The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-22 00:00:00

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I . es .55 functionaries, that right belongs to Englishmen ba far better oule's tot our population than theysrs
asetx,,,,e ea it belongs to re at home ; and I mistake tee tem- coloniel renew,. rieueet. Whet is the fact now i Vire
fmy countrymen it, in the year 1850, they will b a the more Engli time.' gra to the United Statue which is piTfogi
per 0 us, • + ues terougeout tele
ether ground of arpumeut than that I have laid down. , world. (Applatee.) And why is the ? In the 'Unite/-
parties tasted in a controversy which bas &Ey Ladependent of than go to all the elo i it ,
(feeeegs ) Well, I would give the colonies abroad the I Sara the it creasing capital is a i great, the euereiee el
fullest right of seiegevernment, and that will involve the people are so predominant, anti deer suve" _ thm
eav eo the government of a great duel of that patronage to equalled, that they
.cen sera 'mere woe,. ~..° ert.
more must we pay for these iliessl44
wheel ern esmilent ,need the gaoler has referred in his be given by any ocher country in the world, °A I 7: sea
opening speech. (Hear, hear.) It will involve the sp. to do is to take broad gee und. Give to the celestes cell.
pointment of officers and functionaries in the colon es by gov.rnment, and refuse to pay a tartbing towards,.erre•
Now should not have troubled NI Englishmen living there, instead of their being appointed by (Loud applease.) L A them name their 0.;
•an Englishman living in Dawning-street-r hear, hear," venters and deputy-governors-let them nenie-,Es•
and you, gentlemen, will very much own comptrollers-let them name their own e.j...“"1e
laughter,ssild.inoe and
ri.ad eihneethrse)G;Gazette of this c metal such stare:metes &rubbish. pa, rectors, arid vergers-(hear and leuMete--"')._
las theae : "John Thompson, Esq., is appointed solicitor- let them pay for thee own burianerounds ; but ve., -
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"Johnsech asnalistltatzdistipe,rhteapseppeatitheteedandtei-. 'Not one farthingapplause)
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party governor of some other such tar off place." this quesiten if I had not believed that I should be i,,,,,A`
(Laughter.) You will hear nothing of this, because the by the events that will trim, and lam anxious thati
colonies will make their own appointments, and they will only this meeting, but the country at large, shouldbrir
pay for them. (Loud cheers.) But it you persist in making their intelligence to bear upon this gut stion, with acoidisfQ
the* appointments, and using this patronage for the loving spirit towards the people of the colonies ; melte, ,
purpose of favouring your dependents and partisans in come what will, we will have no fi riding with the conl'ie;
this country, one of two things must follow : either on this question. (Cheers, and a voice-" Let us have
pay them yourselves, as we do now to a large es views on Ireland.") Ireland is very much connected eke—
teyenu u
t blest% r annual votes in • arliameat, or else, if they (the this question ; for it you do as I have hinted, you will sae;
colonists) pay them themselves, it will be under the impress the coloniststo acceet our emigrate's, both from Inked sea
'ion that they get the money out of you in some otter this country, and of course that will be a beettitte both'
way. (Laughter, and cheers.) Now, I want to know Moreever, if you place your colonies on a proper em.--
why the Etialise, here e hould pay for any standing you will be enabled to reduce your expenditure -4'
army in Canada? I want to know hew it is you are 10,000,0001. only but 15,000,0001. annually. (ce,e9l"ti,
compensated fir this? Bear in mind our celonim have never am not going to make lengthened allusion to a., ease' '
paid anything into our exchequer for all this. (Hear, hear.) subject; but there is one question I Cannot pass n.,;.,,".
This is • fact which shows the incredible fully of the arrange- representation ot the country. (Loud cheers.) you iree
meat for keeping oar colonies. Such a thing never happened had an opportunity of seeing by my votes whit :re *-
before in the world ; and if the middle and labouring clauses views upon that subject. In the House ot Commeas I hi-4
had had the government in their hands, instead of its being in lent my assistance to Mr. Bpulmacea's
ottfotiamon,ew,hatic,l2l. iyrttoi
the hands of the aristocracy, I never will believe that any every ratepayer in the country a voice in the ripe,,..
