The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-10

What FIRST vouseS into political activity, what first i'm
PEELED on 70 the pun PLATFORM what first gave organ
socicty? UndouTtesly tie September declaration OF
Abraham Lincoln tia, r the event OF the Continuance
OF the secession movement, says,s would 10 abolished
During the last quarter &C 1852, the libefn middle
class formed 1bs Union and Emancipation Committees q
the other the north of ENGLAND During the three
months small local meetings we're heid 10 smal nails Va
various parts Of London. under the auspices OF the
Union and CHARACTERIZATION COMMITTEES for the purpose OF
testing the popular ng relation to the great causes
which they represented The response YVES favorable
af,er ,bese n.r,,a, successes and under The
memorable stimulus offered by President iAncoin eman-
cpa.on proclamation Q, January =, ioOo, nas s Nc
call that monster meeting IN Exeter Hall whicn TOOK
place on late day OF January in 1868 and which, by
its enthusiasm by Its spontaneous multiplication INTO
several indoor and outdoor meetings, became land.
mark in the domestic history OF Britain and starting
point in of progress. The Union and Eman-
cipaiion Committee had called for spirits from the
Vastly deep Of the democratic masses and 10! those
spirits had como at their bidding in overpowerng and
astonishing brgades The British railing classes were
taken aback at this sudden manifestation OF liberal ana
democratic opinion amusing now tna the conscr-
vaiivc and upper class journals make daily mention OF
the names OF the punc pal members of the Reform
1eagne. to look back To tho laughabe superousnes5
with which they stared banky at tho ''Nobodies or
the Union and Emancipation Committee and lisped the
solemn declaration that the Clubs knew nothing OF these
same Nobodies.n These wou.dbe exquisiies OF jour
naism, who pretended to be shocked at the notion OF
snch men as the ReyA Baptist Noel and
| Newman Hall, Professor W. ii. Newman
and counse'lors j. H. Ludlow and Thomas Hughes pre-
suming 10 give the tono 10 public opinion on matters of
State policy, have since been obliged 10 marize them
selves and their readers with the personality and carac-
tersticS OF lnere wor<ngmen like Odcer and Potter,
Osborne and Leicester Crcner and Connolly Mantle and
| Weston, Howell and uartwei Lucraft and Fnlan, and
several Others besides.
| The example Of the Excite. Hail meeting was followed
throughout Britain by similar meetings, which nilety
nine per cent easy triumphs 10 the promoters In
these meetings, however, the middle class played the
most prominent parts, The working class forming the
ntpla hack Nf m
therefore pure emauations from the working
classes bat represented alliance between the liberal
middle class and the former Nevertheless the ice was
broken, and the working classes had already, in taking
part IN these meetings, made FIRST step IN new career
| VI public activity
the TRADES uSoxiss THE FIELD.
One meeting however was purely working class
on that account 1t was meeting called not by me
Union and Emancipation Committee, but by the trades
| nnonIsts Of London. This meeting came oil in ST.
James Hail IN The spring Of 1862 and the public man
chosen TO preside hereai less parsonage than
| John Bright This meeting must be set down as a
landmark the history Of the British democracy. The
'pr5prioty OF tho London cxquise5 startled by
succession Of speakers and good speakers too
announced this oa,rlg eonS style Potter carpenter,
Ojgcr ladics shocmaScr, Leicester tgass bower Con
| molly tnasonh Howell bricxayeih &c The meeting
mos: enthusiastic AMI triumphant one. !. vas
Bright had ol,lycd hal 5isiay5r With which large
| portion OF The wckngnen and especially the trades
uaon or 'scciety' wo;kinsmen Of London had long
regarded Linn /. was even more important in that IL
indicated tba. the racs ugLis,s e London had shaken
| of Their habit OF abs;entian from roi'ics
Here VIC must make a dIsr, stale that In the
spring OF 1868 the trades nnon leaders wero acting In
c,'o h ILL.," ..o 1, ~" o'u tn0 Ios.ol
nb, Ia. e sr NOV H ~i,o" yoal H,Ir nrume
tar ripencd 10 head 10 bar their harmonious action
Tine ,ho 49," y. riea No. E v'is' ,, ." via.
the manager and Mr.. Richard Hariwcii editor, which
Jsm,as, All - no,ir o'' '''e" "ohS o0'oio 'oe o.
TIE IEAGur roR POLAND
The British democracy received u powerful galvanc
West Tnpy M, rbO IN cc've
second honrn loss nowerfn nUs from ,be Eas,
The insnr,ect,a5 of ,Io po,cs h,or ons ~ ~ Ina
isea ard ,nannoc,,,n $50, IN, ' :" .au.a.,
snsg," The a,,cro =. re E",;, III" ,; sS,
Tho noh,cmon and con,,,,aer la haS ,na,- CO.,
- ,ha a., -. 49,. Low nav o', n"y
on.st,on after Tho Ear. Of HSaSnb,ru ana W
w,'.' $50 ,no ,s ". , ,souy al" 1In ,
c,m,y,o naa na,va.nSf ,,a,r r,n.hr auu L E
ar,er TIC ,r,,ar, onr ,.,.r 80 .,,,a W. -
80 .'o ''yo's anu .own couGcnheh na1 sHuteo
tho ,,oacs, nr,anss y, h, a ~ , .os'
ton no mean, or s,ycnr,hennc Ineir hold on nah1c
ifs In ID summer OF 1888 they still acting in unison
held another rne.tlnr I, :, Lame, V, A.,
nrcss anon lie coyernr,ept Tho duty of rccang Tho
British ambass,aor from s. peersbur, and Of acknow
Lodging lilo .beIIcerent ri his, OF the Poles Ileir
Leaders also weDt on n drpralion 10 paImerston 20
nd oca,e Inc same measures "
Heretofore tue friends or Poland IN Ensland had been
principally arsocrn'ic professional rank but IN
the summer OF 1868 the working classes OF London
founded the British League for the Independence of
Poland, and cho.o for its president the
Edmond Beaes. H. a avceran member OF tho Literary
Association OF the Friends Of Poland Of which The poet
Campbell hal been the first and Lord Dudley Smart the
third President Mr.. Beaies had been an ardent
member of the Union and Emancipation COMMITTEES
from its foundation. He Is a member OF the Chancery
bar and was until lately revising barrister for the
county Of MnIdesex. The Working Class League for tho
independence OF Poland held numerous meeting, I'm
London aud the provinces. and worSingmeu acquired
practice Of handling the platform some OF the
most dfsult problems Of diplomacy and the European
s,a,c system
GARIBALpr's RECEPTION TRADES UNION srrrr
Tho meetings IN favor of Poland had scarcely come to
a close when Gariba,di tApr lsoI landed In England
1he working Classes London made themselves up TO
him thoroughly working class reception
The events connected with the reception of
Garibaiai brought to light n schism between
the trades leaders Mr.. Potter became the
leader Of one party aud s.essrs accr OF the
Snoomakcrs society, Appcgartb, OF the amags mated
csraenters aud joncrs, Howell OF the brckiayers and
Alien of the anaiganaied cnFineers principal
persons Connected with the aB-rot,cr independent
clique. Mr. Potter had his command the publication
Of the cehir but the majority of the LONDON Trades
Council sided with tbs auu- Potter combination. This
split was probably iusiiabe ore on the part Of the
ant ter it has been and " none the
less a misfortune the working class interest
The inmHltuous wc.come given TO Garibald BY tho
hnlie qafI n~nfu tlci