New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-04
THE LECTURE.

In nv own country ! begin by addressing
nh audience NJ "Friends" Here have not vet won
that right whether shall future occasion be 40
entitled 20 address you more than dare 10 prophecy
al present
81, subject IL the Republican Movement in England
purpose tonight to endeavor speak behalf Of some
who have no mouthpiece for them In this land
purpose 70 show you the reality OF the movement aud
20 show YOU &c legality 20 put 20 you my views OF lts
possibilities urge 70 you It's utility aud then to tell
Won Why have here % speak 10 Americans about
n bec,ufo unless man has special reason justify
iug an intrusion OF his political views upon another
nation hold that such a course as that have taken
upon myself would be mere impertnence; and hope
shan b. able 20 Justify that course 10 you.
lam Obliged 20 refer first 10 the utter msrepresenia
zion Of that movement in England by our journals and
at least 20 the Misrepresentation Of some OF your journals
here am bound 10 say that your American edited jour
mails appear % be more correctly Informed than your In
elijah edited Journals whether II Is the ObuseDess OF my
country or the acuteness Of your own, don't know
But the paper which TO appreciate least accurately
the movement Of which shall speak u the paper which
4 edited n am correctly informed. oy gentleman
" hoso London experienced he possesses any memory
should have at least enabled him to represent the
1aes ~ which he must been conscious, with some
degree Of fairness
INFLUENCE or REPUBLIcAS CLUBS IN ENGLAND
In pleading first for the reality OF the movement
wish % put 70 YOU, the first point the existence IN
Tue history IT England existed before clubs ayoW
.dlv republican because. although 20 you the word
publican Is household word, with NJ, on the other sde
Of thc ocean according % some OF our journals II - yet
a word Of treason which any man u uaitor who
speaks am 81 those who believe there can be no
treason n man be- honest n man be sage, u man be
Wse De the views which be puts before others Of h
feuovs-I care not how extreme the views may be- j
care not how audaCous. urge that though The views
may De wrong they uttered boldly and iearessy,
leaving opportunity to reply, there can be no treason
or ueachery 70 his country OF 10 the human race III the
most complete utterance OF them. have been one
who naugurstcGt and encouraged during tho last few
years the formation In England Of what are known as
republican clubs aud We have them IN London, In
birmingham Ia Manchester, IN Sheffield hi Glasgow in
Aberdeen coe TO the royal residence itself IN Windsor
under The very shades Of the castle and In the Isle OF
wight, not faf from Osborn House. We have them in
east 10 the NORTH in the south in the west For the
frst time 10 the whole Of England's history we have
sefios OF republican clubs. an open an svowcd oil
meeting with their meetings free 10 the criticism Of any
one who may choose 20 cntoiso them They are strong
ct IN the artisan districts, In the middle counties In the
Lancashire aud the Yorkshire Rdlngs where the chin
ney. Of those factories, while they the sky and
hde from our eve clearness Of the sun which you
hive here, have made the wealth which has enabled
o. and you 90 change and interchange IN our past.
You may say thee clubs sgnnN Httc Their numbers
are NOT large. But they are growing and If you want
simply an the facts We eau pOhi you 10 The gather
inrs We lave had In the Town Hell OF Blfmngham-the
hun elautod by the Town Council FOR That purpose.
iApriausc Ipout you to The meeting We had there In
MAY act when than 500 people asse'nDea I'd 'hai
Grand q an aud votcd-wth Only 10 hands aRalIsi-in
favor ~ the assertion Of the republican piu'po IA Ou
souttry Applause l urge upon you the i"cl inH'
even the Press Itself recognized the realty OF tDo No'o
Inent which Il affects TO despse. IL is retogh]ou p' 10"
faci that Inc Standard. The Satarday hec't" Fv"o
each waited The immediate prosecution OF sue"
I1cu as mysslL our Government was too wise 10 com
ly win tAa. request. nave beaten them twice. ana
asD't tank tLty vIu si}c pc az opportunity a. ILH1