Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-13
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From the London Ti.aes Jaly 81
we were called upon To suggest conclusive test Of
the superiority of another we believe We ,oni
nowhere hnd IL readily In their obc Hence 10 fnds
mental laws aud institutions and their readiness u, .r-
anything rather than break up the original compact OF m
eiey Thus century after century, did the ancient Ro.
man endure cruelties and expressions from the
which would have driven less trained in the fear and
love oaw to frenzy Bound in meshes Of unrelentin
debt-condemned 10 his fields rAvaged and TO sell hs
blood in ntermnable wars of which tho n,,r;.;.n
carried oil the glory and the profit excluded from.
the share OF those public lands which his vaour had won
ana debarred from those high public Offices to which his
merit had entitled hm-he plebeian held fast the law and
renamed true TO the conmon veal until barrier after barrier
gave way before him. and the spois OF conquered wor
rewarded his hrmness, his patience and his sefenia
Not dissimar has been the course through which the
Commons of this land have their way TO degree of
prosperity and consideration such never descended he
Tore on so large portion Of the human race. BY obe
d'ence and patience they learnt command and they
nave been rewarded according their deserts
Far more difficult however than that seEcontroI de
manded from classes whom fortune has placed in an infe
ror position in the social scale have ever been found the
task OF blending different nationacs IN the same sys
TEN, and reconcing in harmonious whole the cIr,l
and central principles Of government 1t is not desro
that either OF these should be extinct or the one domin,
aud the other wholly subordinate; but rather that ,b
should check aud countercheck each other 50 az ~, -
serve just equilibrium between them To effect tb i
the most difficult problem of modern politics The Sn,n
i>h Republics of America have filled mainly because ihev
could discover no means OF reconcng the whole with H.
psrs-thc capital with the provinces the central with b
federal power. In Mexico evc-y prov ince d.>;res
pendence without being prepared resign the
ole advantage of union aud strength Az Buepos Avrrs
the country Is beseging the because the town will
not submit TO the government OF the country nor the
country to the sway Of the metropolis and neither has
sufficient moderation good Weld to the other
Gteece fell because she could not confederate h ALL Rome
because she completely centralized that the fo,
energy wasdead and provincial ambition extinct We have
ever regarded as one of the greatest happiness env
10y this favored nation that through any ahstra,
~ OF government but through the innate good sense and
moderation OF our people, have been able hitherto AT
east as far Great Britain is concerned TO solve this m
erd and central problem quietly and so successfully
With wars between classes have been uphanplv o,
" too familiar until have ailength hit upon the means
"' r'eoncng these disputes by referring everything TO
the good OF the whole and calling upon every class IN
turn TO submit 70 that unerrug ard criterion
but OF disputes between races-of claims of more r.,
mote districts to participate in the advantages rcapcd by
those nearer the central Government we lave Tor ,b
last hundred years in Great Britain at least heard pob
ing. different race, different religion and n lone
course OF msSovernment have made Ireland an unfor1
nae exception IN this az IN other respects but we ha
thought that the lamentations of douce Dayie Deans over
I've SAL aud sorroNGul Union had long since given rI,
to feeling OF well founded self cougratulaon in the
mi ds both OF Ensshmen aud Scochmcn at the glorious
results ol that auspicous The construction of
rnl~ays, too by removing the obstacles time and
and identifying tie cenre with ts eXtremites seems IN
reconcile the conflict between the whole md tho Mt,
ny establishing something of identity between them
II Is then, with feelings Of great regret that we oerve
Ue n'st symptoms OF an agitation which threatens TO
national spirit, aud redress of those grievances and
