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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 20, 1848
Page
7
A reflective voice asks who will boast of bearing no part in the struggle when rights are assailed and honest principles attacked, noting that some saw the violations yet offered no defense or voice on behalf of liberty.
A correspondent attacks official patronage in England, arguing democracy requires direct public control of appointments. It denounces life offices, aristocratic bias, and bribery, and proposes remedies including ministerial explanations, direct votes for heads of departments, time limits on posts, and merit-based qualifications for public offices.
From a Paris correspondent the piece notes a peaceful vote by ballot showing the liberal current intact and the ballot as a reform in France. It analyzes Legitimist Orleanist divisions and the influence of Louis Philippe’s legacy on the election and on political factions.
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