Smyrna times., 1859-04-28
NJ S c E LII A n EOUS.
Vote by Ballot Reform in England.

Vote by Ballot. Reform in England.
| The present attempt to reform the represen-
tation of the English House OF Commons is the
first step i'll the line of legal revolution. As
now constituted, England has 4G7 members
Wales 20; Scotland SD, and Ireland lO5 ma
king the whole number to be 654 The object
at this time is to pass what with US would be
called apportonment bill that which we do
without cOmmotI"n or dscOrd at intervals ei
ten years in oUr National Congress and at va
roUS appointed times Ia cur local Legislatures,
is the subject Ol great public excitement in
England aud the Cause Of terror 10 It's ruling
class The present attempt has been slimua-
ted by The bold assaults and popular cxpositions
of the un US, inequalities of the existing scheme
ot representation made by Mr. Bright, mem
Der from the borough of Birmingham. The
direct electrical effect OF his SIMPLE and down
! right statements, verified by figures and facts,
startled the whole ropuace OF England, and
hurried the Derby ministry into silly attempt
to quack with chronic disorder, by piece of
empirical craftsmanship that has been repudl-
ated and rejected.
How slrtlIng and appalling it appears to US
when ave read that out of every sac men in
Great Britain and ireland .fue OF them have no
votes, aud that out of 6,U0O,000 Of grown men
IN the United Kingdom, there are but l,00O,000
who have votes, and even these, by cOntrIyance
and management, are not fairly and equally
represented, but they are ftaudulently disposed
of aud destroyed by the manner in which mem
bers are distributed.
One.half of the House-330 members-re
present united constituency Of only 10000
persons !! and these constituents are only as
sessed fifteen millions OF pounds. while there
are "a members who represent 100000 elec-
tors, who are assessed at more Than twenty
millions five hundred and tweniy-three thou.
sand pounds.
This state of affairs cannot last forever
The secret of all the rancOr and hatred towards
US in England, is that her palrlcians see, day by
day, the influence worked upon the English by
our hcaIthful, rational example. We show
them that there is no need of hereditary classes !;
that there is no such thing as supernatural
man created to govern and command forever.
We show them that governments ure made by
men for men, and not by gods for demlgods =
= We show them that 1t Is the human being Inal
we value above all silver or gold or landed es
, tates, and that sucIely 10 the product OF com
pact, made tor the common protection Oi all
5 aud as property re4uIfes the m0st protection
: and Gusts the most t. protect, 50 should II be
subservIent 10 those who protect 1t, aud not b,
8 tner master -Step b. step EuglIsnmeu vii
secure their political liberty as they secured
their personal liberty by the Great Rebellion
Tnen Ouodehed was nsedcd TO overthrow abu
ses that Threatened To make them the servsnt
{ of arbitrary power. SInce that time they es
tabllshed the law the guardian OF indIvidua
liberty aud Individual rights, and they secured
society aud mems earnings from the anarchy
OF kIngIy viii or patrcan eXactOns. Erskln'
u Tough, the last great nghts IN behalf of persona
= liberty and the rght Of private Judgment at,
" from that day all despotic principles have bee
u Oan,shed from English courts oi justice, au
hey are the free courts OF tree men. Mex
:, they will reform the hsh political COnr,
is Parliament, and that by due Course OF law, tC
~ free men love the law, ina Ike the law, matmla.
ne the law. The first act will be read justment
y, the electoral dIsIrIcts-then the extension
10 the franchIse-tLen the vote by ballot-and
by inspiration then will the majesty, power al
en- Justice Of old England blaze out beacon IIgI
ce in the high North to guide others III the sau
=, =, way, aud by the same peaceful means, to It
rs. same glorious end OF liberty aud equality
nd Pennsy ytUGniGn.
MRS SICKLE IS CONFESSION. The New Yo
nd Times publishes the following communicate
lth with the remark that -" II comes from a genrl
70 man Of the highest character, and perfectly CO
~ versant with the circumstances OF which
ant writes:
wo "In Justice to an unfortunate woman, allc
fe me 10 state that the confession of Mrs. Sickl,
pc. apparently written with cool and almC
X. heartless delIberation, was indeed the result
sl. long and severe effort at selfcontrOl. 5
in had previously made three severol attempts
- lis composition, and failed through the ViOen
Mi. of her emotIons ONLY bV a resOute nerVI