The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-19
THE ENGLISH REFORM QUESTION
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the Scene OF Conflict
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The state of the political weather in
Englaud had been for some time preyi-
Gus toIerably calm; occasional squalls,
however, had taken place, and a Bright
star in the north, that since the disap-
pearance Of the twin Golden conEielIa-
lion, had sbone with the partially Dor
rowed Light of both, had occasionally
All parties however seemed disposed to
let the good old parliament OF that year
die natural death, and accordingly it
quietly sank into its grave after a trap
quill existeuce,the mOnotony of which
was varied chiefly by the exhibition,
poking its nose into continental affairs,
and sQusbbIinR with the United States.
The earth had scarcely been heaPed up
on its grave and its requiem sung, be-
/ fore the whole county was asltaisd III
/ giving birth TO its successor; for Il was
tolerably well understood that IN the
next session the liberals would make
vigorous eforts.to extend the franchise,
and that a great battle would take
place between tbs rival parties, and
both Wings and Tories made the most
strenuous eIerTiOns TO recruit thelr
I forces. The Standard, Telegraph, and
I Morning. Ssdr, flung out their dsgs TO
| the breeze and loudly called for recruits
/ big Tunes strove in vain 10 preserve 3
I dignihed, impartial demesuor, and IN
! all directions the rival chieftainE tnun-
dered out eDcoura cement TO their parsl-
sans, anatbenas on their enemies and
/ loudly invAIghed against all lsggaros
/ in the forthcoming struggle. Even
I blind Fswcstt and limb!ess hsTsnauEh
rushed TO their places in the ranks
l mad Hays rushed 70 war eager for the
fray; but no one would have him;
[ minister Of the Gospel Left his Hook 10
Join in the coming Scrlmmsgs: but his
aid WIS declined with thanks. "hal-
! lev, for q while, gave up nnclDg out
/ Pa0ist conspirzcles- forgot the Pope
/ and LEFT the protection Of protestant
/ ism 20 providence and Ny. Paul Eos
ketT; Gladstone again woOsd Oxford
/ but that naughty dame coQuetted with
/ him for time and then threw herself
I into the arDs OF Mr.. Claiborne Hardy.
I leaving her former spouse 70 console
I himself with the charms OF lancashire
/ Everywhere the recruiting went on
I vigorously and whose patriotism was
weak or dead il WAS revived and lnTlg-
] GRATED by coplous dr1ugnts OF golden
( syrup. The Carlton Club was ike
I Marsbalts Office, except that the oisci-
pline was not so EtEiCI, and occasionally
I pickering took place that gave COM
man6ers some trouble in settling them
At length the Two armies were
made up ana began 70 brace
I themselves for the fight: the
SsG4daI q eDdeavored 10 make up the
deficit IN the Tory ranks by the biggest
OF talk, while the TeIegrGPh and Morn
ing Star, elated bv the numerical supe-
Ti0rity OF their forces, blew. and blus-
tered and Ewaggered, and already they
had begun TO count their slain enemies
TO scalp them and 70 build their tro-
phiss. The campaign opened with
some diminishing; the Tory leader
Z D'Israeli exhausted every srtitce OF po-
/ litical warfare; tried TO turn Glad
stones flank, then TO divide his forces,
then 10 run OF an engagement, but %
no purpose
/ The Liberals, aware Of their strength,
! wanted a fair night and were determined
] 70 havei IL; accordingly the preliminariss
were arranged and the Reform Bill be-
I iugthrown down as the signal for battle,
/ the two armies rushed furiously to the
/ conflict. The,rwo great chieftans, DIS
I rael and Gladstone, first engaged IN z
/ combat that reminded one of the Ho-
/ meric duels before the walls OF Troy;
| they stood conspicuOusly forth among
/ their respective ranks, clad in we'll
proven, polished armour and armed
! with keen, welI-tempered weapons that
years of warfare had taught them 10
use with skill, and the common herd
/ looked on in silence while they fought.
I DfIsraeli was the older soldier and made
| up for his antagonists yigOr and
strength by superior skill and cunning;
the armour of both changed loudly
/ under fierce blows, and though they
each put forth all their strength
/ in the conflict, the result was indeci-
sive- The minor chieftains next en-
! gagged: Bulwer LyttOn used his weapons
/ cOOllY and skillfully, and few cut deep
er or drew more blood in the fight; John
Stuart Mill, on the other side, did good
execution, and though he was wanting
in IRE and ardOur, yet his arm was
strong and his sword was keen; RRbuck
and Bright wrenched each others heads
vigorously for time; but ] fancy the
Warlike Quaker had the best of il, foI
though his blows were not delivered
with much science, yet they were put
in with force and vigor that Tom
Savers or Heenan might have envied
The Birmingham pet, TOO, never lost his
temper, but fought with such evident
enjoyment OF his work that We are dis.
, posed TO think that the circumstances
of his birth and education had more Il
do with his adoption of the peaceful
Quaker tenets, than,actual choice. The
battle then became general and the
light waxed fierce; but while the
issue was trembling in the balance, be.
hold a hitherto unknown chieftaiI
, stepped out from the Liberal ranks, anC
not content with mere desertion, turned
his sword hercely against his former
allies, and, however, they may blame
his conduct in thus deserving his former
allies at n critical moment, no one FOL
: an instant can deny that among this
warriors who fought on that memora.
BILE occasion, none showed more skill
, or brandished a more trenchant weapon
l than Bob Lowe, the Adullamits
, chief. To his side rushed othel
J wavsring Liberals, and in spite o
) the most strenuous efforts on the par
? OF their leaders, the Wing ranks begaI
to give way; R0b's detection broke
their strength and raised the courage o
; their enemies; they broke and lett tn,
Z field in the possession OF their enemies
2 The latter encamped on the grounC
while at some distance, on a sort O.
neutral space, their new allies undel
the guidance OF second Robert LIZ
D Diable, pitched their tents, forming Al
2 Bright remarked, another cave o
disatfected OF all parties betook them
selves.
, Such is a brief sketch of the hrs
great constitutional battle fought il
England since the great Reform bill
was passed, more than twenty year,
ago, and one which has stirred tn,
country into political activity. bither
10 unknown for some time What The
results will be none can forsee.
The Radicals, furious at their defeat
vowed to have u full revenge and werI
eager to retrieve their loss; the moder
ate conservative and liberals did no
know exactly what TO do, or what sid,
to take; they were disguised with th'
} Tories of a by-goue age who consider
the land interest as the most importan
| in the kingdom, and will hardly allow
either friend or foe to NEEDLE with it Oh
the extension of the franchise, while
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