an silly and suicidal as Ibis sort of pency could have existed. don. (Hear, hear.) (rat is a Saxon custom a iiu
(Hear.) Why, Spain realises an immense amount of revenue years old ; and fifteen j ears experience has unnieue ,e,„
from Cuba every year ; we all know Holland is much that this is the principle at which we ought to see, Irk
indebted for the amount of its finances to what she realises not say that many might not go further; but Beg '
from her colonies ; even France has en amount in her are fond of having a precedent to go by ; and dinners 1
balance sheet from Alstimrs-oertainly it is not a large say here is • precedenr, au oil custom, which we ma safely
emount, but though small, it shows that Algiers contributes follow, and which will bring out the middle clams to ...:
something towards the expenses of maintaining the army. But (Hear, hear.) What we want to show the geed. die,eer
is there any such item in our balance-sheets? No. I see the at- that we want a registering of electote, in order chef !oast
counts, and study them every year, and I see no each items, people, who have a fixed
I see items such as for governors, deputy governors, store- aside and over-ridden by a set of travelling vagabonds, edi
keepers, and for bishops and deacons, end all the rest, but I should go from place to piece to influence the then*
yet saw an item brought into the woo int as receiving (Hear, hear.) Now the present system of Tetras:ratio' is a
from the colonies any payment towards these expenses 1 system of chicanery ; but you have a rate-book, made op*
have been alluding to. (Hear, hear, and shame.) I will another purpose, which is not likely to be tamper I ~A.,
just give you a little specimen of what you are doing for and which will be of use to you us register. (getrAtiO
Canada. I have told you what the army is, bear that in This is one of the reasons way I have gone for this frs ' '
mind. But they keep in Canada not soldiers alone, but I will not disguise from you that we cabnot get say try e
ordnance stores, such as powder and ball, horse accouter). great change from our present Rouse of Common., but
ments and things of that sort ; they had last year a stock have the means within our grasp to achieve anythiegt:
wheal :amounted to 6.50,0001. (Saloom, shame.) You see they we desire. In the 40s. freehold you hive :he maw by
don't eves contribute for the priming of their muskets. which you may widen the suffrage, sod prepare yeurelee
(Hear, hear.) I have said the colonies don't con- to enjoy that which you would net pet-helm enjoy, if toe
tribute one farthing of their expenditure to this teen- had not begun in this way. (Applause.) 1 spy wee,
try. (Hear, hear.) But I am not going to urge that working man, " take advantage ef that opening, week
we should lay a tax upon them, because, as Englishmen, they the constitution has left you, and acquire for younelemde
would say at once, taxation without representation, ace red- suffrage whenever you can." (Cheers.) I say there are eat
lag to your own constitution is robbery. (Hear, hear) nineteen of men who could acquire the suffrage 0 they liked,
But this Ido say, that that is a system which, if this coon- but they do not. Nay, there are thousands ot men conat vial
try had been g dby common sense, would never have with building societies, who, if they would take lie prem.
been pursued. Alter we had been compelled to acknow- don of having their houses erected on freelield lead, may
ledge the doctrine that we were not to tax our colonies after have a vote. (Hear, hear.) But, much as I appal et
the rupture with the United States in 1796—f0r the great building societies, I would establish sociinins for the pnrpt
rupture arose with the Americans from our taxing them of enrolling the working climes to get tor tbemelen mean
without their coasent-after we had passed • declaratory re- votes. (Applaus,.) TLere is Mr. Taylor, of Birthright;
solution renouncing our right to tax those colonies at all, I who has been down here lately, be established such& stun
cannot onceive on what principle we have gone in Birmiugham, and now they nave eight hundred ems fns
on grasping at colonial empire, merely that this the county. (Applause.) lie will enuoably be brava
country may be taxed for the detente and government i in a short time, and I hope you will profit by his Juana
of those colonies. (Cries of " hear,hear.") It has ! tion. (Hear, eerier.) I was :peaking lid night to limp
not been for the benefit of the colonies any more employer in this town, lie said there were 300 or 400 pm•
than ourselves, and I call in proof the statements sons who were members of the building nicety, mg
of the Canadians themselves ; when in their manittsio, he had that number of labourers in his employ,
which I referred to, they tell us of their backward state who by the slightest paivation of that cuirom whim dee
and condition as compared with that of the United States. more harm than good to us all-that %etre nen reigin Ws
(Bear, hear.) I point to this, as showing what you have more qualifications than are in this society. (Appleme) I
done by sending your army, your ordnance stores-by oink- will nut disguise tram you, that when you are nem, up da
ing them bond dayes-by petting, and patronising, and pro- 40s. tramline, you will be d lag more than you niuk et
tectiog them in every possible way. (" Hear, hear," end (The hon. member resumed his heat amidst voceeraus vise
cheers.) I introduce this to show you that whatever number again and again reeeated.)
