The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-17

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Lord Stanley then made his statement, ane
SAID that at his first interview with her Msest,
he had advised that an attempt be made to form
ministry by coalition between the supporter,
OF the late ministry and the followers of Sir X
Peel. lie believed that the cause of the abrup
resignation WAS not the division on the motion,
OF MIR. Disraeli and Mr.. Locke King, but b,
their difficulties with respect to the question o
papa aggression and the budget, and the fail
ure Of Lord John Russell to reconstruct the
ministry. He had earnestly made an attempt
but having failed to obtain the cooperation Of
the leaders of the Peeite party, he was con
WINGED that the opposition in the House Of Com.
mons would be too great TO enable his ministr,
to bear up against, and he had accordingly made
communication to her Majesty to that effect
If he had succeeded in the attempt, he should
have considered it his duty to repeal the income
tax, and to bring ia measures for the relief OF
the agricultural districts, but would not have
pursued so rash and hasty course with refer.
ence to the Papal aggression ms had been taken
by the late ministry. The noble Lord sat down
amidst loud cheering.
The Earl Of Aberdeen said he had been una
BILE to unite with Lord John Russell for the pur.
pose of forming government.
After few words from Lord Stanley, their
lordships adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, at few minutes after
five rose to make his explanations He referred
to the circumstances of his interviews with the
Queen, and stated the inability to agree on GER
tain questions, among which was the Papal ag-
erosion; Sir j. Graham and the Earl of Abrr-
deem thought any Legislation upon the subject
was unnecessary. Under these circumstances
no administration had been formed, and in this
difficulty the Queen had this morning sent for
the Duke of Wellington to take his advice as
to the course to be pursued. This being the
case, he should move that the house be further
adjourned He then reviewed his career upon
the Papal assumption bill, the subject Of free
trade, the extension of the suffrage, and conclu.
ded by announcing his determined adherence to
those principles.
Sir j. GRAHAM gave an account of his several
interviews with the Queen, in company with
hDrd Aberdeen, with the view of forming a min
istry in conjunction with Lord ]. RUSSELL lie
had long been in office with Lord j. Russell, ano
he trusted he might now be allowed once more
to call him his noble friend, especially as with
regard to several main questions of public policy
on which they were of the same opinion. Al
the same time he could consent to no extension
Of the franchise, which, in his candid judgment
he deemed not likely to preserve the government
and constitution of the countrynor could he be ar
asserting party to the ecclesiastical titles assump
ton bill, even with the notifications that his
noble friend had indicated.
In this opinion the Earl of Aberdeen entirely
} conceded. This circumstance was, therefore
an insuperable objection to his junction with
the noble lord, though agreement on other points
} was perfectly possible. cloud laughter) The
la{o al, Nv he Dnr al
were extremely offensive and demanded some
A notice from government, though he did not think
r actual legislation necessary.
5 After some desutory conversation the hous,
: adjourned.
We give brief extracts from some leadin.
London Journals upon the present singular stat
l. of affairs:
e From, the London Times.
- 1t now, therefore, becomes imperatively neces
= sary to terminate the present crisis by a retur
,e to the most practicable of the combinations a
l. ready attempted, and to make whatever sacr
ces or concessions as are required to give th
~ utmost possible strength and effect to that con
Is bination. This is not moment at which an
y sort of personal recrminaton would be in plac,
D. The endorsements of the past week have bee
Or too great the stoppage of the whole business 0
Parliament at the outset Of the session il to-
deplorable, the duties of tAc immediate future
J especially in the present year, are too pressing
for us to stoop for moment to the qualification
of any personal predictions. The only ques
+ ton worth asking since we have now completed
: the round of all the known combinations of part,
l. is, hoto is the Queens government 10 be mos
y efficiently carried on.
= This is not a time at which any accession o
i strength can with impunty be thrown away. |
Il is understood that the members of the Wing ad
ministration will meet this morning, in their pri
: vate capacity, at Lansdownehouse, to conside
u the course that it becomes them to pursue, sine
they are thus thrown back to Office by the failur
y of all competitors But we trust that it will b
: admitted by those who are most anxious to pro
-, mote the stability of the government, that
: mere repetition of the performances which ter
i minated last week will be hailed with no salts
faction by the country. twill leave the abrup
. resignation of the Prime minister wholly unac
, counted for it, within eight days, he is to re
sumo his place in the House of Commons, as
!, his government had suffered no defeat, or haC
become insensbe to what it suffered To,
much sensitiveness then would only be followe'
by too much indifference now and the transac
ton would pass with the world for little NOR
ian piece of legerdemaip.
J, To remove these impressions, another vigor
u Gus effort should be made to obtain for the I'D
e ministration that increase of strength which
J. requires In political life nothingis so hopeless
Is to attempt return to the past That ever-shtin
sphere efaces in few hours the traces of whf
y has ceased to be, and the seat which is once lei
's vacant has already crumbled away. Not an ac
= dress, not meeting, scarcely journal, has sic
d ni6ed the faintest desire to revive the identica
!, , administration which expired last week; and
this crisis has destroyed the last Illusions of tn
J. protectionists, it has more clearly demonstrate
the necessity of uniting the great divisions Q
their successful opponents.
From the Morning Chronicle.
Two courses still remain--the Reconstruction
of the late administration, under an ADLER, an
\ still more INSCRIPTIONS leader, or the union o
!, all the liberal statesmen in the House, withou
!, the remembrance Of those pledges and preiu
e dices which attach only to a portion of the lat
u administration. The only politician who's
y ability and daring might seem capable of restor
g ing the supremacy of the old exclusive alliance
It would find insuperabe difficulties in task whic
Y we have no reason to suppose he is inclined T.
n undertake.
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