New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-25
NEW WORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1859

i'm me-, e STATE barriers. aoNv'iAs 20 the uss's OF
III. rdvg1oal tsbos u .does 'he fscnf es oi ap p7
,,S ,rcr- So 'rsir rsppi-.ss kuoEldg", aod Essfs
Pa. "a, very rlas 81 q ysAfs has claim 70 ~ -
AZ ,h. rsehire Tor exciting n~nb-rs Of Paritinso' -
e. upscpp0ite1 90 s'sei .i1n ss 80 ever sdysaS7d
Boseysr though the srgumsot ssn,s IL i'S''
ef .e'es-sa i nay Be stfsf gtbeDet ~ orScacs rt-
,usL > We slau BE- tnli tat the Calted s,a.es
TpiveJ.l r age sorks cell aod tDs: t1e energy OF
- 1pl- tb-Ir grss. m4terisi progress, an e l
fGsiCu o. rgfI-.DA-J vdnc ,on a1Dut ~ n H9e p "
tf tte v,vi,ing spirit of Democracy. 1nis Oae OF
the M = rno0r ut Gqesioas for the Enslsh oohnHso,
ard n hksy II ~ debated fr many yesr 70 cone
J. Upiyes.l 1ffrsge 1e cAnae Of A1.ri;an Pr'spel
Is L. hs.iy Ia he perm4neIt u tie son OF is
bJth Does Il :. ud ~ esans5e race o' nen
- poh'ic,l POSER AID, pTeslmu t7si me sn-Sefs
20 ihe.e au.,iioes favorable a. regards Ahehct,
j. il ls-ly that ire EdOpi-D NJ such sy-Jen N'ii
he advantageous IN connry IKE ours S'ch ooh-li-
GRAFTON. are Dot m.rsly usCes-t.ied by NJ Dsr~sh
bill and tie agitation o. Mr. Bright; they regard MAJ
t-rs u lsst import, affect the eao7 iuinie oe--
iiuy II the euuouy. Toe question mag o7 s'moy pay
o. fvll, We Doe the cpnuOveTted docuoe OF 40 10
aii-Igbe GOtIcz sbt TesldiEE 10 sca lnd''ilA re-
GIVE co.. hfnstinu bom the experience OF the Ualted
States For, i the principle be true, the prac1ce
,ueht 70 be bet e6c.l, ard the advantages ought 70
l. crease AID make themselves obvious as t1me ad-
vanc,.. 49,.
A lrtt4r sigotd An Americsp," which We pub
E-' - rs 7ys since, gives iar answer 70 tG1s
qcsttIoL. We have 70 Flsh - dcgGa,izs 90 t1e
ipst.tu1o~s q America e coGditi0us under Elicu
tfey ext tie iu1 b-r Of disturbing causes, nOpg
xhch nav be r.ckoTe1 the extent and Uesness 81
IN. country abd tie D'tituton of SCgeIy. prevent
u from ,ay ny what will b. the result ~ hepasc 40
Democracy when the conLiIy becomes more me 'ne
Old Worli We also .ilhIg 10 admit tnAt Coz
sr,ss .ld the Stse l. gisl sturs, tnocgh nov dleua
ui. hs0 of ate by etBer sotS or rrhoenett egs'ae
seu-by sud 10 the pubic satisfaction. Iaefe are
Dot many Of What re call political Questions, %. Ins
public interests are well attended %, aud the tanner
in xhich the laws OF the f-rent st.tes Lave oeeo
rruoce0ed during the l-st fl,seD years shows thar
there are men Of high order engaged 10 sd
vi-ing the L"g-ia nr-. Bat certainly our OWL
P.Jhau,L IL does lot foil short IN thus respect, shie
tnete are pecnl,aT,tiss Of rhe American Assemblies
which show tn.t TIE Innletce OF the educated
clssses in elections ls 81 post extinct. NO one
c1u Iesd the OceEdiDgs OF these bodies sthoa per-
Giving that ttee lie generally lower tore OF man.
