The ballot enthusiast over here talks, and only _talks_, mind you! with the believer in the ballot over there; and so arrives at _his_ conclusions on the subject of secret voting--and then, all these return to this "down-trodden," "aristocracy- ridden," "effete old kingdom," and prate about the glorious way in which their several theories work across the ocean--not one of them having resided long enough beneath the stars and stripes to be able to judge of the truth of what they allege, as they are quite contented to take for gospel the hearsay with which they bolster up their own opinions! If these respective persons would only go out and live, I say, for three years consecutively in the States, and move about outside of their respective bigotted grooves, they would find out, in time, that, the boasted free, liberty-loving, advanced, progressive commonwealth on the other side of "the big pond," is ?--one of the most despotic, intolerant, morally-and-politically-rotten republics that ever existed, bar none! What will your ballot-advocate--who anathematises "Tory coercion," and is continually urging into notice the "purity of election" that characterises the system of our "cousins"-- say, to the fact, that one party of "free and enlightened citizens" of the model cosmos of his admiration regularly sell their votes to the highest bidder; while, another set, under a military despotism, are compelled to exercise the franchise only in a manner pleasing to a dominant faction?
What will your Democratic Dilke, or Ouvrier Odger--who may, in this "speech- gagged," "oppressed" country, heap scurrilous abuse on royalty and overhaul the washing bills of her Majesty without let or hindrance--say, for the "liberty of speech" on the other side; where, if they were to utter a word in favour of the conquered Confederates, amongst a certain school of "black republicans," they would run the risk of having a revolver bullet in their epigastric region before they knew where they were?
How would your communistic enthusiast, who bawls out about the equality of all men, like to see, as I have seen, "respectable cullered pussons," representatives of the beloved "man and a brother," _wearing livery_, the "badge of servitude," which is only supposed to be donned by the "menials of European tyrants ?" And yet, these darkey flunkeys are in the service of free and equal citizens of a "Great Republic," strange to say! What does your Manchester "Spinning Jenney," the earnest upholder of free trade, say to the "Protection" policy of his congeners in the States?
How can he reconcile his statements _here_ with facts _there_?
Where is the "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite," now, when you really come to dive below the surface, and see things as they are in America, eh ?-- But, bless you, these reformers will _not_ so regard the objects of their veneration.

They will only see them in the light in which they choose to see them; and would swear black was white in order to answer their purpose! Your true radical or republican--the name "liberal" is a misnomer--is, as I have often heard the vicar say, one of the most intolerant, illiberal persons under the sun.

His idea of freedom, is, that everybody should be free to do as _he_ pleases:--if they object to his programme, they are evidently not sufficiently "advanced" to suit him! His liberty of speech, is, for himself to spout away ad libitum on his hobby, and everybody else who may not agree with him to hold his tongue! His theory of equality is, for all above him in station to be brought down to _his_ level, and then, for _him_ to remain cock of the walk! I have studied the animal.

That's his view of it, depend upon it! He will not be convinced.

He will not even "argue the point," nor listen to a word said on the side contrary to that which he espouses.