Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-04
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FRoMoUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, MAY II, 1858.
Although Lord JOHN RUSSELL is not, properly
speaking. a member of the Democratic party, and
probably would decline the title of leader OF the
people !, although he undoubtedly belongs 70 the
aristocracy, possessing sentiments feelings, and OPT
Mons in harmony with his place in society; yet he
is man Of great foresight and wisdom; he perfect
parently prepared to witness great and organic
changes in the framework of European society, with
out expressing and perhaps without feeling any very
great or overpowering regrets The undisturbed
preponderance OF the ogarchy is at an end, even in
conservative England, and Lord J. RUSSELL, as a
statesman, is among the first to proclaim this i'm
portant truth to the world The greatness of his
views and the prudence which is prom-
nent in his character recommend him the confidence
Of the House Of Commons and the appreciation of the peo
pie; but at the same tme they call down upon him the
envy and hatred Of the ogarcby and the vtuperatye
personality Of Mr. DIsRAELI. The persecution with
which Mr. DIsRAELI systematically pursued Sir ROBERT
PEEL he has commenced practising towards Lord J.
RUSSELL. But the objects Of his spite very different
men, Sir RoBr. PEEL of painfully sensitive tenn
permanent and felt the stings Of his prosecutor Lord j.
RUSSELL regards the erocy Of his antagonist with silent
contempt and seldom stoops to notice it, Towards the
Earl Of DERBY his Lordshp does exhibit the in
difference. He considers him more worthy antago-
MIST not because he is peer but because he is gentle
man. What he thinks Of Lord DERBY and Of his policy
he has more than once foroibly expressed:
ait was said last year" said his Lordship, and
think it was proof Of little wisdom in him who said it,
that he would endeavor rule this country check
the advance of democracy Depend omit that the ruler
who sets himself to check the advance Of democracy will
but increase the irritation and augment the influence of
the power against which he sets himself but if you
suit the interests of the people you will make democracy
conservative; you will carry democracy with you instead
Of having to oppose it as an enemy"
1t may be asked how is the Government to carry the
democracy with it, Lord JOHN RUSSELL evidently
that the business is to be efectedin legitimate way by
reforms and improvements of English institutions. Mr.
DIsRAEL took occasion the other evening express the
fears of his patrons the subject of the concessions
the democracy which the present Government is making
has promised to make With sophisry ludicrously
extravagant he contended that the imposition of the lega
cy duty the succession to land would the ars
tocracy to lose their position privileged order Since
this phrase privileged order " class has been in
troduced into the political vocabulary, it has been nva
riably employed to signify small body of enjoying
certain political and social mmunities at the expense Of
the majority; and it is these immunities which Mr. DIS
wishes to preserve to his political supporters and
Of which he Mr.. GLADSTONE and Lord JOHN Rus
of democratic desigR to rob them, Mr.. DIsnAELI
thought he insulting Lord JOHN RUSSELL the other
night by asserting that he holding subordinate Of
fee under subordinate of Sir RoBr. PEEL The public
think very differently and regard the position occupied
by his lordship the most honorable that man can
hold He is in fact, the Ministers it is his policy that
is carried OUT his views that adopted his principles
regulate the conduct Of the Administration. No in
Great Britain, in Europe, occupies at this
ment prouder position than Lord JOHN RUSSELL. He
does by carrying out his maxim and making the
democracy Of the country conservative He does this by
raising the condition Of the people, and by giving every
man the power Of having something to presBe
in the shape Of property by enabling every to pos
stake in the country not perhaps in of land
but in comfortable home, profitable labor, equal rights
and the protection Of the laws for whatever he may pos
sess, how little that may be. The great bulk of
the people rapidly feeling and acknowledging that in
their improved condition they possess something worth
preserving and Defending far therefore, they ore
servative and seek change That this heathul state
Of things has been produced by the successfully adopted
policy of Sir RoBT PEEL and Lord j. RUSSELL very few
persons viii now be disposed question Mr. DIsRAEL
and Lord DERBY the representatives Of those who do
and Lord j. RUSSELL is exposed to the personality
of the and the unmany outbreaks of temper of the
other of the share he has had in the business
1t is sometimes asked, who the Of enlightened
and liberal views who will succeed to and carry out the
policy of the Of the present day. 1t is time that the
people of England felt themselves in degree prepar
ed with an answer Lord LASsDowNE has considerably
passed his threescore years aud e Lord is
in his SEVENTEEN year, Lord ABERDEEN the age
Lord ]. RUSSELL Lord CRASwoRTH and Sir JAS GRAHAM
each above sixty. We think in the present
Cabinet worthy of these Nestors Of legislation
There Mr. GLADSTONE, the Dukes Of NEWCASTLE and
ARGYLE the Earls Of CLARENDON and GRANVILLE and
Mr.. CARDwELL and Mr. FREDERICK PEEL, oil worthy
and true, all tried all capable and all young enough
to bear the weight Of official and duties for many
years after their worthy elders in political life shall have
"shuled of this mortal coil" On this head we feel we
exclam, Nj desperandum, without taking into
account the numberless young yet unried who may
achieve their fame statesmen and their country
veal as patriots.
Mr. GLADSTONE has lately taken great step towards
celebrity. His budget although faulty in some minor
respects is admitted by fair speaking of all parties
to be admirably adapted to the necessities Of the country
and peculiarly fitted its present positions whist the
excellent way in which he has explained and advocated
it has proved him to be sklful and powerful debater
There is about Mr. GLADsroSE tone Of steady feeling
and deep-seated opinion which WILL think preserve
him from the pctulance and personality Of Mr. DIS
Mr.. GLADSTONE has what in mercantile parlance
is called "great ransaetihg ability" lie is laborious
and makes point of finishing his work lie has proved
himself able 6nancer, and his Of dealing with
financial subjects has something gery open and straight
forward about it, We like says the Inquirer, Chance-
Tor Of the Exchequer to say:
Mr.. Speaker, know that IL has been said that two
ana TWO make four. My honorable friend the member
Tor Montrosc Mr. Hume has during many years made
hv all that nd