, 1860-06-19
1lsKEPHES*ftsLE CONFLICT IN
ENGsLAh4t

Tno 'L,vds" and "Commons" cf Grca.
Britain are Ut leg,erheads. The two houses
OF Parliament have been brought into collision
On the question Of repsa!ng the paper duties.
4 bill lassci ihe Lower House 20 remit tax
gu pape', which las been thrown cut Of the
Upper House By decided yole. An excite
1neut has been created in consequence Of this
action of tho Lords, all over England. Pub
lie mettirg4 have been called in all the cliet
cities aud loves to dcnouoce tue conduct Of
che ToFy peers, who are charged with having
usurped one Ct the constitutional privileges Of
th= Commons. Some Of tile sIeakers have
declared tla. ';u.lcss tie Lords '.ack down the
day: Of tn hereditary pccrase are number
ed; and these hold sentiments are loudly
chscred. 0tlNr er"nkers describe the House
; a. Lords as a, ''aucms|y ong ttc institutions
Of fre. p op1e, taat can rxist only by SUI.
fera :c=;' and which r:ust rot he permitted to
usurp The tights cf the pie.
There j. III '.rrep,oss be ccnflict' in
the elder branch Of the Apgl, Saxon family,
between the Aristocracs AID tue Commoua],y,
which can no more be ignored or suppressed
t'an The cnra:c. among the younger branch
Oh th's side Of tl1c cccan between the systems
Of free aud slave labor. II is O!igarcly
against Reprblicarism there as well as here
Tie tag on t"a was the spark that lighted
the American Revolution. Ire repeal Of the
Missouri Comprom;s, has led to the destruc-
1lou Of tho rrens Democsatic ratty; and the
rejection Of the paper tax bill mhr end in
tl'e ov rthrow Of the British Ar;stocracy, and
the 4b:liuon Of tho lercEi,ary robliy who
have 50 Ing opplo:sei and tyranniz;d over
the English paople. Tia immediate question
between The privileged few aud the disfran.
chised many, taoEsh fd considerable conse-
quence in ttasN.s is hut feather ccm, ared
with The whole iBsu= involved in the cartro.
..xsJsy. TIC raler lax is merey match to
set IRE - tic magaz!ce fI!led witt, cs,nbleti-
ble material. The match may be ex!inguishei
bsf.re the magazine IS fired. mud thus avert
for seas7u the colfla3rn:ion that sooner or
later is sure t, tskc place. whatever tlunkey-
ism nasy do, CT atistocralic repression attempt.
ltm-y l.c necessary to correct understand
ing Of the consrovtrsy ~ describe the nature
Of the paper tux dispute: The excise duty On
pap'r ha> long been ttit rs heavy weight on
popu!nr literature, ard has prevented tho adop.
tioa Of TIE American eystom Of little 1ewspa.
pers Tno tag on paper amounts to seven
million dollars q year. 1t has the effect OF
compiling every !an,iy that takes daily
newspaper, 10 pa,r: n 4partsr Of d,.lar a
,ceE TO the c1rritr, instead Of sl,'lling or Git:
teen cs.-a's. It is Gle Of those p=',y imposl-
tiocs ths, G. ..nut!y .naoys and itritates every
body. Til ouc1 aus tax on knowledge, pre-
vents The English IRON. having an abundance Of
newspaper rendire Mt ch.-a' cost. such as
their American relations enjov, I'D the con-
tEast adds to John Bulls Irritation.
Ons Of the features If Mr.. Glads&one'~
revenue Budget. arising o1,t Of tie French |
Commercial Tsea:y, WIS the long desired re-
peal Of The Exciso Duly "n paper. Glsdstone's !
bill aoollshing this errvious inpost, supplied |
the loss Of rc:rrne by al additional penny i'll
the pound, cn ii4e ;n;>one ,ax-raisitg < the lat.
ter from ninc Il ten la:s-e sn the pound. The |
bill passed the House Of Commons by dcci- |
ded majority, in spite Of Tory opposition.
When it came before the House Of Lo'ds the
abolition Of tic paper duty was rejected By a
vote + 1873 to JOG, though the additional psn:
uy inc,me tax WAS permitted to pass. !; And
here uros. a question of privilege. The tbeo-
~ Of the British Constitution IT, that the
House Of cosnuors "holds the purse-strings
Of the nation;;" that tie Peers huve nothing |
TO do with taxation; that it is for The .r'pre~
eentstives Of the people aloae, to g7aut or with
hold supplies. and TO impose or repeal taxes.
Here s case in which the non-clected Lords |
retain tax Of seven million Of dollars alter it |
has been otherwise provided for, which, ia |
t1ct, is equivalent 20 imposing that amount Ct |
taxation without cosssnt Of the Commons. The |
Ministers who represent the Crown, declnre
TO Parliament thai they cln dispense with a |
certain tar, By providing substitute, which |
substitute both houses accept The Commons
vote the extinction Of the condemned ta1, but
Chamber Of hereditary Legislators, in no way
responsible to the people. steps in and retocs
thn abolition Of most unpopular inpost; or,
In Other words, tho Tory Aristocracy saddle
upon the people Of Great Britain q tax Of
$7,0oo.ooo, in violation Of the Constitution
and in opposition to The voicc Of the Crown,
Commons. and masses. here is an ugly issue
for the Mobility to meet rendered 10 tie Radi.
cal element It is just such an Issue as the
Republicans Of England have long desired with
thRir heredtarv foes and thev will uof ha .ro-