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1842. 1, and I suspect there is mow an accumulation of grudge
Hr. 88, betwesn him and the more violent of his party, that C8
hardly be suppressed.” '

“Peel is a Free-trader, and so are Ripon and Gladstone
The last was put in by the Puseyites, whe thought they had
insinuated the wedge, but they now complain that he he®
been quite absorbed by Peel, which is the fact. Gladston®
makes a very clever aide-de-cump te Peel, bul is nothins
without him. The Goverument are at their wits’ end about
the state of the country. The Devonshire House Whig?
are beginning to talk of the necessity of supporting th
Government in ease of any serious troubles, which mest?
a virtual coalition; a point they are evidently being drive?
to by the force of events: Peel will throw overboard th
bigots of his party, if he have the chance. But the res!
difficulty is the present state of the country. The account?
from every part are equally bad, end’ Chadwick says th
poor-rates in the agricultural districts are rising rapidly”
A great deal of land has been offered for sale during th
last three months, and everything seems working beautifully
for a cure in the only possible way, viz., distress, suffering
and want of money. I am most anxious to get away and
come to Manchester; I know the necessity of my presenc®
and shall let nothing but the corn question keev me.”

* The last fortnight has done more to advance our cau
than the last six or twelve months. The Peel party 87°
fairly beaten in argument, and for the first time they 8
willing to listen to us as if they were anxious to learn 6%”
cuses for their inevitable conversion. If T were disposed ©
be vain of my talk, T have had good reason, for both sided

¥ Wo ¥. Cobden, April 11, 1842,
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