The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17
,,,. rNc1AND HAS DONE Fir y:

WHAT ENGLAND HAS DONE FIR US
Extract from a speech Of Hon. B. F.Aale.t.
on the life tenure of judges, deliverein the
Massachusetts convention for revising se con-
s,itu,ion, July 20, 1858:
Sir. as to this matter oftaking our lsons of
government from England, or what hnand has
dome for US. or what England has give to US,
saw ENGLAND has given us nothing pd that
we have not improved; and also say,lat as to
the life tenure of judicial Offices, whictwe de-
rived from England, there was some rtson for
i, there. where the sole power is 10 Y hands
of the King; but there is no good rsan for it
here. where the power is i'll the ham OF the
people. The courts there may, by beg indie
pendent Of the King, protect the pepie, but
they would do all that great deal better it
elected by thu. people in spite OF the King
| With US we want jud yes to protect lie peo-
pie against the legislature aud IL execu-
tive
But touching this matter OF whatEngland
| has done for us. The gentleman froi Mars
field (Mr Sumner] said the other ~, upon
another topic, that England had give us five
great institutions, and he went on to nunierate
them. One was the doctrine that To atmos-
phere Of Great Britain could not be b.athed by
save. England give US that doctne No,
sir. England gave US exactly the oppsite doc
trine. England gave us slavery, an fastened
il upon US. | will tell that gentleIan what
FIVE institutions England has given U
| England gave US religious perSecubn. Well
| thank her for that, tor 1t planted our colo
| MES.
England gave us TAXATION ,cithoatrepresen.
tafion. thank her for that, for it aoeved ou
independence.
England gave us insult 10 the nW States
and sought 10 crush them by commerial restric
tons. thank her for that, too, for gave u
our glorious UKIoS.
England gave US search on the Ugh seas
and impressed our seamen. than her 70
that also. for it forced US into the wa for a sec
ond independence-a moral, intellectual, com
mere iaI, and manufacturing indePedence-a
important as any We had achieved ovethe moth
er country.
Lastly, England gave us the intuition o
slavery, and tor that do not thank her. In
stead Of an atmosphere in which ave coult
not breathe, she poisoned the atmosphere of tn
colonies by importing slaves compelled t
breathe it And, sir, but for Eaglan, with he
cupidity and her slave trade, we nser woul
4 have had the question raised here IS a dis
cordant element in free institutions.
Let no, the gentleman from Mansfield com
here with his euloges upon England and Eng
lish aristocracy, which are to 60 ba& TO tina
country, the great oppressor of labor,o be take
up by those who frequent the hous of "m
Lady Sutherland" to abuse Amerio, and su
perciliously thank God they are notike thes
puolicans! want no such sympathyfrom Eng
land. These very philanthropic pesonages-
these high lords and ladies, who ,ae hold {
this sore, that they think, under he gener'
constitution of our country, do hfor what
Not that they love America, but beause the
would inwardly exult to see anything festerin
in the heart Of America which they hink (bu
thank God, falsely think) will impai, if not de-
troy, its free institutions. have ID faith
such sympathy from England for america.
look for true sympathy from her masses and he
great commoners, and not from herdckly ari'
tocracy.