Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-04

% The next arrival from England is lacked /, u.,t
much nieres,-no only on account Of he Oreyon diff
cues, but as To The fate oi Sir RoBERr Pr, IS g,.,
measure Of abruea'iun Of the Curn Laws. The nro,so
"nis's VIII fga' IN the last ditch but We have new,
questioned the ability Of Sir R. ber 10 carry the m,,su.
through Parliament. backed he is by the vast malor
~ OF the people. The House of Iords cannot hold nm,
against The Commons. They never have done 40 mum
any great question OF popular character. They buster.
ed and vowed the frmest resistance to the Reform Bill
yet quiet intination that three or four score os
Lords, OF the liberal party, would be created in order to
give ministers majority, suliced to dssipsle their
constitutional scrupes and personal rrejudces So i,
Viii be in The present case We have hitherto express.
ed the opinion. that the repeal Of the Corn Laws will
De, IN Effect greater change in the British Cons,,u.
ton, than that wrought by tho Reform Bill /, will
do more to raise the and dep.ess The arsocr,
cy The language Of menace INDUCED by the free trade
orators and presses, is moi little remarkable The s
sue rendered s-the passage OF the Bill. or The desuc
ton OF The Lords Of the estates Of the realm
Many man was imprisoned. ned Or transported, 6iv
years s"ce for sed'ion, whose Language was not hall as
strong as that used by the anti proe journals Take
Tor Instance, The following from the Loudvn League
1--WE tell the proec, onsts-as they were ,,,,d m,
long since by Mr.. Cobden-tha there ia opinion enouos
0" tits question to change the Constitution nT IN.
country. Let them look it, that this supenduus but
as yet qnlescent riass OF moral free be nut stmula
led into active and anlagonisc self assertion.
Assuming that If il visiby to BE a question be-.
tween protection and the orde peers
would mostly be Ef letting proircop go, and standing
by their order, we beg ogive them early noce that is
the question: The rejection Of the Government mea ].
sure BY The House VI Lords would bring us Al once II,
the broad practical issue. tchich Is The stronger tho
House OF Lords, or the empire minus the House Of
l.ords! There wo' Id be nothing break or divide The
tce OF that re actnnary movement which would instant
~ set IN against arstocracy as poilical powell Il
would be, The Lords against The couiiry aud the coua.
try against The Lords. The would be terrible dis
llnct and simple. The Lords would stand ALONE =
Inc sympahies OF no class or party in the country
would be with them. They are, essentially. a class
BY themselves. No other elias. is mixed M with them
Lords are only lords. They have no merchants, no
manufacturers, no middle class men among them They
are all landowners. and only land owners rumoy be
correct in stating that the Duke has, in quiet wsy
pressed on their Iurdshps' attention the dire possibility
o' New Reform Bill as the penalty Of obs macy ru-
NOR has certainly done great honor to the Dukes sa
gacy NO inst ttlon. or consuion the face Of The
earth, could stand the stress If such struggle as oud
commence IN this country. from the hour IN which tho
house OF Lords should declare itself nor. content with
the Bill for giving hunger and industry their own."