latter-day pamphlets- 第30部分

The　old　Romans　made　their　soldiers　work　during　intervals　of　war。　　The　New　Downing　Street　too；　we　may　predict；　will　have　less　and　less　tolerance　for　idleness　on　the　part　of　soldiers　or　others。　　Nay　the　New　Downing　Street；　I　foresee；　when　once　it　has　got　its　〃_Industrial_　Regiments〃　organized；　will　make　these　mainly　do　its　fighting；　what　fighting　there　is；　and　so　save　immense　sums。　　Or　indeed；　all　citizens　of　the　Commonwealth；　as　is　the　right　and　the　interest　of　every　free　man　in　this　world；　will　have　themselves　trained　to　arms；　each　citizen　ready　to　defend　his　country　with　his　own　body　and　soul；he　is　not　worthy　to　have　a　country　otherwise。　　In　a　State　grounded　on　veracities；　that　would　be　the　rule。　　Downing　Street；　if　it　cannot　bethink　itself　of　returning　to　the　veracities；　will　have　to　vanish　altogether！

To　fight　with　its　neighbors　never　was；　and　is　now　less　than　ever；　the　real　trade　of　England。　　For　far　other　objects　was　the　English　People　created　into　this　world；　sent　down　from　the　Eternities；　to　mark　with　its　history　certain　spaces　in　the　current　of　sublunary　Time！　　Essential；　too；　that　the　English　People　should　discover　what　its　real　objects　are；　and　resolutely　follow　these；　resolutely　refusing　to　follow　other　than　these。　　The　State　will　have　victory　so　far　as　it　can　do　that；　so　far　as　it　cannot；　defeat。

In　the　New　Downing　Street；　discerning　what　its　real　functions　are；　and　with　sacred　abhorrence　putting　away　from　it　what　its　functions　are　not；　we　can　fancy　changes　enough　in　Foreign　Office；　War　Office；　Colonial　Office；　Home　Office！　　Our　War…soldiers　_Industrial_；　first　of　all；　doing　nobler　than　Roman　works；　when　fighting　is　not　wanted　of　them。　　Seventy…fours　not　hanging　idly　by　their　anchors　in　the　Tagus；　or　off　Sapienza　（one　of　the　saddest　sights　under　the　sun）；　but　busy；　every　Seventy…four　of　them；　carrying　over　streams　of　British　Industrials　to　the　immeasurable　Britain　that　lies　beyond　the　sea　in　every　zone　of　the　world。　　A　State　grounding　itself　on　the　veracities；　not　on　the　semblances　and　the　injustices：　　every　citizen　a　soldier　for　it。　　Here　would　be　new　_real_　Secretaryships　and　Ministries；　not　for　foreign　war　and　diplomacy；　but　for　domestic　peace　and　utility。　　Minister　of　Works；　Minister　of　Justice；clearing　his　Model　Prisons　of　their　scoundrelism；　shipping　his　scoundrels　wholly　abroad；　under　hard　and　just　drill…sergeants　（hundreds　of　such　stand　wistfully　ready　for　you；　these　thirty　years；　in　the　Rag…and…Famish　Club　and　elsewhere！）　into　fertile　desert　countries；　to　make　railways；one　big　railway　（says　the　Major　＇Footnote：　　Major　Carmichael　Smith；　see　his　Pamphlets　on　this　subject＇）　quite　across　America；　fit　to　employ　all　the　able…bodied　Scoundrels　and　efficient　Half…pay　Officers　in　Nature！

Lastly；or　rather　firstly；　and　as　the　preliminary　of　all；　would　there　not　be　a　Minister　of　Education？　　Minister　charged　to　get　this　English　People　taught　a　little；　at　his　and　our　peril！　　Minister　of　Education；　no　longer　dolefully　embayed　amid　the　wreck　of　moribund　〃religions；〃　but　clear　ahead　of　all　that；　steering；　free　and　piously　fearless；　towards　his　divine　goal　under　the　eternal　stars！O　heaven；　and　are　these　things　forever　impossible；　then？　　Not　a　whit。　　To…morrow　morning　they　might　all　begin　to　be；　and　go　on　through　blessed　centuries　realizing　themselves；　if　it　were　not　thatalas；　if　it　were　not　that　we　are　most　of　us　insincere　persons；　sham　talking…machines　and　hollow　windy　fools！　　Which　it　is　not　〃impossible〃　that　we　should　cease　to　be；　I　hope？


