Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-30
NUMBER 1914.



The following remarks os the United States wsr,
delivered in the British House Of Commons by thc
Hon. John Bright, on the 7th inst
There Is country called the United States Of
America Only on Tues'ag night the very ro-
markable circumstance occurred--and think the
House viii be OF opinion that II Is ono worth notice
-of two of the distinguished men being present
listening TO the debates In this House, who have
occupied the position Of President Of the United
States, hear, hear la position, venture to say,
not lower In honor and In dignity than that Of ans
crowned monarch on the S'rface Of the globe
Hear, hear. The United States Is precisely tho
country which is running with the race Ut power
and Of greatness. Its population WIN believe.
At the next census, exceed the population Of the
United Kingdom In its manufactures and general
industry it by far the most formidable rival that
the great manufacturers of this country now have
TO contend with; it has, suppose, ten steamers
for one steamer OF this country; It's magnificent
steamships have crossed the Atlantic in a shorter
time than the steamships Of this country the
finest vessels which ara at this moment performing
tho voyage between England and the Australian
colonies, have been built In the United States;
therefore In ship-buildng industry the United
States not only compete with, but In some respects
even excel this country. Look at our present po
sition and that Of the United States May entreat
the attention of the House, for am not declaming
am not making party attack. am treating o'
that which, 10 my mind, Ia Of vital Importance TO
every family In the kingdom? [Cheers, This
year the Chancellor Of the Exchequer told you
that he must have a sum of esq 00O, 900, In order
to carry on the various departments Of your gov
eminent and to defay your vast military expendi-
ture. The United States has at this moment In
her Treasury, enough, think to pay Off al her
debt Deduct the whole amount Of the expepst.
Of the government of the United States, not only
Of the General Government, but also of the thirty
independent sovereign States, from the ESQ, ,0On,- Z
600 we are spending, and yon will find that about
f75,o00,oO0 will be left, which, lie, therefore, the
sum Of taxation that We are paying this year more
than the people Of the United States. Some hon.
orable gentlemen know what II Is to run a hors
that has been weighted. heard the other day oi
a horse that won every race in which 1t start, d
up to certain period when II was for the first
time weighted II then lost the race, and II Ia
ported in the annals of the turf that II never woi
a race afterwards. Hear, hear.l If that be the
case with regard TO horse, II is much more true
with regard to a nation. When nation has gone
step backwards 1t is difficult to restore IL 20 Ia
position IL another nation has passed it in tho
race, IL Is almost impossible for 1t to regain the
ground it has lost. Hear
/ now speak part culaily to honorable members
v
upon that than upon this side Of the House in the
happy position of owners Of vast productive,
beautiful, and, | hope, unencumbered cstates IL
various parts Of the Kingdom fLaughter.J We
are now about 10 days journey from the United
States and within 10 years we shall probsb'y COM
municate with that country by telegraph quickly
as we now do with the Crimea. hope it will be
for much better object Hear The people Of
the United States are our people, and there are
few families In England which have not friends a.ld
relatives connected with settled in that country
The inducements Of men to remain at home aud
their attachment to the place Of their birth ars
necessarily to some extent weakened by the facilt,
with which they can now travel almost round the
world Ia few weeks. Do you believe that when
the capital Of the greatest banking ghouse in Lon-
bard street can be transferred 70 the United States
on small piece Of paper In one post that the i'm
position OF 975000,ooo OF taxation over end
above the taxation OF an equal population in tho
United States, win not have the effect of trans,
fring capital from this country TO the Unitos;
States, and II capital, then trade, population, and
all that forms the bone and sinew Of this great
empire!
ask honorable members to remember what fell
on previous evening from the right honorable
gentleman, the President of Works. The right
honorable gentleman talked Of the war lasting
perhaps elk years, with our resources undiminsh-
ed. Nov, nothing Is easier than for Coriisl,
baronst, possessing am afraid to say how man,
thoussnds year, member Of Cabinet, or for u,
those who are surrounded with every comic I, 70
look with the utmost complscency upon the CO.
lsmties which may bcfall others not 10 fortunately
sltuated a. themselves. Six years of this war am
our resources updiuiIishedl why, sir, six years o
this war AZ an annual expenditure of ELS 900, ,00h
gives f350, ,00p, 900 70 the side OF the Unitcd
States as against the condition Of the people oi
this country.