New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-18

next year brought him signal victory over the Glad
stone government which very wisely and nvidously
revived prosecution him begun in 1862 by tho
Board Of Revenue under the Disrae Cabinet, and sub
sequently dropped Resuscitstng obsolete acts OF
Parliament, passed avowedly for the suppression OF
cheap democratic and heterodox literature. the Attor
neyGenerai sued him for not having made declaration
of proprietorship Of alleged newspaper; nor regis
tered his and address publisher and propre
tor; given suretes against the printing Oh oih
phemous seditious lbels. These things ne hao as
tnotiy refused dc. the reasonable grounds that
they absolutely prohiDitory 70 the further APP
pearance or the journal" The unfaness OF the demsnu
NAV he shawn Nv be fact that there then existed In
London. at least half score OF pubIcauons slan.s
aga9ss w ye understood that Mr. Brad
augh heresy radicaiism and unsparing comments on
the actions OF men hh RaSo por Wing Liberal Gov
eminent eOad tolerate an lnndel anu % ~ i,t,e,a
an snd yaSis proved equal 70 the emergency he
fought It in detail raised various p'iusS nd before
iot fnu bench OF Judges. q. C.'s. M. P;'s, ser
geants and barrsters OF every degree Iaa,eS 81, ~
anon numbers that they invaded the Jurybo1 ana Wis
nrs from ALI parts OF the capital crOwdng the court 10
s utmost capacity. Maintaining that the pIesdings OF
the Attorney General and the ruling 81 the Judge were
nnsond on certain issues he convinced the fun Court
OF the correctness of his views and conduct aud the
prosecution finally abandoned; Dill introduced IN
the House Of Commons afterward repeating the ODlec-
tfonaDle enaotments. But the welknown priIci-
or rarely paws expenses for the freedom OF
the press cost Mr.. Bradaugh $780, most OF winch vas
raised public subscription, some in the United states
Since then he has pursued the even tenor or MS way
without m0estaton either to himset or the now legal
National Ref0rmer, which claims circulation OF INV
copies weekly. II Is l6page journal price twopence
and the principal OF the Secularlss OF Great
Britain whose arehleaders, Mr. Austin H0lyoaEe, MI
Charles Watts. and. Of course, the editor are It's cheI
writer's In politics It is Republican; IN religion Athe-
stlc and social economy Mathuan, after the stand
ard OF the late John stuart Mill IL devotes great
deal OF space aud ability 70 the assault on
orthodoxy, and more eIuditi0n than II commonly
gets credit for III attacks royalty, iTls0eIacf ana Tue
church, generally In the vigorous style Oh IhOms rune
and TO much the purpose. Nearly all OF Mr. Brad
laughs published works have III the first instance ap-
peared IT. Were his letters 70 various eminent
persons collected. they would make quite modern
Junius-" His republicanism is simply an advanced
type which thousands or ms cOuntrymen, ana
those alone of the lower ORDERS advancing under
the Irresistible OF circumstances. 10 assumes
" that the right TO deal with throne is nalenably
vested the English people, 10 be exercised by them
through their representatives, IN Pariament argues
thatthe House OF Brunswick occupy IL only from the Acts
of settlement and Union and seeks the repeal OF those
Acts after the aDdcaton or demise OF the present mon
arch 10 aspires 10 "A commonwealth after the American
model TO be attained as peacefully as possible ana win
change than is Inevitable III las us OTgaulL-
ion clubs ana organs aud Notwithstanding MI Brsnts
discouragement, aud the TACT asserted by put That
John Bull is Tory by nature IL steadily increasing
ON this subject Mr. Bradlaugh has been listened 20 III
some OF the finest halls IN Great Britain, ana by
crowded. aud not only orderly but enthusiastic
audiences" Al least $1,000 persons approved Of MS
statements In Birmingham Town Hall. when the ques-
ton OF the desrability OF Republic was put To the
vote 10 a ooncourse of 450O individuals. not more
than % hands held up in favor OF Monarchy: In
south Lancashire in the West Riding OF Yorkshire,
among the Tyneside ptmen aud Liverpool operatives,
the great northern ana midland NOTWITHSTANDING
towns, with large majority OF the artisans OF the
metropolis the change is eagerly canyassed looked Tor
ward TO- and regarded almost fOregOne cOnCluslOn
And now land question becoming urgent and the
commOnalty gaining power every day.
In such the world would probably hear great
deal more of Charles Bradlaugh As MlraDeau observed
of RObespieIre, This man Will do something ne De-
heves every word he says