The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-25

The Liberals Of Parliament are pressisI
b'a for the extession Of she right oi saf
f.ge. but il eeeus With very little pros
pect of sneeess. Only small minority
Of The people of Eogiapd enjoy Whist y.
Americans regard as IN inestimabls apd
universal right. and get the attempt te
increase the number of electors there By
lev hundred thousand is Denounced by
the privileged classes ~ revolutionasy
and dangerous to the Government ard 10
Social Institutions. And eves many oi
the hitherto relisble Eberals shrink from
the experiment and arc found speaking
and voting with the Conservatives sgsiast
the R ldica,s, as the friends of q more lii.
ersl policy in regard to suffrage are called.
The Englsh government is aa Aristoc-
rscy, the Executive is hereditary a. 10
a'so one branch of the Legislature. vhis
The other branch though elective. 10 elect
ed By the higher classes to the exclusion
Of the masses Of the people. Heoce ev-
cry reform, every extension of popular
right or privilege is . concession by the
governing classes, and as q general rule
must be wrung from their fears Of Z vio-
lent revolution by brute force. The Brit.
ish doctrine Of free government is that
the mass of the people are not capable OF
selecting their own representatives either
10 make laws or to administer them, bu,
that 1t is their duty to trust privileged
few to conduct public affairs and to secure
the welfare and protect The liberties of the
people. And strange rs il may seem the
mass of British subjects fall in very CON-
piseen,ly With this dcgma and feel little
interest or concern in the great distie-
gushing and fundamental principle of car
free Government. the su5str.tum indeed
Of the RsPublie. The right of .uifrage.
L9rd Ecbo alluded to this country aud
cur policy on this ject in most con.
tenpiuous terms In eharseteIisieg tie al
vaneed Liberals. He said:
But What we're tie advanced L:bera'ss |
Let them take the Hon member of Bsr |
mlegsm That gentleman was perpesu
ally holdlng up the Institutions in Aner |
lea an favoIsble contrast 10 cur own. The |
~ish and OF 4cl Of these gentlemen be. |
hind him was to sssimiia,e the iustitutiop. |
OF fLls couotry with those which prevail |
ed in America. ("Hear, hesr," and |
cheers de did not think there was any
danger 10 this country frcm the speeches
oi these gentlemen. Why? FIRST, ON &C.
count oi the apathy Of the country on til.
Question, and because the reop!e of thi. |
country on the one hand kDou Too we'll |
the practical benefits of the constitution |
they enjoy to be led sstrsy By theories oi
representation. such as giving the frau
ehiss 10 any one who could work . sum
10 the rule Of three; and on the other
baud because the good sense Of the peo
pc reeoils st the notion Of going in the |
direction of these wild American institu-
tons There was therefore no danger
from the gen.'emen who held these ex-
trsme views. The danger lay 10 Tie qu- .
ton being treated not As one of principle, |
but as party question. (Hear, he.r)
His lordship also qeosei from letter
written by sn English Copperhesd in
this country which seemed 10 give him
great abstraction.
The writer then gave his experience of
America. He..ssid universal suffrage vas
partsef bis youthful dream, but be had
seen it 10 operation, and the ILLUSION vas
dispeIled: be said 10 one ip England could |
dream of The frightfui corruption 10 aii po-
liticsl matters 10 America, and added, |
"WhiIs you are pressing forward this na-
tion wants to 60 back" Hear. hea.)
Mr.. Lowe in the course of . speech
agains, the measure made some remarks
which ought to promote emigration 10 ihis
country, ard coming as they 10 from IN 4
opponsot OF R publiean government may
be regarded as the highest commentaries
Of our coartfy. He said:
In susl! Safes democracy may be desif-
able; bas for Esgand. - ~ prsssnt aate
81 Gtf ocStAsfMcoA A1o S&Utfk8aAtout 10
make s;epiu he disectios q democracy
appears TO me the widest proposal thar
ever vas pr j 'csed b. nks. Loud cheers
The happiness. the good esvereoert, .6s
tranquility aod prosperity which Aner-
ics enjess ps0er democracy Is stnp4niely
unat .ainabls in England, beesase Ausesi.
CO has il her bp1sdlea fertile Territories
~ antidofe for the peccaa: hsnors Of 30
ciesy il that eosstry. The wealth of
Americs is Of fthaa kipd that Governments
csanos destroy. for il is the direct gift of
The beandless masi6eence Of Naisse =
Ameriea is . couatry in which the pro-
ducts Of mas's labor are - netbisg 70
what Nature has bestowed on II. II hss
been esIcnl4,ed that 10 the valley Of the
Mississippi slo g 40. .0O0, 900 human b.
logs csssld live 10 sase vuhons icstl,ng
escA o4Asr. No civil var ~ intsrsal
c,m notions can destroy these advantages.
Bat ioDx - the state Ut thises in this
country [Hesr, hear. Properly hesDl
is fabric che ssssle sf The lsbse - ees-
er1fiana : fabric raiee1 70 n iu,nnense