Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-23

Jrec,ra ~ Iha, end. Eul il would &c loo muca 70
assume that he can carry out Inc new .ou, =
| ar,ion ON which he has now enefeu, WIZ - :
s,rueele. and desperate struggle, 100, WIN 'ne
nowertul interests, which believe lneuse We: ~
BE- icopardized The Proleciioniss are ou,', ,h
with fury, and The language recently peu ~ IA
/ D,usa n, Lords. by the Dukes oil Rchihonu 'pu
pncs;nsbam indicate the fierce passions Which
sway ,he breasts Of British Landlords iowa.os .ne
most clear.headed, practical statesman OF ms sse
Agriculture, they say, cannot exist ~lnou. Pr,
,ec,;on. bnl Peel saws il must exist wllnout u {.
the end of three years. lie has p,.'eu
him The sristocracy, al least the insoiNen'
ri il. who live from hand 10 mouth oy 'heis len's,
! and cannot submit TO any diminu'ioh, no".'e
slight. even With permanent prom III PlosPeeuse.
iris Is moi slight or contemplate oppos''lon, ou'
worse remains behind. The ultra tree traders IN
sisl upon the repeal Of The Corn Laws being I'm.
mediate. They treat with scorn the three years
o,ace 10 The landlords, and MAINTAIN mat justice
can only be proplaed by instant concession.
They talk about the plumber OF Inc pas', as
amongst The reasons why they cannot tolerate
| robbery for The future.
Thus arraytd, the hostile forces lace each other
with scowling 'front.' and in The centre stands
Peel, looking graYcly on, preserving PLACID Dig
pi,y in the midst Of The onslaught from either
marty. In The House Of Commons he is omniro-
tent, and however turiously the war may rage
on, OF doors, it is believed that he will be ena-
oled 10 carry his Tariff by majority 0. eighty
certainly by more than fifty. When matters
come TO crisis and the free traders IN the poPu-
lar branch of The Legislature have 10 decide be-
tween sacrificing Peel and his plans, they VIII
become, il is believed, less croichety and more
practical.
UnQuesiionab'y, the present advanced position
OF the free trade principle is the result o. .ne'i
energy and enterprise they have enconh'e ,
great drudeery, spent enormous sums ID, as .hey
Term il, educating the national mihd, ana no"
thar thew have advanced to the gates OF lnonopo-
lv-now lha, their former antagonist IS on ms
knees repeating the prisons he has learned rom
them. they may be pardoned, perhaps, Tor Inc ii'
diligence OF The vanity tina, waits upon success.
Bul after all, disguise il as they may, Peel IS
their man-and they know il. Public opinion
i with him; he is The Minister OF The CONNER,
cial world, The fayuri,e oil The capitalists, ana
supported moreover, b. the middle classes. he
wieiis a moral power which The Peers dare MOI
brave.
Dismiss Peel, repudiale his measures, and who
is 10 succeed him2 Lord John Russell Would
free traders advance or retrograde 10 ms keepiugi
Powerless amongst the peers, and MOI oVeiouf-
lhened with popularity in the country, he is not
certainly the Atlas TO tear the load which The
crisis involves. He might ultimately succeed
BIZ, he conflict woald be proiracied, even 10 me
ABSORPTION possibly OF he three years which Is The
bone Of contention.
Looking al the questions, them in every point
OF view. taking into account The present position
OF parties, the advent OF new election, The flush
o. triumph which nantes The cheeks oil Tree
traders The gloom and anger wnics reign ~ l,ie
faces Of Prole cliuni. ts-vlewne The state ul Inc
registry, the condition OF the food market, our
relations with the United States the absence Of an
excitement except on the great question oil Tree
rade-we arrive atthe conclusion, 10, only that
Sir Robert Peel will pass his new tariff tIium-
phanly hut that he will do So in tie p.esen! Par
lament
Domcaie.-Alr. Golden has published an adj
dress 10 The farmers Of England on the PROPOSE
ton of Sir r. Peel, relative TO corn. His ohIec,
Is 10 convince them tha, il is better for their in
terests in every point fvew, 10 have The corn
laws repealed at once, instead OF waiting fer The
ministerial term OF three years. The reasoning
by which be supports this view OF the case APP
pears on The face Of il very conclusive, but
whether the response will be in the spirit Of Mr..
