, 1866-06-08
THE REFORN BILL.


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The following letter was read at ,he ps,zn-
sosehill, England, Reform meeting.
kocanAIk7 May l9. 1856
thank you for four 1nvftaiion to the
Meeting to be held on Monday, but am not
able TO be present al It. + nopc all your
tituds wfli understand the exact posisi0n of
the Reform question: The main port1an OF
the objections made to the Franchise bill on
the second rtading were mere psetencrs=
there Was no truth In them Thu only real
Objection WIS against the admission Of aoy
Eartinu os the working men. IL the suffrage
The same game Will be played hrrratter-
There will be resolutions saIing one thing
er.licized, but the thing really hated
and feared will be The extension OF
the franchise to the working men,
The Government Distribution Of Seals
bill. icas, IS not good enough 10 excite the
hnstllitx &c the Conservatives or 0t those
rom the Liberal rarks who have Io;1ea them.
as It las Gt:Ic IN Il 10 excite enthusiasm or
favor among The Feople- II will be opposed
chiefly because: il Is hencraor:h Part Of tue
bill which oEfers the franchise 10 the working
men. snts because rejection Of sny consider
able os important parI Of the tin Will be the
sclce.:ur ot The " hole Tit: Tory party and
those from lhe>IibetatEanks ho Join it, are
animated BY an interchangeable hostility to
any bill which gives the ftanchise to the
workia.mcn. They op5ect to the transfer Of
I power t1QQ1 LN0-E " 10 HDW f1t1AS&.A3 AQ4
they object to slaase their power with any in
| creased number Of their countfyme. Who
! form The working class They regard the
n urknen here Is the soathern planter
isgasds the NEGROES who were. 50 late
y bis slases- They can no longer be
ueu- They mar work aud pay taxes but
they must not vote They must obey the
1awe, hnt must have no share IN selecting she
men xho are to make them~ The iutnre po-
sitfon OF The millions OF working men In the
United Kingdom Is now determined, il the
| Is precisely that ared BY the Southern pAa-
| tefs for the negro. Millions ct worktnen will
bear this In mInd theF viii uow know the
| point or the gulf which separates one ref
| from the otner IN the House OF Commons
There will be great efforts made 10 induce
the Government to abando:* the linz o: Eli
| Tor the county and E7 for the borough frxn-
[ chisc. II the GoveIeme1t yields it will pEob-
ably destroy itself, and It viii Leave the 4ues-
| ion open for the next Pa1liamenf-foF no
man can suppo=e the suffrage question set.
led Tor thetezn Of single Parliament on
the basis Of q departure from the figures Of
the present bill Lord De1by's bill OF 1SD
proposed el0 franchise for counties, ard Lord
Pzlme1s1pn's bill Of 1s6D offered the same
| county franchise and EB franchise for boz
oushs- II anything lesa or worse than I'll
anu - franchise be carried. there sill not oe
| single reiormer In the kingdom who will
not be at liberty, when the bill l. passed. to
| petition Or to move the House for T. further
extension Of the sui1saEe- 7 hope yoa may
oEly as preliminary step to the meetings
| sou will hold II the moderate MEASURE noT
before Parliament should be ruuttIated or
rejected Workhsmeu everywhere should
| feel that the real position and future Of year
pend mainly On themselves am, DC.
! JOUy RE.GUT.