, 1866-11-21

A4GN SA0 AG%ASaiNAAA VII AA%&Ako VI TVtA
Il was then that The noble mon of tho na-
ton awoke. Ono Of the first to move was a
man whose name should never be forgotten |
81 INC American people, mean ny 9y late
Richard Golden. From his seat In the House
Of Commons, with plain, persuasive, silyery
style Of speech, With that forcible LOGIC that
conVtnces the Judgment while 1t capttyatea
The taste, be patiently laid before the Eng
character. He never failed to remind the
House Of Commons that You belonged to
stock that was not likely to look back when
| yo1 had once put your hands TO the plough:
other man, foremost among the tribunes OF
the people. John Bright Was there to de-
| lend you. I need not sketch to you us
| speeches You know them better than do,
| Aud, gentlemen, It was blessing ut that
time that VIC had in the Cabinet Itself-in
the councils Of the Qucent ut 1east-two
men upon whom we could thoroughly rely.
The first WAS the Right Hon. Minor Gibson,
md the other, Hon. Charles petham Villiers,
tayor Of the North.
Behind these friends there stood noble
group Of men, foremost among whom Was
that ripe, high-minded scholar, who has e1-
eeiucidation Il social problems, and Of great
economical, moral und scientific truths. l
mean John Stuart Mill. By him there stood
that fine Oxford Professor, whose voice has
been heard In America, Professor Goodwin
Smith. With these and others, there stood
gronp Of Diglnes, well known in the reli'
ginus world.
We found at last that what ne wanted was
. united actlhn, aud there sprung up an organ
! ization in London and Manchester intended
! We Ind paper Of great influence AMI
! talent, the Daily Nttss, Strongly, devoted II
America. It did not fatter but told th'
t | ttuta. even When 1t went against you. L
5 faithfully defended the American cause
social esl haq praaees Il se II e not ony siGaa s
d the N<rs but very large number Of pa
pers fighting your battles. Most Of thes
you did not see or know about here An
then the Ielisions Journals we1e IN the mai
influenced W the. right principles, with
few exceptions only. People soon found ou
e that the men that were abusing the Mort
we're the friends Of monopoly aud the ent
mics Of religious freedom and Of the exte,
sioG uf 6ulltnge to The working classes.
:, Towards the close Of the conflict cur arg,
- :, ments began to prevail. You raised none,
Il u and the Tories would say 1t wasIoniy pape
I, T. and good for nothing. But ono thing ".
IL quite clear; Y u did not seud the hat arouu
- the Times said you could not have gos an
~ ~ thing if you had, but you had right to $:
u t's1op until We ask yon.'
- - Men said, ''it is extraordinary It IS real
'a wondeEtul.h They could not believe th
"a sou were really victorious. You were aIwa
z fetreatipg, and yet somehow, although 81
" ..e always Ectreated, you were ever successfs
IT, u, The unanimity Of your people stunned Il
= - enemies Of yonr country.
X At the moment when all things cu1minat
49, in the borough Of Sunderland. I was a
* uoanced to speak in the AthenRum. Wal
IT. t. Ing up into the town, was startled with I
y telegram, Fall Of Richmond-Fiisht
~ JET. Davis" wish YOU could hare seen
Il, ~ meeting that night and heard the cheers
~ ~ the people in that building. wish J
~. could have seen in in the faces that beam
~ around me what JOY there was, and wl1ai
nc thrill went through the town.
~, You fail, wAu have covered yonr free Sta
Ia with free schools till education is made
" plenty as Wuter aud air! Eou fall 81
a. By Gods great mercy, sou have succecd'
W W You have wakened tue universe. The Pr
ny ciplcs discussed In your war aee yltaliztng
IA IN since The days Of the Reform Bill did
u working classes rally with SO much unani
ere Is as they rally today around Mr.. Bri:,
c9' The friends OF liberty are rcaping the harv
~. ~. that you hayed helped to SOW, not in E
~ ioy land only. bnt In Italy and Prussia, :
W. IiaiI to the American Republic! sal
na- you with MI the fervor Of my soul,
~ querers in battle, salute you! Let
W. ~. murch undauute1. Let lis have filth
ny God.- Let LII see the future not as dovo
TN, TN, to dcspotism, but as sacred to liberty,
hao pmy That God may SO shower down
" graces and mcrcics Into the souls of Am
o. cans and Of Englishmen, that the day l
eat thc t,rn conrtris NAV he Aestrnvcf fnrc
the Hhen The 1Iniun :Inck md tilc STIR Snan.
po. ! Banner shall fly liz amity one BIZ the sid;
anu the other, ench country enulous of doing
ore most 1t can do to break the power ofpri
orr eorth 1rifl, 1iic ioy and flea,,ty and send
the l;~ht ri 1ibcrtr ;nfo iivinr sonis thrnnri
was fjin ,,nfrnrse
vine ~ ~