The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-15 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
. DISRAELI AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.
NEWPORT PIGNELL, Jerwir 14.—Mr. Dupl; and Mr.
Disraeli dined thie afternoon with a numerous body of
their constituents, comprising the leading farmers and
many of the gentry and clergy in the neighbourhood.
Covers were laid at the Anchor Hotel for nearly 200,
and they were all occupied. A sumptuous dinner was
disposed of, and afterwards the Chairmain, Mr. GREAYES,
a tenant farmer, gave the usual loyal toasts. He then
gave " Her Majesty's Ministers."—(Cheers.)
Mr. DISRAELI was received with great applause on
tieing to respond. He said—As lam the only one of
her Majesty's Ministers who is present on this occasion,
you will permit me to return yon thanks, on their part,
for the manner is which you have received the toast
of the chairman. Her Majesty's Ministers, gentlemen,
at the present moment are before the country; yet I
can say, on their part, with the utmost sincerity, that
they are not afraid of the verdict that will be given by
the country.—(Loud cheers.) Fortified by that which
they believe will be the verdict of the nation, it will be
their daty, to the utmost of their power, to propose
measures to Parliament which they believe are neces-
sary to promote the good of all classes; of the commnity.
—(Cheers.) And in doing so, gentlemen, you may
confidently rely that they will not forget the pledges
they have given nor the promises they have made to the
agricultural interest of the country.—(Loud cheers.)
The CLIAIRXAN followed with the twat, " Our Con-
aervative candidates."
Mr. DCPRE made a speech in reply.
Mr. DISRAELI again rose, and was interrupted. for a
few minutes by a disorderly man outside, wh
getwho was
making a speech to those ewhottrould not
into the
i
room. He proceeded—lt becomes me, Mr.
Chairman
and gentlemen—
The CHAIR3tiII (to the disorderly man)—Hold._, your
tongue, Sir, or you'll be put into the treatmit)e_
Mr. Deseasae—l hope that (the treaf(dEloolulnld.
Fliasrojegnnbodtt,etrah.s;
fate of thenandlthttyonestowlaalo,laslasosaealsboudsm.—y
I appear before
sensibly the
a candidate for clos'n at thi ee
difference lie nig present
gout safes
Pit e present moment,
of addressing you on the last at this conjuncture, from _ what was when I had the
honour, in thicroorat
oc-
casion, because on that occasion I was sustained by
what I feel to be the greatest honour a gentleman can
attain; that of being your representative.—(Applause.)
Gentlemen, I should be perfectly willing to leave our
cause to the plea just put forward by my late colleague
and able friend, Mr. Dupwa put forth with a power and
eloquence which on more than one occasion he has shown
in this county—aa eloquence which d d faulty inehis re-
apeownamely, that it is not so extended as I eonia wish, for
often I Wave advised my Hon. Friend that in the House
of Commons I think he would be a distinguished orna-
ment.—(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, my Hon. Friend has
spoken of the candidates we may have to encounter—of
one gentleman, at least, whP, if there be anything, of that
shivering we hear so much of in the present day, would
be afraid to meet us in a free and open field, and that is
Dr. Lee.--(Laughter,) But I do not feel the harmless-
ness of that individual which my Hon. °Friend has ex-
pressed; for pray remember that Dr. Lee has put out a
programme of principles possessing many popular
features, and he has enlisted on hie side the whole of the
fair sex.- ,laughter)—and as far as that point is
conceratrea ,to be any alterationin the suffrage,
I shall adoitethateplan of Dr. Lee, and I trust all his
friends -onethathead .will give me their second votes.—
(Laughter )[ .Gentlenatrin evhen I addressed you last, as
.
your Metuber, in this room, you will remember what
wawthew tate position of .the- Opposition of that day. It
was one of very gres.adiffieulty. The change of 1846
was a change of the most remarkable description. I was,
among others opposed to that changet I thought the
risk of that—chaage was too great under the circum-
stances—itoa silia t for. this itountry to incur. I thought
the disturairatciretimetatinest so far as the agricultural
enterestiewas cdneenaeta wbiCti that change would pro-
duce, were not atenatter of theory; that they were inevit-
able, and tat ao one bad a right to incur the responsi-
bility oe voting foreteehange, an unpremeditated,
in-
secure, aad se incenaistent--(llear, hoar,'
cheers)—
and I must say, gentlemen, so
this
,:ve andb tses-
sion of Parliament has
then formed.—(Cheops.)
that change upon our
I knew—all knew the effect of
pospietriofeen.tly forgesdn,gqoupeinnion
We all knew that we
should have very great difficulty to regain the position
we had lost. At all times it is difficult to regain a posi-
tion which is forfeited, and I stated years ago my indi-
vidual conviction of that sound policy which it was your
duty to {anew. But, gentlemen, your opponents were
ever anxious that you should pursue a false Policy. They
have always said, " Ask only for that which it is impos-
sible to get, and then you will occupy a sensible posi-
tian."—(Lzughter.) But, gentlemen, we occupy safe
ground by demanding that which is truly practicable,
instead, of following the tactics of an Opposition, which
would in the precipitancy of their strong convictions
knock their brains against tho first opposing wall they
meet.—(Lan their.) Gentlemen, I told you to form your
views a little more deep than foolish. I said, " There
is great agricultural distress in consequence of a change
in the law; your opponents taunt you when you seek to
go back to that law, and they tare allesuffieient in their
opposition. I want you to acertain what is the cause of
your suffering, and, if possible, to accept the new policy,
and to consider what recompense you can find in other
measures."—(Hear.) Gentlemen, that was the advice
I presumed to give, and it is a question most interesting
to the numerous and most infiaential body assembled
here to-day. I say—what is the reason the English pro-
ducer, the English occupier of land, cannot compete
with the foreign producer or occupier of land?—(Loud
cries of " Hear, hear.") I have always said, end I
don't know that I have ever heard any argument of an
intelligent opponent which I really could refer to as in
any way conclusive against it—l have e.lvvays said, the
reason is, "that the Eag'ieh producer is under a system
of texttiori—(Load cheers)—a system which is in ge-
neral applied to himself—which is in particular applied
to the class to which be belm4p—entatling upon him
burdens which do not allow him to run the race ou
equal terms with the others."—(Load cheers.) That is
what I said. Aid gentlemen, I have also said that the
protectionist system was not to be justified unless you
cell show these circumstances exisa—(Hear, hear.)
