New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-20
TRUE THEORY OF FOREIGN POLICY.
A SPEECH BY JOHN BRIGHT

Delivered House Of Commons May 1883 in Debate on
the Financial Condition Of England
will TO make a few observations upon the SUBJECT
under discussion did not hear the whole OF this de-
bate but what did hear of is of that confused char
acter which one might have expected from the diiem
ma in which We are placed Hear, hear One side
of the House casts the blame OF placing us in our
present position upon the other but the truth OF the
matter IT, that have been spending great deal too
much and the difficulty how TO raise money TO meet
the demar de which have IN consequence arisen lietr
hear There is contest between the rich and the
door, and as generally the In this country, the
poor 60 to the wall. lCries Of " No, no. should
be very glad if could agree with the gentlemen who
cry "No;" but whsn you msntsln large and q per-
mauent tax upon articles OF import which are mixed
I'D with the comfort OF every cotsgers family in the
Kingdom, and you reduce description of tax almost
touching nobody whe has less than ioCi ayear can
not help thinking that people out OF doors who resd tas
debate will come to the same conclusion az that at
which / have arrived. lHear, hear. The fact is,
we ale endeavoriDg to do that which Is impossible
trying TO render very heavy ta1auon easily oorbe
Hear hear. Such q taxs!ion never wes ano never
will he easily endured. Hear, hear You must shh
it from one shoulder to another. The rich and the
powerful will do all in their power to shut tue burden
from themselves and II will rest as IN this country is
the case mainly upon the great masses OF the popu
laton whose incomes small, but whose consu mp
ton of taxed articles is in consequence OF their num-
beers, very considerable. II has been said that much
Of the difficulty in which We lind ourselves reference
TO this question Of taxation is to be attributed t. our
foreign policy Hear, hear. ! concur in that opinion
We are pursuing foreign policy which every msn
among us condemns in so far IS II has oeen sc:ea
upon by past generation tear hear ana winch
viii receive al the hands of a future gensrstion
an equal share Of condemnation. Alluslon mas
been made 10 the combstive spint which has been
raised among the people of this country bat whenever
that spirit had been raised there have always been
Statesmen ready to take advantage of for the pur-
pore of placing themselves upon that ltne treasury
bench O. if slresdy there 10 msintaln toer posi- ION
uuop H. We have had two wars since the particular
tine TO which the right honorable gentleman mas re-
felrsd ore Of which was begun was carried on, anu
was ended without as far as know, one single word
of information being given to this House near, hear
and mere, believe that war was brought 10 an eud
at the time il was because the Minister stooi ID soe
fear on account of memorable deblte and DIVISION
which had taken place in this House 10 1ohneclIon
with arOther war. That war the House condeinas1-
the Chinese war-and the Minister thought thst per
bsps be might be trespssspg too much on tue patience
and creduhiy of his counirymcn, and therefore ne
huodled up at least that &c might hsNe only
the other to manage with the country and Parliament
But that Chinese war the House Of Commons hiss
condemned, and that condemnation has never bean
reversed. Hear Ii stands upon our records nov;
and although, from circumstances which few men
VII look back 10 With satisfaction, Pari iment WAS
returned apparently to that sentence yet no
man, Munster or Member, has dared 10 asa that Par
lament to reverse that sentence. l"Oh, ohi1 LIST
the Hon. gentlemen whocy Oh" try TO do il lie n,
hear We do not know whether We are at war
with China or not. understand that q celebrated
individual, nstye 81 tba. country, has been tsken
prisoner andis in luda. Il he prisoner of var
ar has be been taken away merely "a curiosity
lLsue,teI.J do Dot know what TIE Government Is