New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-15
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It is clear that there are in England several
scores Of men anxious, net only t0 find 0ppof-
tunities OF spending sums varying in amount
1ram s500O to $4,000 on a contested election,
but also TO celebrate their anecess by the ragu-
lar payment Of annuities of more than fI006 a
gear I'd tleir constituents. Il becomes q aues-
ton Of considerable public interest TO inquire.
who are these men, and what do they want?
We are not speakingo of county members, or barris-
ters4 Iheirp parliamentary raisoa4 staeis apparent
enough. County members for the most part re-
present, not only the present opinions of GER
tain constituents, but the traditions Of the coul
ties and, IN some degree, Of the country ITSELF
Dlsmissing then the cases of territorial and legal
NJ, RE, the question remaius who are the men
that represent the larger and more costly bar-3
oughs, and why do they take the trouble of
paying 80 mDon for the pusition2 Looking nYer
the lists Of members we are struck with the great
number of contractors merchants, bankers bro
kers, colonial land oWners or traders directors.
of financial and other companies and eapital-
ISIS Of auascapitalists, of every description, In
q commercial and speculative age II III natural
enough that q certain number Of Representatives
of the people should be the representatives of
commerce and capital
But further reference discloses the fact that
those whom the b0roughs have sent to tho House
Of Commons are not among the best informed, or
the most capable of giving Information even on
their own special subjects. The position Of d
member Of Parliament Is the highest -nnninaily
all but the highest, practically the MgheEt-in the
kingdom, tits not quite equal to that of a Peer,
and u is not permanent, like that OF Peer but In
other respects 1t il as good The House of Com.
1non has gradually absorbed more and more Of the
government ef the empire. On allgreaB and anbs
mentous questions which stir the heart of tile
country it does, de Iacto, make or u1nlakest the
policy Of England. This lis of itself ali abstract
Satisfaction for which rich p6rUe7lfis content to
pay Handsomely, But it involves concrete aH-
joyInent which is more palpable and immediata
IG Is not enough t0 have be un lifei with S. and
to lage made s380,00l Of E2l0, 800 III EHent III
twenty-five years. That wall not win admission
into the n best sonietysn What boots Il to haya
made money and hoaghta fine place and become
squirsg The rich paluena faneies that he il
only Bfnmnagem squire after all. He curses
the condition Of AL things. While he is viewing
ail things III general through the lurd glass Of .
morbid Imagination, the tenlptef Appears 70 him
in the guise of an election agent, IA
This man knows a borough which is arlently
seeking Just sEGh a member as he would be- AS
to the expenses, the legitimate expenses they are
only few hundreds: and as to tho legitimate ex-
panses Why should gent emen tall Of such
things From that moment tile whole current Of
his thoughts ia changed. Life assumes another
and moro cheerful color. parliaH1ent Is the sopen
sesame OF bus every aspiration and ambition.
Once enter the portals Of St Stephens, and
everything else opens before him. He Incomes
forthwith governing entity. He sits en- thesatpe
bench with men whose farefathers have sat ttheTe
in every Parliameut since the revolution He pairs
with a yiscount Oh q Inarauis. III he makes few
observations, he is sTekenaf hy Mr., Gladstone or
Nr. Disraeli as sndy honorable friend Invita-
lions To dinners and soIrees inundate him. His
daughters dance with peers and the sons of peers.
Before siz months Of London season have passed
over their regenerate condition. they find they can
cnt their hnmbleT neighbo bors from Tie country, as
gracefully as ever they ware enS themselyess Tie
4ather'g happiness 10 festprea and The mothers
heart swells with triumph. n Saturday Review.
2 l5'rts 5S-5
suasEa,s Ea xPrI ms. rhe fiasco Detailing ths
rabbIe rout Of disappearing parsons and specu4
lating renegadea who. assumed to cover the