, 1875-08-07
The Strength and Morale OF
the English People.
Their Government, Wealth, and
Progrcss---Condilion Of llie
Working Glasses.
Education, Taxation, and Agriculture,
In England.
Bomcthing About Modern London.

tIclG Ill 1HE lHthUSE pI tu@Ie 10. eusils''A Lay
pecllue Of AT Empfo." movca mo to write aomo
Of tho Impressions ganod dnrlng a ok wfots
eoIourn In Engand.-slsn scat Of Tho Empire IT.
9otrol 10. hare nut tho article Of tho Fort
nfa|.t,u Rerie1c beforo mo which furnished tho
text for TIE Tn1nuSEs argument that Great
B5tsiu Is in o decline as European posor, but,
- 1 rocollect 1t, tho drift wns very n.'t4i
"a II ono ind said nt tho outbreak Of tho Nebel-
lion TINT, if tho South should Bczo tho forta.
s.sonals. and navy. yards within lscr limits tho
Government could not rut 40,00o aoid'crs into
The fold to preyDnt 1t. Such statements "efo
made. a.ai wcro perfectly trsc, yet tho faes oiu
not p1oyont tlo Government from subsequently
raising a,O0D, 900 mon 10 recover tho caftarod
property. The Fortn'yttly said that II Germany
should res,lmo her threatening attitude
toward Franco rid Belgium. and ahon'd
mako descent upon tho Mttef
country, Great I.sisain wo'tld NOT DC
alba TO oppose moro than 10000 men to hos
progress, aud would bo utterly unabio to pre-
vent tho execution OF her designs.
30 much IL undoubtedly truo. I do not be-
Love that Germany had
ASY ss;OH DESIGNS
m hayo boeu attributed to Ior. although 1t was
esteemed son.etbne offensive III England Tor
snybody to hold this view,-Bo thoroughly were
the boof that q speedy dcssont Ut tho !egio1ls
Of Deutschland upon suffering Franco or sren-'
bling Belgium, or bnth, waH conten-
plated At liosiin. hare taken sonle
na,ps to inquire Of weli-snfo.1nod. dis
Interested rergons IN Germany. and an, MI
.ured that Prince D1sluarcli's disclaimer OF tho
trutal role u4sgbcd to him by the English rreaH
pay pcr1ectly sucote. Bat that il apart from
to present purpose. which III to inquire whether
tffcas u1taiu IL becoming relatively weak
,.hothor hor reoplu hive reached Tho condition
Ut moral tofl,or implied by the eugycRton that
sle could put ouly 4U.101 soldiers into tho field
tu Bsyo belgium from tho aggression Of Tor
many. ..-.
It hardly pacJa to be said that Great Drlta!a
IL 70 not maataiu
sTANp1no AnMY.
Sta does not ncod QUO. Her situation Is vary
1u1ch lilie ours. We haYe our 1ndans to look
eftsr, aud st,o las hers, We keep fotro enough
At OF 70 oyerawo Nud Cloud and ilia follows.
Bi.c has enough to koeq tho King Ut Bnrn1ali OIL
h,g good behavior iior army, nuhke those OF
lhe Continental Powers IL mainly au acslso one,
that IL. 1t III alwaya omrtoycd on so'ne ueeflil
tuspose, although not actually In tic Held. Tue
lJ,U90 men A. homo ara mere roserva Tor The
Forses IN India and the Colonies. aad Ill n,lxi4-
hand. 1.nlY. with loss population than the Drit-
Isl, Isles, has an available fo1oo Of
4ou. 100 mon. Germany, Franco. RuaaIa, md
Aust,7a hRyo more thau million oaeh. Go
,yhers you will, tho armed camp aud tho drill
,naB Or confront you. Tho buglo call ct Franco
Rear.e dies away OIL your Lar ut 0lcntone eto
iAo trumpet Of ltaly Halutcs you at VoiltsMig'ia.
