maintain the ancient
prepcnderarce OF the one, and the inferior posi-.
ton of the other. While the Wings were in
power. they managed 10 "bGm5o0-le' the indus.
trial party of free traders, BY fighting sids By
side with them for free trade measures against
the avowed protectionSts; bu- since the Tor IS
came into power, the phySiOgnOmy OF all parties
has assumed literent expression. The Wings
ve-e suspected by tie Manchester scaool men,
before they gave up office, which they did be.
cause they were, to some extent, suspected
and but partially supported by their followers.
But since rhe other leaders OF the landed inter
est came in, the industrial interests have per
ceiyed that "free trade" itself is not the real
question at issue and that Wings snd Tories
are equally opposed to them--the industrial in-
terest men-in Parliament. Golden was not
even once consulted on the wording of the OPP
position amendment to the Address, though it
was aroredly a free trade question. or rather
question of acknowledged victory and ay0yed
defeat betscen free trade and protection. Lord
John Russell, Sir James Graham and Lord
palmerston, with other landed gentry, kept the
whole thing in their own hands and enleay-
ored to manage the business in such manner
as to obtain unanimous vote in the House,
without any active cooperation from the Lead
ers of the free trade school The Wings have
been literally more anxious than the TOTieSabo
the matter, though Lord John Russell seemed
TO be very hard upon his Tory opponents. Cob
den and his friends, however, seem 10 have seen
through the hOllOwnesS OF their Wing allies, aud
threaten 10 renew the war of agitation in the
country. il any tricks are played, or even seri-
ously attempted. by the landed-interest con-
verts and ''promote5s" Of free trade There
are, then, two distinct parties OF free traders
in this country, even in the ranks OF property
the democratic and the aristocratic. Tor indus
trial capital is naturally democratic in coui-
Try where landed property, besides its money
value, is invested with the privileges OF an oil
garchy or political supremacy. Industrial prop
erty. moreover, is legitimate in every shape
houses, ships, machinery. &c, Nc; but prop
erty in land, and air. and water heat and light,
is quite another question. Ana this is The ques-
ton OF democracy in Europe, whatever name
or form il may assume at different tunes, and
under various circumstances.
There is little new or interesting going on in
any other direction. In France the Empire is
a settled question. A large majority OF rotes,
whatever they may be- proclaim Napoleon III.
the Emperor of the French. Things still re-
main unsettled, nevertheless in that unhappy
country. and violent Suppressi0ns of opinion,
life or liberty, are daily perpetrated, am pri-
vately informed, to an enormous extent, and il
not secretly, most silently, for nobody dares to
say word above a whisper on the subject
The Emperor talks of peace, but nobody be-
lieves him either here or on the Continent, and
least OF all in France, where some, at least OF
the Provincial Government journals are openly
proclaiming him as the " Second William, the
ConquerOr OF England" Our Government is
making active preparations for defense by sea
and land, as quietly as possible, but evidently
under Il very strong conviction OF their absolute
necessity. Ageneral war between the different
States OF Europe is, however. less probable, IN
proportion to the intensity of the internal teuds
between the aristocracy and the bourgeois,e in
England, Prussia, Austria and Italy: and since
the fear of proletaran democracy or socialism
has subsidized throughout Europe, the strife for
political ascendency between the landed gentry
and the holders of industrial property has re-
sumcd its old intensity. Jesuitism and landed
aristocracy will now be leagued together against
Protestant liberty and mere industrial property
and influence in Church and State. England
is strangely situated in this respect, as her
landed aristocracy are becoming afraid of
Protestant liberty, which favors industrial
progress and supremacy. This dssidence OF
interests and feelings in England will, when de-
veloped on larger and more dangerous scale,
weaken her in defense against the common
enemy unless some unforeseen event arises to
unite them in the hour OF need. What may
happen in year or two it is not easy to dis
ccn; but certainly division, discord and dis
persion are the order of the day in Europe for
the present. Fortunately, trade is prosperous.