Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-06
Almost a Fight in Parliament,

Tie Cutting and Breckenridge affair in the House
OF Representatives had almost its parallel IN the
British House OF Parliament, short lime since
The matter in Parliament, however, stopped " it'll
The wIangling, aud thus ii differed with the rece
dispute: in our House Of Representatives.
Previous 10 the departure from England oil Sir
Charles Napier, the newly appointed Admiral, 10
the Raltic,a banquet was given 10 him by the Re.
form Club, which was attended by three members
OF the Ministry, each representing different mar
tles' Lord Palmerston, [Whig.) Sir ames Graham,
tPeelite.) and Sir WIN. Wordsworth, LiberaD.-
Lord falmersion presided. and both he and his
colleagues talked very freely and in very sptipLt
~ style about their gallant friend Napier and the
deeds he was about to achieve. The OCCASION
was iuit OF champagne ani pleasantly; and many
| funny things said
a lew days thereafter, the attention of the
House oil Commons being called 10 the subject.
Mr.. Bright, the Quaker ref,rner, expressed disap-
probation Of The festive conduct of the Ministers in
rather pointed and yet not un Quakerish wov.
closing as follows
must Say that read the whole of these nro.
coed nsS with pain and wi! b humiliation Wb.tI,
this ar be ustiiable or not, is not the Question
but Whatever sort Of war it be, it is an awful thin,
Tor any nation that engages in it. (Some cries of
"llear, hearty If war be not in itself always a
clime' II IS the inevitable parent of lnnulneruble
crimes. mere are thousands, perhaps scores of
thousands, of lives depending on this question.
HE fortunes and happiness of millions depend
upon II. You are sending 1000 or 25 900 men 10
tne ot a sue OF Europe. You take man from
eacn 2o,uOO British homes. In those homes there
are families who at this moment are feeling The
deepest anxiety--who, it may be, are al:ernatinp
between hope and fear; and what person can ieii
uut that, before the heat OF summer is mas, M
! 1 NflI h.,.
swampS oil the Danube Of the lnliscrm;pot.
slaughter on the battle field, which will strike
huniD with SORROW the occupants of hundreds al
no'neS III inns country | want 10 know, then
"helheF u was tight or becoming OIL The part of tie
| noble membs Tor TverIon (Sir j. Grnlam) In on
terrain The country with stories and Jokes al n time
Ike thlsf conceive, SIR, that this is one of the
staVest matters that can he discussed by Lcgisla
lure or undertaken by a Governm. nj, and thu.
! reckless leTity that was displayed-and il il nm
hat account chiefly Ihnt have risen-,he I.ck
| less levIty, repeat, that was displayed, WINS in
my opinion dScrediiable TO the very las; degree 10
and Christ. I'M nation.
Lord Palmersltn Immediately rose and COM
menced, "Sir, the hon. and repeTend gentlemen .,
MI. Golden broke in and declared the epithet was
unpaIliamentary, fippant and undeServed. Lord
Palmerson went on 10 say:
Will not quorrel about words, "a Iaugh) but as
the hon.Rgentlenan has been pleased to advert 10
Inc circumstances of my being chairman at the
Hlnnet 10 winch alluson has been made, and as he
has been kind enough TO express an opinion as 10
my conduct on that OCCASION L deem il ri hi 10 in
form the hon. gentleman that any opinion he NAV
entertain either OF me personally, or OF my con.
uue.' private or political, is 10 matter of the
most perfect Indifference. Cheers and laup6terI
am further convinced that the opinion of this
country, with regard 10 and to my contu ct W Il
Inn no way whatever be influenced BY anything the
censure Of the hon. gentleman with perfect in
d!terenee and contempt. tSome cries Of orderly
Is that Parliamentary CT noti (Laughter.S If i,
Is 1oi' DO not insist upon the expression. iCheers
Though confess the speech of the hon. men,