The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-12
4 soelaI e.Isange sn En-. ,an.l.

The nlltiher in which history repeat itself
has 4 characteristic illustration In the recent
strike OF agricultural abofers in England.
IL Is five hundred years since the iii5ulree-
ton of Wat Tyler, which occurred In 1882.
That was represented by force; the leaders
We're severely punished, but the peasant fol-
lowers secured a virtual triumph. for they
gained the right OF an undi5tGtlled holding
without an arbitrary increase of rent. The
strike Of 1882 wa5 brought about by the nc
tive cooperation of Wickliiie's '!poor
priests" Who organized the pcasantry
Ill nine counties. Now, i'll 1872, the
ministers aud preachers of the various
"aects We're active agents and leaders
in their labor movement. The late
strike was novel and unexpected. Few
cleans of hope, and previously minute
powers OF combination exist in the bllculic
folk. They have gone or clodlioppiug for
centuries, ignorant. degraded stubborn. and
characterized by little Of That lshtness OF
spirit which is 50 noticeable among the Irish
OF the Continental peasantry. Hodge" was
as inSensatc rs the dull clod he crushed be-
meath his great feet. But the Hodges rose.
and when the lowry worms turned up their
indignant and distrcsStui features, and made
their reasonable nj strange demands, all
England was shocked. However, the ,nd-
lords combined, and the strike practically
tailed
The problem presented hy this strike"
I,as had Il very full discussion in England,
ull,l some very startling facts are brought Ia
light. The landowners arc hy no means as
iIcl IL they are reported to lie. The re-
turns; of agriculture iue Often eaten up by
the poor rates. The system of prmogcni-
ture has proved vicious and unfortunate.
small farming i not carried to the extent it
should he. The British Quarterly traces the
history of the poor law and labor system,
and shows that nothing but the growth OF
the manufacturing interest, and the diversion
of industry uto new channels. !raS prevented
England from bccOuIlli- {" one huge paupcr
warren, lordrd over by Il few mobiles and
titled 10y Il herd OF tilni,t and lInenterpri>in.
tenants 1t WILL; These new industries cave
Great Britain the resources and the activity
10y which she sustained the long war
with Napoleon. There is now a fcrmcn-
l:ition in this mass Of agricultural Ia
Dor which is of bad omcH for EugEGId
There is II tendency 10 emigration, and into
their places will come Germans and Irish.
neither OF them Of the class which comes to
America. " c receive the hest and most ell
clprl'n:1 OF all clni.rintS. Only persons Of
limited ambition will step into the places va
Gated by Elgib,h farm toilcrS. One effect OF
this will bc seen in the English atmy. The
recruit, now are mostly from the fields. and
they enter the service in very desperation.
II the Wages ri THIS" men are advanced. or
il their condition is improved. an entire
change in the voluntary enlistment system Of
England. now persisted i'm fora hundred and
nifty years, will take place, and the continent
tai military SYSTEM nll-t lie adopted. This
would be wonderful innovation in English
practice. but it is by 10 mean, impossihlc.-~
NGtr iTOrh CnmGlclrIN.