New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-13
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Of the Reform meetings in London and the Hyde Park
os is little greater than Mr. Beales is able to support.
His prominence is due to the fact that his undertaking
devotion Reform put him in position Of leadership,
which stronger not ready at the moment and
on the spot 10 The Reform League is far too
radical for Of what calls itself Liberalism in En-
gland. Mr.. Beales is tall, slender, gray-hared and
bearded man. achancey barrister by profession revising
barrister for Mddesex until lately his appointment having
been revoked by Lord ChiefJustice Cockburn on tho
ground that he had been concerned in political movements
of questionable character lie speaks heavily but has
plainly strong hold on the sympathies Of his audience,
and is well entitled by his sincerity to their confidence
Mr. Brights colleague Mr. Scholefed, accepted his ad
dress in speech of Is minutes, manly, sensible not
word of cap-trap in it, and defereDtia than
representative should be TO his constituents know little
of Mr. Scholefed, but he IS manifesty gentleman who
respects from conviction the rights of those who not
He has been member for Birmingham for 20 years and
his father before him.
Then came John Bright. 1 have great meetings
welcome great America, but never such welcome
as Mr.. Bright received. The audience rose in body.
The cheering was continuous Niagara and caught
up and rolled back into the hall in great of sound
by the 90 900 outside Mr.. Lowe rgh-these people
are impulsve, and their hearts beat with emotion
which they quite unable 10 express Affection, ad-
mration gratitude, passionate enthusiasm toward theis
great leader-all there. Mr. Bright faced IL with
composure; stood like granite amid that made all
other go throbbng and bounding with excitement
Stood about five feet ten, strongly built upright hands
hanging mooness, not responding by any bow o!hee
sign or acknowledgment of the splendid greeting that
given him. Waited patiently till it wasoversix minutes
by the watch. Photographs of Mr. Bright not
mon in America and there lithogrsph of bin some-
where in your Office neither Of which is quite like him,
and some Of the photographs abomnable cacatures
The face is all resolution its prominent feature the eyes,
which alone answered the eyes and voices and hearts that
appealed to him, and which light up countenance not
otherwise handsome, with singular beauty Forehead
is broad and overhangs the eyes hair gray straight and
thick lower half face long but keeps the char
acter frmness in the strong lines Of and the per-
verse curve the tightly closedlps, which little like
Thackerays but thinner. Altogether massive impress
sye face not wanting ernness plainly accustomed to
look on other faces friendly capable occasion Of
anger of blazing wrath which has corched Others than
Mr. Lowe with its white heat At this moment you see
the firm features beaming With affection, and still as thu
great orator stands he ysb touched by the eageroye
which is shown him. When be began 10 speak the worda
came slowly but without hesitation, with deliberate
distnctness Of utteance that would remind you Of Web
ster-when he was sobe, The two men have something
in common intellectually aud Bright as Webster did, can
control an audience by sheer personal force In BOTH the
as distinguished from the Reason Imagination is pow
erfu but whereas in the American this faculty invaded
the moral nature of the man and subdued it, in the Eli
gshman the belief thing because it is right is leryent
aud undying. Still further Mr.. Bright unlike most OF his
countrymen believes in Ideas while TO Mr. Webster tho
meaning of that word unknown could draw much
closer parallel between Mr.. Bright and Mr.. Chase from
whom again he differs in his aectiona almost
much as from Webster in his moral.
II is not much to say that this speech which Mr. Bright
proceeded 10 deliver was one his bodest The time has
come when safe 70 be bold The taunt that the work
ngmen took no interest in reform has reused them, AID
from one end of the kingdom the other you hear tho
murmur which precedes the busting of just such astormo
indignant denial as broke the clear sky of Birmingham
yesterday At the head of 5,00O,O00 men, courage
surprising quality. In Mr.. Bghts il the I'M
hnching courage shown during 20 years Of conflict which
made him the leader of the 100000, and which gives
his other great qualities opportunity for wider
usefulness than they have ever yet had. Yet SO
unusual is it in England TO hear word spoken out
of routine word which implies that the existing order Of
things can ever be overhrown, that hint of revolution
makes people hold their 6reiths aud bushes the
comment of the Tory press. Fully unfolding the nfam-
GUS proposal Mr. Lowe exclude forever from repre-
sentaton in Parliament the 100000 or 100000 OF men
now unrepresented, NJ. Bright went on to say with
deberation that became solemn with every word;
This policy is not important at all because Mr. Lowe re-
commends it. 1t il important only because it has been &C
cepted and approved OF by the great Tory party IN Para
ment And Sir | say--l who am charged with designs
against the safety Of the INST tuOns of this counthaS
that dangerous policy policy which IN other COM
where has been carried out obstinatey has dono
great things Through and cOrones have some
times been lost and that il is policy that
can be safely maintained with u.s. Loud cheers.
Add that 70 the significant sentence in Mr. Bghts letter
on the closing OF HYDE Park that whether any liberty Was
likely to remain to the wortaS eisses except W tne
liberation of the arisogrly ard add 70 that the stern
in this speech that me accession 10 ohce OF
the Derby Ministry was docal,lOn OF war against tho
people, with the instaal response: I'VE accept nF-
and who does that the QUESTION OF Reform BIAS
entered upon period The new period IN fact dates
from this Birmingham meeting and speech OF Mr. Bright
heard week ago from O tle most eminent Liberals
in England guihcint remark pointing IN the aine
direction. "Ihey cnucise, said he, the meetings IN
London as physical demonstration" But assert that,
in country where the right OF snrge Is restricted 10
minority a physical demonstration may be proper ele-
ment OF political agitation do Lot think the time has
come for such demonstration, but think 1t is very
near! .
Il listened TO Mr. Bright with the attentive curiosity OF
stranger who heard him 1r the first time and Likewise
OF an American IN compha.lye state Oh mnd let inc
speech itself drew away my thoughts from inc manner
OF H. that should not ike - attempt criticism o mo
orator ill had heard him other times. II is considered,
believe, of his greatest speeches. More thah ono
gentlemen said TO me- You have been fortunate 10 hear
Mr. Bright at his best am led TO dwell most on tho
ea 10 ser of the man. the evidence Of high mental and
moral endowments which thc speech afforded fes II
was also most human speech anu had many SIDES iko
pay of Shakespeare Lear scene, comedy treadng
on his heels in the next The drolery Off was now and
then Irresistible, aud the Derby Ministries were pro
duced upon the stage with degree OF comic talent that
would make the fortune OF half dozen Ioupes AT tbo
same time it was perfectly quiet and the audience was
led Up TO the subject with the most perfect snl IN a
different stvle was the yrdom OF Lowe. 81 don't
deny his right to be on all sides l onng no ehaIgS
against him Inereiy inteni To lp0 hiH and the w.t.
though subtle, told on the " unrehectng audience.