Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-02
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, OcroRER I7, 1850.

Three great political principles, operating through
three variously balanced parties, influence at pre-
sent the condition of Europe, and will continue to
do so until they obtain an equitable adjustment in
its various nations and communities. Perhaps il
may be ordained that they never should receive
that adjustment, and that the discussions which
their respective partisans are perpetually origi-
mating, and the efforts which they continuously
make for mastery, are destined, like the winds and
storms Of the natural world, 10 be perpetual or,
as the poet rather paradoxically expresses it, 10
prove that " all NATURES dscord keeps all NATURES
peace" The three principles to which we allude
are Imperial, Regal, or Aristocratica domination ;
Political Religious, and Social Conservatism, or
what we would rather call it, Preservation and
ultra-Democratical love of change and desire of Re-
volution. The first Of these principles is repre-
sented in England by the ultra Tories in the State
and by the ultra Bishops in the Church-it would
be iAvidious TO mention names by the high-heeled
and stif-necked protectionists in Parliament; by
the Priests who refuse the rites of Christian burial
to person who has not been baptised; by the
country squires who transport the father OF family
for shooting hare and by the advocates of abuses,
and the opponents of progress of all ranks and
grades. The English Conservatives are represent
ed by the friends OF the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, in
both Houses of Parliament, by the Whig Peers,
and the greater portion of the Whig members of
the House of Commons, and by the tolerant mem
bers of the Bench of Bishops. Here again we will
not mention names, further than that the heads Of
the present Administration. and the official head Of
the Church, and many of the Bishops, and (if we
may with proprety say so) the present occupant of
the throne, belong to this party. The advocates
of all but ultra free trade both in and out of Parlia
ment are to be ranked in this class. The friends
of well tempered civil and religious liberty, of safe
but steady progress, and of reform in all abuses
wherever they may be found, and wherever altera-
tion is practicable, and the advocates Of economy,
peace and industry all of the preseruafiue class.
The ultra democrats or Revolutionsts consist in
England of the physical force Chartists, who ask
for impracticable political changes; the Socialists,
Communists, Agrarians cotn snultis aliis, who IN
sist upon social revolutions and the ignorant null
titude, rendered desperate by deprivation. and
dangerous and wicked through ignorance. This
class has few advocates and those happily not in
fuental in Parliament, and not one, we believe, in
the Church-certainly not among its digni:ares.
Poverty and want, low wages, and scarcity of en-
ployment, and dearness OF provisions, always IN
crease the ranks of this class, and the contrary
circumstances diminish them. Therefore, at pre-
sent, Its numbers are comparatively few, and en-
tirely uninfuential. This party is created by ply
sical suffering, increased by designing demagogues,
and encouraged by the Of popular outbreaks
in other countries. None of these things exist at
present in any degree, and therefore the party is,
happily for itself, and fortunately for all others,
small one in England, at this time. The existing
condition of Great Britain arises from the fact that
the Preservative party-whose principle is prac-
ticable progress-more than counterbaances, both
IN number and influence, the sfaad-stH and the go
too-fast parties united, were such union prac-
ticable. Hence arise our peace, prosperity, and
general well-being. To say that we do not need
many reforms in our institutions, and many amelio-
rations in our laws, would be an untruth not to
feel assured that they will be gradually brought
about would be an unjust mistrust of the Govern
ment, and an impugnment of the wisdom of Pro-
violence.
In BELGIUM and HOLLAND the Conservative
party-the great body of the people-are in the
ascendency, and the effects are seen in peace, pro-
gress, and prosperity. We believe, too, that the
same principle is dominant in PRUSSIA, and we
have that confidence in the King which induces the
hope that if he sometimes to vacillate and to
check the popular progress, it is because he fears
1t is acquiring speed which endangers its security.
The temperate but firm proceedings in HEssE Cas-
Sci render its revolution perfect model one and
we think the example will not be lost upon some
other prncipalties and powers in the fatherld,ad.
even HANOVER have caught the infection, and the
great principle of Conservatism, which has hitherto
meant little more than to take care of the rights of
the privileged few, will be interpreted ere long, we
think, to imply, Attend to and protect the liberties
and interests of the many. DENMARK and SWEDEN
are conservative in their policy. We fear, with the
exception of Switzerland, and the kingdom oi
PIEDMONT or SARDINIA, we have now completed
our list of European Conservative States. Yet il
is glorious list, and holds out glorious prospects
And we have beheld with pleasure and pride the
victory of conservative principles in the proceedings
of your Congress. II appeared to us that the great
fria .j,aactG IN u1o of your statesmen-CLAY
WEBSTER, and CAss-might be fairly said to repre-
sent the embodiment of the three principles whose
operation we have endeavored to portray, united in
one purpose; each throwing aside the peculiar cha.
racteristcs of his party, and sacrificing individual
and sectional views for the good Of this whole
country. And the conservative principles of the
sage and patriot of Ashland have again triumphed
This is the third time within our recollection when
he has thrown himself into the gap, and by bold
and liberal system of compromise achieved i'm
measurable good for his country. Long may he be
preserved and protected to aid his country in her
day of difficulty and danger, should such again
occur!
That great peace and civilization movement, the
Industrial Exhibition of progressing most fa-
vorably. We are inclined to doubt whether the exhi-
biton will have any thing more grand or more s,rik
ing exhibit than the fairy building now constructing
as its showroom. This vast palace of iron and
glass, light in appearance as bamboo hut, and
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