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Inancia) considerations are nob only the advocates of peace, 1858
ut algo of a diminution of our costly peace establishments, Air 49.
Amongst the latter class I confess I rank myself. . . . .
We cannot disguise from ourselves that the military
*Pirit pervades the higher and more influential classes of
‘his country ; and that the Court, aristocracy, and all that is
"Ping the tone of the latter, believe that their interests,
Privileges, and even their very security are bound up in the
Raintenance of the ‘ Horse Guards.’ Hence the very unashionable
 character of our movement, and hence the
liffioulty of inducing influential persons to attend our
Meetings, , , , . If we add to all this that the character
of the English people is arrogant, dictatorial, and en-Toaching
 towards foreigners; that we are always dis-Posed
 to believe that other nations are preparing to attack
England ; it must be apparent that in seeking to diminish our
Warlike establishments, we have to encounter as tough an
°PPosition ag we had in our attack on the corn monopoly,
Whilgs we look in vain for that powerful nucleus of support
Which gave us hopes in the latter struggle of an eventual
rump, The tactics of the enemy have been hitherto
“Wining enough. The soul of the peace movement is the
Quaker sentiment against all war. Without the stubborn
%al of the Friends, there would be no Peace Society and
10 Peace Conference. But the enemy takes good care to
urn ug gl] into Quakers, because the Non-Resistance prin-*iple
 puts us out of court as practical politicians of the
Present day, Our opponents insist on it that we wish to
botally disarm, and leave ourselves at the mercy of Lous
Napoleon and the French ; nay, they say we actually invite
hem to come and invade us.”
“Now. 9, (To Mr. Bright.)—I can give you no information
°r suggestion about Reform. It seems as if the Turkish
Tuestion this year, like the French Invasion of the last, will
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