Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-05-27
British Political Economy.

Below we give short extract from an article in
the United States Rerie0, of which we have already
taken notice; and, although applied to the British
Government, is equally applicable to our own:
" Legislative interference is now substituted tor
exerton and when the good people of
England begin to feel the pressure of ony of those
reactions and revulsions, which are the invariable
results of complicated system of legislative expedi'
ents instead of depending on themselves to get the
cart out of the mire, they call Hercules govern
ments to come to their relief The landlord, the
tenant, the merchant, the manufacturer, the peas
ant and the pauper all equally look up to Parlia-
ment for succor, and instead of bracng themselves
manfully to meet the ext gency: meany solicit aims
from their rulers. In this way modern scientific
government has degenerated into a vexatious, med
ding despotism and it may be truly said that even
in the United Staes which are always following
where they ought to lead and initiating where they
should set the example, the people in fair way
of becoming as much fettered by laws of their own
of despotic tyrant. If they don't take care, the
public welfare will swallow up that of Individuals"
Aristocracy.
Ii is related of Anteus, who aspred to wrestle with
the gods that if they could by any means induce him
to leave his mater terra, and grappe with them, they
found little difficulty in worsting him but long
he could keep his feet firmly planted upon his native
SOIL he was more than match for them.
When men outgrow their true position, and aim TO
live removed from the cares and duties of life, like
Aniaus lose their footing and fall In order 10 battle
successfully we should never forsake our sphere
Thousands kept poor by aping the customs and
notions of the rlch and thousands who are rich be-
come poor because they TOO proud 10 the
efforts TO keep that it requires to accumulate. The
following is excellent hit az this species of aristo-
cracy:
1t is always peulous thing for naughty people to
look back upon the line of their ancestry. Twenty
years ago, says the Merchants Magazine this one
buchered, that made candles, another sold cheese
and butter, fourth carried distillery another
was contractor canals others where merchants and
mechanics. They acquainted with both ends of
society, as their children will be after them, though
it will not do 10 say loud. For often you will find
that those tong worms hatch butterflies, and they
live about year. Death brings divisions of property
and it brings new fnanciers; the young gentleman
takes his revenues and begins to tave-towards pow.
erty which he reaches before death-or his children
do, if he does So that, in fact, though there is
moneyed rank, it is not hereditary is accessible to
all three good seasons of cotton will send genera
ton of men up score of years will bring them all
down, and send their children again to labor. The
father grubs and grows rich his children struts and
use the money; their children inherit the pride, AMI
go TO shifess poverty; their children, reinvigoraet
by fresh pebian blood, and by the smell of the cod
come up again Thus society, like tree, draws il:
s4p ITom the earth change into leaves and blossom
spreads them abroad IN great glory, She'd hem OF L
fall back 10 the earth, again to mngle with he sod
and at length 10 e-appeag al length in new trees aa
fresh garntu5e,
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