The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-08-07
From the London Times, July T..

we have Young England, ana 1ounS
France, and Young Italy, and other youths
of note and prentensions IN the Old World
They are, however, but the bright halluci-
nations of oid or middle age. Young Eng
land is nothing more than the old buck, who
with a wig ano false teeth, with white trou-
sers, light coat and white hat, dreams Of
perpetual youth, and, so dream ng, is knock
ed over by a sudden return of his old gout
or rheumatism. There is only one really
new nationality in the world, like Young
Greece, or the sturdy and NUT nous rabble
that Komulous gathered round the Paa-
tine 1t is young America. 1t is the lions S
cum-strong, clumsy, playful, and harm
less till provoked, when savage nature
shows itself rudely and unpleasantly.-
/ Young America is the young gentleman just
/ come TO his property, with an abundance of
animal spirits, with health, with much mo-
ney and credit, with all the elements for
good start. His future, even on this side
the grave, is infinite and inexhaustible.-
Do what be will, he can never get through
his money, his time, his friends, his vigor,
everything. lie may for the present do
what he plcases. A few years IiotoUs. in
dHlgence a few madcap advc! lures, any
number Of questionable friends of all sorts,
any rate of expenditure, viii leave a remain
der ample for all the purposes of ordinary
life. 1t viii be time to be wise ten years
hence, OF twenty years hence. What, too,
If he has to pay for it at forty OF fifty? That
Is very remote. 50, let the future take
care OF itself. This Is the calculation on
which many young lord commences that
brilliant career which forms SO frequent and
so prominent a feature in British social
life. How he blazes and fares sor ten years.
What a jolly lie he leads How he rises
from scrape TO scrape, still unscathed, ex-
citing the hopes of his friends, and battling
the auguiies of the cynical. He is cat Of
nine lives. Nothing harms him. " th
what stamina he meets lines, loss, host'ii-
ty. and even disgrace, Bat meanwhile he
Is steadily and surely drawing upon his
capital lie is draioing hi, stock OF money,
health, strength. credit, time and friends.
THIS Is his opportunity, and this his way OF
using 1t. In ten or fifteen years at latest,
he awakes from his dream 10 the sad1Gst of
certaintles Hs has wasted the spring OF
his lltc, and there remains q barren sum
mer, an Improbable autumn, and a dreary
winter. For fly long years, If he happily
live 80 long, hs viii nave to brood Oh the
bitter reco.lrctionS OF a wasted Youth
This is the too common career Of Young
Eng'a in its persona land individual sense
" ha, if il should be the career Of that
Young England denominated from is estate
Young America:
We owe, indeed. an apology for this war
ming. We are told that England and Amer
Ica are no longer mother and daughter, but
sisters. Well we are least the eldest sister
and, as we cannot give ourselves all the airs
OF youth, We may as well claim the beneti;
of seniority. So, listen to US, Mr.. Dallas.
\ H.,
that your position aud your prospects are
sp'eLd j. We admit that for considerable
time you are likely TO have it all your own
way, snd that you may do a great deal
without being called to account for it. You
have nov, 1t appears, got finally rid Of that
remnant of your tuteiage-the right OF Wis
it, as well as the right Of search, This is a
great emancipation. Young Hopeful will /
now have latch-key; his letters viii not .
be opened, or his boxes ovcrhauled. lie (
will not be asked about his friends, his bills, /
his amuscmeuts, his occupation. Young /
America VIII now take or lend his flag all I
over the world. From zone to zone, and .
psls 20 pole, the Stripes and Stars will pro-
ca ia perfect freedom TO every trade and .
profession that may choose TO assume them. /
SlaverS, pirates, or any worse trade, II II .
can be discovered, may now carry "the
grand principles of American indePeude dence,
conquering and TO conquer, all over lhe
world" Wherever We 90, across the vast
bgcaat tn of the Atlan,ic, that glorious ban
nSr Will proclaim a sacred immunity, As
tor the Interior designs avowed bt those
who followed Mr. Dallas at Mondays festv
ity. they 20 not rest on the candOr OF this
or that conviyial orator. We know well
enough what Young America wants. and
l.f " rer *
there Is a way. Lhe present object Of our
admiration Is the newly achieved triumph
of American independence, and tue mex
opportunities and resources Of this
uucqualad child Of fortune.
With the greatest respect for Mr. Dallas,
however, with the most brotherly affection
for Young America, and the most cordial
wish 70. her real improvement and legIti-
mate progress, Me regret some omissions IN
this important declaration, as it seems to
be considered. The description of Young
Americas position and prospects is confined
to her territorial, material, and politica! in
AMI the probability Of her po-
political principles extending over the world. I
Not a word of her duties and Obligations
Not word of her readiness 10 do nobly for
herself that which has been hitherto inten-
icd by the clumsy and annoying interfer-
ance of Old England. Is Young America {
Who'll V Indifferent to the moral character Of
her flag, and to the nature of the principles ;
on which the whole world is to be reform
I'd? In the silence OF the speakers on Mon {
lay upon this important point, we are left {
10 fear that the stripes and stars will hence
forth be not so much the American flag as I
tn flag of universal dishonor and crime '
II this Is what Young America deliberately
We must withdraw our con ,
,ratulaiions. She has splendid resources
ann opportunities, but they are to be used,
rot abused; and this vast earth itself too
small, time itself too short, for the waste OF
this golden inheritance. Nobody ever yet
made an i'll use Of youth, liberty, health,
wealth, and strength, without bitt. ry rue {
ing it afterwards, and perhaps reprcachng
hose who assisted or connlved. Now is
the time to mould the manhood of this great I
na'iyn. The saplng IS still tender, the wax
is still plant. the first heat Of the metal Is ;
still on it. If America will now choose to
exercise upou herself that discipline which ,
England has, perhaps prehaps presumptu.
ousy, been attempting to usurp over her,
then we see tho beginning of that moral el
ement, Ihas self-respect, which shall streng
then and ennoble her exubcrance OF animal ;
yigor and material wealth. 1t is time this
great heir should become his own tutor and
guardian. He can do that which others
cannot do for him, and which they cannot
make him do. viii America secure its {
own flag from tho most hearibe desecration |
pr will it act like the vulgar upstart who
buys armorial bearings at the Herald's Col.
loee, and rejects the code of honor? Mr.. ,
Dallas pleaded illness on Monday perhaps
hs forgot this part of his address, and 9TH
ers did not feel it their business to say what
belonged to him alone. Let him take an I
early opportunity to inform the world what
are the principles which are now to 60