The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-30

That your petitioneTs TeKnfd INC f0Pfe60ut0tl0n
Parliament Of every man of sound mind . right
pstbls WITH and sustsined by the laws of nature and
OF God aud that mans prvaion by his fellow creatures
OF such rig act which toirrsted evidences the
exi-tence Of tyranny and injustice upon the hand
and .ervility AMI graduation upon the other.
That your petitioners regard the reform bill unjust
L restricts tho right OF ex .nship to one seventh
tae maio adult community. and stamps the other six
sey-nihs with the stigma OF political interority.
fore the judgment Of your honorable house renders
rsvso sabscrvient to the will, ca price and dom-
cy of q small minority of the empire but it invests
minority of the smsll enrsnchsed frsotioa with the
power Of returning majority of your honorable house
That your petitioners have never yet heard valid
reason urged for maintaining the present representa-
tive system and that the arguments pleaded against the
admission Of the people to the immunes which hs So
cil contract should guaranty based upon Glars
se6shnsss prsudices and contracted views OF human
Ths. YOUR petitioners hold tho elective franchise not
to be Q tr asst his been sbsurdly represented but
right inherent in every man for the preservation OF his
to the best Of the poessors Judgment without let or
hindrsnce from his neighbor
suffrage to be BASED upon those eeroa tights Of
man. which, although kept in sbeysnce be neither
to make such organic reforms in i've sys
will make that principle the foundation upon
which shall stand the Commons House of Parliament Of
Great Britain.
That your petitioners; In order that the eec'or may
p-f secu'y n the exercise of his franchise,
pray tha the voting III elections for members OF Parli
be taken by ballot Your petitioners, OF the
greaf, coercve, ami corrupted power possessed by
wealth and 81 ion OVER the poor cleo see no hope Of
securing purity OF election and aenupenes OF repre-
sentaton but in thrown the protective mantle OF the
ballot over the electoral body.
That your petitioners regard the present inequality
Of to be opposed to common sense and
inimcAl to genuine representation Of the people -
dy Il defect in tho legislative by the dvi
sion OF the country into equal electoral districts assign.
ing to each district one representative.
That your petitioners hold the LagislAture, equally
with the Executive, be the servants Of the people
consequently entitled to remuneration at the public
expense; and believing that the House OF Commons
should minister and the master Of the people
cali upon you establish their relative positions by
fixing an equitable salary for tho service Of ito menu
bers
That your petit TONERS consider septsnnia Parliaments
unjust they prevent for six out OF seven those
the right Of suffrage Your petitioners also consider
that years long term the existence of
vens apd tim. serving mo. to promote their selfish in
AZ the Of those whose welfare should be
this ultimate aim OF ell their labors Your petitioners,
therefore, sntrcat honorable house TO create be-
tween the and the that sau
tsry responsibility indispensable to GOOD government,
annual PsrliAmeurs
That your petitioners complain that seat in the Com.
mons House Of Parliament should DO contingent upon
the possession OF property of any description they
have yet to learn that legislative talent is the exclusive
prerossve Of erder of land therefore, pray
the abolition Of what 10 termed the property qaaihca-
ton
That your petitioners respectfully direct your aten
which embodies the principles and details for securing
the full and equitable of tho male adult
population which document they earnestly pray
honorable house to forthwith the law Of the
realm.
should tho members OF your honorable house enter
tain any doubts to the justice Of demands your
petitioners humbly entreAt to be heard at the bar OF
your honorabls house by counsel agents In support
those claims.
At the conclusion of the readipEof the petite
Lord MoRrKTH rosa amid much obeeripR anC
Sir my rient honorable friend. the Secretary OF
for the Home Department. would have been in his place
had he MT been greatly occupied with the necessary
business Of his department this morning Clear hear
may. however, In bis absence, state that whatever
petition he does not wish that he should be
his absence wanting in that respect which petit
ton SO aumerously signed was undoubtedly entitled
(Hesr, hear.l
The petition was then removed from the floor Of the
House BY four Of tho messengers.
Petitions to the ssme effect were presented from Brad
ford Paisley, Gsssow, Manchester and other places
Mr. Lvssrreros gave notice, that on Friday next he
whether he would hold out any distant hope that he
would during the present session. any
tor the extension To- Of tho s1Trags- thssr hsarlths
Of electoral DISTRICTS and the vote by ballot ,HeAr)
OPINIONS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE CHAR
| list MOVEMENT.
| From the London Times, April Ill
The 10th Of April ls4s, will long be remembered a.
great field day Of tho British constitution. This Is
season Of trial. aud the Of Europe have hs
their days of rsckoniu after snothsr with more OF
less damage Powerful ornaments have Jailed to rescu
the sovereign the Law from the suit
or offended people This empire We may confidently
hes had its share Ia the European crisis DIG
sstrous results hoped feared Provincial dema
goguss had ed their innocent dupes that revou
ton was to be expected, without fail before sunset The
charter to be hoistsd into the constitution as easily
as the BUNDLES Of parchment into the House Of Com
msns. The republicans Of Paris prepared to sx
press that unqualified Satisfaction in change whef
they cannot yet feel In thei own. Tho day has
and gone As far is possible to estimss and t
reckon upon any human event 1t will only augment
iposoulabs degree the confidence Of the British
public in their existing institutiona The spectacle vii
be lost those nations which are yet in the vorte:
change, They win know where to look for the stability
| they loog for. Happily they will fnd in Of tn
anoisnt European sstsrhood Of nations safe model
constitutional freedom.
It's not triumph over ChArtism that We are claim
Ing do We charge these opinions any necessary
On the contrary, fully admit that the six points
tins charter are honest and allowable doctrines M
one esn pretend that our system is fire..
from atuses and scondais, Uhieh demand a continue
rothsr than nei v.f.rm Nor, again. do We think tn.
main body OF the Chartiss compromised in yesterday
proceedings They are in general peaceful subjects
though ardent politicians and radical reformers II 4.
evident that In this unfortunate instance their
ventioA" been ont of their bands by band
Of eptitsus delegates league With the
Dublin conspirAtors and that during the past week
Mr. O'Connor and several other honest ard veil
meaning gentlemen, have been buied and csjoled b,
these persons into position 1T variance with ths
own usual policy: The plot was, to push them int
the mont OF an EN- Ute and excite With their bloot
the ndigns, Of popuace Their good sense ant
loyalty just ssv.d then from their trescherous col
l.sgas Without referring therssore to the name tn
party or the opinions OF the Chartsts would raths
describe the combination which yesterday pervsdsd the
metropolis, snd thssensd the Legislature merely BY
and sots They openly designed vosne,
to the Constitution. In heart and intent they were
traitors and rebels. There 10 sxaggsraton in THE
We appeal to the twenty sansuinery speeches We yes
terday quoted from the debates Of the Convention
the other reports in the Northern Sur Of last Saturday
We appeal to the declared republssnism Of some w,
appeal to the boasted reliance French aid and tn.
svowal Of concerted plan Ct and inceud ia
rism With the Irish Confederstss We might appeal Il
soms Of The speschse the bnnnsrs and devices yer
tsdays affair were they worthy Of notice; nor do VI
forget the arms which at eoomn ende,
for the occasion On all these grounds We do MOI he
ate to say That the signal Of unconstitutional
Of violence OF nsurfectsn, Of yesterds,
given in our streets and happily dsspissd by peaceful
prudent, and loyal metropolis. That Is the triumph
clsim
We were told that 200 900 were to march through
London and take up their station On this new Runny
mede Every ste np vas nade to procure that number