A Sketch of Scottish Industrial And Social History in the 18th And 19th Centurie
A Sketch of Scottish Industrial And Social History in the 18th And 19th Centurie
Stirling, Amelia Hutchison
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Reasonable though these proposals seem to us now, the Reform Bill was rejected by a majority of the House of Commons when it was first brought forward in 1831, and many people looked upon it as a dangerous measure. One Scotch member of Parliament remarked that the people of Scodand were too ignorant and too violent to be trusted with the franchise; and that no general election could take place in the country without bloodshed! The reply of the working people of Scotland to such an acccusation w...as to hold large meetings of those in favour of reform — meetings which were distinguished by good order, and by the reasonableness of the speakers. These large political meetings, so common in our own day, were something entirely new in Scotland in 1 83 1, and were considered by some people as alarming, and by others as a hopeful sign of the life of the people. They helped to increase the INDUSTRIAL HISTORY 169 intense excitement which prevailed all over the country when a new Parliament was elected, and the Reform Bill was broua-ht forward a second time.
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