The New York herald., 1868-11-17


eral administration here and . republican admin
istration ct Washington will work harmoniously
together. spurgeon has come out IN favor OF the
lperas ana VIII carry many Dlssenters Win niLn
But fear, from many indications, that England
having gone long way towards democrecy In the
Reform bill is now disposed TO halt and hestste Do
fore going further.
Speech OF John Bright MT EdInburg-Re-
view OF the India, Eastern and American
Observation-Disclosures Reform and tho
Irish Church.
On the Sd inst. Mr.. John Bright was received in
the Music Hall OF Ednburg, and there formally pre-
sented with the freedom Of the city. Mr.. W. Cham
bers, the Lord Provost, presided, and there were
close on two thousand persons present. After the
Lord Provost had concluded his speech, and the
tcate OF burghership placed In the hands Of his
guest the distinguished visitor came forward the
platform.
Mr.. Bright was enthusiastically welcomed as he
arose. He then commercially Lord Provost,
although have had . long experience and much
practice In public speaking. yet there are times
hour, and this Is one Of those occasions. don't
pect TO be able 10 say exactly what think, or AL
sincerity that am under deep Obligation | to You You and and
to the magistrates and the Town Council OF Edin-
burg for the honor you have done me, and to this
audience for the kind reception which have met
with this morning.
am one Of those who have never believed that
there Is anything very mysterious In the art or
knowledge OF politics. that with regard 10 what we
call Observation-Disclosures statesmanship-r iS not
an absrruse and dificult branch OF knowledge that
is when we come to consider Q public question, we
were able to strip 1t Of all the things which do not
really belong to it and get at the pith and kernel
OF the matter. think that our lntellectS are 30
much on par and that as a whole we are so anx-
ious to act honestly and rightly, that nearly on all
occasions we should be able to come to an early
and q wise agreement to the course which the
public should pursue. Now, In the course OF my
which have Interested me and on each OF which
have been astonished that found myself at vart-
ance w 80 many o. my eG1ntymen % ana ~ nave h9s
we all seemed to agrees but unfortunately the agree
ment came, to certain extent too late. and the mis-
fortunes which had been perhaps foretold, or wlich
inevitable, happened and 1t only after the
fact that we were able to agree as to what ought to
have been done Now. there is question in which
took great interest some years ago, and in which
any number OF Scotchmen have taken great interest
for the last hundred yea%rs % Il was = one discussed IN
the government OF $50 900, 600 OF people In India,
especially the more comfortable and weather
classes, and there are hardly any OF their families
who have not sent some members out to make their
fortunes in that distant country In my opinion, the
future OF that country Is still neglected by what
We call statesmen, and Its future Is almost wholly un-
provided for
viii not go further into that subject, but Will step
on to another question, In which we all take an
interest and which 1t Is painful TO look upon. and
that Is the Eastern question When this country
thought necessary to go into deadly conflict with
Russia shall not argue the question, do not
profess TO argue anything to-day because this
. 10 not place in which controversy is desirable,
but II we look back to that time we must feel that
the question decided with much ignorance,
prejudice and passion. Probably there Is not one
man in q thousand In Great Britain England Ire-
land who could stand at this table and give any de-
cent, connected, rational understandable narrative
OF the events that brought about that war. or the
facts on which 1t could be justified. always said
myself that country justice-and there are not
would send any man to jail for three months on evi-
denco such as the people OF England beg pardon
subjecton evidence such as that that on S Which the
people Of Great Britain and Ireland went into that
uni. unhappy Pr o struggle iear hsarl & The G result was
and that hundreds OF millions OF treasure ere
rated by the nations engaged were squandered; that
have been maintained at higher rate ever since
that we In thh country have found our
military armamenls all increasing by flo, 900, ,OOO-
besides the money spent on the war itself.
might refer to the war which for four years ra-
vaged the States OF America Now, there, II we
could have dvested the question Of things that did
not belong to " we might all have agreed about 1t.
papers In London, some In Glasgow certainly and
probably In Edinburg, held opinions and advocated
and even the middle class to great extent seemed
70 me TO lose their heads on that question. Laugh
@ now VOW wa. an aos y o. snng sa y tnas
down fnsurrection with the most relentless hand In
India we should nd Immediately go In for great insur
and. mind, nation OF kinsmen-and that we should
30 In for an insurrcction which was made against
the frsess and cheapest government In the world,
and insurrecti0n the very basis OF which was |
perpetual establishments OF human bondage. |
lChoers.) II We could have been persuaded that |
the Americans were not arrogant and insolent, |
that thoy were growing to 80 great power that they
ws had not been assured that is was better for M
shat that great people should be divided and have |
quarrels and difficulties on their contnent-if all |
these immoral considerations could have been |
stripped from the question, as 1t really was and left
the plth and kernel before you, there not Eng
shs whole world who would have said he hoped that
insurrection would succeed. And at this hodr-
msHtSere il gong on over the Whole Of these states
great contest like that which we are approaching,
when the Executive government for the next four |
years Will bc determined by the vote OF 1000 900 OF
people Lea hope-I hope-the result Of that great
verdict may be to give continued power, and hope
there may come continued wisdom to that party |
which been In favor OF freedom, and which did
what done to restore the union OF that great |
In Your observations, my Lord Provost you refer
70 the question OF Parliamentary reform shall say
bu, sentence or two upon that for perhaps Il may
course Of the week. Cheers.l Bus n men had con-
sdered that question In its true nature we should
many persons hope there are-who OF the
servative political party In this country. tHear.)
know many OF them for whom have great respect
and with whom can discuss this question with the
greatest freedom, and sometimes, also with advan-
,Axe. Bu. III IN ca country IKE TINS wcn mas nan fap
fact as have described, England. the mother or
par.iaments when we had established them over the
United States OF America when We had spread them
over Australia and then At the Cape OF Good Hope,
and when we advocated the establishment OF parlia
ments and constitutional governments In all the
States OF Europe-when our opinion was asked 1t
Was surely childish idea that we should govern in
this country with hve millions wholly shut out
from the franchise. That was fact so clear and
important that one would suppose that every man,
whatever he called himself as party man, would
have looked az 10 and said Ths cannot last IL Is;
We had better consider 1t fairly, aud shall go In
for some settlement which will be satisfactory TO the
nation.r The facts and arguments were such that
they bore down all opposed to It, still the cry went
on and on, and gathered strength till finally every
body listened 70 It, and ut last everybody capitulated
10 IL At this moment all agreed that there
Wa necessity for wide extension OF the suffrage;
we have now gos out Of the way great obstacle to
the consideration OF other questions, and hope we
have got removed out OF the way great cause OF bit
terness such as we shall never see again In pubic
d,scussion In thus Kingdom. tCheera.l Bus now
there il one other question which I shall
NOT for q moment presume to argue, that
IA whas Il called the question OF Ireland.