Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-08-20
English and American Statesman.

make his rent frce.'-I Jour. of Commerce.
English and American Statesman.
John Bright. the we'll known free-irsder
and seforrneT, and Colleague ofRichaSd Cob
den. RECENTLY made a speech in Manchester
Engiaud. 10 which he ridicued The favorne
doctrine Of "hetedisry statesman" in vein
that DO ooe could nisuoderstsnd. Our self
made uen--our Wsshington--our FrankIid>
and the American Senate. signsilzed by
such minds ss Webster, Clay, and Cass, are
alluded 10 with respect and love. which all
nations must feel, aud which must send
thrill Of pride Into our count ymen:-- Mo.
Republican.
We will take another case TO show that.
after all. these heridilary statesmen have no
great reason 10 plane themselSes.X Wo win
90 to another country. In the yesrRI775.
Eng lsDd had very extensive colonies on tho
other side of The Atlantic. Teo years after
wards hese were colonies ND longer, but stood
forth before The world as an independent aud
growing Republic. Nov, | would like 10
koow where America got her statesmen from.
II is quite clear that. up 10 l775. people if
This counuy-I mean Lord North and the
statesman of that day--aeyer supposed Tor
moment that there were any statesmen Ia tho
colonies Of America; but Se., somehow or
other, they found statesmen. There WAS 4
mao named George Washington. Cloud
chees.) Now George Washington was q
sort Of neighbor of ours. beeausc his family
emigrsIed from Cheshire. 10 his own conn-
try, he would not have been a statesman that
is very certain. ("Hear. hear" and laugh:
,er.) But, il you will 90 down through the
whole list Of American Presidents, from Geo.
Washington, their first 10 Zachary Taylor.
,heir present President. ] should like to ask
whether, If you take the whole ofthcin. they
DO pot equal 10 character, in sagacity. IN pat;
fiotism, and in having acquired and deserved
an enduring fame. as that of any prime mio-
lister we have had from Lord North 10 Lord
John Russell. ("Hear, hear" and cheers.)
Well, in tins country, il is thought best 10
have very distinguished men-rnen OF great
and high biuh--adequate to represent the
Brush nation at foreign courts--with about
10000 year. tCheers and laughtei.)
The Americans had an ambassador once.
named FrankD--sGd he is mao that will
be thought OF long, even after great many
English ambassadors are forgotten. Lately
IN this country, we had Mr.. Bancroft, am
| basssdor from the United Sates--a man who
has written one of the most. perhaps The mosi
admirable history Of Ibis country-a man quail
worth and i.nity OF the Republic to which
he beioogs. Well, | want TO know whether,
| II yoa trace all the American ambassadors,
| from franklin to Bancroft, they are GOT nj 10
stand side by side, the page Of history
with the aristocratic ambassadors which the
county has sent out TO foreign courts
| (cheens) But now wa will go TO the Ame-
ricau Senate. Ii is considered low os this
side OF the couatry 10 60 into detail on this
matter. Ii is not considered quite discreet;
seeing that we live under our glorious con-
slitutiou. (Hesr, hear.l Now the Ameri-
can Senate answers. IN some respects, but Ia
very slight degree indeed. TO our House of
| Lords that is. IT is what is called the upper
house," 1t is representative assembly. and
/, consists Of two members from every State.
in the Union. 1t consists now, believe, OF
sixty members! Bear 10 mind It is an cleo
tive assembly. II dare oppose the will OF the
| House OF Representatives,; II exerts as great
| an influence over public opioion in America
as The House, aud perhaps greater influences
There can be no doubt that the existence Of
| thai Senate has been one Of the main causes
Of the consolidation OF the great American
confederation, nod of the very wise and just
policy which, on the whole, that conieders-
tion has observed. Look at their House Of
| Representaves. Bills In that House are not
! passed ty one fourth Of its members; they do
not come down IN their white waistcoats at
half-psst III o'clock, and v"te they know NOT
how. aud care not how, So that they follow
the particular man whom they suppose TO DO
the leader OF their party. There Is an inf
nitely better attendance in the American
House Of Representatives than there ~ 10 the
House Of Commons in this county,. and al
| "a al, hot, fO
the interests and 10 the wants ot their constit-
uencies.
Nov, look This Republic has existed
seventy years; people said it would no, exis,
seventy months. II has had, 10 all that time
abou, four years Of war. IL has no national!
debt. (Hedr. hear.) Thetei rs just DOW some
! tour or five millions OF existing deficiency,
means Of paving off which are about TO be
provided. They do not incur debt without
taking steps to pay II off aga,u. But, from
| 1892 to 1915, a period OF not more tban 20
years. under your glorious constitution, WITH
your Hereditary House Of Lords. with the
Commons representing the Loids, and not
the speople-(cheers)--w have added To oui
debt more than $50 mllioo pounds sterling
(Shsine. sharne.l In Amencs, they have lev
taxes compared with what wa have; they nave
no, the interest of that enormous standing ar
| my, and feet to scour every sea, and to
bully aud insult on every coast. tCheers }
They have an army 90 greater than We pay
FOR 10 Canada at this moment, and. therefore,,
they are free from interest OF that debt. and
tree from the vast amount OF IL or Is mill
IONS, which we pay annually fos ous peace
arnamepis. And bear In mind. tha, although
in America, or 10 millions per annum are
not in;Ius,ed TO favored sect, for the pur,,
pose OF insifuc,ipg the people in MORALITY snd
religion, there IS no evidence 70 show that
The people Of the United States OF America
arc no, a, least az moral and religious. aod
mneh better educated. than the people OF this
coupuyare. (Cheers.) And they have less
ranpersm and less crime than We have; sod
,hey have less OF that which is stauding dis-
grace to the constitution Of Englaod---ihey
| h.,e Iesa of ioaifrectfon.