THE CORN-LAW AGITATION
... Ir was at one time sought to make us believe that the great landowners looked upon the corn-law movement with profound contempt, and that, secure in an in- terested majority, they defied facts and arguments. Some awkward admissions, however, have lately been made to show that this lofty indifference is all hollow andi affected. The landlords evidently feel alarmed, and cannot conceal either ...