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Wherever T go, I make the Corn question sn open question 1843.
all the market tables. And everywhere ars strong-headed Zr. 89.
en who teke up our cause. Ab Winchester I found many
Wtelligent farmers. Mr. M., who moved the Free Trade
resolution, is, with his brother, the largest occupier in the
tounty, A very quiet man, bighly respected : his very
ame a passport. A Mr. EH. was ab the meeting, who rents
3000 acres. After hearing our statements, he remarked,
"These facts and arguments are quite unanswerable, Xvery
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At Penenden Heath (June 29), three thousand of the men of
Bent assembled to hesr @ close argumentative debate
between Cobden and @ local landowner. Two days later
there wag an open-air meeting ab Guildford, where Cobden
Stated his case, tided over interruptions, and met objections
from all comers for several hours. We need not further
Prolong the history f this summers campaign. Hereforg,
 Lewes, Croydon, Bristol, Salisbury,’ Canterbury, and
Reading, were all visited before the end of the session
bY Cobden snd 7 =~ °°’ or some other coadjutor.
ban of them, r. . groab variety of illustrations, and
With a constantly tnerc>="n. atock of facts, he pinned
hi opponents to the § ~~ -low, When, or where, have
farmers and farm labourers benefited by the Corn Law?
His greatest victory was ab Colchester, the chief town of
* county which kept its parliamentary representation unfullieq
 by a sinole “Liberal. The whole district had been

: To P. W. Qobden, London, July 20, 1843.
I wag ap Salisbury, on sovond visit later in the year, thet Cobden
fru keported to have pointed to the cathedral and aid: “He thought the
vost thing thet could happen would be to see that huge monster turned into %
Eo od factory.» Even his foes admitted that this story was & gross fabricabow,
 ys it wag often revived sgninss him in the days of tho Crimesn War.
probably gore cme gaid that this was what he wag capable of saying 2
Wy by wellknown mybhoucein processed, it Was boliaved that he sotually
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