New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, AUGUST 6.

Unmatched in debate, powerful! In sarcmm' ana
complete master OF the adaptation OF the curte'l
boldet and most striking language TO the e1p'ef
sion Of strong convictions and intense feeling, he all
WAN had bis Antagonist at complete disadvantage
One Of Peers faults was pompous and too round
ed STYLE. An inevitable consequence OF attempting
such sty le 10 that too much Importance is thereby
conferred on trning subjects. The present writer
well remembers one Of these encounters. Peelw"
maintaining the responsibility, loyalty and worm
ofthe Irish Orangemen in inishe1 periods OF class
ical eoquence. Lord Stanley suddenly rose, and
whether to mark bis disgust at the ponderous dig
nifty Of Peels style. or his scorn for the objects OF
his euogy, he charged him with abettins the imam
les Of the trump Of rotten faction Upon such
40 Antagonist he never retorted but the vehemence
Of the imprisoned Patrician began slowly to gath
er round the dttrused chief personal adherents
outwe hing If not outnumbering his former poltl
cal followers Differences among the Wings and
deectior from their rank soon ad led to the strength
Of that small party. For sone the Wings went too
fast and for an immense majority they went too
slowly. The former feeling lost them Lord Stanley
and the latter the bulk Of the nation Chagrined
and mortified they answered the party Of progress
witt an avowal Of 6nality in REFORM which led to
universal popular discomfort. OF this though 1t led
in the direction most contradictory to bis policy
Peel saw he could take advantage. He took little
part in minor squabbles about mere Irish matters,
and scarcely concerned himself in respect to sec
ond cry Of treachery raised against him for his con-
duct regarding the surrender Of the Irish Corpora
tons Bot watching the course OF events be as
clsred bis acceptance Of the Reform Bin with ls
conseGuenc.s This raised him to an equality win
Lord John Russell, who had svowed his purpose to
put a final check to popular Advancement In that
direction and the faction most opposed to him were
willing to prefer his guidance to that Of their hered
ltary enemies who had one by one stripped them
Of every prerogstive.
While the spirit OF reict ton was thus strongly
at work, he was invited to a dinner at Goldsmiths
Hall. Though the party saw nothing but despair,
be there announced the startling prophecy that the
battle Of the conservatives was TO be won at the
registering. How that announcement was re-
ceived the sequal proved In November, 1884, not
one year after it was made, Lord Spencer died,
ard the ministry, losing thereby the guidance of
bis SOD, Lord AthOrp, in the Commons found
themselves in triHipg difficulty, which the King
took advantage Of Lord Melbourne had gone to
Brighton to confer with his Majesty on the changes
be proposed. The latter, seeing bis embarass-
ments, took occasion to retire. He soon returned
with a sealed packet addressed TO the Duke Of
Wellington, which he requested biz ordship to de-
liver ard which in fact contained his own and bis
colleagues dismissal I1trigues Of lower nature,
it is s, i'd, governed that proceeding but however
that may be, Peel who was then travelling in Italy,
was stranger to everything. With the Dukes
advice that he should be recalled, and the destines
Of the country committed to bis hands the King
instantly complied and soon after ministry was
formed under his auspices. Parliament was dis
solved end new election tried Extraordinary
combinations in the representation was the result.
There scarcely remained one marked line Of de-
narration between the two leading chiefs. Tho
ariitccrscy marshaled themselves as an arts.
tocrucy under the Duke Of Wellington and the
powerful section oil TIC pAerapA nv which he was
implicitly obeyed. The leading Wing houses ioI-
lowed the fortunes OF Russell, whatever may be his
war.cry, and a third party, hitherto unhesrd o.
represented the dscontentsd democracy and tn.
80 momentoUs was then in its infancy.
The combined monopoIists, in trade, religion and
policy, were in small minority Of the entire House
but they were a majority overt the Wings alone; and
with the undecided character Of the remainder the
Pre- mer INDUCED the hope that his presence in the
House OF Commons would enable him to command
a working majority. This WAS not unnatural or
unjust BUTT was disappointed In Ireland every
minor difference was given up and the mos. dar.
ling hopes abandoned in view Of the paramount
object Of bis overthrow. A majority Of nearly
four.6fths of the representatives Of that country
were banded as one man agsinst him. The Wings,
enrsged at their abrupt dismissal by the King, or,
as their enemies asserted, thirstng for the sPois
of which they had been so unexpectedly deprived,
determined to checbmste him at every step. They
opposed the election Of their ow n former speaker,
because known to belong to his party. This was
an extreme measure, and some Of the independent
members refused to sustain it, but after seversl
nights debate the Wings triumphed by the small
majority Of TEN. An amendment to the sentiment
of the royal speech prevailed by larger majority
amounting to only eighteen. Yet the Premier
gave no indication Of abandoning his position and
as Ireland was the battle-ground where he deemed
himself most secure he developed bis future policy
in respect TO that country. The first act was a
Ti,hc Bill for Ireland an amendment was moved
ard succeeded. The bill was then dropped, and a
new and improved one introduced. To this an
amendment was proposed BY Lord John Russell
himself to the effect that either that auyother
bill would be satisfactory, unless 1t contained a
clause Of appropriation of the surplus Church rev
enues to educational objects, against which the
Premier's solemn pledge had been publicly re-
corded. This amendment was carried by ma
iority Of twenty-five or twenty eight, and imme-
diately Oh the announcement Of the division he
gave notice Of bis resignation. He held office from