mrs md ceilings thai exists il House OF pn-
n "a. W. in.rIctveiy recoeulze that even the poll
tCians ST Washington r-semole more the vrstry men
Of Lon ION parish 'hsn tue representatives. oI grey
c,.pec er AiOn Look AZ he ns~-p4pers, end yoa VII
At once cons 10 the conclusion that potter se excd-
sivey 70 tte bands Ut an llErate class Inc tomeo-
clsluIe OF The p4ri,s IL perfectly unIatslSlOe 10
strsrgsr; every politician Dss BIS hIcsn -uei every
article cr speech ul Of catch cords aod slag seed
s-tltIs Of cOwarUice cisnOO=,ty are baodi-d rOm
o. Iarty to the other 81 the Ipress)o you receive
sitter b.lf bolrs Iea1icg " that theIe is ID"
stards1d 81 political lite end Of p,lt'csl morahty
Accord Dg 10 the testimony OF Americans ne nseVes,
the spoif OF Office the chief nduc1n' NJ tor 20 10
10 NE ode 10 politics; With change u Authorization
every BODY Is tUrIpd out from the Munster at 81.
james and ibe Idlrries to tue pettle't dleiS Ia
Goy.rrueLt Office. NnIie 10 Engaud would got be
tolerated trat labo'iOns official shouli be dilyea
ron hs post for political reasons the people OF t1e
Tmte0 S,ates the ShOle ricery Ui al nlnsra-
ton put Of order toat set OF rspecljns place
uutte1s my Ue psf the price of thelr uoscrupuous
eleciitn eeilpg. Yet the Poop OF the tut-d o.h'ss
Ara advsrcIg in wealth and rsh eGeot so1 tnolga
their tducstl Il IA more hssty aud saprru1ai IAN
Ia.sa aftnl t- at .unD
20, gtes- the reputation Of the cJucTy. bO"s that
such men sre Mt retantdl There used TO b'a ngner
der of potl aus IN Days when America as young
state iu.C struggling into e1lstei &c; row, when sue
hSs ubtaiuei the r4Ik of tnt-rate power, az nave
nothing but msdoo ity. The csnse may ie partly 10
ibs coD,luun Uf tue meu Themselves bot tue panci-
pol reason doubt IT, that with th- gIO"I1 OF lage
tuIhu-nt constr ncie- the mprr glttei natures
are unsble cOmp-ie IN popularity ~itn the coarse
rough qualities # the supp orator. Ihe leaVeo OF
leu, has increased Dom year 10 year, until nov
L has eay-Jed Ibe ~hule lump Inis grest evil tle
cause az the educated aud refined shrink from point
cal life AID the man Of sealih 4ll lssn'e who mgnt
devote his tine To public business, Low es across 20
p lie 20 fDd pie,sur. that exer d-e his energies
shich bis own country denies hun II the re iult DE
lsm-ntahe 10 AmtIc-, What would II Oo here, Wuere
n. House of Commons not only dehberetes 90 public
htiaiIs bat actotly administers them IL Is
cosy 20 get together body OF men who
shall Represent the oTinlons Of tue country on some
broad question, free rr,de. The metfopoltan
members do this efficiently enough. Ga tue gre i
majority of questlOos they vote % the 81 winch
puoi Opn 90 subsequently, declares to have been the
s ht uLr. But sJu.ethOS more than this i req nrsd
OF d uenb.r OF tae House of Co n pon'. We nave q
Igtt to demand that the electoral machine shOuli be
struct.d TO give u meu OF origin slty genus,
Ccisl aoily, 10 the prime of life sad Silng 10 d.
vote themselves TO politics az calling. Oar uroao
coustitneI cies are certainly Of much higher class
than tbe nObs whO VOTE their respective tickets 10
Amerc, they are Lot likely 10 return adveGtarets or
men Il ird rent character 70 the House. Bat Par-
lament OF elderly manufacturers goad Do amo.t as
gieat calamity. II theory could 10 reconced with
good goverDment-if popular rights rouia give us
men OF ,bibty aud energy-Se might be cooteut with
Manhood Suffrage and Electoral Districts; bat, as
there is little Of that il msy be better TO bear
with our present anomalies.