The daily union., 1852-11-04
EngIand.-PoiiticaI Consequences OF the Com
mcrciai Excitement.
Correspondence Of the New YORK lnbnne.l
LONDON. Tuesday. Oct, 10, 1882.


LONDON. Tuesday, Oct, 10, 1882.
My last letter described the present industrial and com
mercia situation OF this country lei us now draw the
political consequences therefrom.
II the outbreak Of The anticipated industrial and
meTclal reyulson Will give more dangerous and revo
utonary character TO the impending struggle with the
tories the present prosperity is for the moment the most
valuable ally TO the tory parly ally which, indeed
will not enable them re. enact the corn laws aban-
dened already by themselves, but which eifeciually
eonsodaes their political power and assists them IN
carrying on social reaction that il let alone, would
necessarily end in the conquest OF substantial class adj
vantage, IT has been from lis beginning started IN the
name OF substantial class interest No corn laws
says Israeli but fresh settlement OF taxes IN The IN
leesl OF the oppressed farmers But why are farmers
oppressed Because they, for the most parl, continue
pay the old proectons rates OF rent, while the old
protections price of corn gone the way of all flesh
The aiisocacy will not abale the rent OF their land bat
thew will Introduce new mode of taxation which shall
make up the farmers, for the surplus farmers have TO
pay into the pockets OF the aristocracy
repeat that the present commercial prosperity is favor
Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, patriotism is apt to go to
sleep in the cupboard il meat and drink be there Hence
free trade The present security OF the Earl OF Derby
he lies bed OF plucked by Golden and Peel"
The mass OF the people IS fully employed and more
less well o-always deducng the paupers inseparabe
from British prospery il is. therefore, present
very maeable material for political agitation But
what above all things, enables Derby to carry out his
Vaccinations, the anaticsm with which the middle
class has thrown into the mighty process OF industrial
production, erecting OF mills, constructing OF machinery,
building OF ships. spinning and weaving of cotton and
WOOL storing oil warehouses;, manufacturing, eXchang
ing, EXPORTING importing, and other or less useful
proceedings the purpose OF which, TO them. is always
the making OF money. The bougeoise, in this moment
OF brisk tradeand II very well knows that these happy
moments are getting more and more few and far be-
| tWeen-wll and must make money, much money-noth-
ing but money leaves to its politicians &c prosso the
task of watching the tories But the politicians pro
fesso Compare, Tor instance Joseph Humes letter to the
Hull AdveriseD complain justly that deprived OF pres
from Without they can agate as little as the hui
man frame could react without the pressure of the atmos
| phere.
The bourgeoise have, indeed, sort OF uneasy dvina
ton that in high regions OF government something
pcions is brewing and that the ministry exploits not
scrupulousy the political apathy in which prosperity has
thrown them They, therefore, sometimes give the min
isry warning through their organs in the press. For
instance; To what extent the democracy (read the
bourgeoise) may carry their present uise orbeaTance
their respect Tor their power and the rights OF Others
making attempt strengthen themselves by doing
the arsocracy have done, cannot foresee; but the
arisocracy must not infer, from the general conduct Of
The democracy that they will depart from modera
| ton u London Economist But Derby replies Do
you think am fool enough be frightened by you now,
! when the sun shines, and to be idle until commercial
storms and siagnaon OF trade give you the time 10 mind
| politics more clearly?
The plan of the tory campaign shows itself every day
i The tories began by chicaning open air meetings
they prosecute in Ireland newspapers which contain
cles unpleasant to them; they indic, in this moment,
or sed'iogs libel the agents Of the Peace Society, who
have distributed pamphlets against the of the lash in
the militia In this quiet manner they push back, where
they can, the isolated opposition OF the street and Of
the press.
In the mean time they avoid every great and public
rupture with their opponents by delaying the meeting Of
Parliament and by preparing everything IN order to oc
cupy IT, when met, with the funeral "of dead Duke, in
stead OF the interest of living people"[ Radical paper
In the first week of November Parliament will meet But
before January there be question of a serious be-
ginning OF the session.
And how do the tories fill up the time With
the registration campaign and the formation OF the
militia
/ In the registration campaign the object is 10 throw
out or TO prevent their opponents from entering the
lists of parliamentary electors for the ensuing year, by
/ nhI pNth.r
man from being registered voter Each political
party represented by It's lawyers, and carries the
action at It's own expense, and the revising barsters
named by the chief justice of the Queens bench. decide
on the admsslblity OF claims objections This cam
pagn has hitherto had its principal theatre in Lancashire
and Mlddlesex. In order TO get up the money for the
campaign in North Lancashire the circulated lists
OF subscription on which Lord Derby himself had put
down his for the liberal sum of f500. The extra
ordinary number OF 6749 objections TO have been
taken IN Lancashire, VIZ 1870 for South and 099 for
North Lancashire. For the former, the tories objected
TO 1875 qualifications; the liberals 10 lo93 for the lat
ter the tories TO 1884 qualifications, the liberals to 765
(Ihs, OF course, merely amongst county voters, in
dependeny OF the voters for the boroughs situate in
that couny) The tories victorious in Lancashire
In the county of MiddIesex there expunged from
the registers 353 radicals and 14o consevatves-the
conservatives thus gaining l4o votes.
with the men OF the Manchester school, the other.
The latter is pretty well known, have formed freehold
land societes-macbines for manufacturing new voters
The torres leave the machines aloDe but destroy their
products. MIR Shadwell, revising barriser for Middle.
SEX gave decisions by which great numbers OF the free
hold land society voters have been dsfranchsed, de-
caring that plot of land did confer the franchise
unless IL had cost ESQ As this question of fact
and OF law, there appeal from this decision to the
court OF pleas. Everybody conceives that this
distinction OF fact and law gives TO the revising baris.
tes always open TO the influence OF the existing minis.
try the greatest power in composing the voters
lists.
AEd what do these great efforts Of the tories and the
direct interference of their leader in the registration cam.
paign, prognosticate
That the Earl OF Derby has no very sanguine hopes for
the continuance of hisnew Parliament that he is inclined
dissolve in OF resistance on its part and that in
the me he seeks TO prepare the revising barrs
ers conservative majority for another general election
And while thus the tories on the one hand, hold in
the Parament-m making machine placed al their
disposal by the sra,ion campaign they carry out
the other hand the militia bill, which places at their dis
posal the necessary bayonets for carrying the
reaconary oil Parliament and for supporting in
tranquility the frowns of the Peace Society.
"With Parliament TO give ii a legal semblance, with
armed militia 10 give II active power, what may not
the reaction do in England w-excams the organ OF the
chartists
And the death of the "Iron Duke" of the common.
sense hero OF Waterloo. has, in this particular critical
moment freed the arlstocracy OF importune guardian
angel who had experience enough in warfare sacri-
hee often enough apparent victories TO a wecovered
retreat, and the brilliant offensive TO timely compro
mise Wellington the moderator of the House of
Lords. lie held IN decisive moments often sixty and
more proxies He prevented the tories from declaring
open war against the bourgeoisie and against public
opinion. But now, with conflict seeking tory minis
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