The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-19

among It's members, or any difference OF sentiment
upon the proper policy, except upon inc one qusS
tion Of a repeal rather MODIFICATION o. the COT
laws Upon this question, too, the difference Is
/ much less than has been supposed, IL n, we ue-
liese true that Sit Robert Peel has even ins'seu
on a considerable relaxation Of the laws IN qoes-
| ton, TO be accompanied, however, bya comPenSa-
tion TO the agricultural ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, y"
Aers and farm laborers-not only adequate. ...,r.
| pie.
What Compensation lais il We are hot able to o
| glessl the sVehls, however, have proved lhat IL
Vas not considered sufficient by the whole cabinet,
and we must at present agree with the dissshilens
Neyerth less is certain that SIR Robert Peel VII
support no measure 81 repeal upon any other terms
than those Of what he considers an adequate com
pensation TO the agricuiurisii 50 that unless the
new ministers proposed such an adequate eomPen-
sation, they will find themselves opposed by tie
conservative Majority Of mort than one hundred,
IHndTMinished by single unit, and reinforced, no
doubt, by many honest wings like Mr. Cayiey'
| Even If they have recourse to dissolution, they
are likely TO lose than to gain, but they mus'
gain more than hfy seats 10 replace themselves IN
their glorious majority Of one, and II is perfectly i'm
possible that they can gain the halfof hfty. gain
| Of one hundred votes will be necessary TO raise
them 10 the position from which Sir Robert Peel's
| government Tetres-so much for conservative pros
poets.
| From the Liverpool Mail Dec. 10
1 he nalOfl, Dy the Ol 10
| a much mole serious dilemma than many persons
seem TO think. Sir Robert Peel, II is Iumored,
differs from the majority Of his colleagues on a
measure that touches the vitality Of the country
and finding himself so situated, he throws up the
| reins of government and retires. The landed IN
terest, as it is called, would have almost insur'
mountable difficulties in forming an administration
| to carry out their views. The conservative party
is divided suspicion aud distrust have long been IN
the camp; SOME fhurmuf, some storm, many are
sick, and not few are Disguised.
What then, is to be done The old wing party,
as MIR. Cayley has proved, will not support Lord
i John Russell. He has done much mischief IN his
| day, but he never committed 80 much upon himself
as he did by his recent declaration against all proec-
tive duties upon corn. Lord Morpeh has sold him.
self by means OF 90 note. The split, therefore, 10
| the wing ranks, between those who have land and
| those who are landless-beween the well-fed and
| the hungry whig-is immense and irreparable.
Our opinion is, judging by the obscure light IN
which the detection is yet placed, that dissolution
| of Parliament must be the result, followed lmmedi
ately by general election. In this case the nation
large will be called TO decide the great question
at issue. Much inconvenience to many parties must
ensue particularly those connected with railway
bills but we are far from believing that the nconye
nience Of delay for six or eight weeks may not be
salutary to the country generally.
From the London Sun, Dec. II.
The ministry of Sir Robert Peel has res gned.
| Tie country at large may be startled by u clrcum-
stance so unex pected but such is the fact Yester.
day morning the majority Of the cabinet comprising
| the Duke OF Wellington, the Duke of Buccleuch,
Sir Robert Peel Sir James Graham, the Earl of Alb
erdeen, Lord Stanley, Mr.. Goulburn, the Earl Of
Lincoln, and Mr. Sidney Herbert-in all, nine out
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 House
they rendered their resignation TO her Majesty which
was graciousy accepted! Here is sudden and ab
rupt termination Of the conservative cabinet, and
that, too at the very moment they supposed,
and even demi-oficially announced, to have become
the converted organs Of iree-trade policy In oil IFS
| ramifed bearings
It were idle to speculate on the cause of this un-
looked-for disruption of cabinet whose whole
has been that Of Sighting under false assumed
colors But one circumstance is rather significant
II might have been observed that the Duke of We'll
lington did not attend the cabinet council held
Monday, after the return of Sir Robert Peel from
Osborn House on that day. The Duke had made
up his mind for better for worse and left the cab
net 10 take its course. IL sat only hour and du.
ring that eventfu hour had decided on resignng the
government That decision was of course, con-
veycd to the Duke Of Wellington, who, prompt to
his duty accompanied the doleful train TO Osborne
House to resign, what he had often asserted he did
| not possess, his ministerial Office.
The Duke had no direct ministerial Office, but
shared responsibility with his colleagues. AS COM
msnder-in-cbief the held-marshal no minister but
only commands the army, responsible to the Crown
and the Parliament But, in his ministerial capacity
as a cabinet minister, he welded more negative
power, perhaps, than Sir r. Peel himself, from the
fact that he held the majority Of the House Of Lords
| in his pocket! This circumstance alone was quite
| enough, without the doubtful aid of hesitaung
friends, to have decided SIR R. Peel on resigning an
Office which had become thankless as it irk-
| some But he has resigned in a good and righteous
cause, and his reward will be accordance with his
| merits.
Should war take place with Amer
| lea, neither Aberdeen nor Haddington could have
carried it with the spirit and skill suited such
a serious contest. The downfall of this heteroge-
neous cabinet will be the worst news for Polk that
he has received since his insalment into Office. The
Syrian affair made impression in America which
established the character of Palmerston for decision
and national spirit; and Polk would rather any
man in the foreign office than a nobleman who,
since the days of Canning, is the only minister that
has asserted the honor of the country in all her for
cign relations. The character ofthe remainder may
| be summed up in few words. Since the carl of
Ripon was prime minister, and by his pusanimity
excited the ridicule Of the sovereign that called him
| to Office he has been utterly useless.
Goulburn was only the shadow of chancellor OF
the excheauer and but for the timely aid and tutor
ing of his principal, would have involved the fnan-
never could either speak or act, and may be said to
have ended his political life in more honorable
way than he or any human being ever could have
anticipated In short, with the exception of Sir r.
Peel and Sir J. Graham, the country is well rid of
the "strong ministry" Its demise will give addi-
onal impulse to the principles of free trade and sal
uary reform, and spirit of resistance to tory
principles which bids fair to establish new era in
the government of this vast empire.
| Report says that Sir Robert Pecl's resignation
was received by her Majesty without hesitation
although Sir Robert Peels line of intended policy
would have had her Majesty's warm support Lord
John Russell was at sent for; but the noble
lord is at present in Edinburgh, some days mus
elapsc before he can obey the summons. Parlia
ment cannot meet early expected
and upon the course taken by Sir Robert Peel viii
depend the prospect ola dissolution 1t is believed
that Sir Robert will support Lord John Russell il
his general policy. The premier almost alone
in his views in his own cabinet.
We understand that, in consequence of the resig
nation Of ministers, her Majesty will leave Osborne
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