of sycophants there are who profit byeverytbing in the shape Colonel I'IiOMPSON, on rising, was reedvel *Ulna
of jobbery and the commissions which are established-that and prolone 1 cheering; and a'ter some preliminary obsent
whatever they and the governing class there hope fur in this dons, said-The true view of the trick which is wareeits
system, as finding them the means of patronage, and even be put upon you-the stratagem-the h ii.. to b' Mamma
in past times the means of corruption,-1 say, neither for the to the working classes is, that everybody should be pre
interest of tne colonies or of the people of thia eouetry ought tectad. Now, that means simply this : Lt no mom placed
such a system ever to beet been maintained; audit shall net, in it is courory have any advantage from foreign, tr.de-the
1 say, be maintained much longer. (Loud cheers.) Now I no man shall go to the best foreign marke, to sell or slew
have alluded to the Cape of Goud Hope. Well, you have three his best customer to come from abroad to buy their goods,
or four hundred thousand people living at the Cape, or some- so long as any man can stand up at home and are, "Irma
thing lilt• that population. Two or three years ago a quarrel make these articles worse and dearer." (Laueeter iii
took place on the African frontier of the calory between cheers,) One-third of your trade in Brad oral e r lies of t
the colonists and a tribe ot hall naked savages called Caffres. foreign trade, ants your roes go in payment ot forego pre
It arose out of some very treliog incident like the eteelieg of duce, which is needed tor censumptiou here. St.nd nous.
two hatchets and ten goats. (Laughter and cheers.) You sense about this pr duce eeing pied for in gold. Is edged
know that our government here declared war against the as goad es cotite ? Where does gold, cane trout: Toth
Caffres ; we had to countenance it with great parede rnd not pick it t'p under the hedge. or in the highways; het
expense, ant • degree of jobbing which never charecevised it is bought wi h your labour, and toe labour or otter. The
the wont governments ; and aver speeding two millions of tact happens to be teat the foreign commedi its brought
money this war was put as end to. (Hear, hear.) Every mew Begland are not paid for in gold ; and the roe of
farthing of thin expense was bores by the people ot this this is, teat there never was so much gold hidden in the
country. (" Shaine, shame.") Well, now, on what aunty coffers ot the Doak . f &Wane as there is bow. Nov,
lion was this war carried on? Oa the principle that the that proves teat your goods go out boaily. Tom
colonists were not capable of defending themselves against are re-punsille tor the daily exercise of every talent id
a few savages. Now, what is the present position of these every advantage which your position aff. irds, :o purr
colonists ? Why, aster having treated them like cbildren to meet this demand ter protection whenever it shall mire
in their mother's arms, we proposed to send them over laud when you have quite s.ttled that guy,- ion-as yes art
the very scum of our society, the emptying of our genie. -you coul Ido IL little more. tApplauee.) You knee lone
Tney declared they would not teceiee them-t bear, hear) was tor cupping, when stopple; might have been avoid.
-they denounced the g merament, told the governor they My maxim has oven, wrienever tee enemy gives w.y bern
would not receive the convicts-trey Mast defiance his order you, puss him as tar as you can, because then he will
to receive tee vessel sailing under her Meted))s authority- have farther to go when be come• back again. (L and lime
resolved on passive resistance, saying they would not supply ter an t appease...) Now, then, it this din gedled Peewee
the Governor with provisions-(" (.ear, hear," end cheer.)- but in reetity antes ice, ruble. ry, and 'roes, conerepWei
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they shut up their shops, and the Governor has had to seize ants projected to be committee upon you sod year tutees-
their bullocks in the street that he might not starve himself. ; es,k yours Iles why it a .oul . e list without pea reser
(Hear, hear.) }levitate made quotations from the Cape I crating, :.t ell eve. sees? You have now cteeed tae be Mai
journals,
journ:ls, in order to snow the state of feeling in the colony II In your bre sa---a., alma, the 1, tter tar you. Wry eaosel
with regard to the cannot question, Mr. Cobden went on to , you be robbed in jour beer, 1 theuld like to ke ts 1 (leige-
say, -1 hope you will raise the cry determinedly of self- i o r.) I. there not sucu a thing as a tax on (omen hap?
eoverument for the colonies, and that you will also ration t e • li 1 am not mistaken, 1 have seen din le than chain Mean-
cry ot not one tuella:l fur military expenses of these celenies. wipe:lean a thew "ere, I hat there is, and a r.eavy eatery° Noe
Oentleasen, it is sot merely large colonies, such as Australia isthat not • tax upon your moderate and neceetryre habitant.
