New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-07
Tar STATE. OF EUROPE.

We 90 lot JON in tie general oyniun the grOEtn
Of Que great European Empire necessarily connected
with the deceusOu Of Other cOuatre- bar the reverse
Tie real progress II states situated smother
3 ~ such al extent uu al. that the ds-rDu-ei
riches IN ne cannot proceed iron tie povcrt Of The
otser n looking Therefore. a. the -roFrh e so'i
power q R1sss caln0t see tie decline % tal- o.
ED.laId France, Spain Or GERMANY. Mr MleaalaF. in
one Of Is E,ssys says future dsy tne trsTrrf
seated % sone Of s. Paufs m4y make a ske'ch Of
rbe ruins Of LouoOu. We cannot insgne any such
Possibility rating terms Of -elr, according historical
essu.-s, aT5 b. e-e--r. whea, indeed ,l= Eafrl
nay frd is decaj sll d-sh according 20 ua.7el.l'
laws 81 matter b.. BE- mere human annals re csa-ot
turc. ste ,lch an event. Tle dr,tmcrol u Empires
IN psst ,ears has sroFa from one s.ng'e csli--
var N yeoIl- Etich doe. nYr make Wy, and oar,a-
IousJ refuse association with t1e fest " nlok.li
can decay. Every year nos ads 20 lie extent o.
cylizl,lon, AID the Grad -a,iol Of baroarsu
ard re yai-uak,ng poRer. fde industrial and
artistic era j. impeding, Eben the sane hOlors
which have suaeLedtotoe sFord I'll b. sr0Ted the
pIe,erystise qualities al peace To tbs Lax. hardly
country ia cLrsterdor is a. exception and hence hey
are g.OEiac
England. loEever, il the specnlsrols il Ori-
nsry. which Sc see Of h-r future l. % BE- saorn
Of her lloy. Her C4osl4s, lad ss isles and rock.
sre 70 be severed frou Ler aud then she il = be
arb or tenth rare pJE,r. We do Tot so veE ,. Toe
creatures. " Er-iaId VI never really dawn ua a rasse
cIses ulon ter people a. l3ue eliminated AID 'hey
are rot 90 I'D 20 sustain privileged fighting and trsd
ilg 81 drrs. The Coo0ies Il Enyl and re4ace fifteen
ui.f.1s. ard he gross trade Eiih tssm Ags'ra.laa
go 4 La .
10 Pa1a-r they have cost untold sun, II zlri-
shat - Yarsdrd o. grandeur Of England, equally n
Demscrsrc Is IN Tor actresses :. really Der ioss -
namely les foreign possessions; aid her statesmen
acA1ov ed .ed after our Government Eas established
tar never up 70 hat tine uIi-! Eng and
r,sIy evident.
Hsr.y for France Sic lost nearly all her colonies
and hsd NaYoeol lad any knoEledge ghatever Of the
tue cau.es Of national strength and greatness France
Would low be strong Bat IS Lacien BonsPane says Il
Is Memoir, b. vas ssl6shly ambitious Tbs male
lin Undertake bis insane career II Egypt because Eng
and Fss insane enough 20 Conquer and held India b.
fire fourth Of Der own sol vs. properly cultivated
Il nay b. sdiy understood that The raDdeur Of M
IoeO1 IN the ratio Of tie weakness Of tie people All
teree tie sEs! Ct the present Perarei villain. b;
While peace lasts France IS improving Bat hoE much
mans 70 DC zone lol IL People Us! Dc judged iron tle
following statistical table Of her financial condition
Her mort sge debt So recorded : l95o00Jlo0 alcs
tllLct l.u us questionable deb. 25ej.f 1. u
--,s ie s.r,.l.ft Interest year'y 4l aiae per cen
i. 81. 5000; nst annual revenue Of al the zeal estate
u France Is 6oooO00C0; interest on mortgage 90.
C00CC0 direct land tax Is l6j00O0G0; additional tai
is 100000 making l,l40O0000O-balanee left in tie
Lands Of oEners is 46o00)00O francs Divide that sun
by 100000, representing 100000 families q, Is,
persons each and leaves in the hands Of each twenty
three francs bat as the mortgages not all pail cal
fifty flames, ten dollars head When We consiie
the awful responsibility involved in the growing power
ard In tie qualities necessary 10 pronounce judgmen
upon the past TO point the right way the future
axe appalled, the which is uttered aboq
national greatness. and individual political genus-
The DID not depend upon wealth ani happiness an
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