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sticsy-ss Of these two books gave him posi-
tlon al the time unrival!cd. He was sc"cp-
ed a. the Liberal philosopher. and could
speak as one Of unquestion"d auihorny'
Here we should note that. on the extinction
of the Fast India Company Ia 1857 be drafted
n petition to Parliament on their behah'
As his fnther had been In 1883. ~ he became
the apologist Of a system generally condem-
ned by the Liberals of the day. His BELIEF
was that the government OF India could not
h. efficiently carried on by the British
Parliament: that Indian appointments
would h.come price 70 H. won by Jobbcry,
and that the dircct rule Of English public
opinion would involve a disregard Of native
opinions and feelings. The Company. how
ever. came to an end and Mill refusing TO
Accept a place on the new Councils. retired
In 1855 on a pension Of fi,J 800 y"ar
VI.
Released from his Official labors. Mil
expected he tells US. 20 settle down Tor
the remainder Of his existence into purely
literary life From the end Of 1855 to the
summer OF 1895 he carried out this design.
and wrote much both on political and philo-
sophical topics lie published the essay
on Liberty in which after his wiie's
death, he resolved To- make no further al
tcration He put together short treatise
on "Ttilitarianism- and reviewed IN the
Edinburgh the Recently published lectures
Of his Old friend. John Austin. His most
elaborate performance. however, was his
examination Of Sir William Hamilton's
philosophy II involved him In some
sharp controversies, and contained his
final and most elaborate protest against
the Intuitionist school This. with the
three posihumous essays those on Ma
ture.- on The Utility Of Religion and ON
sTheism exhibits Mills position upon
the general philosophical questions which
were not treated IN the Logic. In his
earlier books he had been systematically
reticent to a degree Of which h" afterwnrd
disapproved when. In is8S his political
opponents tried To turn his unpopular
opinions to account, the only ThrRs" upon
which they could hx was the sentiment
.Xpressed In the examination of Hamilton,
that he would 60 10 hell rather than wor-
shin an unjust God He had intended. II
sscms. To publish the essay upon Nature
himself. hut the others were still 20 be held
back Tho three pos'humous books a.
We have said give a sufficient account sf
Mills real views touching religion.
Mranwhile he had bccn drawn To poll
tics n-w Reform bll wa- becoming
the object of practical political agitation.
The surviving Utihtarians. indeed, had
declined from the true faith. John Austin
bafor. his death had become distinctly
Conservative, Mill himself had changed
in -om, respects Nevertheless. Radical
ism in various forms was raising it, head.
and was willing to accept MIL. now a writer
of the first celebrity, rs it, authorized in
terpreter At this period he wrote much
which shows his relation TO the n-~ party
He now objected Ia the ballot. the favorite
nos,rum OF the philosophical Radicals,
10 which Gro,e still adhered In 1891 he
expound.d his whole political doctrine in
his Considerations on Parliamentary Gov
ernment.- and he wrote for future publ
cation his -Sublection Of Women In this,
he intinates -all that is most striking and
profound belongs to his wife IL appear
that his stcpdaughter also had some share
in the composition The outbreak Of IN"
civil War In America led him To pronounc"
himself strongly In support 81 Bright
Goodwin smith and other sympa,hih-rs
with tho cause of the Union. His opinions
on this subject, although opposed to those
commonly held among IN" English upper
classes. fall in with thos" ~ the Radicals.
and made him AT once a representative Of
| a strong current Of opinion.
A. the general election 81 isa5 Mill was
invited 10 stand FOR Westminster. He
acc-p,ed the invitation. though upon terms
which showed that he would make no
sacrifc~ 81 his principles He refused ,o
incur any expense. He would not canvass,
I t,l. la AL q.
In the wcek proceeding tho nomination lie
declared that I've would answer no questions
abou, his religious beliefs. hut upon all
| other topics would reply frankly Did
| you. hc was asked at one meeting. .dcclar.
that the English working cla--~s, though
differing from thoee Of some other countries
IN being ashamed of lying. were vet gen
orally harr7- His answer L did pro-
duced. he says. vehement applause
! Upon some points Of tho Radical creed
Mills opinions were not acceptable His
condemnation of the hallot and his ad-
lsrence To woman suffrage and 10 minority
! presentation marked his opposition 10
some Democratic tendencies. hut thcs.
questions were not enough In the fore
ground a, the time 60 render his views
disqualfying His election by cnn-
NlbrfaUf uhJhIhN kfeht Interest.
The accepted leaders, such as Bright and
Gladstone, welcomed him cordially To- tho
Hou-. of Commons, and the young men
who were then entering publbr life booked
up 10 him with reverence. II was asserted
10y competent witnesses that the tone 81
the debates was p~rCop,ibly raised by his
speeches. His old practice at debating
-s.cietie- and At the Political Economy
Club had qualified him tn give full ex-
pr-ssion In hi> thoughts Hc poured out
continuous and well-arrang~d essays. hlci..
full Of Thought and frequently tou ching
the point epigrammAtically
Min help-Sd TO pa-s the Reform hi. 81
1891. acted a. = mediator trtv~cn th-
Ministers and the Radicals who wcrr ~.
.pousihl" Tot th- meeting In Hyd. Park.
and h. made a ~-tghiy pro,"-, ou h.half
- a e~B~iOus AMI thorough goins Irsh
policy u. thought that a SEPARATION of
Ir-lani from Gr-ai hriiAin would l.. mt.
chi-vuus 90 both part,-s. ia, h. advocated
a .ch~m~ Tot giving a T-.rmAD-nt tenure
10 eri-i ma t"nAni.. Nth a due rsSari 90