and the Caee, that the government It anxious to have, (Applause, aura .lent expte-sieos ot eis gyro-nem The
but they are taking etemeilion of barren rocks in all pants 01 gellant Caere, I point d to a motto over the etteirooe's seat
the world, and which ere made the means of bur tenieg you of " Toed Abstin ace," weach elicited laud ctn.%) It '
with enormous uthatiore Wray, we late y took possession of not that lam penonaliy mush interest din theaveed ,
a r ck on the coast of Borneo, sever. milts long, without an it nobody drank more brink ai.d ether things Asa I ao,
inhabitant upon it. (Laughter.) And what did our go- ft Terme from that source would be vet), smail indeed. (.
ornament du? Way, thee sat down and coolly drew out an plause.) But beer is uru,.k by a ,melody, and I ears
estebli-unment for it-and we in parliament votes 9,0001. for wee body pays fur it. (Hear, hear.) And wee sh ,uldt
tae expenses of the government di that island without an In peeme pour a heir money in this way into tbe.monopohiet
habit sit. (Shows o. laughter.) Yes, we voted the money pickets? (Hear, hear.) Atter tome further eleereatices
lot year and for this year. I will tell you what we did. We on protection, the grilled colonel concluded by i tiog-
vJUd 2,000/. a year for the govern .r of this rock wehuut an friend the rep, eseiniative for the Reding 'poke et :be tut]
inhabitant upon it- (I tughter, and cries of "Shame ")- of men in Borneo; but what remains boded? Wle. /
nearly tour urine as much as is paha to the governor ot will have to pay SO much per head to the stayers. (Camt
California. (Hear, hear.) Not merely that, but the person " Sbame, theme.") Loos out, I soy, end you id I, st
appointed as governor there was governor of Labuan-a early part of next &mime see whether this aim,cl il
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persen who has assumed to himself the outlandish tide of came before the House of Commons. (Expressionof
ltajah ot Sarawak - (laughter)-that; i,he d spossessed gun'.) Let us always treat our enemy aas if they coat
some oteer !Germ and dubbed himself Rajah in his place. enmetime to be our friend., and see if we don't lips-elicit?
Well, this pawn, living some thousands ot miles away, could we be ',mug ..r old-long enough to reap the bete 111 sit r'
not be at the place-wilicti, in foot, was mare difficult to cone a course. i1....ud and reiterated cheering.)
municate witb than it would be fur us to communicate with Alderman SALT moved the next resolution, but dadissil
Se. Petersburg-wee appointed governor, and as hewed nut making a speemeafter the eloquent adds:nose( the two r
be there we voted 1,2001. • year for • lieutenanegoverner. ben. The resemuon au as meows: • 1 Wei
And bow do you think this 9,0001. was made up? Why we " That this meth g has no hope of the prinetp esthe s
voted • clerk, • dote keeper-Gaughter)-5 post master- in the preceding rt ',elution being adopted by Pl,ll
(more laughter)-a police magistrate-and a police officer- parliament to an extent at all comniensurete with their l
(peals of laughter) -we voted the whole establishment-aye, crime) merirs, or wish the wishes of the nation; sod,tbm
more than what you find seeceesary to have for this town of fore, desires must earnestly to urge upon all ree refaced!
Bedford, and we voted all this money for this reek witbou the importance of promoting, by every le f! creme
an inhabitant on it. (Laughter, and cries of "Shame.") Now an itumeeiate est, nsion of the suffrage, as the only ammo
wherever yeu find an extension going on of what is called ennui' g ultimate succets ; and tur.her des ees especial'
our colonial empires you begin to prick up your ears, for record its approval of free:mid land and building addle
you may be sure it will be made the nucleus of a tub. valuable titheitirriell top nlitical progress, and as ptlitekl;
Only last year I found out an item in the accounts for can- canting to ec.animp. sobriety, and political improveseen
veyieg he King of Mesquites to Jamaica and back. I asked W. B FORS I kR. Esq., seconded the remit/eon,'"
wbattnis meant, and what the King of Musquito had been was passed by exleuretion.
to Jamaica and back for. (Hear, hear.) Lord Palmetto°. Mr. Councilor BO rrOMLEY proposed:
said that as the Kiug 01 Musquitu wall under ourroteceon. " That this meetiug rejeicts i n the presence of EL
and it was customary for him to goto Jamaica to be crowned, den and Celobel 'Thompson, bids them a hearty elm,
we had to pty the expense of his journey. Now, what is and es news its gran Int sense of their eminent serrim'
coming on? The republic of Nicaragua is giving land to•• me Mr. T. el ENSfr'ORTH seconded the reseintion, whir*?
