New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17
MR.. BRIGHT AT EDINBURGH.

Mr.. Bright was presented with the freedom OK
the City Of Edinburgh IN tho Music Hall. Mr. W. Cham
bers tho Lord Provost presided and there were about
LOO persons present The proceedings were opened by
the City Clerk who read the burgess Ticket which stated
that II was conferred the honorable gentleman IN con-
sentence Of his distinguished position as an orator ana
saesman and especially account OF his brilliant ana
successfnl vices In the promotion OF free trade DIT
Bright OH rising was received with great cheering ne
said: Last week OF my Acquantances asked ne Wna
was intended by freedom OF the city, whether there
was anything in 10 that was useful or valuable, any
nryilege or right that could care for told MN
that az understood there was nothing when couu 20
nut into the scales and weighed there was nothing tha
could 10 measured by rule put mere was sonet ,i
much more precious II rghtfully considered. than silver
or gold There the free oner OF the ~
the authorities and OF the population OF one OF Io no
inteIlgent and renowned cities OF the United Ming
dom TO me. who had been for more than 20 years
nmbc Service ICheersl ] assured him, hs assure you
that atef the priceless value OF inc aplropon o. 10y
own conscience, there can DO nothing tnat haue 80
much as appreciation OF tho lnteiIBeh anu
ful among my countrymen Chsets 10 tne ~ tbe
of the Town Council, out OF which tho prOcee1nsso te
Jav have snrpV there ara phrases which almost make
me bInsb and to which nndit difficult 10 refer aa
there described ~ orator and statcsnhn' now
more than 30 years ago when was very young indeed
in my beginning think about public affairs In reading
the prose writings OF John Milton, touhd passho
which nYed itself in my mind and which time has never
been able TO remove lie says let tfno oIo91emI ,5
nnd TO he but the serious ana hearty l9F9 oi
And have endcayored 10 far "a nave haa tne opPou
nifty OF speaking IN public TO aDlHe p t To-
render long ago 10 the question OF Hee-tiuuo. =.
% wears uQo gcG that question was SUPPOSED 10 10
tied: IL 40 long that believe the young hehln.
men from 40 10 80 OF agein thls DAY ae ior tus
part almost entirely ignorant OF the tremendous hIuEo
which was necessary IN this country 10 make
fact I'm n sentence, may say that worked NJ u ioi
seven years and for five years almost without ih.eu
ton and that | did nothing else but work LOT H.o
trade during these years cleers, IN AIllancS' no
van know. with one of tho most rcnlalkHplo
men thai 0ur country has ever produced, ana ono
Of lie best men that any now living nave ever
known II oud cheers When look back To nun WHOSE
name must ever be foremost In any history or memory
of that struggle when consider his REMARKABLE huuS
try his wonderful sagacity, his enlarged lolInat1,
the combined and gentlcnehs OF MS chhtaotc'
most persuasive speech when look pHek upVn W
ransceudcnt merits, confess am amazed tnhI ~ .ooh
all that aud tue energy and the labor ana tie
of scores and hundreds and thousands beside To iepe
the Corn Laws There sentence which TecoLs,t III
letter. think that was wrtleu by tue ceeDiaeu tis
Somervc. which ought Of Itself 20 have hDOiisheu 'o
Corn Laws, but did not. dare sHy IL helped 10
form opinion on our side. lCheert.l hho says
Surely as much food ab q man can Duy,, WIN
as much wages as man get, for As much work hs
do, Is not than the natural, lnaIehhvv,o
birthright of every man whom God has created WIN
strength to labor and with hands 10 WORK. Nothins
can be simple than that nothing more trlc Hos
moro conclusive iCbeers II Dad Oe'ii one y, me
VINO supported that law. think 10 would nave mho 'no
AK myself whether IL not possible thal my pm "
cAaHinln. public questions Was wrong ana Nhe'h.i
might not bc Just wrong upon nauy OtheI ,nInk' 40
had proved 10 he upon that quesilon OF INC WI
ithe,fs.. one Of those who have never p'Ii'''u
tDat there Ii anything very mysterious III VIC W. VI
knowledge of politics. that with icGaIu W
what We cab statesuanship honest statasinaishp-it -
Lot abtiuee and difficult branch Of khoNeub u' 10