Ellsworth American., 1869-10-28

Guilty. II Is 10 be hoped the experiment
may be speedily tried. II would be better
Of course TO have the Bond held at home
bu, that csnno, be expected. At whatever
rate OF interest they are issued they will be
owned here because the rate of money will
continue to BE- less here than with Us and
for tina; reason. In making a new issue, we
may as well come to the work at once and
issue such bond as will bring the money
at the lowest rates from whatever source.
That is what man would do Ia private life.
IL certainly would be better for Us in Maine
To pay four per cent 10 Frankfort holder
rather than six per cent to Wall Street.
You see stray naturally from Austria
aud paper money to United States paper
money. Indeed 1t seems quite homelikc to
be once more on a paper basis. Italy Is
still more familiar for there they not only
have an irrcdcemable paper currency but IL
Is printed in New York and has the same
general appearance as our fractional bills
Aud strange TO say Italy too l. undoubtcd-
ly thrifty. Joining the various parts into
one Government don't seem To help the H.
nance Of the united whole. and Victor En-
manuel l. rs constai y In financial difficult
ties" as poor Macawber and about as shin
less In his mode oftrcating them. Hut bust
ness fortunes were never made so rapidly in
Italy a. now Has paper money anything to
do with its or j. II both here and IN Italy
the extension Of Rail Roads.
Northern Italy and Austria have excellent
soils and delightful climates. and II the Gov
ernments were only moderately buricnsomc
/ | know of no part uf thc world where a
I population could support itself with great
er comfort and ease. But then old Europe
m Governments are iniolcrahic nuisancc-.
| Kings were originally imposed upon the
| race In the wrath of the almighty and the
/ folly ~ men cndurc~ the curse with strange
\ patience
I n an instance of the lavish way ~ do
1 ing things herr. may mention the Royal
/ stables. They arc among the sights for
/ visitors. went yesterday sud wandered
I over them until WAS tired. How many
/ acres tho buildings covered or how many
I men were IN Attendance | don't know but
/ there were some two ur three hundred car
| riagcs of the most expensive varieties. and
/ kept Va the incest manner And horses
I enough fpr thu saddle And the carriages
Blacks have Que apartment. grrys In ano,h-
er chestnut In q third and other color~ else
where. and all for the use n thc royal
family The family must he enormously
large or DO an immense deal ~ ridin. to
I OF royalty are at all proportionate to their
stables, II i, not 10 IN wondered at that
the Austrian finances in n disorIcrcd
condition and their paper ai discount
And what contrast such displays present
10 the Presidential slmplicit, at Washing
/ ton
But Journey through Europe, however
hastily nadc, cannot bu, Impress an Ameri-
can with thc superiority ~ oHr condition A.
/ regards Government Here arr vigorous
| rac-S of men. excellent culturr. generous
soils and most hos piiablc cllmatr--in fact
I all the conditions Tor tho highest material
! prosperity and ye; the result ~ thousands
| OF years or discussion and Of war j. that a
very large fraction Of the result to labor i
drNo'edsto tksasppport u Government
/ Hundreds of families" impose themselves
! On the larger and smaller communities and
Keep Ia place hy means 81 armies which
! they obIigc The grnpir n support And
/ this thing goes on from generation to gen
! Grafton aud the most far seeing have little
I expectations ofhringing Il 10 an end. What
libel this j. on the wisdom OF the race !,
I II i saying practically that u j. impossible
/ fpr ten Iurn ~ work out livelihood with
/ gu; employing two to watch the eight and
I free them 70 their task Such j. the ~
I suit ~ the highest European learning ani
wisdom-a learning anil wisdom that effect,
to look down on our simple and na,urai
form of government, a an experiment which
must sooner or later fail,
o.tAr-~yeyi ,ri-nrs tA-t thos Wandered Ii. n
- bnng a. ba,A tht n--lxe % dr.pais'
In my Judgment l. J. better Ia have one
way % managing pubiic aiias-~ even if IL
involved re, oluiion every my or seventy
l
might. although never could see why
Now that Europe 4 likely to have peace,
discussions Of plans of Government VIII he
most actlse. War j. the great enemy or the
masses and the Instrument BY which Con-
.ervailsm Of all kinds hold, it, plea Eu
| rupean peace viii forward Investigation ln-
10 the condition of Ireland which Is to-day
the worst governed country in Europe and
will un>ettle Imperialism In France. Spain
| /, already on the highway To Rcpublicanlsm
and has demonstrated that even anarchy n
better than monarchy-aye OF discussion
and uncertainty far preferable 10 the mon
archy Of Isabella. The quickcning OF in
| dustrial pursuits i'll Central Europr viii
have All immense influence in lessening the
| distinction between the hereditary and the
| mercantile income and there as well a,
elsewhere the example OF the United States
ismo.t potential. our success In the great
war was of incalculable advantage and the
influence we now exert all over Europe alb
solutely immea>urable. II is indeed the
sheet anchor OF Progress. and while We
hold such distinguished place among the
| great Governments OF the world no patriot
even in Ireland need despair.
| Let US believe then that the race has q
chance OF bettering itself even II the time
for good results is remote p.
SARGENTsvILL Oct. 2l. 1869.
Mr.. EDIToR:-
Permit me to use a small space in Your
columns to contradict story that is in
circulation charging me with interesting
myself in the nomination of the Repre-