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London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3.

Tim lapse of time has not lessened the value of
the maxim that we should receive an enemy's gifts
with distrust. Notwithstanding their present
ardour in the cause of Reform, we still hesitate
wheu Tories stand forth as the friends and in-
structors of the people. Beneath their specious
professions may lurk dangerous projects. We
cannot forget that they are renegades ; and if we
had failed to remember this, their startling out-
bursts of zeal in behalf of constitutional changes
would have rendered ns suspicious alike of their
policy arid their proceedings. Among the most
recent of the novel manifestations is an address to
working men in the current number of Bbirkteood's
Afar:inc. It is put forth in the name of " Felix
Malt," and is presented to the public as the advice
which a Radical working man would offer to those
among his couiratles who have become entitled to
exercise the franchise. Anything from the pen of
the acconylkbeil author of the series of novels
which begins with "Adam Bede," and ends with
" Felix Mit," is certain to receive the attention
of a wide circle of readers. That writer has em-
ployed a novel :is a medium for conveying to the
world some of the most philosophic views of human
nature ever penned, and has exhibited a capacity
not only for painting human character in
action, but also fur depicting the hidden
motives of human conduct. No one in our day
has given more adequate expression to the senti-
ments of IKT, .111 who, though born in a lowly sta.-
tion and playi•:g their part therein with cheerful-
ness and sueee I, are yet endowed with the quali-
ties which suAlce for occupying inure prominent
places on the world's stage. It is natural that
such a writer should feel a deep sympathy with the
doings and aspirations of the artisans who have
lately been rconling a share in the functions of
government, and to whom Parliament has con-
cedeti the part of their demands. If any-
one is entitle 1 to tender advice to the enfranchised
artisans rrsiwt,ting their future conduct, the author
of " Adam 1k•l0" teal " Felix lloh" has strong
claims to discharge the rather invidiods task. But
just ass a num is judged by his associates, so is an
article to he woOlUil in accordance with the
standard gencr,lly applied to the journal in which
it appears. .%:.pearing, as this ono does, in the
pages of a magazine which has stead-
fastly adhored t the fortunes of the recognised
leaders of the Tory party, the address of " Felix
" Holt" must lie regarded as a Tory manifesto.
If prole.: ion were everything and practice no-
thing, and if the flag invariably indicated a vessel's
nationality, we should class " Felix Holt" among
the most advanced Reformers, for he makes a
parade of doing a Radical. No profession of faith
could be allure emphatic than this :—" I am a
" Radical and, what is lucre, lam not a Radical
t' with a title, or a French cook, or even an

" entrance into fine society." As a Radical he
talks to his brethren in the faith ; as a working
man he avow a the sentiments which pass current
among his class. tin behalf of his fellows he
=kin the confession—`• If wo have the begin-
" ming of wisdom, which is to know a little truth
" about ourselves, we know that as a body we are
TENIANISM,
" neither very wise nor very virtuous." The Remarking on the recent address of the Ameri
proof of this is that, although the working men
"could green and hiss" when unenfranchisod, and can Fenian* to the •`hbertploving people of England,
the Tunes observes upon the new vocabulary employed,
thereby pat ro4ues to shame and render public whidi it describes as totally different from that usually
opinion healthy, yet, having refrained from acting found in the writings and speeches of the Brotherhood,
as censors of manners and morals, they are and its numerous semi•attsched allies. Instead of the
chargeable with being wanting in wisdom and ofd dull,
usual epithets thatt wooulodrkapply
hard and here no *nal'
virtue. Now, if the artisans ought to take shame 7.r.°1 eiorsge.e,l
it content
dwa sufficiency of meat and drink,
to themselves for their remissness, what should be and some indulgema s more or less improper, henceforth
said about the conduct of the educated minority English, Irish. and Americans are to be regarded as
who have been the active agents in the brothers having one common object—the substitution of •
" commercial lying and swindling, the poi- republican for an aristocratic form of government in these
" 'mous adulteration of goods, the retail isles. But, observes the Tima, this document makes ad-
" cheating, and the political bribery," which, missions which deprive the hof all
according to "Felix Holt," are " openly carried
orcomplaint.with Irish
Byb its confession,ood fzhfter millionseioalf Irish born,naof
h vein living in this
"on in th..,,, midst of us " 2 Again, it is said that island in complete participation of all our supposed pri.
if "labourers of all aorta had been skilful, faith- 'lieges and all our admitted prosperity. Recurring
" fig, well-judging. industrious, and sober—and to the same subject in connexion with Mr. Card.
"si don't see how there can be wisdom and virtue the riews says that
well's speech at Cambridge,
" anywhere without those qualities—we should Ino Englishman would now 'peak of Irishmen, and
" have had au audience that would have shamed few Irishment would elieth°f Englishmen,
thought asthe
" the other classes out of their share in the na- otwf o nations iootnhsero if
oGtreheatfitrittmorththabituallytone
tury and
During
spokeg
" timed vices." Truly, this is a clever but meet the present crisis there has been no denuciation of reli•
unjust way of shifting responsibility from the gion or class, but only • reprobation of the Fenian mis-
ehoulders of those who have merited censure upon eremite themselves.
others who are not really blameworthy. The The Daily News, apropos of their address, considers the
worst of indiscriminate statements like these is, Limerick priests to be bad logicians, though they may be
, loyal subjects. No allegiance, it admits, is due to the par-
that they provoke retorts, but never hasten 'on of England and Ireland. There is no treason
amendment. Another remark is equally mix- I or. bellion in advocating the abolition of • measure which
chievous, because it is equally nnfair. " Felix cumin and Plunkett, Flood and Grattan opposed in
" Holt," speaking on behalf of his fellows, ex- 1 Ireland, and which Fox, Sheridan, and Grey opposed in
claims that the suffrage has been obtained by them, ! England. But the material, do not exist in Ireland for an 1
" not because we are an excellent multitude, but : independent parliament. It is, however, for English states-
" because we are a needy multitude." This may . men to find some means of indulging, within the limits of I
be the view of Tories who have made concessions I the übnoionissolteeliag whi.clapcsatnrlottiobel eranditnimentedwi,lland which
be the view of Torie, who have made concessions I may be wisely directed. Patriotic Irishmen will commit a
because they were intimidated, not because they may be
they allow impracticabnale demands fmosmtheuers.
were convinced by argument, and desired peal of the union to divert their attention from the redress
to act with impartiality and justice. But lof the church grievance and the reform of the land laws; or
the Liberals who have advocated and striven afford statesmen desiring nothing better,an excuse for limo-
for the enfranchisement of their poorer fellow- ties. In another article the Daily New commode on the
countrymen have Stever been animated by such an sensitiveness shown at Bonn at a statement that mimes bad
ignoble motive. Their desire has been to pro- beet., nmceolofebrated in therers. ta t city ftohr twibeter
wiehsfiththetheMenches.
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Radiad.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.

(THIS DAY.)