qualities under which is alleged that tho sister kindo
ibors We do not deny that there NAV be in Scotland
as well rs IN England grievances requiring redress and
wrong iHVoNing remedy. Wehave the same comp,in
- to detective representation from Lancashire from
Yorkshire, and from Midesex; and rs to the c,nenJi,
u public money there l. hardly county in En- Gland tba
Toes not thnk itself overlooked in the dstribution R
they content bear these inevitable i,enu,Ii,i T.;
-ieHce or In limit their circumstances TO t,no.r,te
y7en3uons to Government or to the House Of Commons
They do hot appeal to their separate natonalties NOV
place themselves IN opposition conradistinction 10 tho
nation OF which they part. Cornwall does not 90,
up the rights OF IRE Pol, and PEN nor appeal TO the n,
iional prcud Gee Of the ancient Brion h.. rI,,,i -
PemhfnkeSire, the Danes Of Norfolk and a.,
Anglo.Sa1ons ofthe midland counties can grumbl y;,b
out reference To nationality; a#d South Sussex wit
sses repeal OF ihe corn laws without limiting at
non True u i that an American par or hined at fed
crii union between Lancashire and the Southern state
81 winch Chaes,own and Liverpool should be the oin,
capitals, and line Of steamers the connecting link but
We never heard that this hopeful project met with much
favour on this sidc the water We Do NOT bI,,, a.,
scotch for putting forward such grievances a ev have
or believe they have, for dmlrdirr ships Of war 10 de-
tend stormy AMI uuIssagd coast or fur c.pr,t,rv ~
Siae al to themselves for the precedence OF Scoti-b
Ion, or Tor the expulsion Of onions and urnips from b.
/ Royal garden a. Hulyrood Let them by an tuga,s
Pot ou these grievances and seek for their redress in
ltSlllmate mahher The press j. open them: and In
Parliament II not 20 iy represented a. they think thew
ought 20 ne they have plenty Of able and efficient adyo.
Gates But LET them not in order carry what they be.
I ~ I''-tN"Il'lF ulJ'ff-, sur up prcludCCs and
Jealouscs happily long forgotten or enter on career oC
agitation the evils Of which 10 one can estimate Let
hen oQ@ 70 lrelH.f Tho leaders Of the Irish peopp
10 order 20 obtain demands IN many Just and reason.
ape, having stirred up spirit Of auimOsitv against
] England which hes done much 20 ngu.taze their
success. 10 II easier raise the spirit nr discon-
I tent than 10 alay TO- We have seen our bounty
accepted win curses and good Offices treated and
sentcd as insults We blame man Tor asserting what
he believes n he his right but IL j. bsiter hst Sro,nu
should mover receive justice NJ al than that she houl re-
cciVc u az ihe cost Of revival 81 the anmo-y which
once prevailed between the countries IL T. vain 10
repro1ch the nobility md gentry Of Scotland with con
iDun'y N Eng-h habits and English usages We have
cast behind us IN this Of improvement the foolish g.
cnt which referred 10 times past for ideal standard
perfection and represented ogcry change ~ degcueracv
The richer, more populoUs, aUd powerful country
must necessarily take the lead and the Improvement OF
communication tends Rapidly cEtinrui4h mere p-oyn
Gil usIges and habits IL b. vain 70 resist this tendency
oi things and far wiser 10 seek o mould the change 90
good purpose than Doe Tor appealing 10 past soa
these matters without reference 10 the memories of Ban
uockburh, Chevy chase, tDijcr@cld or pukc.clc.vh-
Pnvncism Il not patriotism s tho iUrCiug back tho
pr'serf into the past the road pro pcry hnpuucs
When Eug-hneu and Scotchmou united under one
Crown, with equal rights 10 ~ tho intent that 40
questions o national character should cease and that
appeals shoulI le only that assembly In which they
we're both represented Fora hundred years Scotland
has acted This principle aud she has no reason IN com.
plain Of the result Her locl affairs haze been LET'S "a
have been 10 any respect lcOdgcted ig 10 them she
ought 10 look .or rcdfca AZ ere has been any
vh t0 irAict on hrrauy grievance. there can bo ma
drret prpcuttr H. lut the only N miss what che
desires would bo t1t appeal ~ national prejudice and
provincial feeling Of which print specimen to-day.
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