Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-02-26
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THE BOS1ON ATLAS.
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/ From the dsv nv LAST leuct wa, M.
/ dan eId) Up TO the op ehlng OF Pstur,,
Jan. 22d all was quiet and the recon
/ event, Mas devoid OF interest bot 90,
] that memorable day all has been cVulu,,
/ and excitement.
The QueeA's speech--the first sptt,A
ihepfemlet-.ihe explanations OF the wog.s.. \
Premief-,ho great speech Of SIR ..
Peel, developing the new Government M, 4
utcs-thc proposal In that speech, 10 RE,
the corn laws, and to sbollsh CERTAIN uu.,
all important TO the United S,a,cs-ha,, \
gr,het. aroused, excited, pleased, Aatr.
astor nded, one party or The other ~ 20 90, +
veiy hour. II The present Ia an In,cttur.
moment, the future IL big With greA, eve,
/ Tho very existence of the proud auslocur .
ni proud nation. to use tho words Of
Robert Peel, depends upon the hAtatd ofis
die-perhaps single vote II is imposes
for the wiscst and shrewdest 10 unIavel d,
warp In which events are now developed
To 90 over the whole ground which ~
b, cent affairs occupy--to describe everything
connected with ,bem---to pick true ifa
false reports--resl from sopp.sed shsGEe--
would occupy more space than The tar
spare al this line.
can promise only n bird's-eye view Of.
vents. The Queens Speech was 30 mv,,
riuusly, some say. 'clcverly, vordcd y,
liule could be asccrained from that but
Robert pcel's speech was more to the poif
he said explicitly that he had changed b.
views with regard to free-lrade--l h., b
had abandoned the protective policy ~
shat This change was brought abou, 10y %,
act OF Providence. The harvest and Ii
crops were short, tho people were ,hrca,tss
with famine, and hs was consequently lotu
into his present position.
lie called upon his friends TO assist hn
HE Office had worn him out, physically o. 4
mentally, and he would resign i, any NOM,
to better man. lie would hold 1t BY :
servie tenure'-Thal is, he would hot a.o,
the dukes who placed him in power, 10 Or /,
tate az to the course he should pursue HI
gave the reasons why he recently Ie,lgrr .
oilice-the principal one was. that his c.
leagues did notagtee with him in ms I'm I
trade mcasurcs-but after Lord J ohm Ru,o
attempted to form government and hl.t
he compiled with the wishes OF the Ult, 4
and returned TO power.
The important question now, is. wh1ht Z
tue y TtlIlltI VIII ne bDlt 10 thfTF MS Utsi Il
ures through the Lords and Common. IN s
portion o! them will be carried throgr
both houses, there can he no doubts,
instance the proposition to admit Indes
corn, sailed meat, pork, &c.-bui II is Ute
ly beyond human foresight 10 asceuas
whether tho proposition, respecting the y
dUced duty on corn, viii pass the House
Lords. have heard tina, the Queen has
! 49,. q
that she wished him Ia AID the Premier IN II 4
preSent emergency ~ this rnmor Is true, ~
influence OF this minister will be very greL
The Duke OF Wellington, known as the %
siinaie Duke, has openly declared, that he T
will DO true TO Sir Robert. This liz a rru
poin, sained-ii some others, equally int..r
nal, can be prevailed upon TO give their 'oi !
for the government, plan, The chance "
turn in the Premiers favor
The commercial policy Of the governm,-
has almost wholly absorbed public a,lenio
the Oregon question. however, has no, on
been noticed IN Parliament but the lourhi 4
occasionally present warlike Arlcle 4
their readers can assure you that D
withslanding these articles assume n dt
fed tone and treat with contempt the Ciri
o the United States, there ia almost o. or.
versal feeling prevailing against a war ~
America. Arbitration, or compfoms "
some shape. is desired 10y nlne.lenihs Of %
people of England The war questo' g.
however. an interesting and exciting su.r
for the leading journals, and they make
most Of IT..
Several Journals, alluding TO that por
Of the Queens speech relating TO he po,.i
OF affairs between Grea. Britain and the
nlcd States, say, that there is nothing II
speech TO give umbrage 10 President J
and his party that there is no lniemp,H
decaTaton to bcttay single sentimsr
hostility but is acknowledged that ~
the soft fur Of the cats paw is discovere.
one paragraph, the talons peep on, IN an
erin that proposing some increase 10
estimates. which provide for the army
navy. The United Sorrioe GdztHe, de'sf \
strictly TO naval and miihary affairs, rer.
that this part oithe speech is spoken 70 p +
gentlemen who hold the purse strings Of
nation, but is really meant for Amefica q
We have no doubt will be carried il9 4
effect, without any attempts at patty p'k \
mony. Not that We truly believe ih,l "a
Unned States will run the hazard ofwT "a
peoilllS ii We are found IN every way II
pared TO contest for own. Still, we Tf
torbesr having an eye 10 hostile circupl'
ces nearer at home. Some FIVE figSls' 4.
been ordered 10 be got ready without &c
for foreign service but the greaies' eid
lions are at this moment employed for The
fence Of our coasts, and TO afford Pro'''
10 tho empire. which even ibe drf's'ing
dieamers will allow TO be beyond ihsi r.
ceptions or expectations.
A writer in the Times states that ~'
fourths OF the crews Of the American 4"
are Englishmen and that there is not
amongst them who would remain m us
w. il. case Of war between Great b"'
and the United States. The SAM
makes another statement, which ~, pN~
equally incorrect. That last year, vi
Oregon question agitation WAS <no''
Singapore, several American mtH'-
were unable 10 put to sea, IN yOeH n
the majority Of their crews, who ~t"
lIshmen, gong sh, and deular.d ng -
rance that they should not Ne r. 't
word, or deed, TO work against ush Il &
try
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