New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-17
ENGLISH POLITICS.

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- "u' 81 "'senvees-the oiii
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~ ls,5 ~ " I'VE WIN uot suiuce
Az, On Al, OIL us slages, even III
s'Aii' esel' siiouu !. Pass 'ue
80. rs, 'le i'utUs "ould nov hesitate 20 re-
3ess y, "tth sHcn an overwhelming vote as would
NV aliu aeletlneu Puohc sentiment
- '4e OppSi House "oui" ho' venture
esls.' Du' q sie"uer AiaJohity VI hNe votes IN
sPtSs ~ SAistVetae3 VII nohe U tnose lefrors
eAle4 ~ oYt tasH Sogeisseeioe III tle reform
% " Ae'@ AAe van ho" goes TO the COM
n.i''ee ~ ~ WHO'S "ueIe y win pfoe&oiy be
iausu'e'eu' VI aolie rs oe8'h WIN amendments.
HSFe sos s' Hahd aiiy analysis OF the vote In
te tiogse y 0at II Is pam that many
Jug i-ioeiS'9 must nave joined the Opposition.
iaueeu' we measure was not OF nature to meet
sne eAigeheles Oh the case. 1t was OF course, OPP,
poseu ny the lorles and Conservatives generally
80 81 aFeIse AEoal any sort OF change; and il
.sl.e0 20 ehhse inc sympstmes Of that large
,"N"euoe III we Liberal party which wishes
sife pIaoucai direction to the reform
ilio ~, eiilene' me great OBJECT of the English
lelofllers IS 70 extend the power of the
e4at aAu manufacturing classes, and Tela-
t'9ls' " uliinish lhe lnnuence Of the landed ars-
'Votsey' liiis mas been the point OF the struggle
ailioil mas oeeh Wasea IN England for the last
siAty years, ana ihe hrse phase OF which culmina-
IN 1857 IN the redistribution of representation
anious tae Uotougns ana shires' But IN that con-
tes' the FRANCHISE question was not Immediately
1hYoiVea. me extension Of the right OF suffrage
vas Eo' insn q tenet OF liberalism. IL was only
ufseo W lhose speculative politicians VINO nave
~ sfea1 Nelsnt Y England, ana Waose method Is
e ensleiE ~ variance With 1ne cast Oh English
thought ana me haol's OF tae Engiish mind. The
lsus y WV mas never oeen regarded II england
y q Ars1 pfinoipie'" political axiom from which
soSeriiueats ana constitutions ihuse oe the logical
aeauetion' y mas never oeen considered natural
iisnt as |. IS CLAIMED 70 oe oy Mr. sumner, or as
aaYne flgnt e. i Z asserted 70 oe by the Rev Dr.
SleeEef; lts extension therefore, 70 any class
polo" NV pai,n9sou Oouy u electors mas only
1s0otHe pVii''Va' t7sae N tiiies When tne eleya-
M , H., siieo ol me lover
oiuets e, .,aus y necessary 20 aamt at least
,srsIat.. IIa H. p't 1attVu = steetofal
pa5,leses. Henss Sne qQesuon OF the extension
+ = england from much
q r. ihesapn5sieal character Wlth which it has
49, 44t'eAs /
!. plopienl y UNCUT 81 soiuuon In England
.he qaesLon Il practical, and not metaphysical.
n eLs country at least with the dominant party,
Y III dominant secuon, It IS metaphysical, not
plac1loai mere y Is discussed deductiFely, the
pFo9ieln peing nave all men natural or divine
E,snt Y Yote Ihere II Is discussed inductivey
inc pFopiem pelng Is 1t proper, on purely pract-
"a gfounas % extend the right Of franchise, and
aFe We classes 70 whom It is proposed to extend
tnae Ilght' sufficiently intelligent to exercise it
win becoming prudence and Judgment? AT the
present moment the English Liberals answer these
questions IN the affirmative. The Conservatives
as might pc expected, answer them in the mega
I'VE. Public opinion seems to ratify the Liberal
view OF The case. Hence it is not to be doubted
'nat some sort o. a reform bill, providing for
sefy considerable extension Of the franchise will
inany get through the British parliament.
But at this moment the question is complicated
'lsn one o. much more practical Importance. The
aete extension OF the franchise, would not ma
efiaily disturb me balance Of parties as repre-
sted N Falilanent; because itwould taller the
polpeal eomplexionof the constituencies.
laheaester Wonld nave nc more weight in ParIa-
neil IMAM siie mas now even if every male inhab
' mlsia y. lllnl.s were permitted to vote, unless
u y q tae number Of voters az
wlth some increase Of proportionaterep
.he extension Of the right of voting to agricul-