The New York herald., 1870-01-26

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looking At all the firms IN Blrmlngnam-tnat tneir
trades shall be stopped tnat their skill shall be Of no
value, that they shall turn their labor 70 something
else which H. perhaps, already abundantly supplied
with labor, and thai the Manufacturing ana CON-
merclal capital shall be aireoteo INTO another
channel Well there Is no doubt that the French
duty Is higher than ours, but look what happened
before tho French treaty. For twenty years before
that we were gradually reducing our duties. we
did not ask anybody To neg0tlate we thought they
would follow our exampl0 but during those twenty
years they did not follow our example. But what
aas since na countrs N
that has not reduced In some manner or other its
tariff and made some appr0aches-ln some cases
in It's tar or its navigation laws and therefore, the
result OF the treaty has Oeen Of great importance all
England and france NO II ever You meet seomsa
who talks to you about this RECIPROCITY, ask him
what ne wants to put duties upon because that u
the question. Does he want TO tax your bread, or
your cotton, or your woolf What Is It he wants to
taxs he cannot give anybody what he calls pre-
are two persons to il think al least We should nave
a. much regard 20 the person VINO H going 70 be
taxed as ths person VINO IS going to profit BY ms
tnat when my iamented friend. Mr.. O0bden Qoud
cneers, negotiated that treaty he had more than
~ or .Ss OF his
and to extend our manufactures and our CON-
merce. but ne wanted also 10 make Pr0vls.
ions for future peace between the great nation OF
France and England. ls there man in tins great
assembly or IN England, VINO VIII deny thls-that
treaty T has BEEN enforced. there mas Crown up be-
tween Frence and England sentiment OF friend
ship, disposition OF peace, and an absence OF sus
piclOn and Of angry feeling, such as we have never
seen befores Great cheerlng The great negotlat0r
OF that treaty not only the friend OF his country
men, but the Trend OF all mankind. He wanted
paid, and 70 live IN comfort IN MS own c0unry anu
he wanted iurtner IN order 10 carry out one OF Inc
whloh / believe to be absolutely true, that
every sten you make in the freedom OF trade
step IN aySr Of ,nso IN Dona may
give one WORD Of warning TO the workinglnen OF
Birmingham an0 to wOrklngmen everyw You
doubt, ON which you and would differ very much
yet you viii admit that have never been afraid 10
give you saase o no Tor
many years to bring about that great change IN
your political condition, under which. happily you
are now living. loud c0eers) say beware OF
men who attempt TO deceive you. II you Will look
back such OF you aalcan from memory, ana others
look bacx over the events of the last forty years.
you Will find that there have always been some men
In the country who ought to have known better and
who ought to have done better who nave been ready
to trai-what shan say p red herring across the
path Of tho worKingmen Of England. tHear,
near There are cer.ain tnlngs 9 wnlcn 6n,a rar and
there are other things which no government that
ever existed or Will exist can do. liesr, hear
judging from the proceedings or the committee OF
last session, and judging from the temper OF Parlia.
ment, that before there Is general eleCtiOn, not
only you but every voter IN every part OF the United
Kingaom, WIN have the shelter OF the ballot loud
and continued cheertngJ You may have II,
whether II be this session or next session Il
Is not in my power to tell. But when !
have mentioned all these things I am obliged
TO confess that they are not al-that some.
thing more Is wanted. although the law will not
effect It, and although Its foundation lies beyond the
bounds OF law. 1t Is fact winch every man should
conSIuer-and have considered It often and often
with great sOlennty, and even with much pain, dur.
ing the thirty years tnat have been In the habit OF
discussing public questons-lt Is fact that no gov
ernment no administrator that no laws, that no
amount Of industry or commerce. that no extent OF
freedom can give prosperity ana solid comfort TO
the homes Of the people unless there be IN those
homes economy, temperance and the practice OF
virtue (Cneers.) Thus which | am preaching 10
full IN some respects-for those whose possessions
arc the least abundant and the least secure II
we could subtract from the ignorance, the
poverty, the suffering, the sickness 8nd the
crime whcn are now witnessed among US
the ignorance the poverty, the suffering the sick
but most prevalent bad habit or vice-the drinking
needlessy Of tnat which destroys body and mind,
and home and tamiy-dO we not all 1ecl tlat TINS
country would be SO changed and 30 changed Tor
the better that 1t would be almost Impossible Tor uH
US to know 1t agamr loud cneers.) Let me, then,
what know 10 be true. what have lelt every h0ur
OF my life when have been discussing great queS-
tiOns affecting the condition OF The working classes
Let say this to all peOple-that 1t Ii Dy the cOn-
bnatiOn OF wise government ana virtuOus people,
and not otherwise, that We may hope to make some
step towards that blessed time when there shall be
no longer complaining in our Streets when ouI
0arnera shall be full, afOrdng all manner OF store
Ihe right honorable gentleman resumed mis- seal
amid loud and protracted cheering.