The New York herald., 1873-11-03
JOHN BRIGHT
Great Speech Of the English
Liberal Orator.
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
The Conservative Policy and The AShantee
War-AboliSh the IncQme Tax.


liie II is psolisbed in full by the entire press OF
England. TAe iollewing, with unimportant ennis
niops, is the TEXT
Mr. BRIGHT who, on rising, was received with
loud cheers which were several times renewed
said:-Mr. Mayor and gentlemen--it is now nearly
face with my constituents i was, as You know,
Withdrawn IRON public labor and from your SER
often regretted very much that when my health
failed did not at once return into your hanus the
trust tnat you had conflded to me- no no ny
inuividua Judgment was ove-ruled by the opinson
and advice OF my friends. was AFRAID that 70 re-
tain my seat would in some degree tend TO impair
that sense OF responsibility when 1 t,unh
should always attach to the position OF repre-.
sentative OF the people; but Il IN any degree @ ,na
has happened am consoled by the thought tnat
Ne have some compensation IN having witnessed
the generosity and the forbearance with Hincn
great popular constituency can urea. s sInce
sentatives. lCheers.) \ Is almcst nve years since
stood in this hall, and was re.esscteu aiseI' nasng
accepted ONCE IN the admins irauon eaen n, !uss
for the step had taken and you freely, gave II,
fHear. hearD After fhe lapse OF hve years nave
been induced, with much hesitation and much dit
fcuty again to accept office in the same admin
istration, and have asked you again TO sanction
without contest sanctioned it. Cheers, ! need
hardly tell you that my neart Is Iuli ol
thanks ior tins iresn & o1 your
but, standing here after these I'VE years, ~
ls impossible that one should not look back little
ing the catalogue OF measures that have been
passed, or with the view OF entering into enthu-
siastic laudarion OF the admins traton which has
existed. But il Is worth our while to observe
what the great principles that during the last
five years have heen adopted and liked irrevocabiy
In
THE POLICY AND LEGISLATION OF ENGLAND,
by the consent OF Parliament and 10y the knowlsdge
and assent OF the country. tCheers.) ! say that
the i've years are five memorable years thear.
hear D-and would bear comparison with those OF
any government which has ever preceded them.
loud cheers.) A few years ago it was thought an
impossible thing to remove an established church
yet an ssess
church has been removed, but the Church
remains-tcheers) and what does that mean
1t means that the property OF that
political institution has been to
large extent appropriated by the State. II means
that a number OF bishops have been removed from
the House OF Lords -tcheers)-and we have lived
to be convinced such were not convinced before,
that a Church may exist and religion may prosper
without the support OF the state. loud cheers.l
Al this moment we see IN Ireland Protestant
Episcopal church in perfectly good hearth and en-
and things supersutions which II iancied 1t mad
been rid OF 800 years ago. lHear, hearD And
years with regard to notions about the absolute
ownership sacredness OF landed property. am
much ior lair dealing with rich people as with
poor ones. (dear, hearD l think something
good has been done when Parliament has shown
the rights and interests and homes Of the people
are sacred as certain absolute rights OF property
that have been assumed TO rest IN the landlord
As far as can understand In regard to
IRELAND,
there Is no dimnuton OF rent There Is no in
security in its payment. No class IN that country
can be shown to have suffered by the great measure
which was passed IN the year 1870. tCheersl
Another great principle has been established-that
Offices OF authority and dignity in a great service
year, shall not heDceforth be bought by the rcn, to
the exclusion OF those who are less rich or poor,
and promotion in the army is no longer 10 De Oh
tanned upon the old and, Will say, the corrupt
terms (Cheers.) The corruption MARKETS closed
forever IN that department OF the public service
tCheersJ Unfortunately there is still purchase
OF offices OF the highest character in branch OF
the Established Church Hear hear , Twas glad
TO see a few days ago that bishop very active IN
my county condemned this and, think, described
t as scandaIous thing ! say tnat iE Is odSus
the organization OF Christian Church. Hear,
hearD Isometmes ask myself what would be SAID
II 1t were proposed TO be introduced INTO the
Wesleyan Society. or the Independents or Baptists,
OF the Presbyterlans in Scotland, or even IN the
catholic Church in Ireland 1t exists only in
THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH N ENGLAND,
and trust the time will come when the members
Of that Church will regard in the light that IL is
regarded believe, by all persons outside and I'M
connected with that church. (Cheers) There is
another principle tnat has been established when
must interest many here, and that is that the ran
chise is the right Of the elector: that the eni-
ployer and the landlord and creditor and customer
against the opinion and the conscience OF the
voter. | was told lately that the coDserva-
M terms Of the ballot when they won an election
thear D-but tnat when they lost an election they
turned and cursed It, Laughterl Whether we
win elections we lose Them am for the ballot
Goud cheers)-and i suspect that the longer 1t re-
mains part OF our electoral system the more i'm
possible Will 1t be TO remove 1t. (Cheers.l There
another principle that was established that
was OF value, and that was that
THE HOUSE OF PEERS
should no longer continue 10 be the highest court
Of justice In the Kingdom. (Cheers.) | am not
about to say one syllable against the manner IN
which many eminent men have endeavored TO dis
charge the duty OF judges In that assembly, but
say II IS better 10 have regular court with regu
larry appointed and paid ludges-a court that sits
for a much longer time during the year, and a
court that, ! believe, would dispose oi
less cost than that which has hitherto been
experienced. (Cheers.l Well, then, there is only
one thing urther that would mention, and that
is the one that has been referred 10 IN terms or
great severity by my friend Mr. Chamberlain, who
seconded the resolution. The State-that Is the
country, acting through Parliament and tie
Crown-thc state has admitted It's responsibility
for the education OF the people by public grants,
by public rates. and by fhe partial application OF
the power OF compusion (Cneers.l The educa-
tion Of the children OF the country is henceforward
70 be provided for by the state. Now, that Is a
this country before; and ask you to look at the
various points nave mentioned, examine, II you
can, their importance and their grandeur, and
then you wn see what is the description
oi the great work that has been accomplished
py one Parliament under the advice and under the
-siirecton OF one administration. (Cheers.) Now,
an speaking Of the i've years, have said nothing
of men or measures, and viii say nothing OF
tnem ! have said nothing about lesseDed taxa
ton. have not touched yet upon one question,
which ] think ought not to be passed over and
shat is the course OF the government in the settle
sment OF this dispute with the United States Hear
ahearp Mr.. Chamberlain, | think, referred to a
speech made the other day by an emluent member
soi the House OF Lords 0sughter in which he
tthe noble marquisl insisted that the government
lnurned one cheek meekly 10 the United states and
another meekly 10 Russia. II had only bold
front for a savage African nation with regard so
fhe savage African nation Will undertake 70 say
tnat there arc not fifteen IN this room more
anxious to avoid war with the African nation or
VINO wonl d be more disposed, by all possible aud
reasonable pacific measures TO adjust the troubles
which have arisen that Continent, than
HER MAJEsTy's MINISTER'S.
loud cheers) The time will come-and, trust,
before iong-when Parliament, acting the
opinion OF one OF its own committees, viii consider
that IL will be wise to withdraw absolutely from
that coast. (Hear, hearD There is no slave trade
there to put an end TO now; trade nourshes better
\ where there are no forts than where they are TO
N,e found The country am speaking OF Is one In
rbch English life IL scarcely TO be maintained,
u nd believe the interest and the honor oi Great
Ia tain az some not distant period. viii be best
consulted by an entire withdrawal from that coast
stn Eut to Anarca They talk of fhis