Millcouldnowlookforwardtoasuccessfulpropagandaofthecreedwhichhadpassedsoslowlythroughitsperiodofincubation。ThedeathofRicardoin1823affectedhimtoadegreewhichastonishedhisfriends，accustomedonlytohissternexterior。
Aplentifulcropofyoungproselytes，however，wasarisingtocarryonthework；andthepartynowbecamepossessedoftheindispensableorgan。
TheWestminsterReviewwaslaunchedatthebeginningof1824。Benthamprovidedthefunds；Mill’sofficialpositionpreventedhimfromundertakingtheeditorship，whichwasaccordinglygiventoBentham’syoungdisciple，Bowring，helpedforatimebyHenrySouthern。TheWestminsterwastorepresenttheRadicalsasthetwoolderreviewsrepresentedtheWhigsandtheTories；andtoshowthatthenewpartyhaditsphilosophersanditsmenofliterarycultivationaswellasitspopularagitatorsandjournalists。
ItthereforenaturallyputforthitsclaimsbyopeningfireinthefirstnumbersagainsttheEdinburghandtheQuarterlyReviews。
TheassaultupontheEdinburghReview，ofwhichIshallspeakpresently，madeanimpression，and，asJ。S。Milltellsus，broughtsuccesstothefirstnumberofthenewventure，thegauntletwasthrowndownwithplentyofvigour，andreformerswereexpectedtorallyroundsothoroughgoingachampion。InlaternumbersMillafterwardsJan。9，1826felluponSouthey’sBookoftheChurch，andApril1826assailedchurchestablishmentsingeneral。HedefendedtolerationduringthesameyearinareviewofSamuelBailey’sFormationofOpinions，andgaveageneralaccountofhispoliticalcreedinanarticleOctoberonthe’StateoftheNation。’