The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-09
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Such is the consistency Of the Msn Who processes
to be shout to take upon himself the task Of heerat
ing the industrious classes Of England-s man
whose opinions and alliances the most aristo-
cratic kind and who has used the ladder Of liberal
policy for the attainment Of Office end power-who
obtained Office by opposing the very measure OF tie
late Peel ministry, which be himself almost immedi-
ately brought forward and carred-to wit the afro
cious Irish Coercion bill Palmerston will head him
of on all these points.
There have been three reasons which render it an
advisable policy tho part o. the B.tish cabinet to
bring forward q measure for the extension Of the
elective franchise but il ia doubtful how far recent
events and the resignation Of NPalmerston nay
affect the question. The foremost is, tie absolute
necessity Of preserving the free importation OF corn,
which measure was vfang from the Peel govern
rnent, in 1916, by the Anti Corn Law League and
the II;sh famine. Landlordism is still the pre-
dominating element in both houses Of the English
Parliament. and AZ another election. II the present
state OF the franchise, there IS hardly doubt but
that the taxed bread interest, now smarting under
the loss Of their monopoly. would again send ma
iori;y into the Commons, by expeiling those mem
bers who voted FOR Peel This would be the signal
for complete constitutional revolution. The
whole question Of the representation OF the working
classes would be brought upon the carpet, and 10
ell probability the hereditary peerGge, with its
privileges, would be dashed 10 atoms, and probably
the monarchy itself To prevent this catastrophe,
then, and to preserve the fruit Of q seven years
struggle, which was yielded Us master stroke Of
policy is this measure to De applied
The other reason is not a trife less weghty than
the preceding. During the past six years, there
have been forming al England, under the aus
pices Of Golden and his party, freehold land So
cieties, their object beng to receive subscriptions
from the working classes, buy large plots OF ground
in the counties cheap rate. aud alot out pieces
to the subscribers, of as much value rs will produce
forty shillings year, which, under an ancient law,
entitle: the possessor to county vote-shus afford
ing g cheap and ready means Of attacking the
landed and arstocratic interest in their most val-
nerable point These societies have made great
progress, anassed considerable capital, and ere
long would have placed the representation in the
hands Of the unensranchised Palnerston win now
be ranged with this vast popular interest. To obyae
this result another obec. Of the proposed assure,
by which, no douo:, the forty shilling freehold
franchise will be destroyed, and the quack reform
bill urged, which will probably confer less privilege
than the old tranchse. OF two evils choose the
least is the motto Of the English arstocyacy.
There is another object Ct policy which the pro-
posed measure embraces. Towards the close Of
next session. the Parliament must be dissolved, a
it will have out its usual time; and, there is
probability that the measure will be thrown out,
the even. Of its rejection, Russell will thereupon
dissolve the Parliament, and he and his party will
essay to 60 before the people with clean hands and
as friends Of iiberaty, and ash fer another lease of
power, which they will for the purpose of apply
ing further remedies FOR the propping up of de-
cayipg, aristocratcal and monarchical system of
government. In all this there is c fearful future
for England. Palmerston's resignation and Louis
Napoleon's elevation on!y add TO the trouble ahead
Mormon Explosion N WASHING Tos.--AI the
Washington Journals are in a state Of tremendous
excitement, and have cone out and pronounced
our recent copy OF the report Of the Judges Of the
Territory OF Utah 20 be "a fab i:aten, "a for
gerry" - cheat" SC, &c Some enc must have
been stirring them up wita long pole in Wash.
ingtoD, all round, from the cabine: to Congress.
We may have been hoaxed somewhat in the report
which we have published, or there may have been
errors in the transc1bipg and printing Of it; but
We shall wait fer the appearance Of the document
in the official mode-which it is pro missed will be
be sent 10 Congress n c few Gays-and, by com
parison. then whether it is Il fabrication or not
We suspect, however, tina: nc great forgery has
been committed.
This Mormon business will operate as bomb.
shell among Presidential factions and candidates,
and we shall sec some rare ian one OF these days
While the fre-esers Of South Carolina have been
only talking Of disarion and ssion for the last
ten or twenty years, the Mormons have come up
70 the scratch like mer, and. under the influence
o. Brigham Young, pclygamy, and long prayers
''cut the painter at blow. and are out Of the
l. Nor at once. Theirs is secession on the Canal
street plan, with vengeance.
4 Fer PKorosEp FOR TIE HUNGAEIANs One
Of >ewards penny organs is continually asserting
that the circulation Of tie HERALD has diminished
since certain silly newspaper was started. The
surest and most satisfactory way Of testing that
assertion would he TO take the offer which we now
propose, and ;ha, is bet OF from 500 TO 500 on
TIE fact to be determined by three persons to
he appointed ey each party. and these two to call