Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-31
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR LONDON coRREsPoNDENT
LONDON, May Is, 1851.


the present state Of political parties and public feel
ing and opinion in England has the following very
remarkable passages:
"We confident that the experience Of the next few
months will give proof that there other than Conserva
tive Government possible or, to speak plainly no alternative
between strong Conservative Government and Republic
We conscienousy believe that the crisis OF the monarchy
long approaching, be far Distant and we trust that
this danger (Which every day will predict render more
and urgently may rally TO the conservative, that Is the
constitutional cause important classes IN Parliament and
the country yet included in the conservative forces hs
class it used to be, but still consider
able and highly respectabe-lhose who support Govern
ment because it is, and while il is, Government and who
abandon il only when sbandons itself and, secondly those
Wings Of the old school, whose party having died, were
by its hands, have another party TO choose and
whose principles have in former times always been the main
tenance of the constitution in Church and State settled at
the which the Bedfords and the Devon
shes the Fzwims and the Spencers and the rest OF the
great Wing astocacy have always professed the guide
Of their political conduct danger should ally US
In a defence Of common principles, and the
greatness Of the peril may become again. did upon the
lifting Of BuRKEs trumpet half century ago. our best pre-
servatve."
Athe conclusion of this dissertation the Reviewer,
Supposed to be Mr.. Croker,) when speaking upon
the subject of protection, says:
ssBut this is question which, though Government may
and ought bring before the people, the people them
selves the general election which cannot
be far distant The result of that general election Will
be the perhaps that decided In
the state parties and factions and the struggle OF principles
only in England, but in the whole European world
hardly doubt that the real and ultimate question will be
between monarchy and republic; and upon that issue
hope that would be well to
the constitution 10 doubt Of the result"
Lord JOHN RUssELL's announcement of his in
tention to bring into Parliament measure for the
extension of the elective franchise has awakened
oil in tho
Reviewer.
eff" says he, "Lord JoHS RUSSELL persuade him
self that any enlargement of the popular franchise compa
tbe with stability Of any Administration, with the due
power and authority of the arsocracal and monarchica
branches of the Government should think Of his
understanding than venuIed to do of his
Lord JoHS RUSSELL deny that the reform bill shook
the foundations OF the old British constitution for he himself
called it revolution and such that the great body
of the conservatives opposed it, The Duke Of WELLISsToS
asked propheticay how with such Parliament the
reform bill produce the Royal Government 10 be
carried on? The result has been slowly jusyng these
fears and though property has continued to have sufficient
weight in the constituencies to prevent rapid change
at first expected succeeding session has paid
additional tribute 10 the democratic principle The present
session will if the present Ministry lasts, be exception
We cannot oretel what may attempt, and still
less what it may perfect but already that partly
through its weakness partly through its radical tendencies,
it has already given, what must be allowed to call the
revolutionary party considerable advantages"
The Quarterly Reuiew is not the only Journal
nor is the Conservative (which, in this connex ion
means the Tory party, the only party which per-
ceives the democratic tendency of public opinion
in England. The Daily Ne,cs, which may be re-
garded as the organ of liberal reformers, has the
following passage in its article upon Mr.. RoEBUcK's
observations 10 Lord JOHN RUSSELL, respecting the
division on Lord MASS motion on the Irish distil
leries, which we alluded to in our last letter:
elf there only two parties to be consulted on th
maintenance or overthrow Of Ministry, Mr.. Roebuck'
might possibly be sound advice, the Of suc
indications Of lukewarm support the division last night
Lord Mass notion If Ministers had only to consult the
susceptibility and the humors uppermost in th
members present such OCCASION might he easy enough
to excaim, as Mr. Roebuck advises Lord John Russell
81 will not lend myself any longer to such Of things
But such Of things of things likely
continually, under any Mnistry-lkey to be agra
vated rather than relieved by popular extensions Of the
preventative system aggravated hitherto assuredy has
been by such extensions whether affecting England
iand-why, then far approaches the normal state
things that It must be met otherwise by any administration
than by merely throwing up their cards in huff Grit mus
be admitted that the Wellington question has become nsol
BILE slow is the Queens Government TO be carried on
There is, in truth, third party to be taken account Of
The common assumption, when parliamentary adhesion Il
any Ministry appears lax and lukewarm, is that Minister
needs must be the peccant party and that the collective M
hundred and yeight would be follow leaders WHIT
the assumption that the government of the country shout
always be in the van Of popular movementaways
position to bring strong pressure from without to bear OF
their backward laggard adherents 1t be sufficient
state such implied requirement, to show that is ncom
paible with all government whatever.
But there is a third party to be taken account Of, III
ultimate arbier between Ministers and Parliaments
the pubhc-he aggregate Of the classes whose juds
ment is accepted public opinion That great body
be kept continually 10 excited pressure upon its repesen
taves Any Government which should seek its mori
po, would conduct the country through political revolu
tons political apathy Excitement is the normal stat
of sober peoples producing it the proper part of wis
honest Government. But without nominated col
up.ed Parliament and without perpetual popular
ment-power, ho,o Is the Queens Government to be
ried on?
Wby, by letting the public clearly the state Of tb
case, and enforce It's own judgment it. The Queen
Government will again be carried with the old ollie
machinery may be carried by the public getting
clear understanding Of the true nature Of popular Legsa
ture, the infinite dversties Of the individual movngspngs
which less capriciousy affect its collective action
MIR. Roebuck said, Il well understand the soh of som
disappointed follower Of the Government The publ
should understand how the of very few years
fails to produce very large number of disappointed follow
ers OF the Government, Of men hose ambition has
been served whose love Of distinction has been graed
who have not in word, found their personal
swelling the ranks of their parry These the ult
mate de'auhers on pnchng divisions and il is the bushes
Oh their constituents keep them their colos il they
not OF opinion that the national interests would be served
change Of colors. Y.
LORD John Russelfs language OF last night was, in fac
an appeal TO the pubc and under popularity extended
preventative system such appeals inevitably Of increasn
frequency NO Minister can hold Parliament long in han
by force o. mere aseendency of character official inir
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