Even Little Holland muat uosds put het best loot
II tte miro Of m'itsry kendrs i"as 'r 1t fhu
r,anr Of Ivy hosal waB twice q day tho inuster-
grouua FOL troops learning the mupukl Of arma.
l drafe out to Schley:niugeil. pretty watching
pacc Or . miles dlalhnt. and hofe the on'y dsi
ground III the nelgh1otAaol ~aB COVERED With
6ultl.orA engaged IN h noalt Ha1rlnah. lilo ex'
pa,,aa Ut these TaAt armaustnA, II not
YApIiNu TIE BfnENuTH
Of The Continental conntrt y. IL Clearly rrovcnt-
Ing ,Ao rupid accumulation OF Woaith among
t!!1nI, which su marked feature VI tho ciytit-
Gution OF England.
10 say that Englnnd, having no nced Of 4
Standing army, Auo therefore keeplng hone,
Would be unAo1o to lAoot and push bAck n
MILL n or two Of armed aud disciplueA GcrnlanH
IN ts1o frontier Of belgium, in trulsm
Tier" uceda no ghost coma IRON tho grave tu
tull W that Ner i need Ts g. , baek s
atas moet and push back tho mi!lIoEB shat M.
rolcpn drew after him iu lls great campaigns
|;uo u;ercA1uo him IN tho end but admit that
the supposed cascs ara not parallel except as VIC
]eun III tho Peninsula aud eventually tsatsoycu
hlts at Waterloo lAa
NOT oEAsrp TO EXIST
In I'm British lalandB. Tho rosourccs OF En-.
Eauu arc enormously greater now than they
Eele thsu, aud tue force which Hhe might tc
called to meet, In tho case supposed, would not
bo vely much creator. Yet 1t ~ plaln taat Qsr'
many could envelope aud snodue Belgium ~
= tuay u Napoleon did In the easly atAges Of hit
career.
A s4r Of tho kind supposed would obviously
DO a Long ono. Begun by al alarming t1fracsiou
Of moral principle and OF tue rights Of .ieasra'i
AnI tie faith OF treaties. it would literally con
Vuso Europe. France, England. Belgium, llol
land, and probably the bcandl1sylsn Powers
would DO forthwith involved IL It ~ pAFs1os tt
Ftslst the German aggression, and tue question
Wo arJ to conaides III nut whether EuElnud hRl
~. 00o sodierH more Or legs, as her disposal, bu
"hetler Tho british lion would put hs tall b.
s"osn hls logs
HL1ak OUT or THE F18nr,
and lsAvo hs a1Aea to thelr fate. NaFer belleyt
y! Wa Americans who arc just now b. ushtut
te dust aud soot Of century away Irum Dunkal
MI, Ant Saratoga, aud yorktown. may hast
more shap our uauul amount Of da.aer ur
against John Bull but that need uot bud oul
eyes to tho truth, Nobody eau mix much w,ts
tae a,isa GpEa.h h. peopls on tneir own sol without
'ee'nas .hst tIey are Tue sauie people in bplt!,
sis.bsreaS1 u WsnstaHa ,eaHat NV wtA v.s
ail events. tns burden Of ptoot ts 0,
him who asserts lhe contrary. It Ia uoilhsr herr
hos there that ENGLAND docs not keep standing
army. Tbs United States, With larger popula
tlou, hsa stu fewer troous. Neither the one Ilo
the 1thef haa ever failed to net aud equip Al
army @heo II needed one. Itts nv ballet liza
England,
~ ANT GREAT xNknqxNcY
can raise nlol8 troops IN proportion 10 her pop
u'atlon than any Continental Povsr, ant
a4p msiutstn them longer. Engant
cause hor people VII! 90 longer tols ste = war o
aggression. but lot her be tAreateued with in
Vision, IT that we're possible, or ipI aptuo Con
tin 'ntsl Power try TO lake Gibraltar o. Malta, .
Catoutts flom her. OF lot the nattonal houur b.
roEtly touchsd aud Rn perfectly certain tha
as man. soldiers will be forthcoaing ~ vii oyo
be needed. No county III tha world would sub
nit more chsertuly TO draft y QUO we're ueed
oil, becauHa no other people hold tho lAw-makin
and the lsw-e1ecutiag power 20 securely in thsi
l1nua. make no exception OF
oUB OWN COUNTRY.
Though not republican ia form, England ID nor
r,pnbl,oan In faot than tho Tinted ktatss. for th
s,saou that III xacutiye aud legislative po se
ire moro easily, surely. aud speedily reached b
public opinion. The people eta not tsammelo
~ any four Year, term ct o.hus, or any othe