, 1865-07-31
JOHN STUART, MILL ON ENGLISH 8YMPA-
THY WITH IHE AKBELLION. 4 !,
In the course Of one Of his speeches to the:

Westminster electors, Mr 3tiil said:
low this sympathy Of TIC rich for the rich
| had manifested itstlf In very decided WRyi
during the last two Or three years, by the
extraordinary good wishes Of the higher!
I classe- OF this country for the SUCCESS Of the!
thls a.mattsr ofreproach against the rich and
higher classes Of thta country, for he WAS
quite ready to let by2ones be bTgones but
| they Wete not ut liberty 70 reuouuca the
privilege, nay, the duty. Of drawing lessons
heas, land lie should like to make few re-
! marks upon tho cnusc and meaning Of the
| sympathy Of the rich for these shareholders.
| Il was not that they loved slavery he &C;
! quitted them Of that Hear, hear1 But he
| coule not acuuit them of not having realized
10 their OWL minds by experience Or retlee-
| ton what q dreadful thing slavery really Eaa,
| and what were the results It produced aud
| pn7a rise to. It gave RpoWcT-Whcthes those
! Thn b.,s. used It or not-uf tcftur1nG human
beings to death st their: sap[ies; [Hsas'
hear.l The Gorrrnus~a TMee' t tns Save sh
holders enaeagored to, estao.,aa .-.,.''>' - =
been kind, ;of reign Of eyn on Tic ssarth.
Il was this which had given rise to
the boHie knife and the revolver, hot the
pure government Of democracy. 1Uaas. hear,1
Our privileged classes did not consider this,
or be believed that they would have acted ir
Q different manner from that which they did.
class loppe.ed by those who they thought
when they aaT That, they sud, sThssss lie the
southesneEs) must BE- the gentleman With
whom whom gentlemen ought: to symr.-
[Hea. hear;l The man who nearly murder
& e. M uoase sa@ns'' of on tas 9or xs af
that MIN a gsntlc1uan7 Acd the Wives and
/ daughters Of shareholders, who 1ntsed sub
sc1iptions to marx their approval Of hts cor
fined and polished. the highly intellectual
society Of Mas saehusetts, the poets, orators,
philosophers. the popular preacasra The
brightest and best, those who took the lead |
against thefc euo1m,ties such as Chan
@ BaasIo, 'ai Motiey, s Wthese h.sNS1 se!s n9Sas aos
gentlemen, they we,e = low Radicals !
and vulgar deulayoguesi .{Cheers.1', So !
blicd were these ,peop1e-these pffv11eged |
.ones--on our: side Of the Hater, that they |
DID not lno" or care TINT the people whom |
they were. thus attacking wore those known
Of English literature, sympathizers With the !
Euglfeh people, admirers Of us, and tolerant /
q much TINT Was. had IN our instltntlousi |
He did not make this ] matter Of reproach |
to any one, because, Then 50 maay jolned in
Il, itwnuld not be right TO apportion share:
Many who were we'll worth j Of their respect
had yielded to this general perverslon OF
sentiment; and the moral he drew: from |
It was this that they had here one Of tha
most slgnni instances, and 60 recent that it
soWu ~ t NV " 9l5eetea o. 81 be4o9gMg. to Old.
en limes, q how l2r men Gould be carried
t!onal b!as he Was petsnaded, bnt still one
that made the rich symrathi:e With the rich! l.
the privileged with the privileged and tie |
practical lesson which he. aeduced from It
Mas this, tnat II vas avery Just and pr1per
3. Lhlng that lAefe should be Elch1 men In Par
lntsIssss Q. tne llen' nnt also. n they wanted
! s11aaaI care 70 " ,a9en ei ~ poor, they
nao oettef not ehut tue door Of the House Of
COMMONS upon tne poof man - :, ~,
! >. SPEECH OF MR. .JOHY BRIGHT.
Mr.. Bright. who was elected. without o1-
10 the Question Of Resorm. IIe 1nafptafnef1
that the power Of The people was eyervwie1e
advancing aud contesting the ancicut authd- /
tity OF, monazchs and afistoctacits.: Educj- |
ton and intelligence we're ,eraiualIy per,nA
'ating the masses Of the popuiauoa aud neF
light, obtainiug- the sympathy and Tie sub
mort Of all sensible ,meu. .and pfyinp rreat.tr !
security to tl.e 7freedorn NJ nnss1sf III
question Of Rehrm Waa en- pflati III nj.
mary one Of the iay.: ret tae prin,e Min;sfst
in liz address to III ej,;c.ors n TIvorto1, !, II
saia nothinr ahot,t' Il That was W,se ~ 1co1. ~
sIdeiine ew6at he hai dana n ~ rc"aT;, f. eut X
Bnt hnth. amonr tha Gii,erai and * ~, - -
,cand;dates fbe .1anesfJon nf Rcfnrm vas 1nos 1D9
Toned n o,,a war ~ onofhcr ~ a,a II IHo Sancd
that Was mat3cr yvhich ,nnsr T hs a. aao1, " -
sc1cd ard e soop sstteJ Ths j IIbe,.1a n a s,t
more or. iess specific. IL thciF M r statenenta MI;
thn Tnries mod am,,jonnn. nhrasas
.Thev. said :. fheV vnn1d not oh{c"t r.
Wsl1 cor considered measure. ahic,, ; msant r.
1ness1ire Tint vas ti hS, rf,n sf9s-ed 80 in,,.
that thev won1d never cor1s toan1,con,.iHs.. ~ is
eion whatever atout H. sThfsn ~ @5 gaiv the
Tories aid they.wera - Ia farnFs 5f ' 1h.l ',h4r
ca,1nJ ns,' hn}cread o.t.fo1, ~ sas.t9