The New York herald., 1870-01-30
ENGLAND.


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The Gladstone Cabinet ON Free Trndo-Irish
Radicalism-rhe Relations to France and
America.
Tue right honorable Mr.. Forster the Vice Prcsi-
dent Of the English privy Council accompanied by
Mr.. Mail. his colleague in the representation OF
Bradford, addressed densely crowded meeting Of
his constituents In ST. Georges Hall OF that town on
the nth OF January. Both honorable gentlemen
mot with q most enthusiastic reception. Sir Titus
SALT Baronet who presided, briefly opened the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Forster said:--
It's pleasant gentlemen, to meet you once again
In this hail Il IS pleasant; 1t Is cheering. know
duties 10 perform that have equal to o reception
such as thus IRON his constituents but pleasant and
speak TO you IN some respects, with more
dif1culty tnan | ever had before. y
quarter Of century and p observe - now % Ut Il has
been spent In the WORK OF abolition and destruction
penal disaoIlties against dissenters I and Roman
Cath0cs-lcheersl-w repealed the Corn laws and
psaied also % the Old Glass Monopoly which necessi
sstsd the iirst Reform form biilZSneers.and nothing ing
w mo- more Clearly SNOW 9 g, dmeence & eae
TO this Wna' did we 90 ,.,t session. Last session
our Chief business was tne dlsestabIishment and
our chief business tnls session. 1t viii be
constructive not destructive; 1t Will be the franz
Ing OF a new irsa Land bill and the building up
OF new relations oerween the landlord and
the tenant. (Cheers Nothing can mark more
clearly than this the difference between the
legislation OF the past and what VIII be the egsla
tlon OF the iutule in future our cher work wiz
be- as bave SAID, constructive as, instance, TO
make such laws 1or the punishment OF criminals as
win tend 10 prevent the crime; to so administer the
public money as to best promote education; to
admini,ter the poor laws the way to check
pauperism, and 10 some eXtent 10 remodel the
licensing laws SO as In the best way to check
drunkenness. ALI these questions we nave to con-
sder, and all these problems we have TO solve with
the utmost regard to the Individual liberties OF the
M
doubt that some parts oil the country have
suffered from tue erects of free uade under
not been tie sufferers. What Bradford has
gained the French Bradford, Raubaix, has also
ganed-cneersl-and 1t is an ILLUSTRATION OF the
trade between the TWO countries that the removal
or protective duties been advantage to botu.
sequences arising from the French tarir. was
little alarmed at one time, because 1 thought the
protectionlsls might carry France by ssrOm; out
convinced tnat free trade VIII, prevail. (Cheers
IL twould be great calamity II 1t should be other
wise; but the lacts VIII be SO clear the more the
question discussed that the whole world Will per.
ceye THAI the trade between this country and France
the result beyond thai has been The establishment Of
feeling oil friendship which never existed before
anyns ee Of the ~
ISIS to return TO the Old system Some OF my friends
tax as they were depressed in consequenSe OF the
preston exists among good men OF all classes.
am neither depressed nor cast down. ! think
the times are certainly very anxious and very seri-
ous. We have series OF home questions to settle,
but think the times not bad for their SETTLE
ment Until now certain questions have not been
asked: but now they are asked, and have to DC
answered think, with all our anxiety at the pre-
sent time, 1t Is full OF hope and promise Now look
abroad. LOOK al the state Of the Continent Some
men will say, Wnat can be more deplOraD.e than the
state Of European questions at the present time
Many men think it would be better to fight out at
once than to be IN the expectation OF dreadful war.
ns pas
from one nation to another Look at the progress
that has been made within the las! year,
far IN
ence. Look at Europe as It now stands before us;
took at Hungary, peacefully obtaining her rights;
look at Austria endeavorlng 10 co npensate for clear
losses In by tree government; LOOK at Prussia
their gories In war, and the extension Of their do
mlniOns, only makes the Prussidn people, should
rather say the German peope-more and more de-
termned 70 have still greater voice IN the future
lag Its freedom and natlopaltY against every dlli
Guilty; look at Span-that country Ii many respects
Is, indeed sad to LOOK uDon-but who. knowing
what Spain was until last year. could have sup
posed mat 1t would have stood up against tne trials
which It has undergone this year, and still
destroyed in herr ioheersj Look al France;
! 40 not know in the whole range oi his
tory what appears to be more peaceful revolution
than that now occurring in that country. tCheers.)
We may be 100 sanguine-we may ind at any
as n that quick and hignspirited nation would
without revolution obtain again sell-gOvernment
and obtain 1t al the hanos OF tina; ruler whom we
should have expected would never have willingly
granted IL. lCneers.) We have hard work at home
with our own affairs; but every one of US must offer
something of thanks and something OF PRAYER in
wishing Tor the success OF tho French people their
endeavors. II lhe) succeed, freedom is made safe
all over the Continent; for with France surrounded
by free nations despotlsn Il dismissed from Europe
and the great less IN has been learned BY oil its peo
10 armed t0rce. (Cheers) When look across to
our k'iismsn in America, again am full Of hope.
The discussion OF most OF these Questions ESPECIALLY
the colonial one which has excited 80 much atten-
tion OF late; but cannot SIT down without stating
that While disagree with much that has been said
Dy the representatives oil the colonies lately, vet
rejoice that the question has been brought Forward
inasmuch as 1t has made II clear to that neither
IN England nor the co onies do we intend tnat the
empire shall be broken up. loud cheers.) II may
ne u uream-put still believe In ts fulDment-I be-
levetnat the time viii come when not only England
ana ner colonies but all English speaking nations,
w1i gladly ee eater into one great confederation
whatever the present difficulties WILL be, that
s1s when asers w viii ipms Se and Scs
as and our klnsmen IN the United States.
tCheers1 J hope taas there are many mere
be such nrln and lasting union established be-
tween al English speaking people as VIII confer not
only incaicuiable blessings upon ihen, but that
iIheIr example will be followed by all the Civilized
communities at large Many men Will say that these
do not pe believe S them to be- 80 out Know Ui well
the only way In which we can fulfil our dreams and
ss a. nsi Sy "c n IN uy s
terests our country wemay be quite sure that to
maintain England's position on the Continent and
TO keep Engand's place IN the family OF Eng.
the traditions or the past glorious though they be-
but on the deeds OF the present (Cheers.) We must
rely not on the number OF the Inhabitants OF these
two small islands, but on their power: and their
power 49, and must be, measured by their national
wealth. TO increase the national wealth we must
use the best means we can. Many say,
ssYou have not succeeded In supprcssng every
manifestation OF disarecton In Ireland." We never
expected to do SO. There are some men who have
so committed themselves BY hostility to English rule
tnat Mr.. Gladstone and Parliament could not have
made them cease to be disa6ected; but we are
taunted because these men show their disanect0n.
nv reply is tnat these men know well that, before
long their trade viii be taken from them, and that
N tiey are not disanected now with tine legislation