The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-03
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JULY g. l87o-TRlPLE SHEET

the front seat Of the Treasury deeply anxious and
somewhat alarmed at the onslaught which they
knew was 10 be made upon the government position.
What added significance to the attack and gave the
chief sting to its severity that II from the
Premiers own side and was led by Mr. Mccullough
Tosrens, a radical of the radicals who was among
the most active IN returning Mr.. Gladstone to
power.
Mr. Torrens moved q resolution to the effect that
the continued want OF labor among the artisans
called for the special consideration OF the House OF
Commons with the view to some swift and efrcacous
remedy being applied. Grasplng the whole subject
comprehensivcly, Mr.. Torrens drew picture OF the
want and suffering prevailing among the laboring
classes OF England, such reused the indignation
and pity OF almost every one ia the House whose
bowels OF compassion mad not been dried up by the
harsh routine Of Official life Pauperism, with It's
attendant curses, which just now prevails to such
deplorabe extent in Great Britain, and which Is eat.
ing into and cankerng the whole social life Of the
naOn, he did not graDple with at all except In pass
ing and by way Of Illustration. 1t not with the
wretched denizens Of tine p0orhouses and work
houses that he dealt; but with the laborers and
skilled artisans who though poor, are honest, aud
who were prepared to work II work could be pro.
cured Tor them. The account which he gave OF the
condition Of this latter class was ptabie IN the ex-
tree, and IA the estimation OF some VINO were pre-
ton. Employment could not be procured by those
VINO souent hardest after 1t and the best skilled
nant, and there was universal cry Of distress and
lainentall0n. Thousands and tens or thousands VI
honest iaborers were idling in the great towns, I'M
aDle either to support themselves or their families.
StarvalOn desLutiOn, disease and every species OF
misery prevailed 10 sickcning extent, and were de-
grading and denOralizg the whole social existence
Of the lower classes. Poverty was. III short sitting
IKE huge incubus on the land, and unless govern
inent beslirred Itself anarchy and revolution might
be the ultimate result.
ALARM
That the dismal narrative which Mr. Torrens laid
OF Win so much ability was no mere id.e tale,
or the mere inaginings oil theOretic phan .hrOpist
was abundantly made manifest by the evidence
He had reports and letters from parochial clergy
men, gosel nnent inspectors, secretaries OF trades
unions and ialge employers OF labor, all or which
told the same story, anu all OF wlicn spoke OF the
proDaDe danger TO the State In The event OF things
being allowed to remain as they were. 1nis portion
Oh Mr.. Iorrens' discourse too painful to evoke
any cheers; but radicals ana conservatives alike
showed by the intense interest with which they
listened That tney were fully alive To the magnitude
OF tile evil AID sympathlzed with the people in their
distress WEen however, the speaker came TO the
remedial part Of his subject anu began to explain
what measures he thought ought to be adopted 10
restore the national prosperity, ne WAS cleered
vociler0usly He suggested emigration, the cultlva-
assessment for the relief OF the poor Emigration
nc LAID most stress upon urg ng Inc government 10
provide frcc passage 10 America ana Au traa to all
artisans who We're Wiling to go. Such Was the
cheering from the demOoracal g. cOn OF the liberal
side while these panae cas- were being expOunded
that Mr. Gladstone aud his Ministers began TO look
extremely uncomfortable They suddenly dis
covered that their own side was broken up and that
at least liy OF Their most earnest radical supporters
were prepared to vote against them should the
ter be pressed to u division.
Their alarm deepeneu very considerably when
Lord George Hamilton, son of the Duke OF Aber-
corn, and ID conservative OF the deepest dye rose
and In q very vigorous speech heartily echoed all
The sentiments that had been uttered by Indignant
Mr.. TOrrens. Strange to say, the tories have re-
Gently gone In tor being the workingmen's frends
and, 70 do them justice, they lacked neither III SYM
patfy nOreXpressi0ns OF esteem on the present
casiOn. They cheered with tremendous ychenence
as the young lord tainted the government with their
suplneness aud dllated in eloquent strains upon the
needs and necessities OF the working classes.
CABINET POSITION.
Government TOOK up just the position which has
meats, wing aud conservative They elected to let
well alone.
Mr. Uoschen the President OF the Poor Law Board,
upon whom devOlved the duty OF taxing up the cud.
artisans were disquieting themselves In vain, AMI
thai they were crying out when in reality
they were not hurt He declared that England was
never more prosperous than she was at present.
that work never more aDOunded that there never
was greater demand for labor, and that, in Short
there was no call whatever for government inter-
ference. The conservatives laughed to hear the
ignorance OF the Ministry thus paraded, and the
Radicals broke out into tempest or protest and dis
sati faction. Far on into the morning the light
RACED, the supporters OF Mr. Torrens growing ever
the iercer ana more determined, until at length,
alter the House had been wearied with fourteen
hours talking, the debate was adjourned. This
q godsend for the Ministry, who Ielt rather uncom-
Portable at the very serious schism which the ques
ton had created in the government ranks.
The matter, however. Is likely to provca formid-
able rock ahead to Mr. Gladstone the ra,lca Is Deng
determined not to allow the question to sleep.