The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-04-03
The DEFEAT Or sAs Russell Nlinistyy.

me Wa'ls ny the steamship, America,
have been received. The news generally
has been told by the telegraph, but some OF
the details are interesting.
The following Is n condensed abstract
Of the proceedings Of the House, which re.
suited in the resignation of the Ministry
On the question that the report OF the
Committee on the Local Militia Act be re.
ceived, Lord John Russell rccapitulated the
leading provisions of the proposed meas.
ure the principal. point being that il was
now intended to permit substitutes to be
found under certain restrictions, all parties
in the House appeared to be convinced Of
the necessities which existed Tor some such
measure, and all he now asked was, that
they would allow him to introduce his bill.
in order that its details might be fairly and
fully considered.
/ Lord palmerston said !, was exceedingly
necessary that whatever measure was IN.
troduced, should be based upon n right
principle, aud the amendments which he
intended to move upon the Ministerial Bill.
would make il less Objectionable in this
respect. The chief amendment he pro.
posed to move was intended to make the
title Of the bill harmonic with its provisions
According to the title, the bill was intended
TO provide for the levying of local militia,
bu, tho body which was to be raised ac
cording to its provisions would not he local
but general; il would not be confined to
England. or Ireland, or Scotland merely,
but was TO be sent to any part OF the United
kingdom where ii might be required; in
this respect, be quite agreed with the gov
e,nmcnt measure, but he considered It to
he improperly framed lie thought. how.
over, that the bill did not 90 far enough
he thought ii should have been founded
upon the old regular Militia Act, aud should
have provided for the enrol.m"n, OF more
efficient and n permanent, military force,
hotter fitted to protect the country from any
nttemp, which might be made upon II.
Cheers) The Noble Lord concluded by
mo,inp the omission of the word local,
from the title of the bill.
N, NJ Gibson contcndcd that no case
had been made ont for The application OF
the surplus to an increase OF the armamenis
of the county instead of using il for the
reduction or those taxes which rest upon
IN. humber classes. Considering the i'm
mcnse sums which had been voted by the
House from time to time, he could not be.
love that the country was IN so defenceless
, state rs represented, and believed the bill
had hesn ,ot np for political purposes IT,
however. a militia were necessary. he should
infinitely prefer the proposition OF the Prime
Minister to the amendment OF Lord Pal.
mers,on.
Lord John Rassell said he could under
Hume nnd Mr.. Gibson, bu, he really could
NO, understand the opposition which had
been made h, the Noble Lord CPalmers,on.)
That Noble Lord came forward, and in
wha, he mast say, was most unusual man
mo-, said to the Minister of the Crown,
Won shall not propose your plan to the
IIouse. bu, YOU shall take bill of my
such demand made ne'o'e, ""' u ''"'s''
he could not agree l" ~ "
Mr., Dsraei' argued 'nA'' r "o,'y" .. m
intended by the "oVef"','e"'' ,oa' .'n "nn
a principle wf'en u" '"u'' :, Wv" ."dann,
believed to he erroneous, " was "'uouo',
.tt not Al