Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-09

BRITISH POLITICS


Us me champion of the Tory party in that
kingdom, delivered a few weeks since at Gas.
gov, Scotland, after his election as Lord Rec
tor OF the University ofthat ancient city.
we may regard this ingenious and eloquent
appeal TO the popular feeling OF Great britain,
IN behalf of the hereditary institutions of the
last anchored Isle, and this bitter denuncialion
oil me encToachlng spirit oil modern times, as the
hrst blow IN the renewed War Of Opinion"
which, abaied Tor season by the success of the
long and desperate struggle for reform IN the re-
presentation ofthe House of Commons, is now a
nout TO be recommended. The Relormers. far
from being satisfied with past victories, are keen
for new trumphs over the House of Lords
and the Established Church-paying the way.
II these time honored appendages of their roti.
cal system be oyeIthrown for the establishment
OF democratic institutions such as they exist in
this country 1t is true, this contamination is
not ayowed, hy the Retormers, as the oil ject of
then efforts, but rather dsclaimcd Yet, Sir
Robert Peel assumes, as an inevitable result, if
the House of Lords should he shorn of any por-
ton offs power and rendered more responsible
i to public opinion than il now IS and if the con-
ed, and ministers Of the gospel. instead of re-
ccivirg wages fixed by law, be thrown for sup
port upon the voluntary contributions of the
people, that 10 this conp leNion they must come
at last
Sir Robert expresses nope that ihe meas
urcs of Reform arIady carried, in despite Of his
efforts TO stay the tide Of rncroachmeni and his
opinion, ayowed at the tn.a. that they would IN
their practical consequences, dlsaPpont the
sangune expectations OF their a 1ocaies, may
defeat his own prophecies. But IL Contends
what in the abstract aud IN It's appica,. On TO The
last eight years history OF cur own couh'rv Is
very true, (whateycr NAV be the fact in relJt. "a
to Great Britain, q Which we have not the
means Of forming an accurate opnion) that all
change is not reform. and that every innovation
IS not necessarily an Improvement, We let
him on tins point, speak fer himself:
"l}u let ME tell you. tlat IN the social IS well
Is tie natural lthIue, WAieb, with Yea i 70 well
conducted. the movements cannot be regular an
less the foundations he Stable aad secure. Lei |
ne tell YOU, taat II there ie +, constant informed |
dieg with the Vita iuaclions.-- ia he case OF |
the steam engine. people interfere with Il who
NuoW nothing about II, aae man may have hale, /
IN the eyiuder. another nay tinker tie boiler. .
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which bo d w. lea, ,,d,rst,nl AMI ti,a, ,5a,,
call that rei5f,u aud ak i5r a progressive ncYe
mont'
1h1' there ran he nothing tfner than the lore
going remark Is illustrated by The l.ne'ul'ons IN
our own monetary system Produced By the nn"lse
md uncaHed-or interference with That system, !
IpY The " tinker. who, seortiHg the maxim
that the weird Is governed toe much have
D ca FdlhiY ehdeaPoflns' 1y ie9a' endetments,
Suo'eI' "'e Id" o' cause ana .hec'' bu'
70 return fo"' ''i'7 5'e''oh IL oH i'ooefl teei
ana us speech.
Inc bafooet deems II impossihle that the
'hnrch can be supported, dtsseelated from the
state. lie may had an ogerwheimns coniuta
non oil tins assumption, and an ample vind1ca-
ton oil the principle oil voluntary contribution,
in tho religions history of the IIlftsd States
cburcbcs and masters numerous enapcl, 10 sun
iPY 'he wants VI 'ae county, eAs''h9 III 'ne
long settled portions oil the Union, and proceed
ing rather than following the tide of emigration
10 that immense rerion which the entrrnrise of
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IT Is NATURAL however, ttat british states
man, educated in the school 10 which Sir Robert
Peel helon1s sboull cling IA onu.oqe :, vene-
,,Il, !, a,o nd Ground ,ybiol cl,.,or g, ,,,y
,"',' III ''u "'o''u " ,''' - ''''p'
halio"ed assocla'lohs-and not less 50 'ha' ne
adheres with equal tenaeity to the principle OF
hereditary legislation. and 10 the impression
thar the overthrow of,bis nrincinle will be the
a.ar,.Ia - ~, alol;,;,,, ~ 'bo ,,nn,rcy,v
F'oioue " W.
and the establishment OF democrduc form oi
government. Against this event, which he re-
rords as an owl If most tearrul ,naaritude.
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