Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-09
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ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.

FouorEEN BAYS LArEa Fn0N BUn0PE.
The s~sssmship Hibesuis. CAPT. Ryris. arrived early zee
sstay sssaisg. Sc IN liverpool on the i9th an and hN
Psrass has been delayed By ice. BY which she wss 20 much
oearucssd. that as ws lesrn. on one day. shs only made
Hns miles. She brings one hundred aud 6ve pssssnssrs
In commercial matters there was not much change
Trsds wss dali In he manufacturing disuies. and nw eS,
eo hsd felt Tho influence OF The dullnea. The monsy
market had been agintsd BY gar rumors. and The posideu
Of The ministry. bat had acquired more 6mAnes u . late,
period. The rate OF discount was siiil between two and
three per cent.
The summary Of wilmer & Smith, European Tiinss
slisdes to the runor that Texas had ~r-pudis,sd the annex.
ation with this country. and observes; .ui
Ths intelligence has not proved unpalsabls 10 the po-
psisr sas,e on this side Of the water. Il hss exei,ed come
surprise, because I, YVES unlooked for. Every one regarded
tbs QUESTION a. virtually settled whom congress sdopisd the
annexation. and people had resigned Themselves calmly 10
what they could no, prevent This hiatus has awakened
irssh hope In the public mind that Texas will continue in
desendsnt, and that, by repudisiiny the alliance With tho 10.
Nathan Republic, il may sford, irrespective Of the United
Sa'es. sssppiy of cos,onr for the English manufacture. The
eoton-spinnef and aboliuonist look alike with hope 70
Texas, and they az their faith in President Ions.
Tho Times, however. doss no, pot much faith in the r-
mors. and IL fcretelis the c-ousummaion Of annexation. We
copy is remarks on tho Oregon question, and other mat
,es. .If
AnJiher American topic-,he or-eon-has attracted
much attsauon since IL was mooted in parliament by Sir
Robert Peel and the Earl OF Aberdeen. The language Of
President Folk has. OF course, been unsparngly CONDEMN
W anu ~ y same Orc1tn, the mcnt oil the EQQlrl- 10
eonlndishac1on to tho American claims, have been set
forth and insisted upon. But this Is not all-,he desnier
rsort-war-hss been pointed At Enthusiastically an
some VI the moot prominent and respectable journals. a
= thing that 10 to be, that must be, unless tho Amerca ans
lower their pretentions. When tho public beyius 10 dwell
upon the hostile alternative for a length OF time, war
loses It's horrors in the excitement which such q frame
OF mind produces, and thus il created a res,loss, NOR
bid desire for tho 7" fray, " In anticipation OF tho tortuous
negotiations OF diplomacy. BY snch means national anti.
pa'hics arc ensendcIed, and the rcpose Of the great family
OF nations Is disturbed first, by a bloody association Of
ideas, and next by the actual conflict itseif. Surely. a great
responsibility rests upon the heads Of those who through
ind' scfeiion, or q passion for temporary popularity, usk the
peace and happiness Of nations. Whether wisely or not.
English PRIDE Is always taking offence at what is regarded
as American bombasi. and the puguacious feeling thus
grows, like jealousy, BY which il feeds on. Americans
are naturally and ~becomingIy proud OF the county, its in
,sntuuons, Its greatness. and It's amazing strides in pro,per.
~ This praiseworthy feeling, becomingly entertained or
Jodtciously enuncisted, would commsnd, and is entitled 10
respect. But when Il 10 put forward Extensively, as Is too
often the case, with--"We uashed Won when we were
three millions, NE can the more readily do so now that we
are nineteen milions'-neither tn boast nor the inference
Is calculated TO produce very pacific retorts. A. TO the
Oregon itself, that appears TO be the last matter regarded in
the controversy. IL IL the manner, not the matter in da
puie, that 8 offensive, and sneers are provoked neither
pleasant NOE complimentary. Let US hope that the storm
VIII blow over q hostile conflict between The countries
would inlet deadly injuries on both. England would, pro.
badly, suffer The most for, at the outset, her manufactur.
ing population would become paupen by the cotton trade
being cut OIL and the commerce ct America would be liz.
erallp %swePtfrom the ocean. Fortunately. the papers which
PROVIDE mental food Tor the public mind have had their ut.
teniion distracted, during the las: week or two, from This
painful topic, by the events in Parliament and out Of doors,
connected with the great agitation respecting the Roman
Catholic College OF Maynooth.
