, 1866-09-02
LITERATURE: AND ART. :

4 British Tory Magazine on Amer1en.
Blaekrood, for July, opens au. article On
y The Principles and Issues Of the American
Struggle, "iwith the remark that "the
's study Of American politics has for everyre-
IL Elective tnhabitant Of the British Isles not
II only q fascination, but q personal Interest,""
growing out Of the fact that We are not only
their kindred but thcls example'iu the solu-
ton Of the public questions Of the cra- We,
on the other hand, have been rapidly growing
tndi1crcnt-not to English political history,
for wo do care for the liberty and the welfare
of our klndzcd-but to that British opinion !
to which We used to be so subject. By stand- l
ing aloof when their sympathy would have
been prized, they have given US that inde- |
pendence of thought which we need, now
Tint we have to find our way along path
upon which they can afford us no wisdom.
Still, the Views taken Of Us from acro,a the |
water cannot be without interest, and It may
be Of profit to us to sec ourselves even IN the
mirror Of Tofyism. .,,.-,.4 =. =, 4, s. :.
The article which We take for ourl text,
after recognizing the Importance to the Old
World-or: rather to tthe English; who are
the world Of Torytsm--of the American e1-
pertinent of government, proceeds to con-
slider the history Of TINT experiment. It
finds that the Federal Government has been
growing year BY year more aggressive: and
ambitious, and tho people more corrupt, 90
that the best men have, year, By year, with
drawn from politics. We are surprised how
ever, to ind that down to tho time of John
Quincy AdaMs-morc than halt the. life Of
the Nation-the Republic I. offered the spec-
tacle Of virtuous sell. lf.government," }" and that
even then corruption did not spring up hero,
but was imported from Europe; bat still, as
It seems, the republican simplicity and
purity "of. the olden time remained In their
"originnl strength and homogeuity among
| "thc planters and slave owners Of the South
sand the Pusitans and slavery haters Of
"Ncw England" Such = verdict rendered
/ by Toryism to the working Of proper Amer"
4 lean elcments should be decisive, and may
! be prontably considered by Toryism itself.
But two disasters occurred. Irish and Ger.
4 man immigrants rushed In, and " Andrew
i jackson, n man not moving In the rahks Of
having received the education Of: q gentle
/ '"man, was elevated to the Presidency" and
+, under that "ultra-demagogue" tho dignity O
American politics was degraded to miserable
scramble for Office ~
II We then have the topics Of the conflict
National and State rights, the tariff slavery
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tnas INV aas - xs-s-,st ~ 4hs Md I'D;
81 5ak".s ~ tea 20 ssn,shrS - ...sths ~ enn
! emancipation, ne eLn PoatS -upn 'uo. 'so wv
Il promises OF 1sso lWn!sn ne rega.os 8 -
t gain between mannlaetutess ano slaseno''
81 ers) yfals OF andignauon, wnicn , We 90 ~
e like TO consaaef )ost,-"e @ ao no1 hke " ne'
Il Daniel Webster scaneo 1ne go-oesWecn.
:, this great but immoral nargaln' Q! cnAtg'
Il with "bEa1cn npostacy HOW, many yea
q viii It be before VIC Shalt nnd asaes'ea
Al speaking oi Ano1e" 'ohnsoa aau ees'1s-
Il Seward: as 1t now speaks Of Andrew Jacks
y and Daniel Websters would -eomme'
n THE e1amploto him whom Torytsm u now u:
d tering with an object which Is very thin
s hidden under tho stop-mothesay advice
NJ which She Is 80 profhse.
e. We wish particularly TO call attention
a. the motive which undcraies this aristccra
y sympathy with the State Rights d6ct1s1
u It is not merely the sympathy Of eavall