, 1866-05-05
MIR. MILL ON THE xskGLISH Ma
Tf0NAt. DEIfT.

Sir Fitzroy Kelly, "a Tory barristcr of Irish
descent, OF like mediRval tendencies with
Mr.. Charles O'Connor, OF New York; has
brought forward, in the House of Commons,
a proposition to apply the supposed surplus
revenue Of the United Kingdom to the repeal
OF the malt tax. MI, Neate offered to Sir
Fitzroy's motion IN amendment in iavor Of
the application Of any surplus revenue to the
payment OF the natlonal debt Mr.. John
Stuart Mill came forward in support of this
amendment IN remarkable speech, from
which the following is an extract:
lie would prese the attention Of the uouse 10
The duty and necessity Of taking that consideration
Tor posicr1y when haa been strong eyesv nat,on
e ID ss e mn ot Pfs Rome anase
the Empire, wae already fallln. into decrcpi,udc
eaa Ar b. cs m M Ns1 I9e II f. re-
Why sho:ld NC trouble ourselves for postelitye
Io.tezity has done rothtug for ue,' Was It tIuc
taned That Hnateyer has been done for mtnl;ind by
the idea OF pos1ctity BY phlan1htpptc regard for
~ ssP:s e., Of SpS 10 Rsss Il nRs Se
to be remembered and Thought well Of By pos'ety,
hy the founders Of nstions., and BY those second
irst1n,ions wiich carscd rce countries 10 be ifec,
and NGl1'sovrFned Countries to be wc1l-7oyesnel;
by as the heroic lives lbai hao heen lived spJ DEATHS
That had been etea II defence oi freedom and in Dc
Lepsic and Waterloo; By ali tho.e t.adltlons OF hero
I'm and Of virtue Il which the treasures Of ma
tions were fal; by all the tchtols and universities
which had hardcd down to ns The culture OF past
iies and by that cultu1o iself; MI this Ia
fos uE only becanse our ancestors have czrcd aud
| lakcn thought Tor postcrty. 1chcc1s.l We owe It
% our great masters OF thonght-our Bacon, and
Word*wol1h. IChec4t.l Il Is sid list som: emil
merit mau, uhcu he desired 10 a.sist sny PER. on BY
HseelnnTy hsP n.sa e h1ss T. way o. doing II
only lend i you; AZ expect tiar II you are erer
| some ono el-e Who m,y be IN like position.
h and with The esMe stipulation, 70 that the
str am Of benefit may 70 On 20 tar ~ human hon
e.sy call keep l. lowtnE.' lohee1. ] lie was not
did from h.nc.o!encc. In order THAT the benefit OF
hs Etia might so As Lar as possible. We ehou!d do
| from the Erat1ude We owe TO cur predecessors.
| which we eau never Fersy directly 10 those from
| whom We, like The oalccts Of FranGlitl>a beneSo-
lc.cc received i, but 10 others for whom they have
carrd and for whom, and not Tor our own service
only. their 1abors and sacrifices have been incurred
What were we that we should usurp ourfclves and
| employ Tor our own pusposc and use exclusively
what uo. meant for unanktnds It WINS lent, and moi
gifts, not ony III full. hut with Interest," to thos&
witt sl.Dd IN lhe tamc relation 10 u. 81 We to thost
IRON whom We received them. So shall NC deserve
und 20 may e= hope to receive thsze Of the sarn'
Remarks Of the kind had never before bccl
heard IN the English Parliament. and tn
manner in which they were received indicated
TINT Mr.. Mill had touched a chord In th
national heart With power so mastery an
u srfsit 50 lofty thar even Honorable gentle
men with asistocratic procllyities, but wit
scholarly minds md uohle feelings, coul
| MT liz Ser 1vSt1,ort osuo{{on