New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23

the Union trembes so that our domestic msfor-
tune and our dependence on foreign eventualities
keep pace with one another
We have the richest gold mines but what are
thew worth when almost every ounce goes to pay
for foreign gewgaws snd wines and cotton, wool
and iron. that we could manufacture ourselves with
our hands now idlel We have the best machines
for farming but we are buying at the rate OF two
millions a month from Canada. We pretend 10
have interests ia the humsnities OF Europe, and
vet our gold goes by hogsheads to the Crlmea' to
destroy that power which of all Others Is the least
hostile TO us. and which-her bulk and population
considered-has made since the Peace OF Iclo as
great advances in liberty and prosperity as any
countrv in Europe. We affirm that Russia, since
she determined TO manufacture for herself has ad'
vsnceJ in liberalism, and We as friends oil liberty
had nothing to fear from the extension OF ne'
empire southwark We say this all the more nrmy,
since I'll, London Times in a specious list oil au'o-
cratic evils assigns as the most prominent er's o.
the imperial rule the prote ,tive system-tnusproV
ing that in nothing has England changed as regards
her foreign policy since the Government, too igno'
rant to avail itself of genius, sought to destroy all
our colonial manufactures; and yet there are men
among us who look upon the war with Russia as
one of liberal principles.
While we are 50 ministerlng TO the commercla'
avarice ana belligerent lust of France and In
gland, even eur sham Democratic organs achnowl'
edge more Justify than ever their hostility 70 u.s.
Mr.. Cazneau in The Union, begsiling the failure
of bis treaty with Dominica, got up aud approved
BY the Slave oligarchy, now says: 1t is the sys-
"tematic policy of France and England to divide,
degrade and impoverish the American republics;
and many of their most serious dlthcuties' as 10
"the case Of the unfortunate Dominican republic,
may be traced to the intrigues of European
agents" And he adds: 60 The governments OF
France and England ure their own people IN
" obstructing the prosperity of the American re-
"pubcs for we are their best customers The
richer we are, the more we shall buy OF their
fabrics. unless they drire as into tariffs Of er'
e,usion bv ,cay of repriSd for their attacks on our
Interests"
So The Union writer's even hint AZ tarins as re-
prisal But we need no rePrisal- All we have to
look at is to secure that policy which will make us
immeasurably the richest aud hence the freest
people in the world and by showing thus the effects
of democratic repubcanism we shall induce more
readily the imitation of European nations. But
with our streets filed with poor; our workmen
wanting employ ment or sufficient wages; our city
officials looking away from the dignity Of labor and
stealing, like the invaders of town surrendered ;
our immigration decidedly meeting with checks
owing to the uncertainty Of labor under our Brit
ish Free trade rule, there can be no question that
we retard progress abroad as much as we DO az
home. While we boast Of our trade with England
her cabinet chuckles at our simplicity and while
our growing relations with France are so Wanted
our consul the representative in Paris OF that
boosted commerce, has just been refused an inv
tation to the Versailles palace at the recep-
ton of the Queen of England, on the
ground that commercial agent had not the rank
necessary to keep company with the imperial
usurper and his regal guest All, FIVE had proper
dignity as nation we would make our commercial
representatives abroad the social equivalents OF
anybody-or lay an embargo on the products ofthe
countries ned by the imperial and regal ruff
fans who so insult the spirit of the age. But to
pocket such slight is only part and parcel Of the
delusions under which this people, claiming to be
free prominently labor.