The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-07-12
America as Reviewed by an Enslishman

Great Britain has yet long score TO settle
up in relation 10 this Country. Only few
years have gone by, since the abuse of the
United States formed The staple of many of
the leading London Journals, as we'll as of
not few of The popular novelsts. 1t is
now admitted that the Americans are peo.
pie, that their progress has been more extra
ordinary than that of any other modern ma
lion, and that if they be true 10 themselves
aud their future will be still more remarka.
BILE. Witness The following from The last
number Of the Westminster Review:
American 'emigrants subdae the wilder
ness. establish their own municipal insilu-
,ions, coalesce into " Territory" receive
Judges from the central executive, and final
ly, when their nnmbe reach the requisite
point, can demand 10 be accepted TO the
Union as constituent, ''State,n on submit
ting 10 few broad and necessary principles,
notorious and universal. This point deserves
the more attention, because. English Wings
throw dust into our eyes, BY ascribing the
superior well-being (Which they cannot de-
N.Y. of the American millions, 10 The abm-
dance Of uuoccupied land. Why in Cana
da and in Australia there is as little lack OF
land as in the United States; but our arisloc-
ratio cabinets al first jobbed il away in vast
grants 10 layories or 10 The church-so as 10
keep Is wild aud obsfuclive-and now cilh-
er lei il in wide lrac;s or refuse 10 sell, or
sell il so arbitrarily that il is no resource 10
our poor In this whole matter, ii is by
fairness, by publicity, by bad unchanging
and judicious principe, that the United States
has produced so great results; aud Canada
has begun 10 thrive, just in proportion as she
has become emancipated from English con-
troll. The cardinal point is, that the Ameri-
can system promotes freehold culiivaiors,
while our Colonial Office struggles to keep
rich landlords, and INDECENT peasants or
shepherds; working for wages--lhat is the
secret OF the whole; our rulers do not sh
the lower classes TO be independent.
But thirdly, the Moral Movements of the
United States are carried on with an energy
10 which there is no parallei,in EHgland-
The very fanaticism which mixes-iself up
with the Aboliiionists, teslifes TO the earn
estness Of ihier Struggle. The war against
intoxic ating drinks twhaiever may be our
auguries as 10 lis final snccess,) is an evil
dence OF the thorough going determination
TO strike at The moral mischief, and lop off
.:.sn releE,lesslY darling vices. The efforts
OF the Free States lot National Education
(about which we talk much and do lillie1
are unparalleled in all the world, and hold
out cheering hope Of American futuri'y, in
spite of the dark shadow which slavery
casts. The coursge.with which all ridicule
is despised, in the effort 10 open employ
rnents for females, and qualify females for
employments, deserves all honor; Il will sus-
tain the morality ofihe sex, and (except SO
far as foreign immigration interferes) prevent
the formation OF thai curse Of " Christian
Europe--Parian casts in The great Giles
Even now, the jails of the Free States have
hardly any native born Americans as their
inmates. Orphanhood OF course must exist;
but orphans are adopted in families with a
freedom rivalled, we believe, only in Tur-
key. These are specimens Of moral energy
in community, which augur for il q spen-
Cid future,
a. New York City, is getting 10 be an
old village, as twas incorporated one hum
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