The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-03

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OF Garibad ard aa,zoi beneath the dome o. -, Peers
and then Fastening 10 Tho Old cathedral u Buds 10 do
homage 70 the grave o. kossnth
Lord Derby's Organ ON American InssI-
cations.
Prom the London Herald, Oct 10
The Hon. GFgntley Berkeley has recently favored the
iDhab Of glasgow with bis experiences 10
during tour there Of yearly t9elvemontn IN social
subjects those experiences not fragrant and The only
shall make upon them tnsl, the erpc6
toration habits OF America NJ. ofanseg Berkeley oey
repeats and 70 far adds evidence TO he truth Of sha in
Vulnerable ding writer's have stated We hope that
Mr. Berkeley ard hs predecessors color their pictures
little, but we fear they are more Photographic than
Imaginative. On the question Of the boosted s0pcrority
political freedom in America AMI Of tie ballot the
periences Of Mr. Granaey Berkeley are Of greater,
because OF political value Toe amount ot 20.
lteness or u society is a question for
itself than COR foreigners II people do like
TO incur the danger Of being spit upon shot falling,
why, they syy ~ home. We hardly have right TO
complain Of nnpeasins soca habits - soa,d y lie wh
the value OF the peculiar political institutions of any
try. Ihose would concern only that nation tsef II hey
and their admirers not perpeuGy holding them up
for admiration and imitation and telling the world loudly
that they not rs others We were 10 believe Mr.
Bright and Mr. Golden other enthusiastic admirers
al least prOneut Of American Institutions arc In
babes In the Earning Of freedom, compared WITH
rics- Bat Mr. Berksiey-wno Is himself an old
politician, went there, We may presume, for the
express purpose OF studying The American pohty-
tells very different story. He ssyss-'.ae found IN
New York that the statements OF Mr.. Golden and Nr
Bright were utterly in error. lnslead Of holding up
America az place TOR rs 10 copy as regar It's political
state IL Ia the greatest state Of political confusion
and tyranny that bad over come before him, aud he
ought be able TO judge Of the political state q
try having represented In Parliament the western dv
sion Of Gouoesrshre for twenty He had learned
something OF coercion in ths country but he had never
witnessed such ightfu coercion a. no had seen 70 the
United states He described the kind OF influence that
exercised by the lowest classes controlling the
political elections lie granted that preston might be
harsh in this country, but II was nothing 70 the oppres
zion Of the mob in America The ballot there
to America instead q BON, gave freedom the
Of the FRANCHISE WHAT could be serious
tnan me Tact that the classes IN America possessing
wealth the upper classes arstocrsoy held themselves
aoof IN onincd silence during these eioctions because
they knew ihey were overwhelmed by the massesS
hessrs Golden and Bright knew they not telling the
truth when they ne!d up the American Institutions Us 81
example for u.s.
Now IN this sta cement also Mr. Berkeley IL sti only
confirming what has been stated by many pre-.
cedDg travellers out hrs evidence ON the subject
IN Variable because Of his having had q heightened
practical experiences q the working ~ electoral
Institutions. Ara whatever may be their extenl Of
have never pretended they pcrfcct-u
least they have yet reduced ~ " the condition OF
excluding from ali interest," participation IN public
affairs precisely ihose classes Who by their education,
leisure snd their fortune. the adapted %
take part No conservative cIutends that
the worslpg Glasses should be wholly excluded from
Ia ng share In pubic Anahs. Nor are they IN TINS
country, and they would by time have lad arger
share Than they have for party and other,
Mr. bsrAeNs hih had not becn oyerthfoga But II
thing say that tho working shall bc excluded
from share q power and another thing q say ttst they
.hs by force Of numbers oste out o. all power All al
interest In public aairs the educated Glasses irue witt
there continual contests for power between classes
The ono sometimes Get little the VIPER band and soc
times other but a the legislature u
ysned win sprinkAng from all classes ~ o. scty. We
90 not that the French Assembly OF tnc shlr
veo republic ii ls4s VIC have any Imitation n tsgean
- ouUyi,y 4 member. But Il that cllss Of
EXCEEDED from ntnK actually n members, y u not BE-
the electors cannot send WorIacn they choose
bat Thai they 10 not choose, and think very wisely
ELECTORS prefer 10 fend general educated Of
The class gcneroaiy allied gentlemen @ Parliament ~
members Bat Ia thc cnnlce of their members the work
ing people bave, ~ al know large voice; that
voice y DE- Jazo represented and heard IN Parliament