The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-22

Robert Peel aad Lord Wellington, on The subjed D
the eor,l.laie5, ending IN Japor If the i0higs-LorO
John Russell charged ,oih Jofr'sns eaSinei--Lord
PalssrsiOn at The head of Joregn affairs Lord Nor
Dsih Ia The eabinet- Favorable or unJdrorabls tSfe
sness Of me ministerial rspoluhon upon the Oregon
| question Probable d0tenfaH y Gaizoi and che cor
dial understanding (renisnis eOrdidis)-7hs .Mer,
lean Tsp0lliiofl too premature for Paredes- Wig
may create ,eat bshossn the United States and .Msr.
ico-Ths official joGrs,ai insisis on tho immediate
cessation Of The joint occupancy
In the space OF forty eight hours, we have hesrd
Tampieo, via New Orleans, announce that a mill.
tary insufrettlGn had broken out on the 18th De.
eember the object OF which wss 10 wrest the presi-
deney Of Mexico from General Herrera, TO put Gen
eral Paroles in his place. On Sunday, the English
papers brought by the ship Liberty, inform Us OF
tbs dissolution OF the Peel ministry, and In its
place uhls ministry had been formed, and its or
ganizaton cOnfded 10 Lord John Russell. We
have called this ministerial Oss;jurip revolution;
and certainly as Il only shows the simple result OF
the regular game Of constu Institutions il is
not the less event which has bearing, and will
probably be followed by consequences much more
| revolutionary tlan the new civil war which, il is
said, has Just taken place In Msxieoi csn produce
The retirement Of Sir Robert Peel and his col
leagues, is but the development Of an intestine quar-
rel, of which, in our last number, we stated the
CAUSES and pointed out the sudden turn, as much
it was possible 10 foresee them, through the thick
veil behind which they were concealed at the last
dates. In seeking to explain the contradictory as
sertlons passing between the Times and the other
English papers, the subject Of the repeal Of the
corn-lawo, We said that probably, the Duke of
Wellington had at first promised Sir Robert Peel
his countenance In favor OF the reform Of these
laws; but thai subsequently offended, or feigning
10 be SO, at the indisereton with which the Times
had dlyulged, by exaggetating this concession, the
obstinate champion of the aristocracy 70 whom his
weakness had caused remorse, had seized the pre-
text offered him TO break the engagement he had an
tered into. Hence has the struggle again COM
menced as we sGid, in terminating the recital of
this confusion. The reformers d5 not doubt the
success Of Sir Robert Peel; but the conservatives
have equal confidence in the nyincibe resistance Of
Lord Wellington.
Things were in this state on the evening Of the
9th. The next morning tbs Times announced that
cabinet council was 10 be held in the ootirse of the
day at Osborn House, royal residence in The Isle
Of Wight, which, according to this paper, was TO
decide the triumph of SIR Robert Peel or at least
prepare II for very early day. The council was
in fact held on the 10th; and 10 going and returning
from London TO the Isle Of Wight tke two oppos-
ing parties found themselves face To face Ia the
same carriages, and in the same yateh, exchanging
civtes aloud, but threats in silence, preparing
rich harvest for the satiTical vein of Punch. What
occurred az the foot Of the royal throne upon the
steps (which, we are Informed by the Couyi Journ.
al, Prince Albert had been admitted, no paper has
known or said snything about. All we Know h,
that the meeting was concluded by the resignation
of all the Minister'S resignation which, accord
ing to official form, was very graeiOuSy accepted by
her Majesty, Victoria. We believe this gracious
ness 10 have been very sincerej for it is known that
the Queen has always felt a great anupathy for
the tories and preference for the wings, who
must feel equally satisfied with this change in the
personnel. The resgning ministers had scarcely
left the place, when a messenger was Immediately
despatched with an order for Rord John Russell to
repair to the Isle of Wight. Some papers state
that the organizer Of the future cabinet at Ed
inburgh when he received the order Of the Queen;
others state that on the morning of the llth he had
an interview with Sir Robert Peel, after which he
had repaired to Osborn House. 1t is certain, how
ever, that, at the last London dates the 18th De-
cember, Lord John Russell was officially authorized
TO make the selection Of his colleagues. In the
meanwhile the retiring ministers had retained their
Offices, and, 10 allow their SUCCESSORS time 10 install
themselves, had prorogued Parliament to the Both
December, whose meeting had been ordered for
the 18th. The persons TO compose the new minis
tiers were not yet known on the 18th at night; and
we find in the London and Liverpool papers a
crowd Of lists, upon each of which, however, are
to be found the most important names. Naturally,
the first thought of public opinion well that Of
Lord John Russell, was doubtless to select the
wreck Of the whig ministry which wes in power in
1910, when Lord Melbourne was at the head of 1t.
Lord Russell formed part Off, and could not fail
to call to him some Of his former colleagues who
were Lord Palmerston, the Muqgsyof Normandy,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, M. MA Rice, and La
bouchere. OF these five names, Mr., Rice, ex-chan-
cellor of the exchequer, Is the only one who does
not appear among the ministerial aspirants Mr..
Barring is generally substituted for him. There is
another name, in favor Of whom every one appears
to agree, and whose return to power appears to US
TO lead to the most serious consequences, the most
dangerous, perhaps, of the revelation which has
lust been accomplished. This name is that of Lord
Palmerston, minister of foreign affairs in the
Melbourne cabinet, the author of the Quadruple
treaty. which, in 1910, threatened dreadful struggle
between France and combined Europe This war.
like parsonage figures upon all the lists, and one
paper asserts that he is the first with whom Lord
John Russell had had conference, on his return
from Osborn House. 1t is, then, almost certain
that he enters the cabinet. His return, however,
would lose part of its significance, If, the Lon
don Post preiends, Lord Palmerston should assume
the colonial department, and leave that of foreign
affairs to Earl Clarendon. This displacement ought
even to he interpreted as very pacific, as it would
have all the appearance of sacrifice made to all the
governments who might see with displeasure the
return of Lord Palmerston to the foreign Office. But
we doubt whether his pride will yield to such a
compromise. We will not review all the names
which have been selected around that Of Lord John
Russe we must, however, point out one: it is that
of Lord Morpeth, whose presence in the cabinet
would propaoiy exercise nappy lnHuence IN the
settlement of the disputes which exist between Eng.
land and the United States; for it is known that he
full of sympathies for the federal republic, where
he was not long since a guest, and from whose
bosom, perhaps, he has drawn the principles which
recently induced him to rally around the popular
party We must also notice the possible nomination
of the chiefs of The radical party Golden, and Vii
lers, whose accession to power would be one Of the
greatest conqussts of the people over the aris-
tocracy.
The first question which presented itself to us
and doubtless to every one in this country, was to
know what influence, good or evil, the event which
so suddenly has occurred in England might have
upon the great topic Of the day-the quarrel about
Oregon. The majority of our brethren in New
York have not, however, dared to put this question
aloud and US this majority are the advocates OF
peace, their silence would seem to indicate that the
return Of the wings at the head of affairs has
inspired them with more fears than hopes, and that
they have taken the threats of the London Sun
literally, which, in appauding the downfall of the
Peel ministry reoces in the guarantee that, in case
of war with the United States, the known patriot
ism of Lord Palmerston would offer. "The change
Of ministry" says this paper, dis the worst news we
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