Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

men say" Hear. hear" at good thing, and
groan with tremendous energy when Lord
Derbys name is mentioned.
Addresses of thanks are voted to Messrs.
Scofield and Bright. Scoffeld has represented
Birmingham for twenty years. He is of me-
dium stature, has square, red face without
beard, gray ish hair, wears spectacles, and leans
forward when speaking He is clear and con-
else in his language, has sharp. penetrating
voice, but makes no effort to hold his audience
by oratory. He was on the wrong side OF the
American question during the war. and hardly
| enjoys the full confidence of his constituents
upon all questions fe,ting their Interests, but
mas been true to them the sufrge ques
| tion.
- Two months ago." he says, every large
town in the kingdom Was as quiet as country
village ; at the present moment every one ls
the centre of active political life and of fervor
on behalf OF Reform. A moderate bill was in-
troduced the last session and defeated. The
Tories never will have an opportunity To defeat
another like it,
This one sentence shows that the people OF
Eag and have moved on to higher level
what would bave been accepted two months
ago will fad no favor now.
JOHN BRIGHT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
Last week it was my pleasure TO give you
/
have like pleasure of endeavoring 10 por-
tray him as he appears among the people.
| While MIR. Scofeld and others were speaking,
he sits with his head upon his hand smoothing
his brow with his fingers, moving occasionally
in bis seat. habit common TO many public
men while wai;ing their turn to address great
audience. His name is announced, and the
! vast audience break into whirlwnd of ap-
plause, rising as one individual waving hats,
| tIafs and shn mo he
building seems to rock with The wild tumult.
ar. Bright stands before them perfectly self
possessed, porty in person, wearing black
frock coat aud veat, and drab pans- The
applause dies out only when the Mayor holds
up his hand, for Mr.. Bright is the idol of the
peopie-their most eloquent orator and true to
their interests.
He begins in slow and measured tones, enun-
cialiDg so distinctly that every sy liable may be
heard in the remotest corner of the Building.
MS voice gaining strength, force nd volume
he proceeds. His sentences are well chosen,
his language simple and pure. his logic carried
TO lis sequence, his statements SO plain that
child can comprehend them. He sometimes
n-sitates for a word, but while hunting TOR it
does not commit the error of stam mering. Of
late he has been affected by bronchial disease
and his voice soon becomes husky. He does
not stir his audience by any pleasing rhetoric,
cut holds them by the simplicity Of his state
ments, and the earnestneSs and sincerity OF his
convictions. He has the happy faculty of awak-
| my the mIrthfuness OF his hearers by we'll
IImed and pertinent ailusions
| HIS speech occupied hour and halt ard
was listened to with lntensest interest. In some
| OF its most telling parts, the aged men near
him bent forward Just Healy In bis painting
mas represented some of those who listened to
Nebsters reply Hayne. To bring the
whole issue directly before his audience be
lead an extr act from the speech made by Mr..
Lowe, Fory, against the late bill, IN which
said Mr.. Lowe, i" Pass this oill f7) aud the
hrs. step will be increase of corruption, dis
order, intimidail and of all the evils that
usually happen in elec tlOns and the sc cOnd
VII be that the workiDgmen OF England, 6nd-
ing themselves in full ms orty of the whole
| constituency, will awaken to a full sense of their
power"
- Tnese sentments," said Mr.. Bright, "were
received with enthusiastic appreciation by the
great body of the Tory party. Workiugmen.
this is the declaration of war by Lord Derby
and The Tory party.
A voice" We accept it ~ and then follow
ed lcng and enthusiastic cheering.
The war has begun, and my Lord Derby
will fad that he has no easy path befo e him if
he carries it in the spirit manifested at
Hyde Park
Mr.. b. ght gave utterance to this one
tence, which may set his LordshP and the no
DllIty TO thinking:
'sr This is the policy of Mr.. Lowe. Ii is not
import Mt because Mr.. Lowe recognizes it, but
ii is important because it has been accepted
and approved by the Tory party of Parliament.
am charged with designs against the safety
of the institutions of this Country, but | say
that this Il dangerous policy, which, in other
countries, when carried out obstinately, has
done great things Through it crowns and
corone,s have been lost (cheers)-and am
net sure that it is policy which would be safe
Y maintain by u.s." (Long continued ap-
plauee.)
An alus;on to the United States, as passing
through great war, conducting it to e success
ful issue, Was responded to with enthusiastic
cheers.
The meeting lasted four hours, and was en-
ihusiastc from beginning TO end, and through
the evening, till past midnight, outside of the
building, the people we're sending up their
cheers. Sach is the besinning of the move
ment, such the declaration of war. Judging
from what [ have witnessed and ascertained
within the last few days, it would seem that
Englnd is entering upon stormy era.
While have been penning these few lines in
the coffee room of the Queens Hotel, a hot
anu almost angry discussion has been going
III one corner between two gentlemen OF the
midd!ing class.
Inc increasing demand for manhood suffrage
Will rouse all the enmity of the Tories, and
tha: will make it bitter contest. Tee coming
winter can hardly fail of being one of great po-
itical importance and In terest in this country,
Tor IN the issues presented lies the future
welfare, peace and prosperity of England.
CARLETON.