, 1875-07-10
TUE ENGLISH SERFS.


grsater vehemeneo than ever. H.
THE ENGLISH sEIsFs.
speech OF Joseph Arch on the nattlc-
Eteid OF NnsehY.
This London Times Of Juna Is gives the foi~
lowing rspore Of taass-ncbting ot the Eugllah
seffa on the battlefield Of Naseby. which usa
addressed BY their champion, the Rav. Jpseph
Arch:
4 large meeting Of far1n-laborerB was bold yes
terdhy on ths grouud where ilia batsto Of
Saeeby was fought 2y1 yenra ago. Not loss than
arriving IL carricrR carts from the surrounding
villages. Nasety had quite = lotuiay appear
h,'ce, all business betng srapended. Jo.oth
Arch at wtlose suggestion tho meeting VAS held
on tLfa spot. came from Market IIardorolgt,
and WIS mot by thu procession near tho obcltsk,
tho Holo monument OF tho engagement, with
bands playing, and was cscortel bscI to
tho village. In meadow near tho church
tude platform WAS erected, aud ratind Il tls
IAbDrers asHemue1. Slr. j. g. Coz, Of J,efper,
presided. aud called Oil tic nur,oi otis audience
10 sing sonlc versca entitled ''UDion aud patrI-
o!lhm." Which asked tho tiilers OF the hol "pDv-
or to rest until thoy GoI fair days pay for thor
work." Tito Chairman then tcad two pesitlons
to Parliament, Hllicl. le asked the audience to
B.gn. 0ne aased p&ll,amant to support Nj.
TrevelyRn'a bill for the assimilation Of tho coun-
ty with the borough irAncll1so, while the other
referred 70 the ''nlonhsrou8 grievances Of tho
present danlo laws. Tue speater said It was =
fnonssrons thing that tho country should bo sur
toting from the ini1utoos denominations that
exist ni,uoe Tho Gam. laws, which wero equally
oppressive to tho farmers ard 1aborers.
Thebe Laws Were remnant Ut tho fGldAl
Bvstetn, aud wore incoubtbteut with motleln
idtaa. They were injurious by keeping large
tfac's out OF cultivation. Tile speaker a. so,ns
length gave the history Of tho bats,s Of Nasety
and drew pAsal!el botween tho struggle golpg
On ut that portod and tho ono inauIturats1 by tue
ufiag not forco hut peaceable uosns ia carving
out this rcaot. local man named HAYWARD
tllon addfsssad the assembly, after Which Mt.
Arch cau,o forward. and was loudly apt'laudad.
flo said he Was pletaed that tho movement
among the agricultural lAborors had t&Een tho
upon to resort to arms to- 1efond their
rights, &s their fotefttiiors had aou0 438
yenrs before: It WAS somewhat amusing to him,
Nheu he locked back NJ the second moot.ng
to sh,nk Of the body OF police which was ordered
TO DO On duty, and Of the ariatocraoy Of tho dis
trict locking their Loors fearing that tho labor
ers would rssort 10 violence. He would now like
to take tho sense of the pnlico. They would say
that she laborers gaso them less
meetings as they had that day which kope tho
UQ!oa together, but It VISA the constant work Of
many men. Tho parsons, who opposed them at
first. lad loArnt good lesson by their par-
severance. They wore beginning to aud out
that thor oouk. aot zexiss the inevitable. They
weFo finding out that tbs nation waB ulado up Of
subjects, NIT parsons. and thev wors beginning
to get very mid. in thelr manner towards tho
UDIou. Landlords never wero mora puzzfod.
Ihoy nare eattAlsd that the wages Of tho labor
srs would advance: that 14s or 1ta wook
would nos koepthom Batisted long and that the
btate Of tho labor mAFket would soon put them
IN : position to demand 2os per week. Let
them bear in mind that human nature i
as wolt as In tho farmer. What Was the
policy OF the farmer In tho past7 II there
wero eix mon tu tue meFket, and he only
wuntol three, he won't To work to got tleao three
Enan at hnif price. ThuH tho farmer used to
specu1ate in hls own Hash aud blood. but tho
God OF Justice whs now turning tho scale. Tue
day wss not Tar diasnt when the farmer would
Hant three men and would only get Que to work
for him. When shat day came It would bs quito
natural for ono man to want the pr1ce OF three.
TheY wezo awaaiug TO TITO fact that tho farmers
must have less proat, or they, ~ landlords,
would hare 70 make Some concessions.
lie would ask the farmers what concessions
act ~ thay bad siways done,-that was to aay,
ths! would andeavor to get the highest rent
which tue fRymera Were foolish enough to pay.
Tho farmers we're therefore ID poaitlon Of con.
difficulty, and they had better glyo up
the land and lot the lAbosars have II. Did they
ever hear Of . greater piece OF tnsolonce to the
farmers than the Duke OF Nichmonds Teuant
Hight bill7 In tbs .nams oF common juasice,
Tst: ,r shs s,I lsud1osds a1', to make their own
sai't mneS .snse ss' G' tb,i Th1ts ~ u't 9s
70 70 and knock . bare over aud
tho Houtre who owned tho faud was to st and
judge him. IA voico-'sThRt' what they often
tto.'l This hu! showed thas landlords weso not
willing to make any reasonable or jnst concas-
s!ous 70 ths tenant. Ihe tatorsssh,d advanced:
They had done more than any Tseds-Uni had
sser done durug tho past three yeale. They
had made good slart, but they must not mako
= blunder Of It now. Although they had 1t in
thas pSws.. to aamsna hgaas Wages tnst uast
thsy movsd causioual5. and determtnedly
It would give tha farmer tho oppor-
tunity Of Ieotitying his position. Ii he
d!d not DO H., that would be hIa own fault.
fA!as step. because that would bo terrible blow
to tho moFoniont. Let thum be moderate and
firm. lie beloved \ time would como for them
to make 4 bold stroke. #hon 1t would be necss-
ssrY Tor hansalsY to sasass lss tight aud exist
the tyrAata by peaeeab!e meaus II poss,b!e. The
exteux!an OF tho franchise to tho lAborsfs was
question that no Qoss.nment could refuse when
T. wsa ths unAutnons re4nsst OF l.9o0. QUO man.
Who were thsee men1 The, were not the gen-
o. The Exeh.ngsi thsy xefe not ths nsn Who
saeouas @ ! I s.nsss ss'5 y 6.tsins ss 60
yaceyi huk they we're The men who
try. The speaker than vent on 10 advocate that
farmers should combine and bring forward candl-
dAtes for Parliament, and 10 would insure them
hss aupport. Iwenty.lye to thirty tauaa! FARM
orr in the aouse. With tl'ty or siaty good Rail-
Gala. would ba able 10 do some good. After =
fnM $NFth6f hEkAFYHEnnQ fha Tnt{ra1