DEMOCRACY AND ARIsToCRACY.
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DEMOCRACY AND ARISTOCRACY.


La Reforme, French publication, says


that OF 33 millions of people IN France, 27


millions do not drink wine, 81 millions


never taste sugar. 20 millions never wear


shoes, 81 miliouS never eat meat, Is mil


lions eat no wheaton bread, and millions


are clothed in rags. Let us state these


facts in different mode. OF 33 millions,


10 millions only, or less than half, eUer eat


wheaton bread, l3 millions only, eUer wear


shoes, 9 millions only, euer drink wine, 9


millions only, eUer eat meat, 2 millions


only eUer taste sugar, aud only seven


eigh.hs are clio he'd in anything better than


rags. We must add that Of the few who
eUer eat wheaton bread meat, or sugar, or
drink WINE, or wear shoes, Il portion can
command such comforts, or as Americans
would call them, necesSarles, only OCCASION
ally; for we must suppose many gradaIons
between those who consume such things
constantly, and those who never consume
them at all. Hence some procure one, or
more or all of them, only on Sundays,
Others only on holidays. Some can coca.
sionally procure meat, without the rest,
some both meat and wine; still fewer, meat
wine and sugar. Some who never taste


meat, wine or sugar. or wear shoes, or
whole clothes, occasionally find luxury
IN wheaton bread.


Aud what is the other side oflhe piclnre2
France is the richest nation Of Continental
Europe. Its natural wealth Of fertile soil,
sea coast mines, will support more people
tpr hat 4 ,D nth "A 9
contiguous square miles on that continent.
Bui,--aye But-France is monarchy.
and IS contiguous 10 powerful neighbors II
has gigantic navy III time Of peace, aud
an army OF 100000 men. 1t has throne.
or royal executive, Of great muguhceucc;
and its government is elected by only 25O,
900 voters, aud those the richest, from an
adult male population of five or six nil
lions. Aud why does it maintain this great
army TO deyoug The bread of the people?


TO maintain a king on his throne aud
10 maintain frontier against contiguous
nations, continually 'reSting on their
spears" And such will be the condition
OF these United States, when they are sur
rounded by the nation Of Canada, the ma
tt0H Of Oregon, the Hatioa Of Mexico. aud
divided,uPon Mr.. McDufir'sgraud project.
INTO 'lhrce conledcracieas." Give MS. Mr..
Webster your independent nation in Ore.
%on: give us, Mr.. McDunie your "thrcc
contederacics' of North, West and South:
give rs Mr.. Mangum, your independent
nation in Canadaj give It's, Sir Richard
Pdekenham, your guarantee Of Mexican
under British projections give
us, Mr. Guizot, your independence Of
Texas aud your balance of power among
these nations; aud all of We, gentlemen
give us, the kings, standing armies and
wars necessary to maintain lhissystcm, and
then ofevory 33 millions cf people on the
,ouIlncnt seven cighlhs will never taste
wheaton bread. or meat, or wine or sugar,
lr wear shoes!! But give us the continent, /
he whole conrincn', and nothing bat the .
,uudcroneconfcderacy and every |
81 millions Of people upon 1t will fare as
well as the 20 OmlIionsdo now American
'otors, MiRk If these Hiags! -PhiiadcI-
Jhia Ledger