Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-21
FROM oURLoNDo ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, DECEMBER %, 1S5


respecting the Presidents message and that is plea
sure at the general prosperity of the country which
it so elaborately enunciates The vast increase of
the population, both BY immigration and by birth,
is an advantage in material sense; and in moral
sense it can be nothing but good, SO long as the
institutions of the country afford sufficient bond to
hold the various social elements together and we
see no evidence of this ceasing to be the case but
decidedly the contrary. The heterogeneous quality
of society which is taken for granted to be the main
cause of the supposed weakness of Turkey IS the
chief ground of strength in the United States. All
nations and races contribute their powers and char
acteristics to consolidate nationality which there
is no political despotism to repress Under all the
wide range of circumstances and conditions and
modes Of life which Jour extensive territory offers,
there is always somebody found to accept of them, and
to endeavor to mitigate and improve them. Some Of
your people, beth native and imported like winter best
and prefer the granite of the North,
others the auvons Of the West some live most COM
ortaby and prosperousy upon the prairie others on the
rivers, and others the mountain Manufactures COM
nerce and agriculture, each and all find their numerous
bands of prosperous followers In the entire
extent and variety of your national territory there is
scarcely nook of soil phase of society which does
not suit resident of constitution and character
another This being the case the resources Of the
entire country to be made or less avaabe
and the consequence is continuous prosperity such as
the Presidents speechesoalways report and which s SO
fully manifested in the one just received
We turn to less pleasant subject the very unsatsfac-
tory state of European and particularly English political
affairs We speak thus emphaticaly for never did the
people of England know less than they do at present of
the real views and intentions of their rulers For the
fourth time within brief period Lord PAIMERsros has
assonhed and perpexed the political world twice by
resignng Office and twice by accepting it; for he has
again resumed the seals of the Home Department The
fact of his being again part and parcel of the Gov
ernrsen Of the country gives satisfaction we think to
hreefourths at least of the people, but the why he
resigned and the wherefore which induced him to re-
turn to office secrets which, as yet, can only be
guessed at 1t is certain however, that the Ministry,
whose speedy downfall fearessly prognoscated has
been reconstructed in its original integrity and the Cab
net, which said to be torn by internal dissensons,
both domestic and foreign questions is as harmonious
in its views or it is reported to be as it is complete
in its numbers. :..
We have said that the cause of Lord PALMERsToN's
rendering his resignation to her Majesty something
important than difference of opinion upon ques-
ton of home policy between himself and his colleagues,
admitting that such difference really existed of which
we ore not sure. One paper boldly asserts that des
by any one but the chief of the Home Department had
been seen by others before they reached that Office Some
persons will have it that her Majesty is decidedly
with Russia and that his lordship equally
to temporizing and pacific policy. Others bring in the
of Prince ALBERT and say that the resignation was
oceasoned in consequence of certain documents touching
the Eastern question having been submitted to the Prince
previous their being brought before the Cabinet Coun
Gill; proceeding which Lord PALMERsToN considered un-
constitutional This last s probably only variation of
the irs From all can hear and see, we think
the most probable certainly the one which gains most
credeace is that which attributes the resignation of Lord
direct interference with the political affairs
of the country by Prince ALBERT We say this as much
in sorrow as in anger. writer in the Daily News
says: H. ~. :.
"The impression the suspicion, the persuasion the
apprehension the belief TOR it takes great variety
FORMS that the Prince Consof has recently respassed
into the boands of political affairs from which he is pro-
hibted by the constitution and his duty Is now so gene
raj that is impossible any longer to confne 1t to
versation Go where you w into good or bad society,
amongst rich poor the feeling or the fear that is the
Court and the responsible Minister'S of the Crown,
who giving the impetus and the tone to the foreign
policy of England is now topic Of conversation. Peo-
pie get rid of an apprehension that something
going very wrong this the quarter of the State
confidence in the Prince is giving way and instead of
popularity resentment to very likely to take
possession of the public mind. Nor is it political affairs
only his Royal ghness is accused Of meddling in
and marrng In the army aso he said to be nterfer
ing; and the recent scandals at the Horse Guards
openly and loudly ascribed to him. 1t is quite time that
notice should be taken of imputatons serious. The
Duke moreover is dead and gone; so long as he lived
interference with the army would have been mpertnence
His absence is felt at the Horse Guards now
Other papers have alluded in strong but temperate
terms to this painful subject, but the Daily News has
spoken out more blunty.
The delays perhaps the difficulty, Of diplomacy with
respect the Eastern questions render all but certain
that the struggle with Russia, which early and firm op-
position to her pretensons would have made brief and
simple is now become complicated. The Car is now
more deeply committed; he will now in all probability,
brave the and fight the uttermost Russia is
true is no match for France and England but Russia is
not easily accessible at home the Russian people
isolated from European opinion and European progress
they ignorant fanaca and capable OF an almost in
caculable of logged pertnacious endurance and
these things confer upon the CzAR dangerous power Of
protractng hosties 1t would therefore, be the height
folly for Engishmen close their eyes to the fact that
the struggle which has all but commenced, may, most
probably will be both long and costly. But there is
growing spirit within England which may be more mis-
chevous than any thing from without We fear there is
desire, rabid thrsting for growing up among the
people, partly arising we think from the teachings of
party who would rather involve the country in than
the risk of those useful reforms and economies which
are sure to be the result Of continued peace and partly
from the effect of the pleasure of yielding strong
excitement. Already hear defiance muttered agains
other Powers well RUSSIA, and disposition