The Press.
London, England, 1854-04-15 00:00:00

APRIL 15, 1854.

A SPECIMEN OF RADICAL LITERATURE.
[WE have been favoured with a few MSS. of a somewhat curious
character by the contributor who supplied us with the " Sketches of
Radicals." They are the work of one or two noteable gentlemen
whose portraits were in his series, and perhaps throw a degree of
light on their characters which a mere description of them could not
do. We select as a specimen a fragment from the Radical Historian,
recovered by a singular chance at a cheesemonger's where our con-
tributor (with the simplicity of character which distinguishes great
men*) recently spent some time in weighing the attractions of different
sorts of cheese. The fine hand of the historian, however, must be
seen at its more elevated process.]
HISTORY OF ENGLAND.—Vot. IV.-130.
CHAPTER XIX.
" THis period was remarkable for the abortive failure of a movement
" which promised at one time to emancipate the people, and to estab-
" lish on a firm foundation the Democracy of England. What
" incalculable benefits would have resulted had Cade and his gallant
" followers triumphed it is impossible exactly to estimate. By his fall
" the world movement was retarded for centuries ; his blood cemented
" the hoary structure of tyranny, and—(here we top Mawker a
" little.)
" John Cade was of what was ridiculously called, in those days,
" low origin. It is pretended that there is an inherent probability
" that a vigorous race will produce men who are vigorous ; that this
" was the reason why the hues of Scandinavian kings believed them
" selves sprung from the gods, and that the world's acquiescence in the
" fact allowed a few thousands of families in Europe to establish an
" order of things which subsists fundamentally, though modified, to
" this day. We need not, in an age like the present, waste argument on
" pretensions like this. The prejudiced called Cade low-born. Cade
" was born. Enough !
" Cade was early distinguished by a singular freedom from preju-
" dice and largeness of view. He soon saw that centuries of mis-
" government—that a state of society which had enabled a few to
" govern a number of men—(a clearly unnatural state of things, as
" we see in observing history)--could only be changed by sweeping
" measures. A vast simplicity distinguished his design. eat nce
" proposed to rule himseY 1 His few and striking measures for the
• This is his own remark, we desire to observe.—En.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1854.

POITSORIPT.

(Fro* our Correspondent).
PARIS, April 13.
It is quite decided that the English cavalry are
not to go through France. The excuse is the low-
ness of the Rhone, but the true cause is the fear of
the effects of the brandy and wine on our troopers
during a ten days' march through the south of
France, where a very hot-tempered race exist, and
where the heady wines would certainly create quar-
rels and other disgraceful scenes. This should have
been foreseen by our Government, and not so much
time lost.

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