New-York tribune., 1868-10-31

addressed that no law can pass. not the 6malleSt
modicum of freedom of justice come to you Until
has gone through the rey fine meshes Of the net Of e
House Of LOrds.o On Privilege he wages a mortal
warfare. The question between the Peers and the
people he declared in 1853 was which could not
be evaded They the great difficulty in the way
of Reform. Since 1890. he said, when the Peers be-
came the dominant power in this country, / am
scarcely able to discover one single measure impor-
tant to human or English freedom which has come
from the voluntary consent and good VIII OF their
HOuse And really, how should il ~ And then fol-
lows portrait of the Peer, drawn with free hand:
"You know what Peer s He is of those fortunate
individuals who are described as coming into the world
with silverspOon In their mOaths' Or TO use the
more polished and elaborate phrase0logy OF the poet u
may be said Of him
Fortune came smiling to bi. youth and woGdi,,
And purped grestne" met bis rpened years
"when he is boy among his brothers and sisters heis
pre6minent he Is the eldest son; he VIII be my LORD
this fine mansion, this beautiful park. these countless
farms, this vast political influence will one day center on
this innocent boy. The servants know IT, and pay ha
greater Difference on account OF IT, He grows up ana
goes school and college, HIS future position rs KNOWN
he great Indictment 10 work hard because what
fortune In any way When he leaves college, he has
position readymade for him. and there seems TO
be why he should follow ardenty any OF those
occupations which make men great among their Fellow
He takes his seat in the House of Peers whatever
be his character whatever his intellect; whatever s
previous life, whether he be IN England or l0WW nli"s
away be he tottering down the steep OF age OF De he
passing through the iInbecy OF second chdhO0d ytt
by Of that charming cOntryanee-made only Tor
Peers-yoe by proxy he gives his vote for or aganr
and unfortunately, too often against all those great
which you and the country have set thei
hearts"
II possible. he likes the Bishops still less and no
sentence he ever uttered gave greater olense than
his description of these preates; There Is another
kind Of Peer which am afraid to touch upon, that
creature of-what shall / say f-of mOnstrons, nay
even of adulteTOus biTth-the spiritual Peer"
Seven speeches on America are given we 90 no, hot
need to consult them in order to know Mi, brIgn.s
opinion on the OF the few steady friends whom
we had in England during the Rebellion, MI Di,gnV
was the foremost. Few of us Will ever know now
much il cost public man in England TO be Irlehu
IN A mn from '6.
his popularity, his leadership, nay, ms poilbIca ca
istence If he had any reputation LOT sagaci{, ~ no
rsked it all by believing il possible that the chiVn
should survive He could not meet MS lrlenus III VIC
street he could not accept an invitation 10 dlhi'i
without exposing himself TO insult Az no tilhe Was
the hatred against America more furious thah WIFI
news came of the Trent seizure. tlmid man mlKghI
have held his peace till that storm blew over. Mi;
Bright chose the moment when the n,et was az
its hight To deliver an address at puDhc Dah9ueV
given him by his townslnen OF kochdaIe'
1t is marked by great moderation OF state state
ment. and equally marked oy Inc % mus ths
clear presentation Of the cause OF the North OF Inc
sins of the South and of the duty OF England. lie
rebnked Lord John Russell for the utterance OF tae
memorable eplgram: The North Is c9htehdlng ior vi
empire-the South for independence" He dared 10
say of The Times which at that moment was clam
oring for war. that it had not published since Mr;
Lincoln took office far, and honorable, ana
friendly article on American affairs. lie had ODD
served, also, the course of some American papeIs'
which had been the strongest partsans OF the SOUTH
but which, when the war broke out. were compeileu
by regard for their safety TO turn round ana APP
pear take the other side. But they underi0oh 10
serve the SOuth in another way; by khdilhg d
quarrel with England. If, SAID MI. Bright Ire Ire
Times has done all it could TO poison the minds OF the
people of England. The NeC-l ork Herald had equaly
done all il could all it dared TO provoke mischei
between the two countries. lie invoked lair anu
dispassonate consideration of the Trent dispute.
How many other voices were heard at tnat moment
in England in such an appeal And he uttered
PRAYER destined not TO be granted, for IL aepended
on others, accompanied by pledge which has been
fulfilled to the lcttOr for II depended on himself
alone. The speech ooncludes
NOW whether the Union will be restored or not, or the
South achieve unhonored independence or not,
know not aud predict not But this | think l k- Know
OF feenen IN North wn be thirty millions, or even
fy mOns-a population equal To or eXcoedng tnat ot
this ngdom. When that time comes, pray that u may
not be- said amongst them that in the darkest hour OF their
country's trials, England the land OF their IatheIs,
looked on with Icy codness and sa unmoved me pers
and calamtes Of their children. As for have but
am but In tins audience ana nut one ia
the citizenship OF this country but all otter tongues
are silent mine shall speak for that policy which gives
hope the bOndsmen OF the south ana whc TENDS 10
generous thoughts, and generous words and generous
deeds between the two great nations who speak the En
lsh language, and from their orgn are alike entIed 10
the English name
All the speeches on America abound in examples
Of eoquence that Americans will delight To read,
and they record Of such good viii to America,
and such clear views of the policy that England
on ght 10 have pursued and did not. as most British
statesmen NAV now peruse With envy ana regret
IL is well understood that Mr. Bright is W take once
in the next Liberal Government. Heretofore he mas
been Minister without portfolio, dlschargng tnoSe
functions which no Cabinet Minister burdened with
official responsibilities execute, the representa-
tive of the great body of the people OF England
otherwise unrepresented in Parliament creating the
opinion which made liberal Government 10 some
extent possible. He abdiCates the higher otnce to
assume the lower Probably he is not Of that opin-
ion--few men in England will be. Possession OF
office is the evidence of political rcspectabilty, and
II will be- deemed lifting that rs the period of this
momentous change approaches. the record OF his
past career should be- brought before the world.
lie has been many things To many men. TO back
three years and ask the inst ten hurryng pedestrl
ans YOU meet IN the Strand who isJOhn BTightf An
agitator "A dcmagogue "A rrvoutiOnist, dsloyal 10
the Crown eager Ia overthrow the House of Lords.
rcyiler Of the Church and the Bishops. Socialist
an AgraIian very likely an midel. Possibly the
tenth man might answer, a loyal religious gifted
statesman aud orator. one Of few men IN tins king
dom who clearly understands It's history, lts cond-
ton and It's necessities and understanding, has the
genius and the courage 10 attempt reform. But 10
him. as hc himself said OF man greatly his inferior.
IL has been given i'm a manner not often permitted
10 those who do great things of this kind To the
ripe fruit of his vast labors.'
Johnson SAID that Fox had divided the Kingdom
with Cesar; 80 that II "A doubt whether the ma
ton should be ruled by the scepter OF George the third
or the tongue of Fox. In those days the comparison
was striking one for George the Third controlled by
his personal will the policy of the Empire. Now the
sccptcr oi Victoria * shadow the House Of Com
mons d, King and It's legislation follows the voice OF
It's greater orator. e. W. ;.