Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-22

/ scbIsm IN the great conservative party. a.
81 eny dessStian from t. Tie whole az
5 The cshiaet reglres wihoul a shade Of per.
sara nasllllsy among issmenshers. or any
difference n ssnslma q; upon the proper
pehey, exf Il. upea lie one question ol
! fepeAi o. rAlhaf mod fiealien, of the corn
: laws. Uison thls qatslipu. TOO, ihs disfef.
etcs IS useca less lhaa has bpen supposed
lt3s, We believe, true that Sir Rohert
Vte as even rs~td upon a eousa
etabls laxnti n u b. laws ID question.
e h accompanied, however. by a com.
4 nsatsn 70 the Bgrl uiurs: interest
landowners. formers, and farm laborers--
no, only adequate, but ample. Whatthis
compensation Is, We ere not able 10 guess.
the events however, have proved thai il
wss not considered sufficient By the whole
cabinet; and we must at PR sent ncfce
with the dissentents. Nevertheless, i. Is
certain tliai Sir Robert Peel will supper
no measure OF repeal upon any other
4 terms than those Of what be considers an
adequate compensation 10 the agricullu.
fst SO that unless Tie new ministers pro.
posed such an adequate compensated,
, they will fad themselves opposed BY The
conservative mal9rliy Of more than one
hundred. undiminished by a single unit,
aud reinforced, no doubt, by many ZONES,
wings like Mr.. Cayley. Even If they
have recourse to a dissolution. they arc
more likely to loose than 10 gain, bat
they must gam morr Than fifty seats 10 re.
place themselves in their glorious MAJORITY
Of ore ,undisperfec,ly impossible that they
can gain The half Of City. a gain Of one
bundled svies viii be necessary TO raise
them to the position from which Sir Rob.
ert PEGS government retires--so much
for conservative prospects.
From he London Sun, Dee. IL.
The Ministry OF Sir Robert Peel has re.
signed. The couh,ry et large may he
startled by circumstance so unexpected,
but such is the fact, Yesterday morning
The majority Of the cabinet, comprising
The Duke Of Wellington, the Duke Of
Buccleuch, SIR Robert Peel, Sir James
, Graham,the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Star.
ley, Mr.. Guulburn, the Earl Of Lincoln.
, and Mr.. Sidney Herberl--in all, nine out
of the twelve or thirteen composing the
, entire cabinet, proceeded by special train
to Southampton, and were conveyed by
The royal steamer Fairy TO the Isle Of
Wight. AT court held at Osborne
r House they rendered their resignation 10
I her Majesty, which was graciously &C.
! cepted Here is sudden and abrupt
termination OF the Conservative cabinet
: and that, too, at The very moment they
} were supposed, and even demi officially
announced, 10 have become the converted
organs OF free trade policy in all It's rami.
fed bearings.
It were IDLE 10 speculate on the cause Of
this unlocked for disruption OF cabinet
whose whole career has been thai OF
: fighting under false or assumed colors. -
But one circumstances is rather significant.
|; might have been observed that The
Duke OF Wellington did no. attend the
Cabinet Council held on Monday, alter
the return Of Sir Robert Peel from Os.
borne House on the, day. The duke had
made up his mind Cor better for worse, aud
, left the cabinet 10 take its course. II set
only an hour, and during that eventful
hour had decided on resigning the govern
meDt Thas decision was. Of course, con.
veyed 10 The Duke OF Wellington, who
pronpt 10 his duty, accompanied tie dole.
fol Tram to Osborne House TO res 90,
what he had often asserted be did not
possess, his ministerial offire. The duke
had no drect ministerial Office but shar.
ed responsibility with his co leagues. AS
Commander IN Chef the Field Marshal
is no Minister, bu, only commands the
army; responsible to the Crown aud the
Parliament. But in his ministerial capa.
city as Cabinet Minister, lie welded
more negative power, perhaps, than Sir
r. Peel himself frt m Ire fat tibet he
held the majority Of tie House Of Lords
in bus pocket! This circumstance alone
was quite enough, without the doubtful
aid Of hesIlaing friends 70 have decided
Sir X. Peel on resigning an Office which
had become as thabkless as il Yves irksome.
But be has resigned in good and righte.
Gus couse, and his reward vii be in ac.
cotdance with bis merits.
Should war
teke place with America, neither Aoer.
deem nor Iladdlngtou could have carried
~ va WIN sft spun dtth Saul eutifu ~ epAH
a serious contest. The downfall OF this
heterogeneous Cabinet will be the worst
news fr Polk that be has received since
his nstalmeni into office. The SyTan A.
I fair made an impression in America
which established the character OF Palm
eIslon for decision and national splii, and
Polk would rather see any man IN The
/ Foreign Office than nobleman, who,
since the days OF Canning, is the only
minister that has asserted the honor the
county in all her loreigo relations. The
( character Of the remainder may be sum.
med up in few words. Since the Ear
OF Ripon was prime m mister, and by his
pusiIlanmiiy excited The ridicue Of the
Sovereign that called him 10 the office,
he has been utterly useless. Goulburn
was only the shadow Of Chancellor Of !
The Exehequer, and bal for the timely I
aid and tutoring Of his priuc'pol, weuld (
have involved the finances Of The county
in nfxtricable confusion. He never Z
could either speak or act, and may DO \