The agitation isdaHy increasing. Meetings arc evcv-
where called, strong denunciations are made, and fierce re.
solutions are passed. respecting the increased gran, 10 that
seminary Tor the priests OF Ireland, which Sir Robert Peel
has announced his intention Of carrying. Since the Reform
Bill has passed, the public mind has never been go excited.
tits strange TO see parties Of the most dissimilar views agree.
ing and coaiescing IN opposition TO the grant. The Dis
senters, who advocate the voluntary principle, and the
Episcopslians, who cling TO an endowed establishment, arc
ouslly engaged IN lighting, side by side. against the pro
posed measure. What the upshot will Turn, q few days
will show. At present, the crusade 10 proceeding Ut rail-
road pace. The whole country, through its length and
breadth, Is SURFING; and tho dscordani materials to which
we have alluded, sinking their differences, work hand in
hand In the common cause. Never did leader make fol-
lowers "knuckle under rs Peel does. His regeneration
is rs palpable as 10 10 offensive, aud many Of his followers
are determined no longer TO 'march through Coventy"
with hun. But he will weather the storm, and triumph
over It. lie IL a mat OF the most fixed aad determined
courage. Nothing -aunP him, sustained as he Is by the
CONVICTION That he - OF more use To his party than his party
II To him. II his friends and adherenis discard him, they
will be handed over to the tender merciss of the Wings:
"out Of the Trying pan" ~ the adage has il, into the fire"
lie knows this, and acts accordingly.
Mt. OConne,l. ANXIOUS that the Increased grant should
pass, has oomotorward 10 express his hearty approval OF il;
put ne has done This ina way the best calculated to em.
oorass Feel, not to Lssist him. What he states 10 undeui.
ably true, but 1t u not always discreet to speak the truth.
IL his object be 10 facilitate the passing Of the measure. hi,
tactics are the most likely TO prevent that result. He saws.
IN substance, that agitation has produced the ministerial
measure, and that agitation will do more-it will cause
Peelt TO Introduce q bill for the repeal Of the Union. A fine
handle this-and II has been adroitly seized-for fighting
against n concession which 10 received in such a spirit.
For Mr.. G'Connei TO crack his jokes, and sustain the
dropping spirit Of his followers by such means. Ia more
ered,iabls 70 his sense OF droilery than to his better Judgment
The only important proceeding. in Parliament are en-
braoed IN the following summary from the same paper:
The primary bone OF contention in Parliament, as in the
country, has been the increased gran, 10 Maynootb. The
subject was brought before the House Of Commons, on the
4th instant, by SIR Robert Peel, in n speech Of considerable
length and power. He entered fully into the subject, and
astonished the great body Of his supporters, by the holiness
Of his innovations, end the lsngih TO which he protested his
willingness TO 90 la order 10 secure The pacifcation VI Ire.
land. Mr.. Shiel, as the mouth piece of the Irish nation,
gratefully accepted, and warmly eulogised the Prcmicr's
foresight and lberaliiy. In this way the Maynooth grant
was introduced, and the second reading Of the bill was fix.
ed for Friday last, when the debate may be said to have
commenced in earnest. IL was marked. on tho part Of some
OF the speakers, by more than usual acrimony and talent.
Amongst the speakers who most distinguished ihemselve,
was Mr.D'lsraeli. lie addressed the House with point and
bitterness, and tho tsunts which he leyeled ct Sir Robert
Peel were more savage than plsyful-more personal Than
srgumentntivc. He rested his objection to the measure
principally on the previous character Of the men from whom
II proceeded men who IN opposition had done oil in their
power to raise the "No.popery" cry. and contributed, by
their then tactics, to raise the storm Of bigotry which is now
sweeping over the county. lie sneered al SIR Robert Peels
refusal TO "bandy personalities and made a forcible ap.
peal TO tho leader OF the opposition, Lord John Russell, not
TO silain power other than by legitimate mssns-means
which, instead OF embarrassing hs position when In office,
would materially strengthen IL.
~ evening Wss Marked win an unlocked Tor speech
from Mr.. w. L. Gladstone, n gentleman who was under.
stood to have lef, the ministry on account ofbi, opposition
olhis same Maynouih grant. With some nibbling criticism
on the measure, Mr.. Gladstone gave i his unbounded sup
port on ihe ground OF its urgency, and the peculiarly Of the
times. These were principal speakers during the fret night.
On Monday, the question was renewed; the crack speaker
Of the night was Mr.. Mncaulsy, the member for Edinburg
- man Of popular talent, and something more Than a
nack politician. Mr. Maealay's constituents are strongly
opposed TO the measure but no protested his readiness ~
sacrifice his seat rather than his principles with regard to H..
He followed in the wake Of D'lsiaeli; and was bitterly sar.
castle al Peel for his tactics in opposition. This part Of the
speech, ~ . generally the case in matters involving person
shhes, was more telling than the mere abstract truths TO
which he gave eloquent expression.
On Tuesday aud "Wednesday tao speakers were not,
geuegally speaking, men Of great mark. The pros and cons
were nearly divided. The young England' section, led
by Lord John Manners and Mr.. Smyihe, made wsrm, even
enthusiastic speeches, in lsyor Of the increased grant. The
result will not be without is effect on the constitution of
parties. Out Of favor with the sgdculturists. Sir Robert
Peel has been deserted by numbers Of his political sup
portes, while many Of The liberal members, representing
constituencies In which tho dissenters are numerous, will,
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