New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-12


ale, ly brought into Parliament a. legislative
measure. aud, on the other hand, to become
the railing cry of all sections OF reform
ers. and. in fact. to create compact he
form party. This problem, which ar. Brght had
IL solve did not allow Of any extraordinary display
Of rhetorical power, but required painness, COM
mon sense aud perspicuity. II Ia praise enough
then, to say that Mr.. Bright has Anew prc'ed HIM
self copsummate orator by adapting his style to
bis subject. His programme may be described as
a reduction Of what has been called the People 8
Charter TO q middle-class standard. he fully
adopts one point Of the Chsrter-the Ballot He
reduces smother point, Universal Suffrage, while
declaring that be personally believes in it, TO the
vote Of rate-payers, that the qualifications now
required for being psrochial and n'anicipal
eector will suffice TO raake a man an imPerial
eector slso. He lastly reduces third point oil
the Charter, namely the equalization of electoral
districts to fairer distribution Of representatives
among the different constituencies. Such is hrs
proposition. lie would have it drawn up AID In
troduced into Parliament as the Reformers own
bill, in opposition to the country gentlemen's
measure, which the Derby Cabinet are likely 10
introduce, thinking that, in the Of the Re.
form bill Of 1880, union sill arise coon as the
scheme i, brought before the House. Theproposed
reform being thus set on foot petitions from the
different towns should be sent in to support it.
The House of Commons might give way before
slch general demonstration and If, as sprobable.
the Government should resort to lew election, it
would only afford new opportunity for agitation
Lastly, Mr.. Bright wishes the Reform party to
reject every bill which comedies lesS than be
demands.
The impression which this demeRstration has
produced in England is no doubt fairly rejected in
the London journals. Tie Tunes. with III humor
but slightly concealed, compares the sst and most
in poriant speech to the fabulous mouse which, ac-
cording TO the Roman poet, was tho offspring OF
mountain in travail. The contents Of the speech
it says, are trivial. There is no ncselty about
them. Neither are they clothed in anew garb.
Any stump orator spouting on Reform might h.'e
delivered the identical speech in the identical
words. The only thing that appears new to The
Times because of it's very obsoletenes,. IL the bad
taste of Mr. Bright in excsvatDg ongforgotten in
vectives agaipst the House Of Lords-ss if the
Lords had not just condescen@rd to become poPu-
lar lecturers Oh sociology Undertaking the lower
orders how to bear cheeriully their predestinated
inferiorty as if the Birmingham of 1853 vas the
birmingham Of 1880, with its revolutionary Pollti-
ical Union An ubderbred man alone could COM
NIT such unfasbionabe anochronisms. On the
other hand The Times is perplexed at the want of
discernment displayed BY Mr. Bright in peakins
for the ballet, although he must be fully iware Of
the fact that all the heaven-tern statesnen-Whig
snd Tory and Peete and Pamerstonitn-are unan-
imous against that political heresy The Tory
press, on the Other hand, lament The alterations Of
SO .'honest' man as Mr.. Bright. They say that
be has allowed himself to be ensnared into traps
treache rsusly laid for him by Whiggish Pharisees
This speech it seems, they consider open breach
of the truce between the Radicals and the Couserys
tives. Lord Palmerston's Organ-The Morning
Post-however, is not at all disappointed, since i.
knew all along that nothing good could come from
this stubborn Roundhead. The Morning Chroniele-
which takes up middling position between the
Palmerstonian and Derbyite pess-laments, in the
interest of Mr.. Bright himsel that he should have
flung all moderation to the wind, and spoken not
lie a statesman, but like q demsgogue. The
Radical press and especially the Radical peony
papers, are, on the other hand unanimous in ap-
psuse Of both the doctrines Of Mr.. Bright and the
manner in which he has now stated them.
For our part regarding the question ss one of
political justice and popular progress, and as tend
ing, in it's solution, to more democratic govern
ment of England, We hail Mr. Br9hts movement
with joyful hope and BID hiH Godspeed in his
manly and noble efforts.
We must confess to 8 most decided liking Tor