Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-13

one There Is when attentvely considered an epic unity
about It. Ho has occasionally aud for time lot sight
OF his peculiar vocation but has returned to with
unerripg instinct and more actively and hear
thy engaged in It than at the present moment Amer
many political biographies reviews Articles and specche.
may seem hazardous to PROFOUND any new theory as to
the mission of this remarkable parsonage STILL bold
man may well inspire boldness in Others. and NO will no,
shrink from submitting to those who listened to hs
ton Tuesday night our estimate OF the only species
OF political work for which believe him to DO thorough
y htted. Mr. Dsraels mission believe to be neither
the reconstruction Of the Tory party the regeneration Of
the Hebrew Caucasian element finance, nor foreign
domestic policy.
The ono thing for which he has shown himself always
competent and in which he has failed whenever he
nas chosen TO attempt It. the art and mystery Of tor
mening and annoying his opponents. There have been
keener sarst closer logcaus and reader speakers but
taking him all In ALL doubt f any has carried the
art OF making himself unpleasant to the same perfection
as Mr.. DsraelL lie in the House Of Commons for a
good number Of years and made figure at ell merely
because he contented himself with striving to RISE after
the fashion OF ordinary by persuadng or convincing.
oy informing and cnlghtcning tho House. Tor none OF
these things did he eviuce any vocation and he might
have passed away like many hundreds Of other able
men who have miscalcuated mistaken their sphere OF
action the repeal OF the Corn LAWS aud the consequent
irritation OF the Tories against Sir Robert Peel had not
afforded him the opportunity Of exercising his one un-
doubted talent Weak in argument he at once expended
Into the giant OF nyective. Sir Roberts equanmiy
not proof against the nlicton and, long utatsd
feelings and the presence OF their object countenanced
MS Efforts, he was supremacy successful In the art OF
administering to proud and sensitive man re-
lined aud circulating torture. But Sir Robert Peel
died. and with him died not only many hopes, but the
possibility OF INDUCING Mr.. Diraeli in his favore and
most successful pursuit. As the leader OF increasing
minority aud as Tor short time the tenant OF high
responsible Office he prohibited from his fayorte aud
natural occupation; his peculiar vocation gone and
he became tame when he ceased TO DO aggressive But
his party and his Office are lost and Mr. sraeli is himself
again There Is not, IL IL true, any living statesman
against whom the House would tolerate the
oi invectSe heard only too fayoraby when lerelled
against Sir Robert Peel. man does not yet such
twcc in his fe and Mr.. Dsrac is forced
TO look elsewhere Tor victim To do him justice be has
oeen equal TO the emergency. lie has reflected, aud
sh great TRUTH that he has little ,use feel grateful
the existing House OF Commons IL there be no indivi-
dual torment consolation may least be found
III making the whole body miserable Elected under his
auspices aud influence they rejected his budget they ex
PEELED nun from Office, ana have cSinced very little melt
follow his lead no his opinions. lie has
undertaken TO punish them and single handed he has per-
formed IL The oas operadi 10 this AT the end OF long
iebae-wheher On luua, Turkey, the Income Tax Is
master the Of perfectly indifferent
AIR Dsrae rises and addresses the Houses speeches
varying IRON two aud halt to four hours in DURATION
That these enormous hsrangues absolutely moth
aug worth attending to would be much " say Tor
hardly any man. eseu OF abilities far inferior to Mr. Dis
rae could speak any topic for many hours without
throwing some light on the subject. But this We may
venture 10 am VI these speeches that since the days o
Mr. Cquhart there has been nothing like them in point oil
tediousueSs and Verbosy, Of rambling aud Improbable
emptiness. taunt epigram, which might pass vel
enough III sentence, ampned and spun out I'd sleepy
aud weary audience for hour; and the smallest aud
most obscure parts OF subject overad by
ianche oil words, antthesis, taunt nuendos, ephets
aud repe'ions, dsractng in their superiority and Devil
dsring IN their variety after hour ereep9 on, and
the miserable victims of this professor in the art
Of Parliamentary torture know tGat between
them and their beds there is nterpoed not only the drea
~ OF words which their ne1oraUle may
but the conclusion of the
evenings business in the shape Of speech from the Min
er whose duty It Is to up and reply TO the debate
which has been Tor SO many hours interrupted aud ~ us
II we're, ADJOURNED oy this enormous interpolation WHAT
makes the triumph complete is when Minister rises, as
Lord Pamerson did in the Turkish debate, Nc. Glad
stone TUESDAY night weary and exhausted HIMSELF TO
explain TO an equally jaded House matters which, had
their patience been little less mercessly espassed upon,
they would have been mos: anxious hear. The offence
Uiten thus its mpuuy, aud Dsrae remains
comparatively unchastised because lie has wasted the
time, tired his opponent, and exhausted the audience be-
fore whom the should be made Best Of ALL when
the occasion ~hcn Lave just referred the House
be kept up all within hour OF daybreak and
then be told that this protracted vigil is all for nothing,
and that having had the luxury hearing Mr. Dsae for
three hours their business is done, aud division will
be taken.
Thus on Tuesday night Mr. Bisraeli had tso things
which he deemed bit TO urge The first that Mr. Gladstone
ought not to have attempted his reduction Of interest
the funded and unfunded debit the second that he did
not mean 10 move vote OF want OF confidence III Minis
OI FORMER OF tneSe POSITIONS ne al
legged that the funds had somewhat aen that the nk
had raised the rate Of discount that the bullion in its co
fers had diminished and that foreign Affairs ysre wearing
threatening aspect In stating this he occupied rather
than an hour and half In proof OF the second
point he alleged that Ministers had confidence in each
other and that therefore, he would not vote OF
want OF confidence in them. Ia support Of this notable
thesis, which Mr. Gladstone demolished in sentence he
occupied another hour aud then for the first time, motto.
ing the Only question before the House, said that he should
not divide on it. Not being endowed with similar ndif
ference TO the feelings rather deriving similar
satisfaction in the annoyance Of his audience, Mr.. Glad
stone BY wonderful effort Of compression, condensed
into three quarters Of hour very complete to
all the prominent topics OF long and discursve debate
and only left the House regret when he resumed his
seat that he did not feel justified IN approprang To the
elucidaon of these important topics another half hour OF
the time which his predecessor had wantonly and
proftably wasted. u any doubts the Justice of
censure let him compare the AMOUNT OF in the two
speeches, and think he will the extreme diifus-
and lengthness proposed and intentional in the
cOncseDess and succnctness in the other Mr.
Gladstone has added, possible his oratorca repua.
on b. showing that hs mastery uyer language and
ter enables him to condense veil as oyerwhelm,
while Mr. Dsracli has given another proof that, with al
his talents aud experience, he Is in imminent danger Of
sinking into that least eligible Of all classes the dreaded
fraternity of ''bores."