The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-24
NEw-YoIiK. WEDNESDAY, FEB. "a, 1885,
Nnw Popular MOVEMENT IN ESeLASp.-Ths pro

New POPULAR MOVEMENT IN ESGLASD-The pro
gross oil popular reform in England commenced with
the political emancipation of the Catholics of ireland,
but where it will end no one can tell DANIEL o Con-
is the head of the great popular movement
in Europe. Possessed of ndomiiable courage,
troable eloquence far reaching sagacity he has begun
another az citation on the reform of the House of Lords
which will produce excitement in England greater
than that county has yet passed through 1t just in
its BIRTH but he ashes forward like the Arab sized
over the desert The rise fall of a wing tory MI
nistry of very little importance, and will
soon be less. The reform of the House of Lords will
absorb all attention, for this very point hangs
the history Of Europe for the next century. If the
House of Lords be reformed Eng laud will in few
years repeal hereditary distinctions and become in some
sense republic, such her daughter the United
States.
The following extracts from an address of Daniel
OConnell will show the principles which the new
movement starts:-
First-That power without control, and without ac-
tual responsibility, is despotism.
Second-That such power must necessarily be abused
to the maintenance OF the private partial interests OF
those who possess il, through their folly wicked
ness, from all these impulses united.
Third-Ihat the practical majority of the House of
possessed Ct such despotic power.
Fourth-That they have exercised that power capri
ciously, absurdly, insolently and wickedly.
Fiiih-That in the present state ofIhe House OF Com
MONS the ofsuch conduct the part of the
Lords is inevitable.
Sixlh-Thai there is legal remedy for the
strous evil.
Seyenth-That a new law is therefore absolutely
necessary TO rescue the British people from practical
slavery to an oligarchy Of the worst description.
Eighth-fbat such new law should be an Act for
the Reform of the House of Lords, by combining the
representative principle with the practice of hereditary
rank and title.'
Ninth-That so much Of the principle OF representa-
ton as involves selection choice has been already
acted upon and happily established in monarchy,
by the rejection and expulsion from the throne of the
race of Stuart and the selection and election of the dy
nasty Of the House of Hanover, who thus by species
Of universal saisge represent all tf people OF the BIZ
fisb nation.
Tenth-That the principle of selection and represen-
taton in tie peerage has been already adopted the
two most important legal revolutions in the British en-
pire-the natural union between England and Scot
land and the less natural union between Great Britain
and Ireland.
Elevenh-That this principle of selection and repre-
sentation in the peerage is equally applicable to Eng
land TO Ireland or Scotland.
Twelfth-rhat it is constitutional, legal, prac-
teal prncpe-capable in itself of working out accord
ing to precedent the reform of the House of Lords.
Thirteenth-That whilst the principle of that reform
is thus established the necessity for the reform requires
imperatiyely mode of selection and representa-
ton of the representative peers.
Fouueeuth-That such mode should be by po
pular suffrage, extensive ratio inverse TO that OF the
number of the eligible and protected in the exercise OF
such suffrage by the right 10 with the secrecy and
security Of the ballot.