The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-28
BRITISH AEEAIRS.

,ho ,snect OF the two Houses (LordS aud
ys..n,,ons1 is so entirely different from any that
-, ever before presented the names, parties,
.y,css;o,S speeches, NC, are 60 Sfriknglv new >.
~, ,bing IS 50 disorderly, confused and unsn,-
.f,rtnry. as 10 convince the philosophical ohser-
~ of The ,4ler worthlessness pt party protcsta-
ans v hen put into contrast with personal inie-
-, The first thing which surprises the Obser-
-, ia the marvellous dismerestedness of the
English politicians. They all dISasow any liking
Gar office they repudIafe with scorn the idea OF
t,king part in administration for the sake OF no.
aor orproGt: il is because ms Majesty commands.
,ays one; il Is TO carry principle, says auoth-
or; IT'S TO serve my country, says third II is
,,inC,l 10 he a minister cries fourth. In short,
the Bishops phrase, noio episcopari. may he re-.
serded as the standing motto Of the politicians
of the day The press and the debates show III
,ontesjbly that Mr.. Canning aud his new minis
try are very popular but they do NOT show that
such a popularity is certain To be lasting. The
imposition is manItestly of the most resolute and
violent kind. IT is an opposition sufficiently ma
lsgolen IN he very dangerous, thong Is ma OF
6cered by men of any commanding talents. IL
is titled wealthy, and boIStercd up by some of
the oldest and strongest prciudiccS of the conn
try II seems determined to keep no terms with
Canning. The vehemence of its assault aud the
di,courtesv of It's charges are almost unexaIl-
pied In the midst of such groundIess animos-
" add rash invective, several home questions
have been put which the Premier has refralned
from answering, and could not well answer II he
would. To others he has replied with unequlyo
cd frankness. The Catholic question he washes
10 see carried Parliamentary Reform he will
oppose in every shape. The repeal of the Cor
poraton aud Test acts he will never suppst
ale Tod fTDp IN
BY the per,inacious inquistions OF the new oppo.
sition The Wings say that they augur well of
the administration and hope that they may be
able to uphold il by their speeches aud votes.
They express a willingness 10 sacrifice little tor
the sake of gaining great deal. They do not
positively pledge themselves to travel hand IA
hand With MIR. Canning, LIt they say they VIII
10 with hun as far as they can Ii IS clear that
il any of the fundamental questions OF parry are
brought forward, there must be gross pref gacy
" wide separation. The great policy Of Can
ming is evidently 10 keep back these questions.
Hoth he and the Wings have deprecated thctr
6scus sion Gu the other hand, the opposition
SEEMS Fixed 10 bring them forward. Hefc Will
b. the struggle
The discussions have been singnlarly stormy.
Very passionate epitheti cuatse personal allu-
.ions .dlscredltable nsinnatons, dcrusatory char
= nave nee tliuc Oh DOM StutS. III 'lit upper
house, tbs feeling has assumed "A menaclng cna-
racter. The Marquis Of Londonderry "a hot
headed person enough) has lung on some gross
Sspersions, and supported them by hlnta about
spirits" &c Lords Eldon, tlarroeby and
Goderich have each had II crying spell. The
House was s9ftened by their tears, but the dis
cussions still went on. IN the Commons, the op-
position leaders (LethbrIdge aud naHson) made
themselves very ridiculous, and were castigated
by Brougham with the most butter and ae oni2ing
sarcasm. Il NAV he SAID almost literally, thai
The speaks daggers, and every word slabs =
The passions of the Commons are highly exas.
peratcd. Even Mr.. Peel, the quit aud gentle
Mr.. Peel, has fallen into the prevalent lone, and
deals very literally in suspicious, doubts aud
fears. He complains of Broughan's lnvectlve
sud Cummings cant. In his turn, he Is Iashed
by Burdctt for his mock modesty and sly AFRO.
GAUGE II is impossible to read these debates
without being deeply convinced that personal
feeling mas a vast influence over all pubtc poll
cy. Well may Mr.. Canning talk of his painful
situation. Few English ministers can be named
who have not felt this saying TO be true From
the time of the revolution Of 1888 TO tire present
day, what a melancholy page of English history
i, that which tells of ministers aud statesmen /.
Disgrace, despair, insanity and suicide, How
sew have ever rcigned with comfort or retired
with honor lN0ah,