The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-22
John BriEht ON AmerIean AHairs.


Mr.. Bright deserves the title of the
champion of American liberty in the
British Parliament. There has never
been a moment when he has doubted or
turned back in the support of genuine
republican principles. His anxiety Tor
the success of the great Radical party
of America was well calculated TO eX-
cite my gratitude. Proud and full of
praise OF the manner in which the
completed the work of reconstruction,
he Is extremely solicitous that no mis-
take may endanger our triumph at the
coming Presidential election, and that
nothing will hinder wise and con-
tinued administration of the National
Government @ 6y the men who saved II
from ruin. That such a man should be
loved by the English masses, and faith
fully followed by his associates in Par
lament, is very natural, and we in
America should not refuse to listen to
his counsel. / never shall forget the
favor with which he said: "Nothing in
history equals the glorious triumph OF
humanity and liberty In YOUR country.
You will find things much changed for
the better in Great Britain. The over
throw of your enemies at home has
surrounded your cause with friends
abroad. The wonderful magnanimity
with which you have treated the Rebels
(who would have instantly been hung
by hundreds If they had taken up arms
against a monarchy has been terrible
contrast to the cruely of these bad men
and an admonitlon and example to the
tyrants of the earth." As Mr.. Bright
had been laboring for several days past
20 save the lives ofthose Fenian leaders
who have been sentenced to be hung
Especially Burke,) and as, when he
spoke to me, there was some doubt
Al. ErEE, F-Ta
himself would prevail, he gave pecu-
liar emphasis to this remark: "You tell
me-" he went on to say, "what 1 know
and deeply regret, that Irishmen in
America vote with the falsely called
Democratic party, and against the no.
BILE Republicans, who are the courage
GUS friends of human rights all over
the world, and this is the more painful
when / tell You that the Liberal
party in Parliament has never had so
able and faithful a body of supporters
as the majority of the members from
Ireland Buttimew will cure all this. If
God in His infinite providence does not
bring the Irish in America rightly to
view their duty to the only country in
which they can truly prosper, they will
gradually be lost in the overwhelming
growth and preponderating influence
of the native born element, white and
black. In the nature of things, the tide
OF emigration from Ireland TO America
cannot be greater hereafter than 1t has
been, while the increase of your homo
geneous population will render any at
tempt to organize internal combina-
tions, based upon either the Catholic
religion or hatred of a particular peo-
pie, comparatively Intellectually Mr..
Bright said the department of the COL
ored people in our country since their
liberation was the "sublimest spectacle
T Ii.
how completely they had disappointed
the predictions of their foes and the
fears of their friends, he said he never
doubted how the experiment OF setting
them free would end. The baIlot-be.
ing the representative of an inalienable
right, a natural franchise, which, be-
longing to all men alike in civilized
country, ca mot be withheld without
gross Injustice, and even when conceded
conveys the assumption of a revolving
presumption by those who aspire to
concede it-makes men emulous to be
worthy of the responsibilities of citizen
ship. 81 may not live to see the day,
but turning to his son, a young gem
tlemen of about 20 years OF age, stand
ored men MS able as any of your whites
will figure in your national councils" !"
One part of this interesting interview
deserves special consideration-that
where Mr.. Bright took especial pains to
deny that the Liberal leaders entertain
ed any purpose of creating bitter feel
ings between England and the United
States. His language here was precise
ly what L have heard from the lips OF
John Stuart Mill, NJ. p, Goldwin
Smith, Thomas b. Potter, NJ. p, Thorn
as Hughes, M. p, (the author of "Tom
Brown'); Lord Charles Frederick Cav
ends, NJ. p, Vim. Edward Foster, NJ.
p, Sir Francis Crosley. NJ. p, and
other men of the same school.