Cobdens letter is very doubtful. No class oi men
dread change more than farmers and most OF al,
sudden changes.
The Peel "rot" as il is termed, has attacked
many q! the urderlinss and hangers on the Gov
Queens household, are daily talked about.
These designations are contingent upon lie IL
PRODUCTION Of peeps financial scheme, the parties
thinking Tia, their retention of ONCE under Coy
eminent, which is now carrying out policy d.
rec,ly al variance with that which called IL into
existence is neither hopest nor decens.-Good
Honesty however, mistaken is 10 BE respected
But, singular enough, these conscientious scrc-
nles are confined TO The suboriina:es, and have
not We, reached The great servants OF The Crown.
The Cabinet remains as apparently united rs
if they had been expressly installed in power to
carry out The iiee-lrade theories OF Golden aud
his allies. Amongst the designations CT mem
hers of Parliament may BE mentioned tha, OF
Lord Ashley, who represents Dorset. The other
evening he again introduced what is termed The
ten hour bill, a measure which, it will be recol-
lected, nearly upset the Government year or
two back. His !ordshp has resigned on The plea
,ha, as he was sent 10 Parliament TO support the
corn laws, which he can no longer do, since his
opinions have undergone change, his consti,u-
ents have right 10 return OF the trust they re-
posed in him.
II is more than suspected that other reasons
have induced his resignation For instance, the
zen hours bill is popular on both sides OF the
House il is not the neutral ground on which all
the parties can unite who are uniarora0!e 10 peef
ana members who would not have the manli-
ness TO vote against The corn laws, would have
cunning enough 10 coalesce on this measure,
and thus destroy the Government rs effpciually as
If they voted against PeeI's Tariff. With his re-
signaliop, this tempting bait will disappear, and
the ground, for "fair fight and no favor" be
cleared.
MIR. King, the American minister a, the Tuil-
leries, has been drawn into correspondence with
NJ Gnizoi, for ihe purpose ri rehultine charge
preferred agains, him BY the London Times, oil
gaIbling The views oil the French Government on
The subjpc, OF Texas, and producing thereby The
explosive mssive in the Presidents message,
which has caused such a sensation in France,
ard such protrac,ed discussions IN the Chambers.
MIR. King is sadly TOO hin-sknned: and ne has
rot beuered his position b. appealing, through
Mr. Guizot, 10 he public against the structures OF
newspaper a nigh diplomatic iunctIonary
ouah, 10 be above this. :'he Times returns &c The
charge, and scarfes Mr.. King unmerciully.-
MIR. Kings .egcl /, rhetorical ana inflated; that
of N. Guizot brief, cold, and 10 The point. A
press Of matter yesterday has crowded out this
correspondence, The comprehension ct which
woule have been incomplete without the article
from the Times which provoked it, and the re-
joinder.
OPENING CT PARLIAMENT.
In the House of Commons on the first night
o. Inc session. INC ministerial ana Inc opposition
leaders both volnnt, eiei explanations the cir,
cumstances which ied 10 the laie ministerial cri.
sis These explanations now belong 10 history
Their interest is merged in the still greater plans
for The fa'urc which the financial scheme OF the
Premier has developed. The personal feelings
and jealousies Of pubic men are only Interesting
;o.;he world in proportion as they bear upon aid
| influence he great questions in which The world
takes en- interest. Enough remains &c show thai
the present Cabinet, before is dissolution, was
The scene OF very proirac;ed, and il would ap
pear not very amicable controversy on the great
topic Of The peoples food. The result sent poor
Lord Whalncliffe 10 his las account, and Lord
Stanley 10 The opposition benches Having been
thus pnrsed OF The irritation, The remaining
component paris OF the Cabinet united again as
cordially as il nothing had occurred 10 mar their
harmony.
Peel, ii wouli seem, supported By Two o. hree
Of his colleagues, wished 10 open The ro!rs for
the admission Of Corn, duty free, when The pota.
toe disease became alarming. The majority Of
the Cabinet opposed his views, and finding their
differences only wdened by discussion, they wen,
in body 10 The Isle OF Wight, where the Queen