The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-27
THE GREAT mnKTINa IN HYDE PARK

The great unwashed in London had meeting
IN Hyde Park on tho 9Th Of May. Those meetings,
our readers will understand gro not for the pur-
poso OF discussing any question or questions; for
celebrating or advising; nor for the nomination
OF candidates; nor oven for tho adoption OF O
platform" Nothing Of oil this. They are s'dcmon-
atrations" got up by demngogic agtators and their
only end and aim to intimidate tho Government
and foroe It to pass a liberal Reform Bill. Among
the Speakers aro not unfrequently found mon Of o
different dass, who are th ,re from mixed motives.
Whilo they not insensiblo to the political ad-
vantage to be derived from tho goodwill OF 80
powerful ON olcmont Of society, they, at tho samo
time, indulge tho consciousness Of nobler mo-
tive,in that they endoavor by thoir yoico and in
fuence. to keep these surging and unruly waves
OF popular caprice within law and bounds.
,The meeting OF tho 9th Of Mny in Hyde Park
hld boon long in preparation, and the Govern
ment, approhensiye OF disturbance, not to say q
riot had determined to forbid It and with Wow
OF enforcing its authority, no less than 10000
men, constabulary and soldiers, had been massed
In tho immediate vicinity OF tho expected field Of
strife. This prohibition gaze the greater zest to
the demonstration, and was precisely what tho
leaders desired most, Expectation Was on tiptoo
for tho approaching conflict; and whom tho Gov
ernment at the Inst moment, withdrew its pro
hiPihon, and the police were only present as the
conseryators Of tho peace in caso Of any diaturb-
ancei the main interest Of tho occasion was gone,
aud the meeting passed off not only quietly, but
decidedly fat, accomplishing nothing beyond what
had been done dozens Of timos before.
OF course the Liberal journals pronounce it to
have been decided success thus one OF them
estimates the number Of those present at 200, ,OO0
whilo othora again aver that thero were in oil
not over 10000 In Hyde Pork. In go wide dis
crepancy it ia not easy 10 arrive of q seemingly
correct conclusion.
sir different meetings were in progress at the
same timo, says the correspondent OF tho Now
York Tribune, and each ono was 80 large that it
was impossible for moro than fourth OF the num-
Der to hear what fell from the various speakers.
The same resolution was adopted at each stand;
the mover Of 1t at the principal stand was the
oDosoaHuR. 1t was as follows
i"That this meeting, whilo stin adhering to resi-
dental de and resiatsrsd manhood suffrage protected
OF reform in the representation OF the people, halls
with satisfaction the withdrawal, last Thursday
mont, and the majority Of cighty-one on tho same
evening against the two yeaEs' residence clause in
the Government Bill, and earnestly calls upon tho
House OF Commons to make that bill q more fall
and honest measure for tho extension Of the FRAN
ehise, by eIpunging from 1t the rate-paying
ehses on tho principle Of household suffrage, and
dodgers, or else to reject that blu altogether"
Mr.. BEAIzs was the erst speaker. He said that
Reform wds still in fts infancy; that thu Hydo Ps,k
demonstrations have had their effect as eyidenced
by tho lafgo ofy 6f eighty one on tho Thur.
day Previous. lagajnat The tWotyearis. fdsidenoo
clause in the Government. Bill, and for reducing
the period to .on9, year, as veil as by tho with
drawai q iLota' uhosvsson's yer-yy objectionable
amendment. In favor OF fixed voting franchise.
Hn then reviewed the syernl nthar clauso9 insist
ed ON In the above resolution, and ooraIudod ao
follows:
,s,y IS sss % ss sas S.,n until e. Phi.
pointed before. Do not put Off your armor until
tho battle is safely, won. Witnessed the de-
Friday "a the House, and my dooisisn was tatan as
hsyet boon attacked and 'rcyled on ali sides Tor
perseysfipg sins holding this moeting- perse-
Gds Geisdn slfaS EEL saa2s W xsrmI; m
sasnIa sls RSaa S osR de- sa@1S shs
Sssed Ssns tbe s9 sas ss
himpTlssf sh1a g.ssn g FL this Reform question;
-fehotrsl-snt In suoh o matter as this 1 Hsten
on tho other side 10 tho glorious uttersn6es OF our
The 81 pleysa 90
Taylor-lcheerslAIphefI ha, I balieVe they are
by the s5fnpnthy Or JOHN Sttntt Mfl md our
friend hero prcsont, the ,ODonoghue- -Iobeersl-
and other feal rnformers; and In 80 listeninr, and
coneideripg further what beard and witneesed
Last Friday evening, felt that It was the impera-
tive duty OF the League to perssyore in tbs fie-
monstration, and rejoico In tho result. No. we
must not nbat6 ono jot Of labore until the re
form we require 10 completed; Dc you flrIi and
resolved and that reform we shall have, in q real
not mock, amendment OF the representation
loud and prolonged cheersl -
The ODoHomun,s howoyefC made tho aroat
speech Of tho evening" 40 commenced BY saying
that he had como thoro as tho President uf tho
Irtsh Reform I;esgne, and assured his auditors
that tho millions ofGthe Iriah people wero detor-
mined 10 ooopeta 70 with them in The struggle for
political liberty 30 thsn prooeeded 70 anlmad.
vert upon the odlors GLASS legiplpao o both Eng
land and Ireland and protcstod against the iliibe.
raj oommcnts mado upon ntte P6sition' hS and
others occupied In their relations with demonstra-
alous Ike the present. In the course Of his eech
he said: ~ .a2 n 'sa!''''.4 'sa!''''4 80, -; =. u i. u
do not Ike to 30 suapiclous, but whom hear
inembors Of Parliament who attond- public meet-
fnss denounced a. roaring domagoSues In search
OF popularity and tho truo British statesman do
plotted as PERSON Who shonld not condescend to
sooopt popular thoarA who should be o. cold,
Gahy. elammy set Of follow without sympathy
af ssis sss Q, mon ThssS
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