Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-27
(From oar Foreign Correspondent. }

The British Parliament has at length terminated its
sttings The King person prorogued both Houses on
Thursday last speech remarkable for nothing but its
vagueness. Kings speeches in this country are regarded
with feelings of general indifference They have long
been provcrbia for mystiying rather than Calculating
the feelings and intentions of the government for the
time being. A Kings speech is, in fact. a mere THING
OF form containing certain set Of Phrases, about ha
ing received from foreign powers renewed assurances
of their good will towards this country" thanking
the gentlemen of the House of Commons for voting
the supplies congratulating them their unr.-
uniting and devoted attention the best interests of
the country, with divers other honed ch
Royalty is made repeat the opening and conclu-
sion of each session of Parliament, parrot does
It's lesson These documents form striking and as far
az royalty concerned very unfavorabe TO the
bold, able Jealous and luminous eTpOSc which The
sages OF your Presidents Congress annually pese
The general expression in this country perusng enc
OF these able compositions developing they do, in the
most minute yet interesting FORM the whole machinery
of your internal well foreign policy is-.how un-
like our Kings speeches.! can you that these
messages annually perused with great by
the mass OF the People oil England they published at
full length III all the metropolitan journals such Of
the country papers cannot find space for the yhol
present TO their readers the most interesting
passages Your countrymen, fancy will not be dis,
pleased with this 1t proves that the prejulces which
interest and selsness have generated in aienatinp the
parent from the childrenfor the two countries NAV be
said to have sprung originally from the stock are
fast fading away, and that take degree of in
terest IN your movements and entertain respect-per-
haps, might without much exaggeration say attach
mem to many ofyonr institutions, which must be produce
tive on both sides of kind and friendly feelings
q Council has been dining at Manchester and seized
the opportunity for denouncng the House of Lords in
the most strong and indignant terms This speech is
like every thing emanatng from him, able and humorous
lie states that lie is not opposed a House of Lords
but house of Lords That house he insists should
be made electivej every county through the country
which contains certain amount of population should
be enabled to return peers the case might
be- who should thus be made responsible the nee L-
This is not only sensible but just The truth is that
the country from extreme TO the other has become
disguised with the present Constitution of the House
Lords That body, by their mad and stupid during
the present session, have sealed their doom But
VIII not further enlarge upon this theme, it is
which necessarily be comparatively uninterestnO
TO you though of the highest national portance to as
think told you in one ofmy late letters that o Con-
nell did not sit easy under the burst of ndignation
which his attack the citizens of the u ) has pro-
voked He IS sensitivey alive TO every thing happening
among you, and the tonahawking which some OF
journals have administered biin ANNOYED him
considerably Albeit Daniel is unused to the "melt-
ing mood he is anxious, believe me to stand we'll will,
the American people genefaly-the "nohlcst assembly
OF ifeenen IN The world. know that such his fee
ing and ground the assertion private assurance
OF gentleman who is intimately acquainted with him
The best proof of this however of his an xctv TO k
the GmfHde honoraGie is the following defence of the
American Union made at Manchester Thursday last
in nuson TO what fell from Sir Robert Peel at Tam.
worth.
" Peel IN his speech, says, that Democracy has not
hourished IN America Why they began their war the
year was born and that sixty years ag, and they
nave gone on Prosperlng ever since. And what could
Dir Robert Peel find against them Horrible ontrages
murder Committed on FIVE gamblers, who came into a
town and cheated It's inhabitants. They deserved To be
ducked and sent away The people wanted To send them
away; they resisted in the attack upon their place
physician was shot The people got hold Of The men
and hung them. There they committed murder and for
such Procccdings little the advocate as Sir Rob- ri
Peel can be But what does lac d.? Tie attributes that
murder TO Their gogsre'aen! Are there murdercrs
in this county Did Sir Robert Peel never hear of
PetetoO, what has becn called the Manchester n,os
sacre (CheUsD Why the actors in the hangings in
America, BY what they call Lynch Law will be as they
ought TO be- punished for their crime and ii warrant the
American government will do all it can 10 punish them
above all aH il viii never applaud on thank or re-
ward any Of them But what did Sir Robert Pcel's 10
yernment do to the authors Of the Manchester
lhey gave them hanks and rewarded them and honor.
ed them. (Cbecrs)
This explanation Of O'Connes respecting ,vbst il
termed with you, Lynch Law" is Of great utility At
this moment, it is not understood in It's true gl bv
tie majority OF persons in this country and the Cory
writer's have made il the text which TO string the most
obOminablo differences respecting the awlcss liberty and
utter disregard Of human life existing under your rcpub
lean institutions.
observed that the Anti Slavery onocbs 1b,,,,.o..
and hs coadiutOrshaye raised quite storm AMONGST
you. do not wonder at the disgust which has been ex
cted throughout the Union By the antics of these mis-
taken enthusiasts There is something morally degrad.
ing 10 the circumstance Of paid agents appearing
tie natives Of foreign country, instruct an able en-
lgened, aud hbergl people like the Americans on the
subject Of their social and national duties. MANY oeo
pie here appear to think that tho question Of the abolition
Of slavery will ultimately lead TO the Acknowledgement Of
your consolidated mighty nation. do not for IN,
own pufi participate ~ such gloomy antcpations
The French Chambers dissolved on Friday las,
the lih inst Thirty Peers rccently created
and their names have been duly published the Mo-
ntcur" The Peeragc Judging from the nau,s which
compose this list, is present with our uciyhhor. - ~
Is with ourselves, at discount The past session must
be considered most important in the history If
France Whether the laws will work we'll and
whether the people viii tamely submit IN the Calling in
suits put upon their most high and valued privileges In
the gaegiDg Of the press, and thus closing up the only
safe and legitimate channel Of public opinion remains IL
Be seen This much s certain, that the present head Of