of gratitude, and next ye will feel a glowing wish of befriending the poor. The eye of Faith will guide ye, God's blessing will rest upon you, England will acknowledge your worth, and wise men with liberal minds will greet the scions of a British race. With the guardians of the oppressed, the friends of the poor, with honest politicians the aged will associate

YOUNG ENGLAND!

CHAPTER V.

RADICALISM.

THOUGH it is not the purpose of this work to treat of parties in politics, as being productive of good or harm, according to the opinion of either reader or writer, yet Radicalism in its purest form borders so closely on philanthropy, that we are tempted to give it a place in our volume. When we say Radicalism in its purest form, we mean ere it has arrived to Chartism, Republicanism, or Democratical stage of any kind, when it is simply all power concentrated on one point to serve the people more than the nobles, only, because the

former have the least power in themselves. Radicalism, as the champion of the poor, is very different from that democratical feeling, jealous of power, and therefore venting its rage upon the sovereign, the nobles, and the church. High Toryism and bigoted Whiggism are just as dangerous as Radicalism; and many a noble does, in fact, profess quite as liberal principles as a Radical, but he would not let his opinions be called by such a name. In vain has the bard exclaimed, "What is there in a name?" Everything in this world— where the bravest man is compelled to show forth his actions in whatever guise his fellowmen appreciate most!

Yet will we contend that the purest form of Radicalism is philanthropy, and philanthropy is patriotism. And we will go further; we will contend, that our best-hearted politicians have a germ of the three within them-Tory, in

respect for their sovereign and nobles; Whig, as free to have opinions of his own; Radical, as hand in hand with the people he professes to serve. High abilities and rectitude of principles, in a politician, cast a wavering feeling upon our minds, we would fain that all feuds were over; that by no name, save the people's friend, should the politician ever be distinguished. But this can never be; men of equal abilities have different opinions,Falkland and Fairfax are examples of this kind. Were Royalty and the House of Lords abolished, there would be Lords of the government council, not Lords by names, not Tories by surname perhaps, but man over man has been the law of Nature, ever since the first murderer wished to get rid of his brother.

Peter the Great very wisely remarked on his human weakness, "I can reform my people, but how shall I reform myself."

Some men would thus reform the condition of the people, but cannot quell that ambition which causes them to embody themselves under that distinctive appellation Radicals. Perhaps no class has been so gradually extinguished as High Toryism. When we really take the meaning of Tory and Whig as originally invented, we must almost believe that Whig, in our days, is much the same as Tory in the reign of Anne, and Radical may be supposed to be the Whig of that period.

Whig in Anne's time was a name signifying an adherence to monarchy, but perfect tolerance of liberty—Tory was for absolute monarchy.

Our

Although we are for monarchy, yet absolute monarchy may bear many delineations. Sovereign is the head of the nation, but our glorious Parliament is her right hand, the people her left; in fact, High Toryism is as ridiculous as Democratical Chartism.