New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS
lrRnM DIR OWN CORRESPONDENT

gave to the people of that borough for closing the
minds to the Tory ISLANDERS upon Mr.. MILL All salu
about want of organization among the Liberals ID
true; but some of those who know best the history
of the canvass think that not the sole cause OF
Mr. Mills defeat-pOssibly not even the man cause
Without adopting their view altogether let me stato
it: They say the feeling of religious fanatlcsm was
worked upon by the Tories most effectuaily' Ills
support of Bradaugh aggravated into nlhdorse-
ment Of Dradlaugh's worst views; and Bradlaugh Is
not merely an Atheist but a coarse and vulgar
Atheist a man who delights to offend pious people
by l-bred remarks in respect to the Deity Not one
in fifty of the men who were thus aenatcd knew
Mr. Mills views or could have understood anything
he mi ht write on the subject but they could under
stand Bradlaugh Nothingis so blind as the fanatlcsm
of ignorant people-so they went headlong against
Mill because they did not know what he DelleVed'
Many a workngman who had been reled on LOT
Mill was seen to walk up to the polls and plump lor
Smith, with a kind of religious vindictveness
which perhaps was not more Christian that inc
Atheism he imputed to the Liberal candidate Next
to his support of Bradlaugh, Mr.. Mills opposition 10
Bouverie did him mischief Westminster Is q WING
borough, the family influence of the Wings has
always been great and Bouverie is one of that class
of halfLiberalized Russell Wings whom such a
borough delights TO honor. lie is widely known and
liked in Westminster and Mr.. Chadwick Bouyeres
|
oppopent is widely known and disiked by the same
class of men. Chadwick Is not a man whom west
minister would be likely to elect III any circum-
stances and Mr. Mills Wing supporters were shocked
| at his suggestion of abandoning his own seat in
Chadwck's favor. They resented still more keenIy
the attempt to unseat Mr'sbouNere III hliinA'iooN
the only Scotch constituency that ever re-
turned an Englishman TO Parliament - ana
that Erglishman q Wing Of the Wings
| These were the two main causes Of eXaspcra-
| ia, ocoiust Mr. MILAN evaporation which
vas turned eoualIv against Grosyenor when
| - ,,i,b Lie .ollc,ope. When he wrote
~ D.'.,I.1' IT, bis committee were told il
~ 80. -, -, an, o,d were advised TO spend
.t.+ - =; ,o,I;,,c q, corv,ssers through the borough
-, i, oyyov ,nd reasg,lre timid theoloqiaus.
p,t I,.I;cyo tnov did NOT do il. Another of his
ril ro,,orr.od tt,+ II would cost $500 more TO
,Ioot 1r;u ,L,p f. elect any other Liberal in that
| ior,rcb- and that Ina was worth the money. But
| l,o ,,o,ov ,yas not raised. There was a want of
! tr1s tbot hammered the Liberals all through the
! ,,,ss Irstcod of amending half rs much rs Smith,
! r.. l.l ,t a., assured speul more than one
c C'''y W. ~ I,,, Cro Coz 10th Grosycnor and
ni1 r,- c0oIoIJ ont Inv the single Tory candi-
- ,-.l,rf,f.l, o. 600 wa er,l,scribcd by Mills
- =, i. oqr,nrd positively that. though ne
,s-,,,,,,J 70 have maid nothing for his former
/ -, NJ ,,u in f,ct mid cI10O The bills had
! - ;,r,I tl. .,l.,ri,iiops did not come in
/ - Iii Il, It., ~ And they say rho same
| .'.,II -. tl.;s ,i,,c Iu,liIy he il able 10
,.,..l.,. ,,..l - MS ,l,,avs from priuciplc
80 I.t d.. cI,;,tcd u, meet hi, own ex-
-,
prbors II, rilt he visor not IN write nlI this hut
! 7 am mot Of those who may think such facts tell
AGAINST Mr. Mil They are dsgracciul 10 the electors
! of Westminster no doubt, and that borough has I'M
l.f.ls
CURED a lasting sham" by rejecting Mr' "l' WITH
makes the addition Of one OF two item" oil uScreut
| quite unmpOitahI
| Nj Mills speech Oh thcdec'aI"loh Oh 'H' POI" S'1S
no more than what AIs iricnd'ha'c always known 10
bo true. llo went into Parliament al the SAcihce oil
bis private iucnatOus, of hi, philosophical biudle''
and of other pursuits which hc deemed moro lmpor-
tant than any work that lay open 10 MN III I'RIs'
] ton. Once having accepted he dls'AaTseu Ills I"i-
/ liamcutaTy duty with fidelity which most members
! thought over scrupulous. No man-not even the oil
| fetal, whose duty Il was 90 keep ilousc-Was more
aSsiduous. think never went INTO the House that
did not see 1lr NH ~ his scat independent rs no
was hc was also aingular!y loyal to MS party on
great issues, and he was never tired OF urging the
duty Of supporting MT' Gladstone lie S'uu lIuy
that be regretted the loss Oh bis seat as ihe loss ol one
vote to the Liberal party anu AN
sorry.' added Mr.. NH with d'su'lJ' Ior
one reason more. tmnk IL was an ehcouiaR'hchI
to young mon ambitious OF parliamentary HIsthc-
uOH--it was e"ou lesson 10 tnoih WIG" my i"",''
that great constituency like this was willing to be
represented by man who always told you plainly
when lie differed in opinion from you-who told you
that he differed on few important points though
he agreed on more and that he should MAINTAIN MS
opinion by his vote, and who never Tor the sake Ci
preserving his seat, over sad or ana anything "hcn
lie would not have thought 1t his duty 10 90 II nc "u