The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-20
SKETCH or HIS LIFE.

Mr.. Bradlaugh was born in lIoXton
London, Sept. 2G, 1888, and is consequent
ly trifle over forty years of age. He left
school before he was eleven, and has, there
fore, had but little scholastic learning. but
his constant struggle with the world has
given him an education far better than
mere book learning. While mere youth
he took an active part in the political tur-
moils of 1S47-4S, and addressed several
street audiences before he was fifteen. La
ter in life he became an acknowledged
leader and orator among the "Secuarists,"
or as more familiarly known in this coun-
try. the atheists. Besides teaching athe-
ism and republcanism, Mr.. Bradaugh has
taken an earnest and active part in the va
rious popular movements of the day. When
revolutionary Italy was struggling for her
rights, Bradlaugh raised 100 guineas for
Garibaldi; he spoke, wrote and worked for
the disestablishment of the Irish church; CO.
operation has always found in him a con-
sistent and intelligent supporter; during the
Fenian agitation he visited Ireland, confer
red with the advocates of ''home rule" and
mp, thtiii, liC idlStt lis VOICE Ill con-
domination of the ferocious and thourhtless
clamor excited by the outbreak at Clerken-
well prison and he has fought strenuous
ly for woman suffrage. In the reform agi-
tation of 1867 Mr.. Bradlaugh took an ac-
tive part, being member of the Reform
League and favorite speaker at the me-
tropolltan demonstrations, and was always
an advocate of that bold policy in
reference to the right of pubic
meetings which eventually proved
victorious. In 1868 he was n can
didate for Parliament from NORTHAMPTON,
but was defeated The next wear he
gained victory over the Gladstone Co
vernment, which made an attempt to sup
press his journal, The National Re
former by reviving two obsolete acts of
parliament. The journal is republican in
politics in religion, atheistic, and in social
| economy, Malthusian, after the standard of
the late John Stuart Mill, thus being an ex-
those three points.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Bradaugh is a fine specimen of
manhood, standing over six feet tall and
well proportional. His forehead is high
and broad, and his light hair is combed
straight back over the top of his head and
back of his ears, while his face is shaved
clean. His eyes are gray, rather deep set
and keen; nose straight, with slight up
ward tendency, and his lips are rather thin
and compressed His voice is a strong
baritone, with Il slight nasal accent at
times, and that evening he spoke very
fuently in well chosen idiomatic English,
scarcely gldncing ut his notes, and remind
ed one of Robert Collyer in feature and
manner of speaking.
THE AUDIENCE.
1t was a curious audience, says the Bos-
ton Herald, that filled Music Hall. 1t in
cluded many cultivated people, many
scholarly and solid men, and many ac-
complished and delicate women. The
male sex predominated, for there was
large number of young men present-a
much larger proportion than is common al
our lectures, but there were whole rows
of delicate and appreciative women
Workingmen and many whose faces are
not frequent at the regular lecture courses
were numerous. 1t proved to be re.
markably sympathetic, as well as O
strangely composite audience. To be sure
BIadlaugh could warm any audience, eX.
cept 1t were composed of English land
owners, into nerve and enthusiasm. lie
was splendidly received, and SO were tho
men who came with him, for he was for
tunate enough to DO surrounded on tho
platform by Charles Sumner, MIR. CARR
son, one or two others, and Mr.. Phillips
who introduced him. The audience wa
delighted TO see Mr.. Sumner, and let hin
know 1t. When he left the platform a