The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-05
English Po.isScs and the DeiDy Admins
traeAnm.

England reduced to such melancholy coalition as
the last Londsn papers reveal. Never have they
appeared helpless, and lost to sense of their
own dignity. If there was . man in England whose
conduct On the free trade measures might, one
would have fancied, have boon safely predicted,
that man was the eloquent nobleman who, as Lord
Stanley, had risen to the first rank in his party and
had refused to follow leader whom he venerated,
in order to adhere to the principles he professed
Hts any belongs the equivocal glory of having kept
up the antagonism between the manufacturing and
agricultural interests in Britain, and fos.ered
spirit Of selfish hostility to the great free trade
measures, it appertains by right to the Premier,
the Earl of Derby. After the secession of Sir
Robert Peel, he was the acknowledged chief Of the
country party, and whatever political influence he
yields he owes to them. Through evil aud good
repute they have stuck manfuly by him. The
name Of Stanley has been for years their rallyng
cry.
This 10 the man who is now devising plans to
throw protection overheard, and to sacrifice every
plank Of the platform to which he was pledged.
Foisted into Office as pts alter, he and his eol-
leagues have too keen relish for its sweets to re-
sign them on high grounds Of principle. They en-
Uttered the last years of Sir Robert PeeIs life by
their taunts at what they termed his apostacy;
they added, every year, fresh fuel to the fame Of
discomfort which burned in the agricultural soun-
ties; they harassed the whig administration with
virulence which seems the peculiar concomirant
Of error; and, after all, that the pc wer of
king vigorous effort to remedy the ills they have
SO long and SO loudly deplored is placed in their
grasp, they strike their flag, and resolve to carry
out the policy they have so often denoun ,ed as
fatal to the interests of Great Britain. History
affords few examples Of gross sacrifice of prn-
ciple for the sake Of power and money Its
enormity would barely be paralleled if Gen.
eral Pierce's cabinet, on their accession to
power, were to introduce bill to re-enaot
high tariff, and endeavor to repeal the compro.
mise measures.
Too little interest is felt here on the subject of
the ministerial struggle in Great Britain, to war
rant enlarging the details 1t win suffice to
say that the wing party resolved to test their
strength in the House by . motion, in which the
benefits resulting from the adoption Of the free trade
policy were acknowledged, and firm pledge given
that that policy should not be reversed. This was
met by an amendment, moved by Mr.. Chancellor
. Dsraeli, and bearing the unmistakeable stamp Of
his peculiar subtlety. The amendment aflirms the
benefits which have flowed from s'recent legisla.
ton, and pledges the administration to adhere to
the "pocy of unrestricted competition, Gin those
measures Of financial or administrative reform
which they may deem it their duty to Introduce
AS viii be seen at glance, this specisus resolution
pledges the government to nothing. If the free
traders allow themselves to be caught by the
apparent candor with which the wisdom of
their doctrines is admitted, and support the
amendment, they will afterwards find, perhaps,
to their surpriscsthat the administration, though
well pleased in theory with the principles of free
trade, do not "deem it their duty to introduce
any measures embodying those views. In word,
Mr. Disraelis motion in amendment was as con.
temptibe an instance of political Implicitly as we
remember to have met.
Fortunately for the people of England, it matters
very little in reality whether Mr.. Viliers' or the
Chancelors motion is carried. Mr. Disraeli and his
colleagues harmless in fact as they are formd-
able in intention. Even though the House be de-
luded into an unguarded vote of confidence, they
will not be precluaed from reversing that vote at
the first attempt at practical legislation on its basis
The Earl of Derby viii find that no half measures
will be suffered He must eat the leek," skin and
all, if he would retain his cherished power.
OF Mr. Chancellor Disraeli very little need be
said. We have always considered him a political
charlatan-a man who believes not half he says,
and is ready to profess any doctrines from which
he fancies he can derive fame, honor or pro-
fit. his last feat has been stealing whole pas
sages from an old Grafton Of NJ. Theirs on
French Marshal, and serving them up to an Eng
lisb audience as the sentiments suggested by the
death Of the Duke Of Wellington to the mind of
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer. So gross pla-
sarInit is But four years since NJ. Thiers' speech
was published in the English papers-sapnst but
disgust the small class Of admirers who were dazzled
by the brilliant rhetoric and neat sarcasm of the
author of Vivian Grey. To those who know Dis
rae, il cannot be matter Of the slightest wonder
that he should have been caught stealing his neigh
boris principles or his eloquencs bu. the sturdy
gentlemen Of the country party in England will
hardly consent to march under the banner of man
whose short tenure Of power has illustrated in the
most forciblc Manner his utter want Of Political or
literary honesty.
What our British eighbors will do for > ministry,
between the ucakns,s and inconsistency of the
wings, the unreliable policy Of Sir james Graham,
and the glazing want Of principle Of tho Dsrbyites
we cannot undertake to say-nor, indeed, is it our
business to INQUIRE. We might, did we conceive
that any benefsia results weuld flow from tbs
retaliation, retort heavily ON the Times for it's
attacks on Dir. Webster, by sketching portrait of
the present men TO whom the destiny of Great
Britain is entrusted If the great statesman whose
death we yet deplore did commit errors Of juds-
men, in minor matters, during .the last few months
Of his liie he was never known to accept Office rs a
whig and rule as democrat. He never stole
fragments of foreign eloquence from the news
papers, and passed them OF as his own. whom he
was called upon to give usterarce to a nations
grief at tas death Of ono Of her greatest sons or
such displays Of reckless disregard for public opinion
oar statesmen are usually guiltless; they yield
alike the palm of political proaigacy, and the
laurels Of literary plagiarism, to their English
rivals.
THE DEMOCRATIC ELECTORAL DINsss AT RIcg
MoSD, VA, was great affair. They had speeches
and letters, and toasts, in tho utmost profusion