The corn law was intended to keep wheat at the price of 80s. the quarter; it is now under 40s. the quarter.
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With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.John Bright
My opinion is that the Northern States will manage somehow to muddle through.
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We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years.
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I have passed a terrible week. The whole seems a troubled dream. The friend of 25 years is gone and I can no more ask counsel of him or give him help.
John Bright
I hope this view of the question may be a mistaken one, because it does not seem to me very unlikely that the suffrage will be granted to women.
John Bright
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