Constitutions　for　the　Colonies　are　now　on　the　anvil；　the　discontented　Colonies　are　all　to　be　cured　of　their　miseries　by　Constitutions。　　Whether　that　will　cure　their　miseries；　or　only　operate　as　a　Godfrey's…cordial　to　stop　their　whimpering；　and　in　the　end　worsen　all　their　miseries；　may　be　a　sad　doubt　to　us。　　One　thing　strikes　a　remote　spectator　in　these　Colonial　questions：　　the　singular　placidity　with　which　the　British　Statesman　at　this　time；　backed　by　M'Croudy　and　the　British　moneyed　classes；　is　prepared　to　surrender　whatsoever　interest　Britain；　as　foundress　of　those　establishments；　might　pretend　to　have　in　the　decision。　　〃If　you　want　to　go　from　us；　go；　we　by　no　means　want　you　to　stay：　　you　cost　us　money　yearly；　which　is　scarce；　desperate　quantities　of　trouble　too：　　why　not　go；　if　you　wish　it？〃　　Such　is　the　humor　of　the　British　Statesman；　at　this　time。Men　clear　for　rebellion；　〃annexation〃　as　they　call　it；　walk　openly　abroad　in　our　American　Colonies；　found　newspapers；　hold　platform　palaverings。　　From　Canada　there　comes　duly　by　each　mail　a　regular　statistic　of　Annexationism：　increasing　fast　in　this　quarter；　diminishing　in　that；Majesty's　Chief　Governor　seeming　to　take　it　as　a　perfectly　open　question；　Majesty's　Chief　Governor　in　fact　seldom　appearing　on　the　scene　at　all；　except　to　receive　the　impact　of　a　few　rotten　eggs　on　occasion；　and　then　duck　in　again　to　his　private　contemplations。　　And　yet　one　would　think　the　Majesty's　Chief　Governor　ought　to　have　a　kind　of　interest　in　the　thing？　　Public　liberty　is　carried　to　a　great　length　in　some　portions　of　her　Majesty's　dominions。　　But　the　question；　〃Are　we　to　continue　subjects　of　her　Majesty；　or　start　rebelling　against　her？　　So　many　as　are　for　rebelling；　hold　up　your　hands！〃　Here　is　a　public　discussion　of　a　very　extraordinary　nature　to　be　going　on　under　the　nose　of　a　Governor　of　Canada。　　How　the　Governor　of　Canada；　being　a　British　piece　of　flesh　and　blood；　and　not　a　Canadian　lumber…log　of　mere　pine　and　rosin；　can　stand　it；　is　not　very　conceivable　at　first　view。　　He　does　it；　seemingly；　with　the　stoicism　of　a　Zeno。　　It　is　a　constitutional　sight　like　few。

And　yet　an　instinct　deeper　than　the　Gospel　of　M'Croudy　teaches　all　men　that　Colonies　are　worth　something　to　a　country！　　That　if；　under　the　present　Colonial　Office；　they　are　a　vexation　to　us　and　themselves；　some　other　Colonial　Office　can　and　must　be　contrived　which　shall　render　them　a　blessing；　and　that　the　remedy　will　be　to　contrive　such　a　Colonial　Office　or　method　of　administration；　and　by　no　means　to　cut　the　Colonies　loose。　Colonies　are　not　to　be　picked　off　the　street　every　day；　not　a　Colony　of　them　but　has　been　bought　dear；　well　purchased　by　the　toil　and　blood　of　those　we　have　the　honor　to　be　sons　of；　and　we　cannot　just　afford　to　cut　them　away　because　M'Croudy　finds　the　present　management　of　them　cost　money。　The　present　management　will　indeed　require　to　be　cut　away；but　as　for　the　Colonies；　we　purpose　through　Heaven's　blessing　to　retain　them　a　while　yet！　Shame　on　us　for　unworthy　sons　of　brave　fathers　if　we　do　not。　　Brave　fathers；　by　valiant　blood　and　sweat；　purchased　for　us；　from　the　bounty　of　Heaven；　rich　possessions　in　all　zones；　and　we；　wretched　imbeciles；　cannot　do　the　function　of　administering　them？　　And　because　the　accounts　do　not　stand　well　in　the　ledger；　our　remedy　is；　not　to　take　shame　to　ourselves；　and　repent　in　sackcloth　and　ashes；　and　amend　our　beggarly　imbecilities　and　insincerities　in　that　as　in　other　departments　of　our　business；　but　to　fling　the　business　overboard；　and　declare　the　business　itself　to　be　bad？　　We　are　a　hopeful　set　of　heirs　to　a　big　fortune！　　It　does　not　suit　our　Manton　gunneries；　grouseshootings；　mousings　in　the　City；　and　like　spirited　young　gentlemen　we　will　give　it　up；　and　let　the　attorneys　take　it？