And I still believe these eircurnitaaces do exist in
this country, however much they may be modified.
and that the principle of protection is sound—that in a
society which is artificial, in which there exists a finan-
cial system so complicated as our own, it was much
better to adhere to compensating arrang9-maents for the
protection of the cultivvera of the soil than that you
should madly leave him an unequal couseetitor with the
foreigner.—(Cheers.) And this prineiple,,lirsoay,
times to be modified according to existing is all
But,
,gentlemen, the protective principle vreslualatair
sound one, but it was a principle to, the advantagecioi a
the cauntry, and the only principle upon which our
present system of finance contd.: be vindicated. y7t, I
coulti not vindicate a system that rested individually end
mainly upon the cultivators of the soil, unless in its
operation it gave compeutatory relief to those whom it
placed under particular restrictions. Well, I say, gen-
tlemen, if the country has chosen to abrogate that sys-
tem, and if the majority of the people of this country
are of opinion it would be unwise to recur to it. I say
we must seek by other means—(Cheers)—and in ano-
ther direetion—(Hweea'aNi cheer,)—to piece the cultiva-
tors of the soil in a fair and just position.—(Loud
cheert.) Now, gentlemen, that is all I have ever said.
It is what I am
perfectly ready to maintain. I said
it in opposition, as your elamber; and I say not; as
a Minister of the Crown, I am perfectly pre-
pared •,,o advise het' Majesty to carry It out.—(Gteat
cheering.) Nose, gentlemen, it has sometimes beau said
that the policy I wish to pursue has been of but limited
compass---that it referred only to the burdens entailed
upon had by our system of unfair taxation. Well, gen-
tlemen, in the first place, if there are any particular bur-
dens on one class which the rest of society do not bear,
1 say, as a matter of principle, that there ought to be re-
dress.--`(ilear, hear.) But I utterly deny that at any time
I have told you that proper measures of redress were
solely or wholly to be got by any advantage which might
arise from the adjustment of particular burdens entailed
by local taxation. Three years aga, in this room, I ad-
vised you to take that particular grievance into your con-
sideration, and to work it oat, because your claim for re-
dress was founded upon justice.—(Yes, yew) And be-
cause justice wouia be sanctioned by the great body of
the country.—(Cheers.) And what has happened since
I thus -abased you proves that my advice was a good
one, fOr many gentlemen in the House of Commons
did not represent ae 1 1 constituencies voted for
emu tura
the 'notions I b who
theAbrow forward on the subject, because
could not withhold their approval of what had the
"(iheer's:) "Ba. of national
'justice for its support.--
not tell yea nap gentlemen, I have not told you—l do
or that would t this would give you a sufficient,
—(Hoer, hear.) Igt,"") you the chief means of redress.
adjaatiatw—the wlaele.aysynstoe.m It
tf
nisatinionraelviteawxeintigo; ;it iits in
alien. a just basis that the pro-
in ptacmg this syst is
ducetw will find t:111 justice which the consumer—
fair It
which every
°ll,
thewoisldh
him to eeterw—la
sw and
e out cheer ,s.) upright nasmwee
legislation
whioliew—You said it required a s s-
oultd secure to you an artificial
question was simply this:_. etentlemen
tem of
price. You were always
nod
to believe that in
wo
raising prices you
(sulieese not materially to
opinicha would him been redress; and, in my
have destroyed the old syetem.ry
your pusi-
iteethftr view of the ceeet—eneteet fr.) But there is
tints—anutb.ee means by which you maew d
obtain
Prticti6.l than recurringl to he past
eletai t
isf Lot
—and a means mot©
0t to
iticrewe
1
---WbiCh is beset with infinite difficulties
prices in order that you may have
a gentlemen, to arierdurcee.
numeration for your toil; but it is,
the „cost of production.—(lmmense cheering.) Now
that lathe sound advice which the agricultural interest
must act upotl.-(Hear, hoar.) You are told that it is
one of the necessities for the prosperous condition of
England that the bread of the people should be cheap.
Well, I say take care that the producer of that bread
shall be able to produce it as cheap as possible.—(Loud
cheers.) Now, gentleman. you will find if you adept
yeu who are occupiers the
that view of Inc ease that
soil will more graduelly get the feeling of the teenntry
in your fevenr, and ar the same time more perfectly
secure cent
e Pertation for 50ancives. It 89 I have
said, in
reviewing the system of taxation which exists,
and in tat) adjustment of that system, that the cultiva-
tors of the soil will find that compensation which they
have a right to expect from the ebrogation of that law
which gave them artificial prices—(Cheers)—and I say,
in accordance with the spirit of the age and with the
temper of the Conan-
}a let your produce now be
raised the cheapest possible
iPi
uponßut, then, it fellows you Pmriunseta."—
cheers. not allow
your native produce to be shackled by
hinder the proilu With foreign coun-
rEWsle, tries. It follows tha_t in the new principle of justice the
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