, 1859-09-05
3@rtsa Triht1tte.
"luERIclE KOTEs." RT MR. C0BDEy.
why he did not Accept 0aee under
LUrd Palm efaaop.

why he did not Accept 0R:e under
Lurd Fa1hefsaou.
A grand +oirse was given to 31r. Il. Cobdcn,
u. r, At Rochester, England, on the 17tll ult,
in houur u bis election 4 member for that
borough. TIE OCCASION belug the Grst on which
the honorable gentleman was 10 address his
constituents since Ills return from America aud
his subsequent refusal to accept u seat in tue
present Cabinet. it had been looked forward to
with much general interest. The soir+< WAS held
in spacioua marquee erected in the Castletncfc
Of all natious, bauncrs and loras derices.
About 500 persons, including considerable
portion IF ladies' were present..
Mr. Golden, Gu rising to slenk, was receired
with vehement cheering: he said am rather
out Of practice, for tuink it is now two years
and hAlf s'nce addressed public Getting
| out Of Parliament, and l am afraid that, with
| the disadvantage Of being under canvas, I may
| iui1 to make myorlF heard by everF one here
! present, unless you indulge me with silence
| during the short time occupy your attention
! al.d FIRST gentlemen. let ME tender to you my
| you showed ne when was 1000 miles distant
| IRON you, in having returned Dc for your con-
| st!tueucy. which make no secret is III honor
| winch covet beyond that Of uny other constit-
uency. (Cheers. In hssing returned ME vol
| untarilE-and, as | may say, utmost without 30
| oil my hearty thanks Tor the honor aud kindness
| you hare shown me. Thank those gentlemen
| ut distance, some Of whose letters caught my
| eye, and who hafe rendered substantial lsuppoft
| 10 iny cause and / will venture, If | not
| travelling beyond the hounds Of strict party dis
| ciplinc, also 10 express my acknowledgements
/ to our opponents, who on this occasion, as |
learu, slcutlted their swords, and granted ne
uu urmistice, which, I hope-Et all events, it
will not be my fault If i Should not be-aay
r'pen into permanent pence. Cheers
What you want, b.sles such 1,lan rs bare
| spoken of is, for your Parliament to allow mt
chcers] L dcu's tpcal: Of the ballot as Il cure
fur ii. evils, or as political measure mixed up
with other questions Of organic character,
| sI'rak now uf It only means ct preventing
10 q large extent the exercise Of this gross cor.
rup,ion, aud as a E1oral Instrument to check the
| growth Of that rutlenncss which is saIpnE the
| foundation Of our electoral system. l an byno
means CERTAIN and say j. in all lrankneSs, that
forwarding auy one particular pnste's interest
Ut the poll an not prepared to say that my
views With regard to public questions would BE-
/ more represented in lhc baliotbcx than they
arr now by open voting. l think very likely
that the purty-the political party that most
breads the ballot would sometimes most profit
| by it; but this say, any one who has inquired
| A. to the conduct Of elections in America, in
Switzerland, in France, in Spain, and anywhere
| the ballot is adopted, and will compare them
with the tumult. the violence, the boodsl,tl.
the disgusting and lideous corruption ne VT
ness at our electlons,-1 say nobody can doubt
| as moral engine, rs the means Of rcprcss1ng
these cxcesscs. the ballot is the best resource,
| the best e1pcdieut, We can have. Checrs.1
will mention one Illustrative fact which |
acquired in America OIL this subject. Now, nn-
dersta:d, l am not going to quote America US
country. where you should 70 for limitation III
| everything regarding her political institutions,
which are ns unti: for us in some respects As
ours would be untitled for them. [Checrs- r.
But this may say in passing, that the wllte
men Of the United States have theory Of GOV.
crumcut which they have laid down in their i'll
stltulont, which, it the human Instrument te
equal to the political 1nactinc. means 10 d"ai
justly and fAi, 5 Us every man in tLei. comrnu-
nifty. But now contlnc myself to one fact that
| vas given to inc i'll NY travels in AMERICA.
was speaking to gentctnan-wlc letter l
u,ay read, for it is in but few words-whose
name Mr.. Kandalj il known to sumo oi our
statesmen here for remember he gave cTt-
deacc before Committee Of the House Of Con-
p1ons upon which sat to inquire into the mod,
| Of proceeding Of our Houses Of Parliament
in order 10 furnish information as TO tie
rule Of The Congress Of the United States
lie is n man stnndng high, both socially
and politically. lie mentioned this fact III
conversation with the, and, wishing that should
bare the iul! benefit Of the Information under
| bis uwn 81 i.natuip, he Wrute Ilc letter after
left Philadelphia, where the gentleman lives
(and shall take care II have It publls he'd ad'
dressed 10 me at " Wasl4inatnn 1t coutaias these
| lines: F." | l,aye been for fifty years connected
wsl! political and parry movements in i'i'.!adcl
phia, and never knew VOTE bnu@ht or sold.