Is　there　no　value；　then；　in　human　things；　but　what　can　write　itself　down　in　the　cash…ledger？　　All　men　know；　and　even　M'Croudy　in　his　inarticulate　heart　knows；　that　to　men　and　Nations　there　are　invaluable　values　which　cannot　be　sold　for　money　at　all。　　George　Robins　is　great；　but　he　is　not　onmipotent。　George　Robins　cannot　quite　sell　Heaven　and　Earth　by　auction；　excellent　though　he　be　at　the　business。　　Nay；　if　M'Croudy　offered　his　own　life　for　_sale_　in　Threadneedle　Street；　would　anybody　buy　it？　　Not　I；　for　one。　〃Nobody　bids：　　pass　on　to　the　next　lot；〃　answers　Robins。　　And　yet　to　M'Croudy　this　unsalable　lot　is　worth　all　the　Universe：nay；　I　believe；　to　us　also　it　is　worth　something；　good　monitions；　as　to　several　things；　do　lie　in　this　Professor　of　the　dismal　science；　and　considerable　sums　even　of　money；　not　to　speak　of　other　benefit；　will　yet　come　out　of　his　life　and　him；　for　which　nobody　bids！　　Robins　has　his　own　field　where　he　reigns　triumphant；　but　to　that　we　will　restrict　him　with　iron　limits；　and　neither　Colonies　nor　the　lives　of　Professors；　nor　other　such　invaluable　objects　shall　come　under　his　hammer。

Bad　state　of　the　ledger　will　demonstrate　that　your　way　of　dealing　with　your　Colonies　is　absurd；　and　urgently　in　want　of　reform；　but　to　demonstrate　that　the　Empire　itself　must　be　dismembered　to　bring　the　ledger　straight？　　Oh　never。　　Something　else　than　the　ledger　must　intervene　to　do　that。　　Why　does　not　England　repudiate　Ireland；　and　insist　on　the　〃Repeal；〃　instead　of　prohibiting　it　under　death…penalties？　　Ireland　has　never　been　a　paying　speculation　yet；　nor　is　it　like　soon　to　be！　　Why　does　not　Middlesex　repudiate　Surrey；　and　Chelsea　Kensington；　and　each　county　and　each　parish；　and　in　the　end　each　individual　set　up　for　himself　and　his　cash…box；　repudiating　the　other　and　his；　because　their　mutual　interests　have　got　into　an　irritating　course？　　They　must　change　the　course；　seek　till　they　discover　a　soothing　one；　that　is　the　remedy；　when　limbs　of　the　same　body　come　to　irritate　one　another。　　Because　the　paltry　tatter　of　a　garment；　reticulated　for　you　out　of　thrums　and　listings　in　Downing　Street；　ties　foot　and　hand　together　in　an　intolerable　manner；　will　you　relieve　yourself　by　cutting　off　the　hand　or　the　foot？　　You　will　cut　off　the　paltry　tatter　of　a　pretended　body…coat；　I　think；　and　fling　that　to　the　nettles；　and　imperatively　require　one　that　fits　your　size　better。

Miserabler　theory　than　that　of　money　on　the　ledger　being　the　primary　rule　for　Empires；　or　for　any　higher　entity　than　City　owls　and　their　mice…catching；　cannot　well　be　propounded。　　And　I　would　by　no　means　advise　Felicissimus；　ill　at　ease　on　his　high…trotting　and　now　justly　impatient　Sleswicker；　to　let　the　poor　horse　in　its　desperation　go　in　that　direction　for　a　momentary　solace。　　If　by　lumber…log　Governors；　by　Godfrey's　cordial　Constitutions　or　otherwise；　be　contrived　to　cut　off　the　Colonies　or　any　real　right　the　big　British　Empire　has　in　her　Colonies；　both　he　and　the　British　Empire　will　bitterly　repent