Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-22

part These two names are In themselves sufficient
guarantee for the support Of the whole Wing party The
Duke Of NEWCASTLE will take the Colonies As some
other probable arrangements including the distribution
OF the Chancellorshp of the Exchequer the First Lord
ship u the Admiralty and the Presidency Of the Board
Control between SIR J. GRESHAM, Sir Z. WOOD. and Mr.
GLADSTONE defnitvey settled forbear 10
say more bat the decision win By postponed beyond
to-day 'f tH.U fA l'
That such Cabinet will require for its harmonious
operation degree OF mutual forbearance the part Of
some OF its members, is not to be denied But notwh
standing the public questions that have divided for time
some OF the Wing statesmen, there has been the
least interruption of personal friendship. any real diff
ferences remain between the Wings and the Liberal Con-
servatiyes OF Sir H. PEELs school, they amply
terbalanced by the friendly regard and mutual respect
that have long subssted between them. Among of
this temper and this cabre sense and expert
ence have much greater weight than with the class
OF minds These statesmen have doubtless pondered much
over the very unsatisfactory history Of the last seven
years the long and undeserved exclusion Of soe
and the final but equally undeserved downfall Of others
the great scandal hence arising to the Of public
justice and truth and the utter impossbty Of recti
flying the of this very long period except by
such union as that accomplished The necessity Of
comprehensive Government is evident every body who
is not perfectly blinded by party less defensibe
species OF eg0tism 1t is plain facts make il that
clique, class, govern the country that
all men cannot be Premiers, or Foreign Secretaries
even Chancellors of the Exchequer What might have
been the effect OF such combination the present
opening for it, and to profit by that opening would
argue gross Indifference to the real interests of the
try If any great question remained which could only be
solved by the dishonest connivance Of section of the
Cabinet that would render the union shortived as
would certainly be unjustfable but such question
have to BIO invented before it can be alleged There is
none SO much as alleged at present.
So well defined is the policy which the country will
alone submit to be governed, and thoroughly under
stood the quuiitioo rcIairod Minister
must look out of politics, and out of Administrations
for the of political weakness in these days The
greatest nfrmity that happen to Government
is state Of bondage, or, at least too intimate and
peculiar relation to particular classes interests OF
the realm If a statesman chooses to tie himself with
obligations to the agricultural any other interest," of
he must reap the fruits of his divided allegiance,
and be divided by either his country his friends Hap
PLY, there is not shadow Of any such disabling and dis
honorng engagement in this instance. There no
splendid promises TO be redeemed or neglected or ex-
planned
There may not be very wide scope for the exercise Of
political ingenuity Legislation is not much inven-
tive as remedial, corrective accumulative work
1t developers, it adapts it improves, it adds it reforms
but all the time it is dealing with substantial body Of
legislation and existing policy which prudent states
man will venture to disturb without There is
indeed great deal to be done but it will only be him
dered by attempts to legsate for party instead Of the
State The very NAME the barest suspicion of class egs
aton will be fatal in these days to the efficiency of the
bestntentoned Government In hailing, however, the
experiment of broad and comprehensive Administration,
must beg to suggest that what loses in symmetry
of appearance and harmony of materials it must make up
in efficiency If such Government is not working
one tmust soon become ridiculous for all will insist
for union between those who have not hith
acted together England does notove coalitions
Certainly not easier to love person by
worthy of our affection than dozen persons together,
each Of them quite good deserve but with the
usual variety Of person and character 1t is easier to
love Sovereign than any Government whatever though
the Sovereign may to be little than poetical
idea, and the Government may be very serviceabe and
good No. We respect utilities, we bow to necessi-
ties we do neglect what is convenient, but
do not love any of them Why, then, should we be
pected to lope the present coalition ~ We have fear
but that the Government will receive just much
respect and affection the British people accustom
ed to bestow their Governments. AL depends on it
working and il is its own fault if does not work well