The New York herald., 1878-10-10
THE MARQUIS OF LONNE.
His Last Speech to His Ar
gyllshire Constituents.
VIEWS ON VARIOUS TOPICS.
Duties Of Msmbers-Yhs Caucus System
The Land-Last Adieu& A3
(Trom the North British Daily Man.I

sgnor General Of Canada, delivered farewell address
70 his late constituents In the Court House, Inveasy
There was crowded attendance. and among the audi
snce we're large number Of ladies. The noble LORD,
che was received with loud cheers sAd:-- affNA
GssrlxAss-l have come TO take my leave Of you;
put IN doing SO wish 70 touch on TWO topics
o. public interest," Not having had an opportunity
lately 81 meeting you, wisn elphatiesiIy 70 tell yon
may say, 20 tnst you may not visit any delinquency
ths. you may fancy you may dessc. upon me upon
body else. have observed lately, on one or Two
speeches taking place on OCCASIONS 10 wnlcn need
not further allude, there has been certain ten
transgress,ons-bscausel think they are only imag-
inary--of The elder OF The family upon It's younger
branches. Now, protest thai this Is most untkr,
and beg you win consider that everything say-i
hope u Will not be enpisasani 20 you you disagree
1 sps you o ~ es
you have ~ present honorsd With your sudrages.
You will observe he Is not here this evening ana
= REPRESENTATIVES,, NOT DxLzaArEs
The noble Marquis then explained that he had not
come among them during the election lest he should
seem TO be stretching family influence TO an undue
length. He then procseded:-
Ihavs rejoicsd that you have never insisted a. so
many nurgh eonstltuencies now do on early or half
yearly haranguss every conceivable object under
The sun. You have elected your member AZ the gen.
oral ssstop, and have given him conadencs. and you
have never yielded to the curious custom which ID
growing up among Us OF causing your member 10
.ppsar - receive vote q sonhasnee or no conA-
heard his views and upon the opinions then sx-
pressed you elected him. You have never sought 10
mon--ot tho trusted man VINO is always asking 10 bs
trusted. offered once At Dun00n TO visit them when
ever .nsy asked N: - DO So They never ana AK M.
come from Glasgow TO settle on your shorss
80 lar imhie: me goea sense. sense. rs vell e.
siso view with the process seen in the
burshs baiiies and other public bodies
destitute OF poltical knowledge that they require
Aemores 70 be constantly refreshea by the sschings
of neir members. who come TO thcm 10 tell them OF
me psrieeons tnsy possess aad resrass meet
Ing alter meeting the same views expressed at tue
hfst, as though were necessary TO repeat utuG
ss statement. % rsporsea % .is.ay ~ sns aswspapsr
rsad their members speech " can't 40 80. You,
~ whom these customs are strange, will have OBJ
served another curious freak. You will have seen
bow The elected. The trusted OF the people, ntro
auced afresn 70 the electors by some chairman
larmxnly mus. ! should think, be dislrssylng.
but ! have NO doubt the people VINO indulge
~ ,ros"c,inn IKE - ns..rx one ~0r,a imssno ina.
we'll known tho modorn member Tor Z
oursh HIS pubic and pr,va.s HE mas Dssp
laid open 10 the scrutiny ol the electors. HIS
heiRht mis- appearance, his voice, his news aud
his votes nave ai been learned BY heart Still, as
soon ~ he rsappears, ne must be reintroduced.
One wonders whesher the gentlemen who thus prove
themselves so enamored OF iornaIity carry their
liking tor II from public into pr lie, whether
they think only proper and decorous 10 get aome
third person 20 tntrounce tnem xfresh every morning
tLsuga.ss aud ch.srst You have done we'll IN Keep
Ing 0ut sucn curIoslties Of the political lie OF The
day. and In rsiraining from passing our members
ests 10 review Tor ths purpose ot condsmning Or sp-
provins inem every season, Tor Dothing lends so
much TO MAKE man = mere delegate and TO take
away all Independence fr"m AZ n. 4. aaN 4stfs0f
Doy'T MIND THE DIVISION LrsT.
There evil arising among oonssitu-
sncss IRON when Ems has hitherto been wholly reV
thar is The nabis Of counting not what important d.
