New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-19

rsh minister e home Although 4 Tor b. o!igfn be
has introduced INTO the management OF ore.n sflirs
al the skau-s that form the essence Of whg-isn He
knows how 20 conelisre large phrlseoogy With nar
rev views low 70 clothe the policy o. 4 pesee-noa-
cerls miide-class in tie haushty language o. E9g-
lands a-tocrstic past. low to appear 81 ac-rcssor
where be Yields and DEFENDER where he ba.rays bc-y
70 nsusge lis srparent enemy sni how 70 e1asperate
hs pretended ally how TO Ind himself At the opportuas
moment OF tie side Of the Stronger against the weak
ard low 10 utter brave words IN the act OF running
away.
Accused by party OF being N the pay Of Russia.
be is supposed By the others 70 be made up OF Carlo
narisn. Ii in lsi1, be had to defend himself against
notion Of Impeachment for having acted IS the minis
ter Of Nicholas lie had, in $50 the satisfaction Of
being perecutcd b. conspiracy OF foreign eubasss-
doris which successful in the House Of Lo-is but
bsfned in the House Of Commons. II he has betrayed
foreign peoples he did it with great polteness polite
being the small coin Of the devil which he gives
IN change for the hfebloOd Of bis dupe. Ii the op-
pressors always sure of bis active support the
oppressed never lacked great Ostentson Of hs rhe
toriesl generosity. Poles. Italians Hangarans Ger
mans, Eurd him in Office whenever they were crushed
but their despOts suspected him always Of secre. son
T.
to make AT all events it has been till now proba
bic chance Of success 10 have him for ones adversary
and sure chance Of rain to have IN for Que friend
But, if his Of diplomacy does not shine in the &C
tul results Of bis foreign negotiations it shines the
brilliantly in the construction be has induced the
English people to lay upon them by accepting phrases
for facts phantoms for realities snd hiyh-sounding pre-
texts for shabby motives
Henry John Temple, Yiscount Palmerston, deriving
bis title from peerage of Ireland, was nominated
Lord Of the Admiralty in l-7. on the formsron Of
the Duke Of POrtlands administration. In lsJ9 he
wss created Secretary at War. and continued 70 hci
tis Office til May, l52S. In 1850 he went over 70 the
Whigs who made him their permanent minister Of
Foreign Affairs. Excepting the intervals Of Tory FL
ministration from November 1854 till April 1885, and
from l54l to 1876 he is responsible for The whole for
egn policy Of England from the revolution OF 1879 til
December ISL
Is it not very curious thing TO find, at first view
this Quixotte Of free institutions and this Pindar Of
the gores Of the constitutional system apermanent
and active member of the Tory Administrations Vi Mr.
Percval the Earl Of Liverpool, Mr.. Canning Lord
Godcrch aud the Duke of Wellington, during the fatal
epoch when the Anti-Jacobin war carried on, the
monster debt contracted the corn laws enacted foreign
troops stationed in England, the people blceded'
from time 10 time. the press gagged, meetings sup
messed tho mass Of the nation disarmed Individual lib
ery together with the regular jurisdiction Of the courts
suspended the whole country placed as it were un-
der state OF siege-in word during the most in
famous ard most reactonary epoch OF English history
His debut in Parliamentary life Of no less
characteristic sort On February 3, 1903 he rose
to defend--what Secresy in diplomatic negotiations,
and the moo disgusting act ever committed by any na
ton against another nation nsmey the bOmbardment Of
Copenhagen ana the capture ofthe Danish feet at time
when England was supposed to be in profound peace
with Denmark. IS to the first point be stated that
in this particular case Lis Majestys ministers are
pledged to security" but he improved on this state
ment Il also object generally TO making public
the working of diplomacy, because it is the ten
dency Of disclosures in that department to shut
cup future sources Of information Vidocq would
have defended the identical cause N the Identical
terms \, to the act OF piracy ITSELF while admit
ting that Denmark had evidenced no hostility whatever
TO Great Britain he justified the bombarlng It's capital
and the stealing its feet on the plea that It hsd
been done to prevent Danish neutrality from being,
converted into open hostility on the comPulson OF
France This was the new law Of nations be pro
claimed.
when again speechying, we find this English minis
ter par eleenee engaged in the defense OF the foreign
troops called over from the Continent 70 England with
the express mission OF maintaining torciby the oil
earcLic rule to establish which William bad come
in lCss. accompanied by his Dutch troops. To the
well founded apprehensons for the liberties Oi the
country originating from the presence Of the Kings
German Legion, Pamerston answered with great dip
pancy Of manner: Why should we not have 5000
Of those foreigners home, While you know that we
employ far larger proportion of foreigners abroad
When similar "sppreheusiOus arose from the large
standing army, maintained since SO in England he
found sufficient protection OF the constitution in the
very constitution OF our army, large proportion Of
the officers being men ofproperty and connections
Wien tie large standing army was attacked from a
financial point Of view be made the curious discovery,
that much of our commercial embarrassment has been
caused BY Ouriomer low peace establishment When
the BURDENS Of the country and the misery OF the
people we're contrasted with the vast military e1-
pendture he reminded Parliament that those burdens
and that misery were the price which (the Eng
li.h OugarchD agreed to pay for our freedom and
Independence"
If in his eyes military despotism was TO be appre
hended il was only from the e1ertons eli those self
called but nsed eSOrmers who demand that sort ore
form in the country which according every justP rin
cIle Of government must end. if II aceeded %,
in military despOtisn While large standing armies
thus bis Panacea Tor maintaining the constitution
of the country, corporal punishment and logging were