The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-09
British Rsf0RM.
New Issues the League and Divisions of fts


Lenders
From the London Post, Oct ISL
We had feared that we had the last Of the Reform
League but here . Is agan-mn amusing than evor
Determined 20 quarrel with somebody, only for the
sake OF keeping us hand "a and Itself public v,sw
has now crowned work by q arrelng with lts pre-
sident Mr. Beaes himself, aad treat tent he has
rece yed-in his absence, be i ob,eryed-throas
additional and valuable light upon To respect
and admiration which II so INCREASINGLY advances IL
appears that Mr. Beales had written letter his faith
fi Leaguers explaining TO them the situation OF the Fe
MAN question and the view he OF The ars, part
OF this letter. deprecang the Introduction OF practices
infrngine on the OF the aud the constu
ton - under tho s'prefext' Of .Fenian panich
pugnacious enough TO be received pretty welt but IN
happily Mr. Beaes went on To say that IN MS OPINION
Irish ought adopt the pr'acipe OF the League,
snamsy, 10 proceed remove national grievances BY
the firm and resolne but peaceful expression OF the
public opinion . lawful and constitutional manner,
and that il they had this course they would bc
doing good instead OF exclting by their sangul-
nary and highly irritating, though aboruve proceedings
spirit Of luminosity and hostility ca cuiaed only 70 re.
tard the political and social al vance OF their country
have its principle adopted or Else that u docs
not consider that principe 10 be. as stated ~
MT R'a'ss. "a peaceful expression o. ,paDos
for no sooner was tho phrase READ than chorus OF
howls sosc against T. Mr Lucraft objected TO It be-
cause he Eel, that tho Irish people fully jus'-
fed in using physical force to redress Their
wrongs Mr. Cooper cordially endorsed whst
Mr. Lncran felt. Mr.. odger re-endorsed Ar Coopers
endorsement, volunteering sde opinion that Ire
land would never make an impression upon her rulers
until she Knocked or them down whether In tho
way OF the Hyde Park ratings otherwise did not
know !" and Mr. Brisk capped them by express ng him
self in tho form OF this sentiment Let Feniansm go
on ami prosper all which was received tn cneers and
withou, dissenent voice We do not OF course attach
anv 10 the ngs o, such
poor these. imagine that they VIII
do the Fenans either good harm but they useful
az showing the Reform Leagaers their true iehl and
altogether q delicious commentary upon every
Of their former utterances They have long and loudly
declared that they are peaceful order loyns subjects OF
the Queen intent only upon advancing their opinions IN
q peaceable and .erly manner, ale they have again
and agan protested against the aJarilce OF surprising
for instant that such patriots as they cond have any
thing 10 common with ''roughs reyolutonis.s any
dsurbers OF public quiet IL Is true that nobody
believed the protest the but all posi-
bic doubt 10 its worth 10 crsred away by the Laguers
themselves announcing openly, and with refresh
ing candor which. under less tolerant governments
would consgn them TO their natural posts on The tread
mil. that they Indignantly repudate the preference pro-
nounced by their president for the method OF lawful and
constitutional demand for redress Of grievances over the
method Of s'knocking down rulers. !" This latter pro-
ceedng they 10 regard not only as the best but
that DO pursued aud II never seems to
have occurred thai ruler rel as ruled can ptay
knocking do,cn until i was suggested by the chair
man. who probably considered him Ell officially bound
20 do something for Mr. Beales' view. that a revolution
ought least TO have "a reasonable prospect 81 sue
cess This in fact, was the only concession madc
during the whole discussion respect for the laws
which the League has hitherto so loudly proclaimed.
We DO not indeed EXPECT that ar ~, pis nn.
pound househoders OF the country or tina, Lord Der
bys mansion will be fred by the heroic Brisk TO ayehge
the discontinued OF tbreecornered constitu-
ency do doubt that the Leaguers. however
much they may talk know better than TO imperii their
language and pleasing TO be able 10
thank for having been explicit All this bump
ousnes however reminds thar these obscure ncen-
diaries would have emerged from their insignn-
canoe far tho stage Of articulate speech,
had IL not been for the too memorable ana
deplorable vaclation and weakness which were dis
played In dealing with them ct hrst. Having
fought the police, broken down the HYDE psrx
ratings (for they make scrupe Of adopting the
goy or that feat now oued poor DR. walpolc bearded
the government, and trumphed over the Law, they
naturally think themselves One fellows indeed and
1t may possibly not be without some trouble and an
actual OF their shocking down principles that they
will be brought understand how very small they are
They have, AZ rate by their latest manifesto cut
themselves OF from all chance OF sympathy from out
sders, and would only hope that, II ever such an
essay does Messrs odecr aud Brisk with me rest
Of It's advocates will be honored by being placed IN the
front Of the battle. Mr. Beales seems to have been
very ungratefuly after all be has done Tor tne
| League. He has the reputation OF having more than
| once caused more moderate counses TO prevail than
would otherwise have been adopted and the rejection OF
the letter in question shows that he must nave bad
difficulty in doing II he Is wiss he will hence
forth leave the Leagusrs 70 themselves and the police