The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-23
MR.. BENEFITS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.

The election In Great Brltain-Tho Elooto.
sal Fraoehiss or England, France, and
America.
The three Kingdoms are all in the midst Of an
election for the next Parliament Nearly one half
of the next House Of Commons is already elect
cd, and the remainder going 10 be. Last week
nearly all the elections Of London took place.
have been much interested in comparing them
20 those of New York, and the United States.
The general system of constituents and candi-
dates meeting face to face, is different from ours
in New York, but they are like as two peas those
Ia the southern and western States. Here eve-
ry candidate canvasses his district-speaks his
own speeches-and tells his own story. Still
they have committees, clubs, and all the ma
chinsry Of popular canvass, as we have.
They talk very much in Europe of the wild
orgies Of democracy in the United States; but
In point Of order, regularity, and decorum, there
Il ~ much difference between aipopular election
In London and New York az can be possibly i'm.
asinsd-and all in favor of the latter city. We
Dan poll 80, 900 votes in one day in New York.
with less excitement, and more public order than
they oan take 5000 in London. This is fact of
the two oapitals-and the same may be said to
greater extent of the two nations.
Such 10 the difference between the action of
American democracy and British monarchy.
The correspond -nts of the French journals are
tonished at the public order of an English elec-
tion-how much more would they be Mt an Anne.
rican election, if they dared to speak the trutha
Of the exact results of this election, no one
can yet tell. Thus far It has been a surprise TO
all--extraordinary and puszling in every point of
view. The old tory party have been much cut
down-but equally singular to relate, already
half dozen of the members Of the wing minis
try have lost their election. The principal ele.
ment already developed 10 the progress of popu-
lar principles, looking to the ballot and almost
universal suffrage. O'Connor, the great radical |
leader has defeated Hobhouse, one of the minis |
tiers, for Nottingham. Liverpool, Birmingham,
Edinburgh, SC. &c, have shown a strong dis
position Tor more progress. Indeed it is now
said that the tw old parties. wing and tory have
vanished for ever, and that the next House Of
Commons will present but two great elements
that Of the "6nality party" headed by Russell,
with the old wing and tory aristocracy at his
tail-and that Of the movement with q hundred
heads and no tail at all.
The declarations Of many of the new members
are very ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS indeed to the
monarchy as pretty idea, represented in the
person of Victoria, but teri bly, hostile to the
aristocracy, either in land or money. Thomp-
son, the famous abolition lecturer, once in the
United States, is elected by tremendous major
ity for one of the districts in London. He is
thoroughly for the ballot and universal suffrage |
II 10 that Lord John Russell il elected in the
city, but it is said that he is indebted to Roth
schild, who is on the me ticket, for this result
II is positively asserted that Ell, 200 have been
expended by the Rothschilds in securing this re-
suit. Ia fact, corruption, the actual buying ano
selling Of votes, exists almost in a complete state
OF organization in many plaoes-almost as much
30 as it does In the electoral system of France.
In the city election here il is said that the "'one
shore men," as they are called, were bought
UP by the friends Of the great bankers; at thu
rate of f5 apiece to f25 apiece, according
10 their greediness or avarlce. Many Of the dis.
tricts, In various parts of the empire, have been
up for sale TO the highest bidder, and their
agents have been peddling seats in the Com
mons for weeks all over the land. These facts
have been stated in parliament and in the news
papers, and none deny them.
The wing and tory aristocracy, now joined by
portion Of the great banking and moneyed In
terest, are opposed to all further reform, and
have expected to organise system of cor
ruption for managing the 100000 electors of
this country, as the 2OO, 900 of France are WELD
ed. This system has been growing and spread
ing for the last few years. 1t has been gradually
bringing the two old factions Of wing and tory
together. The spirit of the age, in the shape OF
further extension of the electoral franchise
of Tree trade in land-of the vote by ballot-of
separation of church and state-the spirit OF the
age, in these forms, is gradually gathering force
and organizaton-and a new party of progress
will be thrown up in the next parliament, that
will shake the aristocracy to the heart. When
these ideas shall have become strong enough for
action in parliament, there will be a coalition
between the old landed aristocracy and the new
mixed arstocracy to put down the reformers,
and bribery and influence will be their principal
weapons at the polls
This will be great and long struggle, for IN
England reform has terrible obstacles TO over
come. As yet, England will 60 on for years IN
her present humdrum pace. Parliament will try
to legislate away all their social evils-but all
legislation will be fruitless to relieve the
cial evils of Ireland, or any part of the. co IN
Try. The aristocracy maintain 1000 SER
vsnts-2Oo, 900 horses, 100000 dogs, 100000
grouse, and SOC, 900 game of all kinds, all to
minister to their pride and pleasure. These
men, beasts, -and birds consume the food of
ideness, which would feed the starving Irish
and all others Of the lower class. Here is the
dangerous condition of England-a condition
that is increasing in magnitude every year, and
reaches crisis whenever any of the crops fail.
1t is social evil, which mere ordinary egisla-
ton cannot reach. The only natural avenue TO
a remedy is through universal suffrage and
the ballot-but although this idea is developed
stronger at the present election than ever BEFORE
it is yet far from any point of success In po-
pulation Of "a ,oOo, 900, which is nearly the num-
bers Of the three kingdoms, only about $40 900
are electors, while $4,000 persons hold all the
land of the empire, including mountains, hills,
rocks, r.vers, and moors. The government alone