The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-05
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TIE PAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT -
YOUNG ENGLAND AND Old fhiNr


Young ENGLAND AND OLD rsirci
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Parliament has been pssrosued and ths ss-.aca %
1913 - no more. Seven @oatss have she Lords sns
Common. bcen sitting bat Only four cosld
the ministry allude 81 the royal speech. ploo
OF the isd0m OF The legislature, ths industry ~ a.
member and the psrsssissa % shs cesernsn~nt Boz
what are those mss assures "~urcis," sou ~ih sss,
" they must be approximation. al tse commencement
OF The inquiry by Inc grand counei OF sh~ assn ths
old country was pretty hard up-nsaauf sctnFss at
stand STILL 10 eonsuisos, aud a.. sgriral-
turists aguish sny bod, Of who system.
atcally kept in dread and fear. possibly c< pf
course, all that has been seued.oasshsnk has tctu
done for the irs, by opening up 10 British capital
skill, and enterprise, The markets Of the ~ofamss
chants have felt the advantages ~ the same.
merce is, therefore, improsedsnd the landlord and
the farmer by the prosperity thus Afforded I" others
have been relieved from sll doubt dificalty, AND daa
ger and replaced In ease, " eomfOrt soa
potency" Alas have such Intelligence 10 g's.
you. and such credit you entitled 10 bssio~
upon Sir Robert Peel and has Cabinet, Tor The onis
bills which are thus paraded the acts lor carrying
into effect the extrsdon treaties between this e"un
try and the United States aud this county aud
France--theD a statute Tor making rortsoo OF Tho
revenues Of the Church available Tor eadowne clcrg-
men without hocksapd, finally irolic iof restoring
religious peace ia Scotland worse--nuch ~orse--thsn
closing the stable door. after the seed has been sso
len in oher words, when three hundred ministers of
the gospel have pledged their fortunes lives, and cha
racers 10 sever from the state and abandon forever
system which conscience would not enable them 10
sanction
But the speech is worthy OF the defunct session,
aud mirror Of Parliament, faithfully does II
fleet the gaunt shadows OF legislation. No subsisn
tia good measure could be alluded 10, for such
measure has been passed. and the minister there
fore, compelled TO give prominence Ia ~ acts Va ch
were carried, as matter Of course, and which
ministry, and any parliament, would have passed.
almost mem. con-, and TO swell into Importance the
other two measures, which at any previous ta~
would have been considered Of too trumpery cha
racter for eulogy from the lips OF royalty. a wag
has summed up the dongs OF this Parliament even IN
brieier terms than Sir Robert declaring the follow
ing to be full report of the close Of the session Of
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"All things Misunderstanding amended
The revenue snking-the Parliament ended
| But though nothing has been done in Parliament,
the Government have had plenty to do, and the prime
minister has gone through immense deal OF labor
and fatigue. do not think Sir Robert Peel has bccn
absent from his place in the House Of Commons, hall
dozen evenings during the whole seven long months
of its sitting and he has taken upon himself the sole
defence of the cabinet not trusting to the well
known eloquence and oraoy of either Of his secreta-
ries Of state. He appears to have felt that the
try looked up to him and to him alone and that how
ever able may be his coadjutors in Office yet he
the proper person to advocate all government plans
and to talk down opposition to their policy. 70 do
all this he subjected himself to almost incredible
amount of drudgery for the house has set pretty
stantly, and kept late hours, and the debates too
have been tiresomely frequent and annoyingly heavy
But Sir Robert Peel acquitted himself WELL and has
added 10 his reputation a parliamentary speaker,
though he has lost character an efficient premier
| He has conducted himself with much more urbanty
than his interiors in the Administrations and has made
| up in courtesy, what he lacked in wisdom and cou-
| rage. On the whole though say nothing in
favor OF the Premler's measures parliament has sell
dom possessed leader so eminently qualified for his
post and whose party tactics and rhetorical
| fees so peculiarly warrant his position. His do no.
thing policy must be annoying, to his friends but
perhaps he has taken for his motto,
dut n,tnquam tentes--a,u perGce.
In the upper House, the most prominent person OF
the session has been Lord Brougham and during the
past fortnight, his lordshp has proved the prolific
theme for all the newspaper pens of the country -
| Why he has been so, will at be obvious to you,
because there is intellectual, or ordinary observer
in any part of the world but must be perfectly con-
sclous that the learned baron has been cutting some
strange capers, and making himself supremeiy and
stupidity ridiculous 1t is impossible for any one who
has closely attended to the debates in parliament not
to know that Lord Brougham has, during this session,
completely, perfectly, and outrageousy, opposed
~ sentiment, principle, act deed, conduct and cir
cumsance, by W hch he had formerly gained renown
and had been respected, esteemed, cherished, honor
ed, and almost defed lie was looked upon as the
most eloquent advocate Of liberty, the determined
tyranny, and the nveterate opponent to intolerance in
religion. We now find him exactly the reverse stand.
ing forth the self elected champion of coercion where
concession would be virtue, and volunteering the
defence OF any act OF the government, however ari
tfary may have been It's character vile niqutous
and factious its origin. Those with whom re had
acted during his pol teal life, associates and friends
OF many long years, he ficrcely reviles and at.
tacks, upon all gwen occasions, with meanness
lIgnity, and venomous rufianism of language hher-
! hpda all
this mighty change, this lamentable exhibition, is
tracea6le to wounded vanity, punctured PRIDE the
i Wings having passed him over and left him out of
Office, when Lord Melbourne formed his adminstra-
ton. From purely selfish savageness Of nature and
to spite his former party, he has thrown himself and
his energies, into the camp of the enemy, who though
they have received him. deserters should be recev-
ed, with supcion avail themselves of his treacberous
abilities and desperate determination to lead in
any party fray factious onslaught, and so ready is
he Tor the warfare that forlorn hope escapes him.
and no difficulty or danger too great for his reck
lessness and revenge.
cannot believe that the Tories will ever give him
political office, though they have offered him one
that is Judicial, the presidency of the Court Of Prvy
Council and which he has refused. There is no
doubt oil his ambition TO serve in any cabinet situa-
ton, and that he toadies the Duke Of Wellington and
tcrrifes every other member Of the ministry, having
that main pout in view either procure place from
gratitude, or eXtort ii from fear. He has already
done immense damage 10 the government from his
over Jealous support and defence of Them and should
they ever admit him into power, from that moment
may they begin TO date their downfall. As MIR Cob
! den well expressed 1T, his ordshp is now like a
mighty ruin, of danger only to hose who venture its
approach.
! The Duke of Wellington has led the Lords, con-
sldering his advanced age, seventy-our, with much
ability, and was only once betrayed into anything like
petulance, which was towards Earl Stsnhope, but the
subject is not worthy of comment His graces facul-
ties in full vgor, ard some of his speeches evince
smartness in debate, for which he had previous
reputation.
Lord Campbell is the only peer who has at all dis
tinguishcd himself The learned lord formerly
a reporter on the Morning Chronicle newspaper, and
having become member of the bar, by great indus
try and ability worked himself through the Offices of
Solicitor General, Attorney General, and Lord
Chancellor Of Ireland, during the several adminstra-
tons Of The Wings. When in the Commons he failed