The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-30

victory which he and his heroic Army Of the
Potomac have resolved and are sure this time
to win.
The Reform Movement In England.
Some months since controversy arose be-
tween the editor Of the London Times and Mr..
Richard Golden, the former having minated in
tho columns of his journal that Mr.. Golden
and Mr.. Bright, both looked upon as reformers,
were agrarian in their tendencies. Mr.. Golden
vehemently denied this charge; but Mr.. Bright
allowed the matter to pass unnoticed. Recent
events have proved that the Times was correct
in its surmise, and that its dread Of reform was
we'll founded. Mr.. Bright may not be an
agrarian; but he certainly d laboring to intro
duce great and sweeping reforms, which shall
place the people In their proper sphere and
reduce the hitherto unbounded power Of the
aristocracy. Mr.. Golden ID not evidently up
to this great movement. Hence his eager desire
to be indicated from the charge made by the
Tines Mr.. Bright cared not to deny the i'm
plication. He is determined to oppose the
aristocracy, and takes his stand boldly Thanks
to his untirlng efforts, reform has got to be
more than q mere word in England. In fact,
the evidences of change In this respect have
become so strong a. to cause NJ. Gladstone,
the ablest member Of the Queens Cabinet, to
adopt tho reform party and he now confessedly
stands forth its most powerful adherent
Mr.. Gladstone made q geat speech In the
English Parliament, in which he demanded an
extension Of the franchise. This discourse has
become the great sensation in England. 1t is
endorsed by the workingmen throughout the
kingdom, and Mr.. Gladstone has become their
champion The liberal journals exult over
this great stride towards more liberty for the
people, and prophecy that Gladstone will be
the next Premier Of England, as the govern
ment will have to favor the reform movement
if it wishes to preserve Its hold upC he masses
1t may be that Mr.. Gladstone Employing the
people trick; that he has ostensibly espoused
their cause that he may control and keep
within bounds the reform movement; but
the probabilities are that he saw the
real strength Of the people, and chose
to adopt their cause. with ambitious views.
Be that a. 1t may, the ball has been set rolling,
and it will grow at every turn. The aristocracy
may seek to oppose the reform movement, and
at first with some show Of success; but they
must finally be vanquished, as their resistance
will but increase the determination OF the
people.
The visit Of Garibaldi to London was the
beacon light which signalized the coming strug-
gle. Cue long depressed agitation OF the
people broke out irrepressibly, and the gov
ernment became alarmed. Garibaldi was sent
| away; but all the harm he could do was
already accomplished. The people were
aroused; the revolutionary spirit which has so
long lain dormant in England awoke, and now
the rights OF the people must be acknowledged
by the government or it's very existence be
impefilled. That fearful monster, Reform,
which has been the terror Of the rulers Of the
English people for SO many years. has at last
stalked forth, and must be appeased, else Eng
land must prepare, in her turn, to encounter the
dangers OF revolution. The peopIe-ths hith-
erto patient, loyal people-have at last deter
mined to assert their rights, and before their
power the government must submit 1t re-
quires no gift Of prophecy to foretell that the
influence Of tho overbearing aristocracy of
England is drawing to close. They must
soon give way before the people they have so
| long and 50 arbitrarily ruled.
! REBEL INFLUENCES IN WALL SrREEr-Some
people are given to imagine that the price OF
! gold is good evidence OF the nature Of the
news from our armies, whether favorable or
unfavorable, and that In fact Wall street is the
grand and infalliblc indicator of the way In
which the war il going. If gold operations
were fairly conducted, and the quotations from
day to day represented the bona fde value 81
the article, It might be safe index 10 this par
ticular. But this Is not so. Wall street Is, in
. measure. in the hands Of rebel sympathizer'
and direct rebel agents, who create 6ctitioul
price for the purpose Of showing the cmbar
raised condition Of affairs At the North, to dis
pirlt our people and give comfort to the enemy
and his agents.
There is nothing substantial 10 th'
way these gentry carry on their pro
ceedings except the success which attend
them. A rebel agent nominally buys o.
sells with another, with whom be 10 L
collision, at q high rate, neither OF then
L hsvtc~ . So1lo~ -3xh whi~h "a ooovstA. and thi