Mr. Bright was returned the same day, also without opposition,
and made a speech on the precisely opposite side. He says that the inquiry, " What will they do with it ?" has nothing to do with the matter, and asks, " Is it not enough for them to say that we live under a representative constitution, and when 5,000,000 are shut out-from the representation, is not that a sufficient grievance and a sufficient answer to the question?" The real point to be decided is the precise one Mr. Bright assumes, namely, whether the 5,000,000 are represented or not. We think they are not, and would give them a share of representation, but Mr. Bright con- founds representation with the electoral power. He says if you have votes you have representation, the truth being that you have nothing of the kind. A Tory may have a vote in Finsbury, but is he represented by that vote, -which he can never make effective ?
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