Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-01
VOLUME XIV. NO. 7.
THE ENGLISH REFORM BILL.

England is watched with much interest.
1t appears, from the debates in The House
OF Commons on tho subject, that the sue.
| cessiul termination of the civil war in
this country has given strength to liberal
ideas.
The reform bill which has lately passed
the House Of Commons is not very great
advance toward popular representation. It
enlarges, to some extent, the electoral rights
OF the middle and lower classes. The to-
tai adult male population OF England aud
Wales is 4,2ao,573. OF these, only l.
o3l ,532 are entitled 10 vote.
Tho leading features of the reform bill
are, ms we find stated in the New York.
Commercial Chronicle, as follows:
"Ihe leading features Of the present bill
are: First, it proposes to reduce the pros.
ent ESQ county franchise to 9l4 occupa-
ton, with or without land. This change.
it is admitted, would admit l72,ooo per-
sons, chiefly of the farming and middle
classes. Second, copyholders and lease
holders in Parliamentary boroughs are 10
be placed in the same position as freehol-
ders. Lodgers paying clio year for
apartments, and persons having for two
successive years tho sum of ESQ to their
credit in savings bank, are entitled to
vote in boroughs. This addition is expece
ted to add $4,000 to the electoral body.
Third, the household franchise in boroughs
is to be reduced from clio to e7, and a
class known as compound householders,"
or persons whose taxes are paid by the
landlords, are to be permitted to vote.-
This change is expected to add 254, 900 to
the constituency. Mr.. Gladstone calcula-
ted that these clauses would, in the aggre,
gate, add 100000 to the electoral list, one
half of whom would be workmen. The
correctness Of the latter estimate was sub.
sequently questioned by Mr. Bright, who
gave apparently reliable data in support of
his position, that the proposed changes
would operate chiefly in favor of small
traders and others, and that not more than
10000 workmen would be added to the
number of voters"
How Poor YoUNG MEN SHOULD SUc-
cEED.-Young man, are you poor and
without the means of splurging in life, as
you launch upon its pillows. Is your father
poor and unable to give you an OUTFIT Be
not disheartened on account of these things.
Take earnest hold of life and never
regard Yourself in any other light than
that of being destined to high and mo-
bic purpose. Study closely the bent. of
your own mind for labor or profession.
VIII ateyer you resolve upon, do it steadily
and untiringIy; mover look backwardto
what you have encountered, but always
forward to what is within your grasp
lheIworld owes every man comfortable
living, and respectable position in socis-
ty; means are abundant to every mana
success, and men have only to adapt will
and action to them. To repine over want
ofmoney and property to start out in the
world with, and over tho want of props
OF influential relatives. is unmanly. Let a
man strive to create fortune, rather than
seek to inherit one. 1t is an ignoble spirit
leads young man 10 borrow instead Of be-
gu eathing means. Go forth into the world,
young, man conscious of your God within
you, and his providence over you, and
fight your own way to distinction, to hon
or and to comfort. Pity, in your inmost
soul the young man who without any
charge, is unable to support himself and
is whining around, and begging the influ--
ence of others to get him into employment
Feel, under all circumstances that it is
more honorable to eat the crust you have
earned than to flourish with coppers- inher-
tied. You may lift your head proudly TO
face and confront the, noblest among US,
when you are conscious Of being the arch-
;itect Of your oyn fortune. Young man,
are you poosi Be- s2honest, be virtuous,bs
industrious hold up your head, andosay
by you: aotions and looks what the poet
has sid ID Wofds sf1.Ss z: -. .s ~
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Who takes his name and heritage y; g.: va.
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