The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-19

and The other having been almo,t entirely shut out
nom education. only last night, when l came
ago returned from America. She was lady OF
your country She spoke with delight Of what she
pain and horror Of the neglect OF it which had been
shown By the population OF the United Kingdom. Sne
said that nobody would think OF speaking Of the
large portions OF them 80 entirely, uneducated.
There Is p0sslblty-and we shall md IL out, our
children shall It, hope-that the millions Of this
country who are 10 be noticed as not having been
educated, because you can see 1t from the counte.
nances and lives Of manytnas s9Sa . tnn S Is snas
not q large but o reasonable culture among all
classes OF the population. 1t was one OF my argu-
these great neglects were the fruits Of the govern
ment of the country by q small section or Glass;
that If you would transfer the power rom the small
section and extend it over the nation the instincts
and sympathies Of the nation would Of once demand
that a wide and speedy system Of at least elemen.
tary education should DO extended to every part OF
Now, have mentioned three great questions. I
had no notion that the passing OF Suffrage plll was
content everybody and after ALL there Is not much
difference in holding up your hands ~ the musings
and going In TO have your name put down on Inc
thing, / hope we will all consider carefully and
wisely, and that In all our future proceedings we
tors there is great and solemn responsibility. Those
three great questions are these:-Tne monopoly OF
the land, which believe to be the cause OF great
evil 1t drives vast numbers OF the rural population
into the towns, where sometimes they not wanted
IL subjects the rura population over vast districts OF
territory to the rule OF one man. you know-(hear,
hearJ-and it keeps the rural population in the con-
dtion-l speak OF the laborers-which they have
been in for q hundred years back CT more. Rents
have risen, the incomes OF the landed proprletors
doubled, trebed and quadrupled--ay, tenfold.
What the laborers were at one time they remain, not
altogether, but very much the same as they were.
(Cheers) I protest against this monopoly OF the
and--("Hear, hear" and cheers)-and hope we
shall have the united voice OF all the free constitu-
ences OF the country before long demanding OF Par
Lament that there shall be such a change made as
brings the principle OF political economy and justice
to all. Then there the enormous expenditure and,
in some things, the oaerous inequality of the taxa
ton. mad tins morning the opportunity OF meet
ing, gentlemen the members OF the Ednburg Cham
Der or Commerce. and took the opportunity OF tell
ing them what great credit was 10 them that so far
back as the year 1920 they had presented an admira
bic petition TO Parliament Ii favor OF the principle OF
free trade, and suggested to them that they might
find 1T to be their duty to endeayor TO get what call
a free breakfast tabe-lhear, hearl--to get rid OF
the very heavy duties upon tea, coffee and sugar.
tCheers.) The expenditure OF the country might
easily be reduced TO allow reduction OF these du-
ties (Hear, hear.) The equalization Of certain other
duiles-l refer to the legacy ana succession duties
might go considerable way towards lessening these
duties. You may rely upon 1t that II the people say
that these taxes are unnecessary and unjust, and II
the people protest against them and resolve to get
rid Of them, you will lind not the slightest difficulty
in finding q Chancellor Of the EXchequer who viii
do the work. l0heers) The other OF The three ques
tons is the existence OF ignorance and the hopeless
ignorance among the poorest classes; and 1t is not
an extraordinary thing that with our great industry.
our wonderful machinery, our worldwide commerce
and the great wealth OF the country there should be
found 80 large mass Of pauperism In the Kingdom.
read the other day speech made by o member Of
the House OF Commons, and member OF the pres
ent government, or who was until the last session.
The Secretary OF the Poor Law Board expressed his
apprehension that the pauperism OF the country
was increasing fast that 1t would be nearly as bad
as 1t was some thirty years ago. and think there
and since have taken part in public affairs the
question Of the vast weight OF the poverty and gno
sance that exists ut the very bottom OF the social
scale has been a burden on mud. and 1t il
now, and have always hoped that the policy which
have advocated, and what has gradually been &C
cepted-Qoud cheersl-w0uld tend greatly and gradu-
ally to relieve the pnuperism and the suffering which
we see among the working classes of society. have
no notion OF the country being called in satl5flc
tory state and happy and prosperous when such O
statesOf things exists YOu may have an ancient
monarchy with the dazzling gitters OF the sovereign,
and you may have an ancient nobility In grand man
sions ana parties and great Estates and you may
have an ecclesiastical hierarchy covering with word
y p0mp that religion whose virtue Is humility-lOud
cheers)-but Notwithstanding all this, the whole
fabric is rotten and doomed ultimately to fall for the
great mass Of the people on whom ~ supported Is
Now, is there no remedy for this state OF things
II the government were just II the taxes were
moderate and equally imposed, II the and were Free
II the schools were "a prominent institutions In our
landscapes aud In our great towns as prisons and
Worknousss arcC cga ana cmee1si suspec.
much moro sef-respect they would have much
more hope OF Improvement for themselves and their
families; they would rise above in hundreds and
thousands OF cases, all the temptations TO ntcmper-
ance and they would become generally say
almost universay-mOre yirtuous and more as the
good subject OF a free state ought to be. (Checrs
Now, this great and solemn question OF the condition
of considerable portion or the laboring classes Of
this country cannot be covered up. IL must be met.
IL Is great work upon which the new electoral body
and the new Parliament will have to enter. 1t is
long way from Belgrave square to Bethnal green.
We cannot measure the distance from the palataI
mansions OF the rich to the dismal hOveis OF
the the Wealthy to the pqaad and hopeless misery
OF some millions who are below them; but
I ask you, as ask myself thousand times, Is IT not
possible that this mass OF poverty and suffering
should be touched and should be reached2 What Is
there that man cannot do Il he triesi tCheersl The
other day ne descended to the mysterious
hand he sought, and he found and he grasped
@ he tS i Up to the swe wns tine @
loud cheers.) ask, are his conquests confined to
the realms OF sciences Is 1t not possible that another
ness, may be let down to moral DEPTHS even deeper
than the cable fathoms, to bring up from thence
sens ah as q s Is ,he
problem which Is now before US. 1t is not one for
statesmen ony 1t Is not for preachers OF the Gospel
tempt to solve. (Cheers) The nation Is now in
power, and II wisdom abide with power, the gener-
alton to follow behold the glorious day OF what
hope to the earliest dawn, lThe honorable gem
tleman resumed his seat amid enthusiastic cheer
ingl.
The London Tunes the Election or General
Grant.
From the London Times, November 81
As was expected with all confidence beforehand,
General Grant has been elected President or the
United States. The Northern States generally have
supported him. In New York, which contributes
thrtythree votes to the Electoral College, Is prob
able that the democratic candidate has the advan-
tage by small majority but In the other important
and populous States OF Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana and Massachusetts, the votes for Grant and
Colfax largely prcponderate 1t Is q wonderful re-
suit OF science and social organization that the opin
Ions OF m Immense population should be taken IN u
single day over q territory as large all Europe.
and that In less than twenty-four hours after the
close OF the polls the issue OF the contest, with
the approximate number OF votes given In each
state, should be known in the capitals Of the Old
World. Such triumph OF civilization Is more i'm
pressve than the event which Is thus recorded and
Il causes TO remember how independent OF politl
cal action are the forces which most mpel the human
IN the path OF progress. The telegraph informs
us that In Pennsylvania tho republican majority IL
13,000not large one II the population OF the state
be considered. IN the more earnest and simple West