The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-19

TcpOIb vi JOHN DTlkut cPoSSh w AAAS Az 49,
of Rochdale, in response to hattering ad-
Dress 1t is mainly review Of his political
life during the last twenty-five years. Mr..
Bright said he was deeply moved by this token
of esteem from those who knew him BEST ana
that this was the best answer that could DC
made to the rancorous attacks which MS poii'
ical opponents had SO necessarily made upon
him. He telta just pride in his CONSISTENT uo
voton to liberal principles dming all TINS 'i'he
The following reference to Ireland IS interest,"
ing:
There is party in England which SPEAKS aso =,
Justice to Ireland as if it were mercy oa'o od
phrase for the popular ear in that coI LII that
| as if it had no real meaning; NOV nd hostile
| to sustain in country a i9l 1l accIesinstical
onuIon, anu af +i,.t country to that Church, ana
that Church inclosing WITHIN l.s saw that
very small minority OF the pe9Ple1n:t o"y Sna'
| is an act of injustice such a. ,.as nayar wat
| manshin or misstatesmanshp mas never YET
| nn,n;tted in any other country lcheerslj ana
! I saw. further, that to maintain laws which are
a5H,s,se TO the national division OF the land
| bsra tbe whole soil has been cOnflscated as
~ has been within the last 200 years, is to per-
,,etuate the exclusion of the people from the
ppossession of their own soil, and to create and
make perpetual pauperism and discomfort. Ii
that were done in 1oland, in Hungary, in
Nenetia ~ hstu DteH uone there under the
influence OF conquerng government, be-
lieye there Is not a single man or woman in
England who would not have been ready to
condemn such a state of things. [Cheers.
lie next refers briefly to his speeches against
the existence of the laws favoring the pre- serva-
ton of game; for the abolition of capital pun
ishment; for the restriction of the immense
land monopoly; against Intervention in behalf
of no rIrc. in of m
with France, and ''of the most cordial friend
| ship with the English nation beyond the At
lantic." He then passes over to his efforts in
the reform question, of which he speaks as fol-
lows: a6
There is one thing, it is true, that greatly
regret i'll this retrospect, and that is the small
success that has attended efforts that
| have been able to make with regard to many
OF these subjects. And now, when / ask very
reasonable thing, that the millions of my
| cOuntrymen may be freely heard in that Cham
Der which for so many hundreds of years has
called itself the Commons of England, when
ask that they shall be heard. when i have
said thatsit would be a good thing for the
United Kingdom, and good for freedom every
where, that they should now seize the sceptel
which for the last 200 years has beon welded
by class-when l say this am subjected not
only to Opposition-for that 1 could under.
stand-but to an opposition conducted with 8
ialsehood and a malice which know no scruple
and which, if / We're not supportedby the hon
estsymhatfies of millions of my countrymen
might overwhelm me. What is the end pro
posed by these changes? 1t is not to destro,
our institute ons, it is not to change dynasty
1t is not to seize the property of the rich, it is
not to give to ignorance and to vice the dis
position of great national affairs but it is t.
give power to Parliment from that source from
which its only power can be receievd so tina
Parliment may have the power to remed,
abuses which are acknow lodged to exhist OF
every hand in the departments and the legis
lation OF the State. Parliament has not pOwe
now to save the public money; to make tn
law something felt OF justice and benevolenc
throughout the whole land; and also that
should be able to raise the people to tn
highest level of comfort and instruction, G
, morality and freedom.
His views on Reform are now the same
before, and he believes it to be necessary fo
f the House of Commons, necessary for every in
> stitutiOn of the country, and as absolutely nee
| essary for the contentment of the people A
ter the conclusion of the Speech which Taste
: more than an hour, the following resolutio
was adopted: 9t fal 'iftia 80
. That this meeting, regarding Parliamentar
, Reform as the political question of the da,
thoroughly approves Mr.. Brights course j
reference to it, and assures him of its heart
: sympathy, and pledges itself to give him an
e his colleague its earnest support until goot
honest and substantial Reform bill become
q the law of the land tftd assssF
v .N.
The Late William Porter Chase.
BY letters received from Cuba yesterday v
learn that Mr. Chase was taken sick at Card
mas on the 9th of January, as was then sui
a posed to be from the effects of vaccination, bl
r the disease proved to be cnnarcnt small-po,
. | From intelligenA~ seceived here on the 18th il
-s.nls friends were encouraged to believ
him to be out of danger; but he expired o
i the night of the 9Th, after an illness of eleve
: days. Information OF his death was receive
< here by the way of Baltimore on the 18th.
t The progress of his disease Yves rapid an
8 severe; but his friends here have the assurant
that all which the kind friends by whom /
l was surrounded could do was done to all,
viate his sufferings. a4.sl q
Perhaps we can in no way give clearer in
t preston of the esteem in which he was hel
q | nv those with whom nc Ssa.ssIozs
.---.'ss1e and abrv~t,, than by giving til
: following, which we cut from the Matanzs
1 Aurora of the 9Th. The first extract appear
: as communication. The translation is a
literal as possible: f., .,it-f,- sal.
! MATANzAs, 18th February, 1867
Yesterday, at Havana, fell a victim to til
disease which has afflicted us and which W
presume he took here, Mr.. VIM. Porter Chase
The telegraph has given us the news so sad t.
mis- numerous friends, and has called out GU
Q most sad and profound sympathies. An ene1
E getic and active merchant as Mr.. Chase wa.
his loss is sensibly felt lit. Extremely sens
ble') to the commercial community of Matar
|, zas, with whom he has had large relations
E His friends in Matanzas desire to manifest t
. the family of Mr.. Chase the painful sent
ments with which they are filled at this dc
9 plOrable loss.'' Ll
The following appears as editorial:
DEcEAsED.-Observing that the colors OF
the American vessels in this port were put O.
half mast, we took occasion to inquire into tn,
cause, and were told it was for the death of MI
VIM. Porter Chase, distinguished merchan
OF Portland, person highly appreciated fo
MS .aitegrlty and hoaorec by all who had com
did not have the honor to be personally &C
qnainted with Mr.. Chase, but we neye theles
sympathize in the sorrow for his loss Thu
death of the good is always deplorable.
The funeral of Mr.. Chase occurred at Haya
ma on the 7th, and was attended by large com
pany of resident and visiting Americans a
well as by the leading native merchrnts of tn
Island. liz. Dr. .. I'D. ...,F .
We understand that it is the purpose of hi
family to, have his remains brought to thi
country for interment as soon as it can be safe
ly done, which will be in about year from
this time. .as q
STATE Wool GROWERS AssoCIATIoN.-Tb
undersigned, with the appreciation of the Exc
cutive Committee of the North Kennebec Woo
Growers, Association, and in their behalf res
pectfully suggest to the wool growers of Main
the propriety of a State organization for tn
promotion OF their interests 1t is propose,
that some of the County Associations ASSUME
the duties necessary to carry out this plan
The N. X. Association is to hold its annua
Shearing Festival early in June. If this nro
posal seems to meet the views of those interest
ed, IN various parts of the State, this Associa
ton viii take the responsibility of calling .