Cheers That is ouc Of the largest cities in
America, aul cDutaius one Of the largest poEu
lutions If mechanics and wortnen. tor r4la
dr!phia has changed its character from being, as
it formerly was, !. leading seaport. aud llas BE-
come almost entirely II manufacturing cltr, Will
t'"'.'"H' er 7".S" inhabitants. THIS gentleman
would nat harc told mr. am sure, tia. e'rc
tuns in America pure in every respect
thus there is not very often great deal If laa
u.e,rc1ing aud party nsana!,e'l,.nt-that there
are not II some degree PRESERVATION und dUubls
yutes Ind tic like-hc would not have told Lii
thai wiltnut exception all their ccctions ar
| carried Oh teaceublv and TRANQUILITY; bu. Ia
plentnncd tho fact that the ballot prrSclte'
such I'LL obstacle to bribery ,hat nobody caret
u buy Il v"te ind pay 1or it when hc did m
| know tliut he yut value in e1chanGe. Cheers.
Gen,lemen, shall say ro more OF my expert
cnce il America I, present, for, to confess tn
bon, st IT tth. was too kindly treated tlc,c; ell
feel that w:s received SO kindly there iron
NV connection with great question Of cos'no
,>otisan interest, and ,e.t, ia al! humility, sAa
| was greeted IS the representative Of otlcr
the Kind civliilles Of 1ha. people, and If ihs
: ! presented themselves there they would be IT
ceiycL with thr same hospitality myself. Du
confess w@s 10 kindly treated III Amcrir
that feel am not Ed luparti2! witness in thcl
F., cause, aud that ought TO say us little as poss
bic m that topic. tLsughter) Now, it is In
portuut thar We shond see that the source Z
cur electoral system is pure, nasusuch as il
quite eyiJent that for veal or woe public opinio
in this country, rs manifested Ut the rolllIl4
| booths, must become more and ihore power!t
in the government Of this country, and IL
merely n our own domestic government; oil
this is Il question to Which, Ut tue present nix
utn,, !, is well to refer. 1t is quite evident III;
| public opinion is becoming more and more p'
4, ient i'll matters IF foreign as well as domeat
policy.
I find that an, expected here to Offer an c:
plauaiion Of an inclleut that occurred hel
suneti.nc a=o. 1Hear, Lear II it should |
though: ,las It is, cyvn ut this distance Of tin
. ! becuui'n. III Inc to say irw words 10 you {
that subiect--a,id should certainly hare d.>l
ed it p.csump,unus tn have said anything up
it 10 ATTY one e-(llear> but if il il so'
vi,l us UNDERESTIMATE, is, ir'n your chiefs up'
The platform, 4 course l must obey.
went to Loudon, and before calling upon
seeing any one, | thought it better wait up'
Lord ra}mrrston, and express to him exact
| MIX were NV views on tnt suu!ccI. ul'tt 1t
you as frankly as spnkc to him, wl'a: pass
between us. To Lord Palnlerston stated Il
;. case thus: I hare been fer ten or fifteen ,ca
the systematic ossailant Of what believe to
your torei IN policy. ! thought it war'lke, il
+. calculated IL promote peace OF harmony |
twcen this country and other States. 1e1piai
cd to lin precisely whit MY feelings had be
in these words, | snid, .' 1t is quite possible
may have been mistaken in all this. When
man takes at IDEA up and pursues i. for ten
q twelve years, very likely his first in1rcssio
may hare been exaggerated" But put it
Lord r:lner>ton, and put to you. whetd
having recorded those op1uions, it was fit q
:, becoming in me to step from m -anerie
n steamer into his cabinet, and there and then,
the first time atler having received at his hat
= post Of high honor amt great emouncnt,
I'd discover had undergone change in NY or
ions, and whether tlIould not have been op
to great ui>cuastructiou by The public at Il,
,ts if / had adopted such proceeding. Gent
a:- men, csntlidls confess 10 you that would hi
~ been II course Inconsistent with ms own NJ
II respect. {Chcers.) don't intend to dwell
| that subject because it woul,l he egotlstcai
nv part. don't mean 10 ella M 10 my self {
u,ore merit ,hun belongs to me, and do
wish n,r abnesat'on in any way to effect on III
~ *ho tnok different line must frankly