Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-10
ENGLISH REpus11oAN1sm.

The convention Of delegates Of Re-
publican clubs held at Birmingham,
England. about the middle of May
last, passed. some very strong resolu-
tions. The purpose of these clubs
clearly aud unequlvocally expressed
IN their constitution and on the ros-
trum is the subversion Of monarchy In
England, not by armed revolution,
but by legal measurcs-by constitu-
tional agitation and Parliamentary
repeal Of the laws which entitle the
House of Brunswick to occupy the
English throne. That the Republican
movement is already gaining a power
which brings it In the foreground Of
English politics, Is evidenced By the
publicity given the proceedings of this
convention by the principal London
journals, such as the Times, Daily
Nens and Globe, and the attention paid
1t BY the chief statesmen Of England,
Disraeli in particular. Following are
a number of the resolutions adopted by
the convention, some Of which remind
one of our own Declaration Of Rights :
"That this Conference declares the
republican form Of government to be
the only form worthy Of the support
Of a civilized people; meaning by a
republic, a commonwealth, q state or
q unity Of states which guarantees the
fullest Individual liberty compatible
with general security, and In which
the sovereign power resides In depu.
ties elected by the people according to
equitable principles of representation,
to the complete exclusion Of all heredi.
tary or class privileges, which are ao'
solutely contradictory to every prln-
ciple of justice and reason"
THAT every human being should
have a legal right to vote for the cleo
ton Of public representatives unless
incapacitated by homage or prlvatlon
Of reason" G.
THAT all persons should be equal
before the law, and that therefore
Justice should be so administered rs
not to cause invidious distinction be-
tween rich and poor through costumes
Of its operations, as now SO severely
felt"
THAT the House Of Lords. being a
mere relic Of Journalism and founded
upon the exploded hereditary princi.
| pie, should rs soon rs possible be abol-
| ished."
'.Thatt the various colonial dependen-
cies'should become as soon as possible.
self-governed, and bound to the moth
er country only by the federal tie"
THAT this Conference urges the es.
tablishment of a national system oil
compulsory, gratuitous, secular and In
dustrial education"
THAT the special affairs Of England,
Scotland and Ireland should, If the
people In these countries so desire, be
managed by separate local parliamenta
and all impartial questions be decided
by the Federal Government"
"That the tenure of land should be
subject to considerations OF general
utility, and that no supposed right OF
private ownership therein should be
allowed to stand against the economi.
cal and social requirements OF the ma.
ton ; that all legal cases Of land mo.
nopoly should be ut once removed and
the land tax equitably apportioned as
a first step In the direction Of iand
tenure REFORM" d
These are the main resolutions rs
passed BY the Convention, and which,
after adoption, were announced by the
Chairman as the platform Of the Ma
tional Republican League. 1t will be
seen that they cover nearly all the
principles of a truly Democratic gov
ernment, and, In some particulars, as
in the matter Of compulsory education,
go beyond many OF the States Of the
American Union. They recognize the
right OF selEgovernment for the colo,
MES, and provide for local parliaments
for Scotland and Ireland. They are
particularly severe upon the House OF
Lords, and deprecate tho existing
land monopoly. In fact, they embody
the sentiments Of tho vast body Of the
middle classes In England, of whom
the Republican party is largely made
up. Before the adjournment Of this
famous Convention a vote Of sympa-
thy with the Spanish Republic was
passed by reclamation, and indigna-
ton was most warmly expressed at
the delay Of England to recognize that
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