The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

THE WEEKLY PRESS.

THE APPEAL Ti TilE CUCNTRI.

(Tram the-Epefekr.)
Uniroo the electors arc content limply to record
Oi desidem that Lord Palasemess rad his eolleagnes are is
as. net the minidore mot to their bean they meet the ere •
sues imhe a new hese. For, se *ideal &Muni Motel.
Ible ineolly the only intelligible how that is promated to
Mom, either by the itnasoliath eireumstanem eater which
Asir heishas is called ter, no by a TeCtirMlCll to the pelletal
WM, of the whole =me of the sitting parliament, at
lasstd that period during which Lord Palmerston heal been
prime mYMw. Poe during three two years nothing has
seemed to mark off the House of Commons or the roue-
hp bee two peek between which the eketurs con be called
SO did& mi intelligible groan& ; in other wade, mina on the
pool of Lord Palmerston baring been minister during
the War period of the humian war, and Laving by his
energy and ability greatly aide& to bring that war and the
segogiiieste to a racceveful issue, there is no political reation
why limps* of this country ehould nue one jot whether
he or Lied Derby be prime minister. Wits one represents
Mimi pages =eat as much as the other ; and in the matter
of modal rime wsi really do not is much to rho= between
this. Nor can a ministry be mid to tenement the old liberal
party, when we find each men as Lord John Morsel], Marl
Choy, E Pitawme, with the whets of tho Manche-der
sad Diearl
seating pert illiy, if not in actual opposition at least
easing nothing err Its omitiamuwe is ono.
Se ter as potitind principles and defined political parties
an mmewrasel, the goveinnsent of bed Palmerston repro-
=ft nothing hot itself, end the temporary eirriumtaii• es
est of which it mom and which so variously moditied it.
esispealtlen. lint the some may be end of any government
that mull be formed oat of the opponents of Lord Palmer-
Mem, =her his habited opponents, or these who found
themeelvee "by fortuitous commoner cheek by jowl in the
lobby on Tare day week. Which =moats to saying that
there are no recognise! party principles anion; us, and
recognised pinkie to carry them out, though there me mil
steam must be plenty of planed opinions on speeial qne..
time and plenty of acetathe to enunciate them, and ready
enough to raise them into the rank of party principles.
The elector., them, aro in this position, that they moat
either be content to vote at the reining eicctiou imply he
Palmerstos or Derby; or, as we rid, they most invent a
policy for Weir =Widens; ur. as a third alternative, they
most choose jest the wisest and beet men that they can end
without 'thronee to special political opiffans. That each of
these alternative.. has its inconvenience is plain. The first is,
se we hinted at the beginning of these ramarts, a soy
simple issue, if the cone ituencies meld be beguiled into really
entertaining a vigorous enthasham on behalf of a name com-
bined with certain showy quniitim in each cane, sad in eel
cane orally dlasune net with earnest and pr Aloft de-
votion to progress. In the: abeenee of thin we peesense a
great sines will be LAM open the fact that Lord Palniemton
aimed the coantry through the Medi& Will and the come-
quest Minsk= ; and certainly, as against no such roam
spading ezpleit ea Lord Derby's port. the pl is will Lave,
end aught to have, its weight, (venally whim other stethe
men =at far to blight the promise of their whole previous
career, by shrimk:st in the face of ditticultiee, none of them
of their awn enatioa. It is, however, a somewhat nosatie-
hittcey programme far the Prime Minuoirr of a nation which
deireatly viable to be at perpetual parr,, that he I. a vigo-
rous sud lavish Wm Minister. We cannot see whet else
Lied Palmenton has to rely on.
The moral of this ta, that • government C 1111204 stdicate
Its prow initiative (=diem, in a ethatry like owe, with-
out at= disorganisation extending through the community.
loud Memnon and his opponents have equally failed to
identify themselves with any well-deffned vigwous attempt
toirsiann may of oar Mutilations. Even with Army-reform,
brad apes them by circumstance.. the ministry has
trilled to an extent hardly conceivatie, but capitally en-
empliffed In their ecatemptible and =gentlemanlike neat-
sent el the Crimean Commissioners. Law reform is

rotten tonne it is Apo in the hands of their Lord Chasmllor.
With pheasant they dare not even pretend to deal. Church
rates and el ecclesiastical questions are left to independent
members. Thee are but types of their whole conduct of
alas. And the mull in, that we an going to • general
diction without a polity to bo doeided—without • party to
be supported—with sondes &ignite at ante except ',bother
• eaten se of gentlemen of no portionar °pinkies see to
otollaue to occupy tho Trevor, bean, we to give way to
another betorownosea rosebinatioat equally without opialins
thee ala be lilted Intelligibly beforehand.
The bin geterel denim went upon a false isms, awl the
melt bee bees *Pion enteddistion. Whether as heel at
siker simply • pommel one, will produce a Howie of Cow
new wrath of earryier on the business of legislatioa, sad
thei higher leeness which belongs to pirlitunent as the
greed Yuma of the males, fittilLind to bo seen. The beet
result would be • home largely oompoood of able sou of ha-
einne, mphdend es the old Poeta of parties, that are dill
apt to rave awl revisit the &apes at the moon at then pe-
rinatal edam& of end mad lanebeg—teen of high thwar-
ts end selnestod winds, sad thous by the coon ituenelle lee
these "Whim There sever woo • tine more favourable for
wadi nee le eine forward. On the other head, there is
oho • draw of violent sections of politkkas taking the
opportunity of • hill to the breeder currents of political
spina le befog !Wend their small crotches, end to aunt on
iontleletie Miele( their shibboleth. Already there ere
impkine Owl the dati-datto-Charelt Society will adopt this
plea, eat ion upon onelitreides sou when 'angle political
pledge MI lo to do their earn to monk fisting relations
between church and state Other swell parties will follow
Ile WAY tarn. If the pies be generally succonful, we
ill love • Her at Comma enimiang within Itself the
eleneele t in own speedy dioninike—• House of Crotchets,
OA of agerwne for pirtindir amens which on utterly
lopentionde in the had et priests numbers, and quite tn.
dNilinat to peat moil haprovenents.
Then voneete ere brad epos • exasideraters of facts
enteuilag book non para. No doubt, within the nen bort-
** wo shell ben pteprenes be stowiene, with prefer
gam dratted Nth wybithneghtbe wink sash othdoe-
oily owl dellennen. Throws net Renee diet our *ions.
W• prehr le look le the entessisate radar dna to the oho-
tioa prodwiess whielne ewe and la pew. TM wen
the anteny, w she/ nedinne to Wove the • political
emir is rely to ant sett Onkel elbow odor the no
ileente t laden appanany 'Mon pinion purposes or
cankekes that apply ea edeneete weave is vigorous aetioa.