The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

made by Mr.. BaIGHr, in he Reform speech
at Manchester, Dec. 10:
- am not insenslble u some
things that appear to me to be errors in
principle-sOme that are errors IN practice
in the Constitution and the customs in the
United States, but protest sgainst our
being shut up to take nothing from Ameri-
Ca but Gotten, and rice, and tobacco, laugh
ter aud cheers, and, in fact, We do take a
good many other things. ! am told that
my friend Mr.. Plat, member Of very
eminent firm in this neighborhood, has a
wonderful machine from America with
which he makes bricks. We know that
/ the agriculture Of this country has been
greatly advantaged by fhe importation OF
reaping machines from America. We
know that those persons who are going
about so apprehensiye Of innovation have
particular reason to be delighted with
America, because they have received from
that country the invention Of the revolver.
Laughter. At this moment, in the Gov
ernmeDt smal-arm establishment at Enfield,
they have patent machinery from America
for making gun s.o ks. They can turn on.
a gun stock, am told, 10 twenty-five min.
utes, fit for the barrel--wbat dreadful
thing to think Of laughter and am
sure that Mr. Miles, il his Protectionst
princIple have not long ago deserted him.
will be Mortified To hear that they have
actually brought Americans over to show
the English how to work them coatnued
laughter but there is much more behind
The Times, the Morning Star, the Duiy
Telegraph, ard the leading newspaper in
this district, the Manchester DAILY Exam.
nsr, with, believe, two OF three OF the wide
ly circulated London weekly papers, are all
printed on machines which were either made
in America, or, being made in this country,
were made upon the American patent.
(Cheers.) Further than this, don't you re-
member that the geniry-the West-enders,
including even the ladies-have been sub
scriblDg ten guineas apiece TO invite clever
farmer from Ohio TO show them how to
tame horse! Loud laughter and cheers. J
Anything but politics (aughter); you may
delight yourselves with their charming poets,
il you liks-with Bryant, Whittier and
Longfellow you may interest and instruct
yourself by their great historians, Bancroft,
Prescott and Motley-but if you ask bow
free populations ore working among yosr
own countrymen on the American continent,
you are denounced as unpatriotic, and ut
any rate reasonable to the House Of Lords
| CHEERS and laughter) But l am not with
out grea. examples in this country. ! will
read, il you will allow me, passage which
was particularly CALLING to those gentlemen,
From a report OF my speech at Birmingha
| said. generally, IN all the sovereign and
/ independent States OF America, there is a
/ franchise as wide Us that which have pro
posed to night.
There is an exact and equal limit Of mem
bers TO the electors, and there is throughout
many of the States the protection Of the
ballot yet in America We find law, order,
and property secure. and population in
the enjoyment Of physical comforts and
abundance such rs are not known to the
great body Of the people Of this country,
and which have never been known in any
country n any age oi the world before.
! Now, Lord John Russell short time ago.
was at Liverpool, at a meeting Of the So
clal Science Association, and he made II
speech. many parts OF which, think, were
most admirable aud instructive lie re-
ferred 10 America IN two particulars. AMI
showed how. in the States Of New York
and Louisiana, the laws had been coditied
aud simplilied. lie said that with iew
days study man might make himself per.
i,ctly acquainted with the lava with regard
90, arl i,,.l.I OIL I,l,
Russell VINO was not afraid 10 look abroad
ou question OF lhis kind, said be did DOT
see why an old country should h. ,ormented
with a system which was unnecessary. ard
which il was found so advantageous to die
pcnse with in q new country The noble
lord said. 1t is education which enables
the United States Of America to proceed in
their wonderful career upheld by the most
popular institutions. without serious dis
,urbance Of law and order Loud cheers
will also quote another noblemsD---a most
estimable man too man who has in bis
time done great Justice to the pccple and
institutions of the United States-the Ear
OF Casis'e Cheers
Eight years ego, when the state OF Amer.
Tea was fresh IN hs mind, he delivered a lee.
turr from which have taken two extracts.
speaking of tie elections in that country b.
says Elections may seem the universal
business, the topic and passion OF lie, but
they are. al least with but few exceptions
carried % without any approach 10 tumult
ruirness or disorder those which hap
pened 20 see we're the must scda;e. uaim
passioucd processes can imagine. In the
frye states, at least the people at large bear
an active. and believe on the whole q
useful part 10 all the concerns OF Internal
government and practical daily life And
th.n. Speaking Of the condition Of the people
h. said, aud YOU viii note how far il corrob
crates, bow tar il extends even wha, laid
The feature which is the mos, obviou,
and, probably the most inevitable, i,
he nearly entire abseuce-C,rtainly Of ih,
appearance ina gres, degree --oi the reality
Ia no part OF the world, lmagiD., Is thert
50 mach geu.ral comior, among the bulk O
the people. aud gashiag ABUNDANCE struck
III, as the permanent character Of the laud,
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