, 1857-04-24
Monarchy and RspubIicanlsm COnlrasted.

/ Monarchy and RepubllcanlSm COnlraSled.
/ The arrival Of the Presidents Message
in London has called forth the following
observations from Democratic journal,
the PcoPlG's Paper, edited by Ernest Jones.
The contrast between the English Mon
archy and the American Republic must
strike with force the most superficial
reader
Here We have an old monarchy with
German royal family costing one million
pounds per annum a national debt Of
eight hundred million pounds sterling, cost
ing twenty-eght millions per annum, and
entaicd by that German royal family,
through German wars, for German inter-
ests hereditary landed aristocray, draw
ing rental of one hundred millions yearly
from the people a State Church, robbing
the same people of eleven millions more
every year a poorrate equal TO the reve-
nue., and pauper population equal to the
inhabitants of some continental kingdoms
and debt, royal extravaganza, and pauper-
ism, poor-rates, taxation and land-rental
increasing constantly. This is what we
have here.
On the other side Of the Atlantic there
is young Republic, with native Presi-
dent, who costs only FIVE thousand pounds
per annum; q national debt Of only seven
million pounds, which might be paid of in
one year, without the revenue Of the coun-
try feeling any material drain an income
so large that the Executive seeks to reduce
it by ten million dollars no hereditary
aristocracy drawing the life-blood from the
peoples veins no State Church "sPoil-
ing the people as the Isrnelites were told
to spoil the Egyptians, VIC ore informed,
but for less excusable motive no pau
pers and no poor rates worth mentioning
no foreign interests predominate in legisla-
tion no war undertaken for the interests
of an alien-descended family no decay,
no decline, no threatened ruin but, on the
contrary, prosperity, wealth, economy, hap
pness and contentment. That is what
they have there.
Why is this difference Because In the
one country there is franchise restricted
to one-seyenth Of the population, one-half
of which seventh returns seven.tenths OF
the representation combined with that
useless, mischievous and ridiculous institu-
tion called monarchy" Because In that
country there is universal suffrage aud O
republic. That is the difference between
the two institutions, as shown In their
results Could there be o more striking
comment on the relative value Of the twof
President Pierce's last message, just given
to the world, presents a picture Of pros
perity and good government, such as no
other country in the world can show.
Similar prosperity might exist here under
a similar government. The resources Of
America are, it is true, greater than our
own, but the resources Of Great Britain
and Ireland are more than great enough
to produce identical results. The causes
Of the difference lies in the difference be.
tween the institutions Of the two nations.
Take case in point. Holland was
once q republic IL Is now a monarchy.
When 1t was q republic, II was rich, pros.
porous and happy. Its commerce filled
the world its fleets swept the seas i
had no debt It's treasury was filed to
overhowing, and It's people were the envy
and admiration Of the world. II becamea
monarchy, and its commerce decayed ; its
fleets vanished its prosperity disappeared,
and It has sunk as low as once 1t rose pre-.
eminent. You may say the rivalry Of
England produced those results but In
the face Of that rivalry, the United States
rose from small beginnings under arepublic,
while under a monarchy, Holland sunk
from consummated greatness"