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sire to dwell upon Whatever error OF hnIuiity ~
If NAV have been, that could have surprised this
prince of the blood into the course rePrehended.
The last choose to forget as the werld will Tor
ret it, in the king ly virtue which shows that he
could forget all that the advocate said. What
might have been a blot upon the prince, the king
effaces. He does more. H.. converts it into
nosi,iye. an ehulsent addition to his glory. Bet
ter for him, that the whole scene occurred
Greatness mor.ts on eagles wings. above resent
meut Those who ascend the heights OF power,
should carry with them this virtue: Ii was SO
with our immortal Washington. II was so. in
in part, that he gained. not the transient adula-
ton of the day, which is not always just, IT no
nest and is often the more fuisome, as the more
venal, but a name that will last as long as time,
and is as spotless as it is resplcndent; name
that stands out in history; and Stands alone;
name of which future Plutarchs will say. here is
an example Of all that is great; aud all that is
good; standard of full-orbed excellence, that
must not be lowered bv rash or unholy parallels.
1t is the true divine right to govern, tina, begins
by being able to govern ourselves; to nave the
mastery over all passions that might mis'ead;
to extinsuish all selfishness; to beware of favor
itsm, to discard all private griefs; to abhor all
personal malice. This power of control, the
chief virtue in rulers, because the root OF all
other virtues necessary to their governing well,
and which makes them models for mankind. has
been slgnally illustrated in the present monarch
of Britain, as it ever was in our beloved Wash
ington. 1t is augury, so far, that his reign is
to be swayed by expanded and liberal maxims,
the more cheering;from the lowering politicaaspet
of the horizon around him, portendlng explosions
that may shake the earth to its centre. True
wisdom lies, after all, in the heart. The beau
tiful prayer that we raise before the altar of the
Deity is, sincline our hearts to wisdom" The
elevation of MIR Denman TO the ministry. shows
that the king of Ensland's heart Is sound. Ii
shows, noble lesson. that he has 10 memory of
dislikes as the duke of Clarence, none of af-
fronts to the duke of Clarence, to refresh with
eager malignity, or to hug in grovelling revenge;
that, with the lustre of the diadem sparkling,
whilst its weight presses upon his brows, he has
consigned them all to an immediate-a magnani-
nous oblivion; that he looks exclusively to his
country and its immense interests, which are
drawing into them the interests of Europe also,
at this crisis of dismay; that whomsoever he may
discharge from his counsels,o or summon to them,
he will do it upon this simple basis without any
unworthy, low minded intrusions of self. in the
momentous business of his empire; that he has
no hungry passions of any kind to glut in the
sanctuary of his country. This, l say, shoots
CLEANS of hope into the despair that predomi-
mates in my mind, greatly r:edominates, for the
peace of Europe, though earl Grey be the En-
glish premier Such are England's means of
aggression now, even beyond any she has ever
welded before, Notwithstanding her great debt,
that other nations. the COLOSSUS of the north
amongst them. will watch her decisions, with
anxious alterations of hope and dread. It's a
remark of Sir William Temples, that he could
never find better way of judging of the resoIu-
tons OF state, than by the personal temper and
passions Of the sovereign for the time being, at its
head. May the resolutions of England then bear
auspiciously upon the cause Of human rights and
liberty. Let us hope it. whatever our fears Her
present monarch has done an act which attests,
if nothing else did, that his passions are under
government; and as to the magnanimity of his
temper, that it is worthy to be classed with that
Of Titus, Vespasian, or Washington.
January 10, 1881. TEMPLE.
From The PHILADELPHIA National Gazette, Jan. 81.
The numbers of the National Intelligenccr of
Tuesday and Wednesday contain the continual
ton of the debate respecting the mission to Rus
sia; and we copy from that paper an account OF
an extraordinary scene which occurred in the
House of Representatives on Wednesday. Mr.
Cambreleng seems to have been excited beyond
all regular bounds. Some of the structures on
Mr.. Randolph's case and character, and the al
Iusions on references to the system and charge
acter Of the Secretary of State, were, doubtless.
very harsh and severe; but just in proportion to
what might be deemed excess in the tone and Ian.
guage of the assailants, ought to have been the
self passion and temperance Of the friends
of the individuals and the administration.
Ifthey could make any effectual defence,it could
be only by fact and reasoning-not by outrageous
CONFERENCE.-The and denomination. The alb
sence of dignity and argument OIL one side would
have been rendered more manifest and offensive,
by contrast Of modera ton, and simple exposi-
ton and argument on the other. Those who
think themselves demonstrably right and are in
possession Of power, should be the most cautious
and sedate in tone and department. Some lat-
tude may be allowed to opposition. Very keen
and impatient sensibility, very vindictive fierce
ness, very cavalier airs and contumelous retorts,
do not become nor benefit Observation-Disclosures.
Arrogance and vehemence tend to render author
ity invidious and comparatively impotent. Mr..
Wayne, Of Georgia, discussed the question with
calm energy. Mr.. ]. S. Barbour did not much