Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-06
From the New Monthly Magazine, for Dec
THE NEW MINISTRY

AS we anticipated IN the close of last political
paper, the business of Parliament has assumed n do,
esVe ana important character, and the Lower House
mas 'hoicateo Itself IN The eyes Of the country from
the charges OF apathy, Indifference, and incapac,ty
which were brought against II IN the last parliament
SO universally and justly. From the very commence
inenli u seems To have been felt by he loadinu NOM
oers OF the House of Commonsthat tho p,,bl,c were
no longer to be trird with-that spirit was abroad
without tne wall, which would only be satisfied by
t'e manifestation OF corresponding spirit within
anu nat the time and the clrcumst of the coun
try demanded bold and energetic discharge of IN.
duties OF the peoples representatives. Il had been
Wen TOT the late Ministry If they had meditated q
httie upon this state OF public feeling and determin
CD 10 act more IN accordance with IT, before tho.
tured tn meet tho Parliament. II had been we'll for
them n they had rscollected that some ,Ie ,d,;o,
OF intellectual force; some habit Of plain DEALING
anu PLAIN speaking; some recollection of and com
miseraton for, the common people and thor ais,rss
ses; some use Of argument in debs c. and some skin
TO grapple with the arguments of others wcr. be-
come abundnnty necessary for those who would
conduct the affairs of Governments and meet tho
assembled Parliament AT such time rs this Dut
all these things they seemed 10 have forroiten anil
they came before Parliament and the country IN the
old fashion wherein they had struggled throurh Tho
two preceding sessions; i there were INV chance
It wns strange to say additional apncarnnce Of
ooStinn'e perseverance IN those very thirrs about
which the public decision for beneficial r.fr,
was equally distinct and notorious. The spsccb
which Ministers put into the month of the K,nr
was 'ak'hS IL all Tor ALL better speech than that OF
FEBRUARY last which opened the preceding Session
but this Is only saying TINT il was better ,hpn WIN,
was extremely bad; for hat sentiment, did rho s,och
OF last Session create but that of !ndipuatios I,
should have been remembered that there was vast
cause as wei as vast room for great improvement
III tie speech from tn" Throne. aud that the char
acter both OF th' King, whose sentiments n sbruI
purP0rt 10 convey ard nf the political even, Which
1t was necessary TO notice, required al infusion or
popular sentiment, Very d'fcSnt from The lorv mir
and que generality by which it was-nnt d;s,;nH
gu'ste1, but mad iie unto The many tia. had -oac
bcfnrcit ~ ''''N
Unless men wI!lui!y shut their eyes to the events
winch are taking place IN the world around them: M,
less they arc determined, obstna,ely and blindlv r.
continue steering on IN the same course thougb
breakers are evidently ahead giving palpable warn
ing Of the danger; unless they had rather lose all
through lndolent pride, than bes,lr themselves and
earn continuance of their tenure ofrespec, and in,
Iuence By enCeavorng 10 deserve them in active SCR
vice; they mast arapt themselves to the new form of
circumstances, and pcrceivng the inQuirinr babi,s
upon political m7tiers which have grown ND among
the people, they must take more care IN the noI,i.
documents they bring ioT 3D. and the PRINCIPLES tbcv
advocate where the interests of the people are con
cerned. Now, with reguTj - tho Kings Snacch :,
should have been composed with special rofs,enco -
the feverish state of mems minds respecting Rsf,,n
all Europe to the dstresses and discontents OF
the common people at home. and the expediency of
proving to the people, at the moment tn t Govern
men' is a careful guardian of their interests and ne
cessary to their well-being. But what DO we-what
did the people, find in the Speech? Afler the usual
comPmens from The Sovereign to the Pa ,1 mn
the EnVernmGM French Revolution NJ ILL.,, nun tne
'thn elder branch OF the House Of Bourhor ~ 49, -"
er regns IN France; and the Duke Of O.Ioora ~ :
been called to the throne by the title of Ito X;
me fIench hat piece Of pompnus afTec:afion
was this How ridiculous To refrain frrrn aoI ,i,.o
lodging the fact, that ihe people of no;bhm.;-
country had accomplished great rcvolut,o, hs
their sovereign thai was had dared to venture mon
rsuppGr.Ghlc tyranny Had the knowledge of the
events IN France been confined the members Of the
Saoinet this method Of announcing thorn bo,.o,n
wrong might have had inelirible nurnoeo orJ
"ouid not nave been absurd but known ms i, wos and
WINE the hearts Of all the English pnople vero baat
ing with warm feelings Of admiration for tho oo,'
ana moderation which had been disploved by r.
French ii vas in the highest degree foolish "a vol
as wrong to speak as If The Government yern no, If
me people nor with the people, and as IF il voro
anamed even to name them, while it acRnowleJood
what they had accomplished. and the contest ybicb
mad been gwen TO the changes which ,hov had n,nd
ne language used seemed borrowed from The MRS
'epogy OF bonapartc. when he overturned dvna
and set up his military tyranny in their stood &c..
pru5n government, IN announcing such an event 70
the Drltlsh Commons, should have plainly old rho
,'',e Il,n-thht the French peop,e had dethronsd
"er KING LOT attempting to impose rules upon them
oy MS absolute author ty, supported nv nil,,arv c
ana that they had chosen another KING in bis nlsce
But the mistaken Ministry, like Popc's Dean
SWho never mcnriond He'll 10 cars po,sn
seem TO have been afraid to introduce any ,bnq 50
vulgar and lnelegnnt IA the power of the ncnnIe
mere was time when al This raiuht have done ys,
"e nut That tune has gone by and we can toll boso
whose lo'ty taste induces them To turn awav .ooso
ndunco from the name and Tho thought of tho co,,
mon people, that even on their own principles ,brv
&C, most eFroneoualy; for the only gay now 10 keen
"e PeoPcn' civil distance is to treat them cylIv
AGAIN; mere attention to political prudence. sn,
t,ng asIde my higher motive, should lave prevented
the government from making the KING sov tho, .sL
amon'ed that tho enlightened administration of tho
Nlng OF the Netherlands should not hsvn preserved
MS domiuions from revolt" "Hnligbtened admire
TaiIon. ny the way, is vic phrnsc f, only FAR
boarding school politician a hack writer If news
nut Jet that pass and lc' ask why should 700 cali
tha administration enlightened" against which tho
people living nndor il have revotods DO 700 k,o,,
neler than they And, granting thar we do. and
mat the people of the Low Countries were ,vron,
m opposing their Ring, TO what purpose do We IN
state paper which pledges the government Of tho
country to particular sentiments. make use Of the NJ
icnslve term ''revo'" When king outrag,ng Tho
law atemps 10 establish dc potisrn and is beaten and
oethfoned m tho attempt after many Of his subjects
nave been slaughtered. then We are merely told n.
m the childs play Of Queen Anne's dead that .tbe
elder branch If the House Of Bourbon no LONGER
reinns" When the people, Dissatisfied with I6o