The daily union., 1852-01-11

for Foreign Affairs and had weakened the control which
the First Minister is bound to exercise over every depart
ment OF the government -
These difficulties are not OF yesterday though they
may have been heightened by recent oncia expires
sions OF sentiment, which have been received wl.h III
taion abroad and with astonlshmen al home Her MA
jesy government could not be indifferent TO the iae mat
from one reason another the administration oi ioregn
affairs by Lord Palmerslon had apparently leit NM WIN
out an ally in Europe. and. as some ihlnk wiihoul
friend That undoubtedly, is not the natural or proper
position OF England or OF an English minister especially
al time when sole interest and ooeel should oe 70
cultivate amicabe and pacific relations with all foreign
States and when, in fact those amIcabe relauohs are
Ii was Lord Palmersons misfortune, II Il were not his
fault to have excited among the elder statesmen oil Eu
rope degree OF hostility and dlstrust which exaggerated
all his defects and denied all his merits Nor, on the
other hand could much reliance be placed by the liberal
party on his attempts second their efforts Tor the eslah-
lishment OF constitutional governments Tor we believe
qualified appreciation OF the French coup dtta inns
want OF personal good will between the English ioreign
secretary and all the leading cabinets o. me eonunen
ton of important affairs, and had tendency 10 deprive
this country OF its just influence abroad VAN nolhng
definite quarrel about, the position oil The Queens MN
isers at several courts had become incompatible with
| the duties oil their mission.
These inconveniences would, however, have been OF
1 less account il there had been more cordial union o
opinion and conduct between Lord Pamerston ana ms
colleagues. But we are now entitled 10 assume. from
this severance of their official connexion, that although
they had chivalrousy stood by him when he seemed
plunged in insurmountabe difficulties by his acts OF IN
temperance and ndscreon. they were not sensible 10
The painful consequences OF such situation And II we
wanted any proof OF the justice OF the exposulaons we
have sometimes felt duty TO address TO the late
foreign minister, should find it in the fact that Lord
Palmersons colleagues have al length separated them
selves from him, grounds probably not dsslilar IRON
those arguments we have consistently opposed 70 nun
On their responsibility the Crown and 10 the nation,
which outweighed at last in their minds all party inter
ess personal ties, and the habits OF long intercourse
mefston could no longer hold the seals Of the foreign de-
parinent and If any other Office in the State was pro-
posed 10 him, was, at any rate, not acceplei;
Nodoubt, under any circumstances the diihculy ana
hesitation which must have attended such step before
was irrevocaby taken were greatly increased by the
necessity OF finding successor 70 munster whose e1.
pcrence embraced forty years ol ohcla e ana whose
activity had absorbed all the business o his ofhce
From the London Morning Chronicle, Dec. aJ.
+ Although certain ministerial movements, which had
attracted public attention Monday and Tuesday, were
obviously connected with Lord Palmeslon-and, indeed
could moi easily have been explained any other hypo
thesis than that Of his dismissal or resgnallonwe were
nevertheless startled by the formal announcement that his
ordship had deinitively ceased TO be member oil the
government Both the event itself and the precise time
chosen for its consummaon faught with matter Tor
grave reflection, not with grave and most important re-
suits We certainly are at loss TO Imagine what expla
nation can be offered for il that will not most seriously
, compromise both the honor OF the government ana the
= dignity OF the country 1t is evident from The reception,
2 however tardy, OF Lord Westmoreand al the court oil
Vienna that the bottle holding" affair had been got
over in some fashion, and Lord Palmerston can hardly
have been guilty of any fresh escddde since OF nature
= either 10 shock embarrass his colleagues i s IN.
!, signs his sympathy with the President OF the French
republic and his approval of the late coup detat TO an
\ extent which il may be difficult 10 reconcile WIN ms
y democratic institutions all over the world But we do
not learn that this partial local, and newly adopted zeal
y for what looks very like military despoilsm of The Sc
10 yeres order has been mboded in despatch, or that his
slQoa pledged either to abide bS q 70 act upon
ia has been his pleasure TO cross, annoy, and raie,
have combined to vent their indignation against Great
r Britain represented by the Foreign Office since lS46,
y in way calculated 10 lead 10 serious differences; and
that coniederacy, headed by Austria and Russia, have
$ demanded that British hospitality shall no longer be ac-
corded political refugees of all nations and all classes
but that such OF these shall be proclaimed danger
by the de Jao rulers OF their respective countries
4 shall be forthwith driven from shores II is
stated tha! France about 10 join the combination but
this hold 10 be utterly incredible, for not TO speak OF
l. Louis Napoleons former experience OF English hospal
= ~, the strange muabiy OF human particularly OF
y fench) affairs cannot but suggest 10 him ta for
his sake il may be well for European land to
retain unimpared its time honored and glorious privilege
. . OF sheierng The exile Thoughts OF the may
Il occasionally ntrude the poudest OF emperors when
), they remember how many; ex.monarchs have, within
contemporary recollection flown TO us for refuge and
Prince SchwaIzenberg must carry sell confidence 10
height more likely TO aggravate than TO lessen the dan
proac6abe distance from the bOi which struck down
). a Guzo and a Me,ernch
!. From The London Standard, Dec. a6.
s We have disposed Of all the pretexs for the dismissal
II oil the late Foreign Secretary. assigned by the Times,
i and readers what they worth. Now, let
II come TO the true cause, which We believe the more
hrmly The more hercey II IS denledlhe conspiracy OF
the family OF the Gfeys-the Colonial Secretary, the
}, Home Secretary, the Chancellor OF the Exchequer and
the Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland. These four ministers
OF The first class have for nearly years pursued Lord
Palmerson with impacabe hostility The public know
nothing directly OF what passes in the cabinet but in
time the truth leaks out through club conversation
newspaper commentaries, and whoever has paid
attention these OF information cannot be ig
norant that the between Lord pamerston and the
n Greys has had no remission Why ten days have not
passed since the retirement oil Earl Grey Sir George Grey
q and Sir Charles Wood, announced in than one
journal.
y We do not dispute that this party may have seized
4 upon the difference OF opinion with Lord Palmerston
upon the late FreRch revolution petence for bully
ing the cabinet by threat OF resignation; but the conf
guilty OF their OF Withdrawing and Lord Palmer
ston's dismissal, proves connexion between the
facts as closely as anything can be proved in politics
Still the Times denies that Lord Pamerson has been
elected by any personal cabal By whom then, and for
what, he elected Not because OF his lodshps gen
era unpopulary, for the disapproval OF his official
administration by the country the ParlIameni for,
says the Times itself in lis article oi this day. "snce the
termination of the debate foreign policy in jane, 1850
he has enjoyed singular exemption from public crit-
lcism" Singular, indeed, and we believe unexampled-
an administration OF foreign affairs ancrticsed by the
people the Parliament for eighteen months including
the hall OF parliamentary session and The whole Of
another
e We not the apoogsts Of Lord Pamers,on but as
sumng do that he has been dismissed by the Grey
faction confess that the affair presents very
aspect 10 eyes The Greys OF radicals and revou
toniss the most rabd and they Of the descfip
ton ol radicals and revoluonsts because they