of the citizens of the United S. at. a for the purpose of construct- adopted nowt twousl) , aud nollowed by three cheen t
inc a ship canal, and then the English government come run- the hen. memlarre
ward and say, "It is the lima of the king of Mosquito, and Mr. LMICUCX navtng taken the chair,
he is under our protection." Jonathan then steps in, and Mr. COBDEN ruse amulet renewal plaulits to .
mays, "We do not recognise this king ; the land belong+ to Alluding to the little episode when Co.oeel Tbonspooli " .
the republic of Nicaragua, and we will protect our char- speaking, he stated that it Was due to the palate mess
:ens in maintaining their right." (Hear, hear.) Here may that he had b. en a total abstainer from iutssiorf
it is, that you are involving yourselves by these protectorates, liquors between eight and ten years; and it was s '
ily your expenses, l•c; that the two beat workers in the house, Colon. 111
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marauding oi of n.Einr oearp sit aI l.
excursionbed4e Lank'e'
with your ships, and he has murdered, in the most savage I don of the people, they might have exeecee en ''
manner, 1,500 of these people-(shame)-who have been . but having none but common interests to terse
shte,aagatenerst.o piecesAu tried
hsesunkhebyenthdeeee, paddlewheelsteowttheoeft yourthe . ambeebni-ton), shut down by grape and ammeter, and their fragile boats 1 asking fur heudelves to obtain place, or p never, ot
lass of • single English lite. It was like • battue 1 (Applause ) He bt gged to propose a vote of thank''
nits and herself, and trust to our common origin, :our rejoiced ot sheep or rabbits. I want to set this country I for presi ling. (Applause.)
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abandon the mere political connexion between the cola- 1 Colonel THOMPeUN .in seconding the vote, etid l
our common Isnguage-which will give to the Saxon race fur depend pt. tied the
itthtep
.petowpoletoi,oettbßerradwleorred
common rights, our common religion, our common literature, mending officer" sucking se well topther-(heareehi
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unity throughout the world, if they do nothin g now to p than twice as strung as they could be squats le
that good understanding. (Applause.) Besides, we propose to applause. )
be free traders. (Hear.) Now we do not seek to brieg_the trade The vote was carried by acclamation.
of these colonies to this country by any force. When we e The MAYOR bpi, By returned thanks, and said that'
have proclaimed the principle of free trade we have said we gentlemen tot the press were there, he begged lave '
believe the srleinterest of mankind will teach them to trade •
one important remark. He hart fir twenty year,
with us, Well, if the colonies can trade with us better thanpublic meetings in •h I k • t war"
. at ioroug , u oh use
elsewhere, they will be bound to us by the instincts ofself- ' el
1 Ei his life had ht. ever witnessed so large and um.
interest, and will not desire to deal with any one •lae
• • I log of the same class of individuals. (Hear, hear.;
(Hear, hear.) But I see in the operation of fee trade much (erred to spinner* manulacturers, machetes, a.
that will tene to remove even the semblance of • disad ' • van- whom they might designate employers. (Applause.,
,ainidioutdhedi:.:
tees in the change 'Mich I contemplate in our relations word, he neve wielemed so large and respectable '
with our colonial dependencies. We have adopted the ' '
Via- the commenity ot Bradt rd present at one tin
ciple ot free trade, and declared that we believe
we should before him that tv. eine. (Loud applause.) ,
have the whole world for our competitors ; and if there be Three vo it. roue che re were then given for le': •
truth in the principle" et free trade, that mustlie the result,' •Colonel' Thompson, and the P
a similar number for .
so that, instead of confining ourselves to the . •of i terminated at aqu deer before 11 o •lock
nificant lands or colonies which are little better than
dimmers, we shall have trade with the whole world.
(Hear, hear.) In abandoning our monopolies we only do
it for the sake of the trade of the whole world. (Applause.)
But some persons may say that the colonies are valuable as
places tor the emigration of our superaun b d ula - ant pep don-
will you give up this means of
giving meat to this surplus po-
pulatioa ? I believe by giving them self-governaent they will

SOUTII I)6voN.—We have leartt that them
has made hie 'team ot the sum due from the Post feet
South Devon Railway, for the couveyruce of the 21‘,
The amount awardett for this service, ti the 11th
inst., is upwards of 26,0001., and the sum payable dlr
forward for the same duty is 361. 4s. sd. per dies,
above 13,0001, per annum.—Piymouth .ournal.