The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-06


their most secret deliberations almost ~ II they
speeches delivered from the platform Look what else has
been doing MY honorable friend who last addressed you
has been among his constituency In Yorkshire. speak
Ing twice on the great question OF free trade. the
scarcely less Important question Of colonial
he has had The noble courage within stones throw o.
Lombard street get up and denounce that wretched
moral, and foolish system OF handing the captal Of
this country pay for the OF foreign
and Tor the cruelty OF foreign despos
Thus the object Of the party to which Mr. Bright is at
ached is TO get rid OF the present royal and arstocratc
establishments which weigh so heavily upon the neeks
OF the British people, and 10 establish in their places
a "peaceabe, wise, and enduring democracy"
In the following paragraph, Mr. Bright shows the ad-
vantage which the liberals have over the conser-
vative tory party in the Of public discussion
and the immensely greater advantages which they would
have, not for the tar upon reading which the
conservative party. through its legislation in Parliament
compels the public to pay
And In those measures we now advocate and recon-
mend, we act on the principles which always acted
and when those carriedas carried they
will be- can lay hands hearts, and say
strngged for them for and for the counys good and
the country will reap the benefit from cxerions Loud
cheers Butf wanted another evidence of progress
OF this party have In the condition OF the newspa
per press There twenty-five per liberal pa
pers in the United Kingdom than there Tory papers
but this is small estimate to their real condition.
Where cicnates Of the newspapers which publish
those obsolete and foolish doctrines there half dozen
OF the papers which advocae those just and wise prnc
pies we employ ourselves TO expound, But this does
show the true stale OF this Our rulers have
taxed newspapers such degree that they are
those only who afford pay high price for them
Take the paper which us before il becomes
newspaper It's original price would be bur small but the
man who made has his works and mandatory infested
with the harpies OF the excise He cannot lake kew and
20 to unlock room box, but government officer
stands him. 10 write down everything does and he
has 70 pay an enormous tax besides enduring the indie
scrbabe annoyance OF this excise surveillance Then
when the paper is made, and the Office of the
Manchester Examiner, Of the Guardian It's price is
doubled by stamps penny is added original cost
comes forth printed and great number OF advertise
nens are seen In It. The pubshk wishes TO offer il at
nall price, because he paid for the advertisements but
II you see column Of those small
which you may remark in the Manchester Guardian on
Saturday. or in the Times every day. you may be sure ey
Of them pays of Is 3D. 10 the Chancellor OF
the Exchequer The unemployed servant porter out Of
work. The groom in search of situation would be charged
but Is Sd for advertisement; but on account of this
TAX, yon must charge him IS. ICheers But If a mill
worth tDoOo or landed estate worth E5000o is adver
used hs landlord or halloween pays precisely same tax
for his advertisement Of half column poor man for
his advertisement for place OF los week T..Shame
and cheers All this is foolish, but il becomes hideous
from its injustice and inequality [Cheers If this tar
Were abolished and newspapers free bread now
s-hanks 10 The people OF England-newspapers would
be in the hands OF who could only pay ID for them in
stead Of 3D., and the circulation Of the liberal over the
tory papers wonld be probably in the proportion OF so 10
And this far upon reading, Of which Mr. Bright com.
plains. and which. by deprving the people Of liberal
newspapers. retards the progress Of liberal principles is
an exact and truthful illustration Of the effect OF taxes
of all kinds, and particularly taxes upon bread, sugar
tea coffee. clothes, and other necssries Of life They
all limit the means OF the people to purchase things
which minister to their necessities and comforts; and
this fact cannot fail to impress upon the popular mind
that no TAXATION. in any form. should Be submitted to- sr.
cepf for The single purpose Of supporting government
Of ier oWn creation. established for their ogn security
and protection, oeapiy and economically adminisered
To the Of the monachists and aristocrais the
world all over respecting the capacity of the people for
sef-govemment. Mr.. Bright thus most uuthfully and
triumphantly replies:
The fact is that these governin qualities are neither
very extraordinary they hereditary see al one Of
their protection meetings n simpleion said .why who
was Mr. Golden lie had never had an education nj OK
lord" lLanghter.l What extraordinary education
have got Oxford II he fancies thar nobody Is
worth anything who has been Oxford tLaughler
Another man. an Irish landowner said .who are Golden
and Bright Don't they come from the dregs Of the PEG
pie lLaughier But 1t happens that your great states
men, who now expect and perhaps justly expect that they
shall be known in history equal Of their predeccs
sors In wisdom and political sagaciy build their
and mos enduring fame upon policy which we recon.
mended and insisted upon this Free Trade Ha long be-
fore it ennnciaed by them In the legislature ,ud
cheering Bat will take another case TO show thar
after ALL these hereditary have great reason 10
plume themselves We viii another country In the
1775 England had very colonies on the Other
side Of the Atlantic Ten years afterwards these were
colonies no longer but they stood forth before the world
an independent aud growing republic. Now I would
like TO know where America got her statesmen from il 4.
quite clear, that % 775 people In country
Lord North and the statesmen OF that daynever
for moment that there any in the colonies
Of Americas but yet somehow other they found stntes
mes. There was man named George Washington.
loud cheersl Now, George Washington was sort OF
neighbor Of ours. because his family emgraied from
Cheshire In his own country he would not have been
siaemen-hat is very certain tiear, hear" and laugh
teri But II you will down through whole list Of
American Presidents from George Washington their first
Zachary Taylor, their present President should like 10
ask whcher u you take the whole OF them they do not
cqusl In character In sagaciy in patriotism, and having
acquired and deserved enduring fame, thai of any
prime ministers have had from Lord North 70 Lord
Russell t"Hcar, hear" and cheersl Well in this conn
Try IL is thought necessary have very shed men,
men OF great and high brhadequateiy represent The
British nation at foreign courts, with about fi000o
yesr fCheen and laughterl Tile Americans had an am
bassador once, named Franklin and he IL that will
be thought Of long, even after great many English
bassadoD have been forgotten. TCheers.J Lately, in
this country, we had Mr. Bsncrod ambassador from the
United States who has written one OF the most
perhaps the most admirable history Of his county,
man qualified Ia every respect represent true worth
and dignity oil the republic which he belongs We'll
want 70 know whether II you all the American am
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