The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-15 00:00:00

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relating to Customs, " must know best." Such is
the Parliamentary and Ministerial dogma of the
day ; but the time has come, when the people
of this country, without distinction of creed or
politics, must take a determined stand, and enforce
respect for their Constitutional rights. The privi-
leges of self-government must not be suffered to
be wholly demolished. Centralisation can only be

resorted to where a despotism is contemplated, or
a Constitutional dynasty driven from a throne;

England is not prepared for one, nor will she

submit to the other.

The classic enlightenment

of Oxford, the metaphysical attainments of Cam-
bridge, and the astounding scholastic proficiency
of Eton and Harrow, may be all combined to add
lustre to the Imperial Senate ; but there aro feel-
ings of patriotism and loyalty lying dormant in
the people of this country, which will shine forth
with far greater brilliancy, when they find that
the moral reforms they require in their civil insti-
tutions, are met by changes, such as, in bygone
times, years of civil war could not consummate.
Every Session, since the passing of the Reform
Bill, has been rendered memorable by the intro-
duction of some measure to carry forward the
work of centralisation, or to " amend and improve"
a previous inroad on the rights of self-government,
or some one or other of our civil liberties.
Last Session we had two bills introduced—the
Mercantile Shipping Act, which gave the Board of
Trade most unconstitutional powers over the local
shipowner, and the Limited Liability Act which,
while its authors professed a desire to facilitate the
- employment of money in the trade of the country
forbid the establishment of Joint-stock Banks
und.er.it, that STBAHANS and SADLEIRS may have a
monopoly. This year we have the same prohi-
bition introduced in an amended Limited Liability
Bill , with-the Passing Tolls and Shipping Dues
Bill which is to sweep away our vested rights,
and teach future political demagogues how
to trample on the rights of property—the
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magnificent diverytissznent
conclude with the
of converting that branch of the civil service, now
known as Local Police, into a Ministerial gendar-
what our university,
merie." This is legal, naval,
and military, legislators have been doing, and hope
to continue, to do for us. But we question if the
constituencies of England will much longer pass
over with indifference, the source from which all
this Young Englandism dates. With them lies the
Sovereign remedy and the radical cure for
all of which the public now complain. Men
who come forward to ask the " honour" of
representing them in Parliament, must be
given to understand, that that " honour

" does

not consist in trampling on the Constitutioa
of the realm, and demolishing the long-established
civil immunities of a free people. This, be it

I, is not the language of sectarianism

remembers
or political faction. It is the unanimous
voice of the nation, who will continue to speak
louder and louder, until the career of innovation in
which our legislators have embarked, has been
abandoned, and our ancient and glorious institu-