...despondent fit let us remember Sir Robert Peel's words a dozen years before the first Reform Bill: "The tone of England— of that great compound of...newspaper paragraphs, which is called public opinion.'" If this was a true story in 1820 are we so much lower to-day? And before being too sharp upon our democracy...

...not fail to assert themselves. Writing to Mr. Croker so early as 1820, he says — Do not you think that the tone of England — of that great compound...phrase — than the policy of the Government ? Do not you think that there is a feeling becoming daily Jtnore general and more confirmed — that is,...

...Court of George IV.,' i. 15. Mr. Peel to Mr. Croker. Extract. Bognor, March 23rd. Do not you think that the tone of England — of that great compound...phrase — than the policy of the Government ? Do not you think that there is a feeling, becoming daily more general and more confirmed — that is,...

...and goes on to say : — " BOONOB, March 23rl. " Do not you think that the tone of England — oit that great compound of folly, weakness, prejudice,...intelligible phrase — than the policy of the Government? Do not you think that there is a feeling, becoming daily more general and more confirmed — that is,...

...as in his own future policy. Mr. Peel to Mr. Croker. Extract. Bognor, March 23rd. Do not you think that the tone of England — of that great compound...of folly, weakness, prejudice, wrong feeling, right * ["Orator Hunt," arrested in 1819 for being concerned in the "Peterloo" agitation, which had such...

...political views and his policy. " Do not you think," he writes to Croker on March the 3rd, 1820, " that the tone of England — of that great compound...intelligible phrase, than the policy of the Government ? Do not you think that there is a feeling becoming daily more general and more confirmed in favor of some...

...Court of George IV.,' i. 15. Mr. Peel to Mr. Croker. Extract. Bognor, March 23rd. Do not you think that the tone of England — of that great compound...phrase — than the policy of the Government ? Do not you think that there is a feeling, becoming daily more general and more confirmed — that is,...

...Mr. Fed to Mr. Crok.tr. Extract. Bognor, March 23nL Do not you think that the tone of England—of that great compound of folly, weakness, prejudice,...obstinacy, and newspaper paragraphs, which is called public opinion—is more liberal—to use an odious but intelligible phrase—than the policy of the Government...

...dislike. Sir Robert Peel, for instance, in a letter written in 1820, speaks with the air of a discoverer, of " that great compound of folly, weakness, prejudice,...newspaper paragraphs, which is called public opinion." Yet opinion has really been the chief and ultimate power in nearly all nations at nearly all times....

...written about this time, admits us to some knowledge of his political meditations. Do you not think that the tone of England — of that great compound...weakness, prejudice, wrong feeling, right feeling, and newspaper paragraphs, which is called public opinion — is more liberal — to use an odious but...