VISIONS man mas missed attsndiag In the House.
vs,oSs = maa atssnas Is nothing the ABSENCE from
division Affecting your interests or The countrysat
targets serious Ask what mau's opinions are,
how mauy times he has given an opinion. The unsot
ol demanding attendance at many divisions IL lud-
crous Will toll you now the deinand oi.sn works
In practics. Men know mat their constituents
are ignorant enough to so IN for quantity
lnstead OF quality, md on night when there
nothing oiln.portancs gong on, but wnea iactious
niuYrity or olner cause is operatn to exis. whicn
Will produce many unilpportanL divisions, many men
20 dow N 10 the House 10 take part in them It may
BE- souIs D anecting local intsrsss ana u has got
into commi,tee. IL may be some question on which
some gallant Dut isolated lrishmau IS SETTING I'm
Sell against the rest oil The United Kingdom, and u
walking match is sinduigod IN dtvison alter DIVISION
being called, and those present niing through Tho
lobbss instead OF dong busiLes tor hours Tins IS
the opportunity Tor the man 80 got IN aivislons'
VINO 10 blessed with u constituency with an eye Tor
- 80 Down ON rHx ..cAucua
You know how anxious have been that perfect
iresdom should be gwen 10 the voters by The ballot
manner oi voting which also gives TO all classes OF
tns wealthy y meaus by which tncy can make their
opialous freely known witnouI ANY Accusation of
due influence oeipg reasonably TO be brought against
Them. You know now voted lor the ioworing TO
hausshold basis Inc suffrage In counties. for
general compulsory education OF The people, Tor
Ihe general Introduction oi school boards. You
know how the abolition OF purchase In the army and
disestabisuing Tho Church 81 Inc roligon Of the
niiuority IN Ireland received my SUPPORT Any one
who voted SO constantly have dons Tor such great
changes cannot be accused oi being blind TO the au-
You are not one Of hose constitusnclss who can
bc brought under the aictation OF political COM
mittce You know The iasnon IN favor In some
piaces-a iasbion wn,ch, a. Il calls Itself LIBERAL
adopts a liberal measure OF s'illiberaliiyn !
sas,s men NEE, ana ,orsn sovsramsu, ike Snss o.
The Roman Vatican Curia Ihey promulgats doc-
.rinss; these may be now Or not ba. they are an
down and recognise lnsm as the one and true iailh
nss sxcommuncslea. Tnsy are pronounced IN The
saut ot tne sect unsound aud the victims are tied 10
Ihe stakes oi contempt and burnsd up with the
oi iusult aha anger. There Is who values In
dependence bat v hght against tins reign ol repres-
sion Of thought this turning Of members OF Parla-
meat into puppets In Parliament made to dance 10
the of the wirepullers.. a3t1 W 1' kfNfN6at
RI rms Law PRoMoGENiruRE pEYENDED.
In ths matter OF legislation about iAnd would re.
MUD you but Tor the laws OF seLtemsnt or the Gus
tom Of which they arc the offspring, you would
probably net have had the chance OF selecting
from I've such good candidates as those who have
made against shls law, which seems 10 mo most
sssasouable ones The law that has allowed property
oi succession OF men rather than oi the individual
who holds The revenue, SO TO speak. In trust Tor
ums, In The natural expression sf British custom.
Custom with Us becomes law, and the custom mas
been to let one member oil the family represent It's
intercsts ~ home. This usually works In such man.
nor that the person nnertnR the proprietorship vi
ths sell - eblged TO hand on without using up It's
value Tor mis- selfish benefit alone ana ieels that
he the repository OF honorable traditions ns well 40
u material prospefy The advantages 10 the people
On sstIlsd estates often apparent, for as rule
Duch sstatss are the best managed, and there 10 q
strong ihducement 10 man who inhsrlts land TO
keep good terms with the people the estate,
whom he has often known from childhood, aud IN
whose welfare no takes personal interest," whereas
. properly passing from hand TO hand, and
bought ior she mere money value, Is regarded
oiton BY The purchaser as mere Investment and
the highest which can be got II usually sxacted
On principles Of poitcai eccnomy, which, " rigdly
adhered TO- apt 10 make production murder nap.
pness ~ all events, 10 put the people 20 much
hardship II Is quite possible TO provide against Incl
dental souses oil such law without aDoiIshing the
right 10 settle land. In connection with tne
dsiike iet BY sVne 70 all settlements OF
land aud the deIusve idea that therc IL
mot an immense quantity Of land slways
IN ths market, proposal has been made 70 make inc