The Shasta courier., 1855-09-22
THE SHASTA COURIER

Foreigners Opinion Of shc U. States.
II any one of our readers has succeeded in
cultivating SO intense American feeling as to
render just praise. when bestowed upon our
country by u id furriner," unpalatuble, we
would request him to skip over the annexed ar
tcle
To those, however. who are panied at the fire.
quent scoinss uttered against the workings Of
our glorious Constitution, the following opinions,
sojns,ly complimentary to our Government, ex-
pressed by Mr.. Bright, the distinguished repre-
sentative of the industrial classes in the British
House Of Commons. will prove extremely graf
flying Let the political ravens croak Of ruin
let demasogues and political tricksters prate Of
threatened dissolution (nnless they are elevated
to power)-let those of their followers who
never think, but are led as SO many ours, let
them howl and ''bay the moon" What Of il
So long as such facts. as those given below, at
test the success ot our Government and realize
the cherished hopes of the founders and fathers
oi the Republic, the real American patriot, the
peace aud 4aiet:-
- There is a country called the United States
of America. Only Tuesday night. the re-
markalle circumstance Occurred-anI think
the House will be of opinion that it is one worth
noticc-of two ek 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, ia position.
venture to sag, not kawer in honor and in dig
nifty than that OF any crowned monarch on the
suraoe of the globe. (ttear, hear.) The
unit-d States is precisely the country which is
running with in race of power and of great-
ness. Its population, believe, will. at the next
census. exceed the population Of the United
Kingdom; in its manufacturers aud general in
dusiry, by tir the eaost fussn idalc rival that
the great manufacturers ot tlas country have TO
contend with il sas, suppose. ten steamers
for one steamer Of this country; its magnificent
steamships have crossed the Atlantic a shorter
time than the steamships of this country the
finest vessels which are at this moment perform
ing the voyage lsesween England aud the Aus
iralian Cokos,ies, i.aNe been is<iet in the United
States; therefore, in ship-buildins itsdustsy. the
United States not only compete with, but in
some res .,ects even excel, this country. Look
at our present position and that Of the United
States. May l enlreat the attention of the House,
for | am moi drcamiIis, / aot making
party attack; treating OF that which, in
my miad, is Of vital importance to every family
in the Kingdom. (Cleers) This year the
Chancellor ut taie Exclsslacr told you that he
must have the sum Of + 80 0O0, ,0ee iA order to
carry on the varions departments OF yeur Gov
crnmcnt. and to defray your vast military ex-
pcnditure. The United States has at this mo-
nent in her treasury, enough think TO pay off
all her debt Deduct the whole amount of the
expense of the Government Of the United States
moi only of the General Government, but also OF
the thirty independent sovereign States from
The $4,000, 900 we are spending, and you will
lind that abont f75, 100 900 will be left, which
is. ,he.v&os ra'e nj taxation tAat we are pay
ing this year more than the people of the Cnited
States.
Some gentlemen know what il is to run horse
that has been sighted leaGd the other day
of a l.sse that every in which it start
ed M to a certain pered, when it was for the
first time weighted. II then lost the race, and
it is reported in tue annals Of ffle tart that it
never won afterwards. (Hear, hear.)
If that be the case with regard to horse, it is
much more true with regard to a nation. When
a nation has ss,sae a step back wards il is diff
cult 10 restore it To its positon; If another nation
has passed it in the race, il IS almost impossible
for il TO regain the ground il has lost. (Hear.)
now speak particularly Ia l,enurablc members
opposite, for there are. peslaps, more gentlemen
nou tia, i,aa upon this side ot the House in the
huppy posisssxa of owners of vast, productive,
beautiful. and, hope, nnencumbered estates in
are now abon, ten days 5earney from the United
States. and within ten years shall probably
communicate with that country by telegraph as
quickly as we now do with the Crimea. Ihope
il will be for much better object. (Hear.)
The people of the United States are our people,
and there are few families in England who have
not friends and relatives in that country. The
inducements of men to remain at home and
their attachment 10 the place Of their birth, are
necessarily to some extent weakened by the ia
ciliiy wssli which they can now travel almost
round the werld in few weeks. Do you be-
iie,e that when the capital OF the greatest bank
ing house in Lombard street can be transferred
to The United States a small piece OF paper in
one post that the imposition OF t75,O00. 900, of
taxation over and above the taxation of an equal
population in the United States, Will not have
the effect Of transferring capital from this coun.
.ry to the United States, and IT capital, then
trade. population and all that forms the bone
and sinew Of This great empire! l ask honor
able members to remember what fell on a pre-
yious evening from the right honorable gentle
man. the President Of Works. The right hon.
orable gentleman talked OF the war :asting, per-
hans six years with our resources undimlnlshed.
Now. nothing is easier than for Cornish baro-
net. possessing l am afraid TO say how many
thousands a year, member OF Cabinet. or for
all those who are surrounded with every COM
fort. to look with the utmost complacency upon
the calamiies which may befal others not 50
fortnnately situated as themselves. Six years Of
,b;. war and our resources undiminished' Why