Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-17
PEOPLES TICKET.


ANOON AAhS1, VI JouucOA OVuAty'
England and her Ruling Powers.
The unfortunate campaign in the Crimea
is making Developments in the internal poll
~ Of England which are destined to operate
very uafavorably on her present ruling
classes. A large public meeting was recent
" held in Derby presided over and partici-
pated in BY important psrsonages- which
some bold and manly sentiments were pro-
mulgated, and memorial to the Govern
mont adopted, embodying the declaration
that "the time has come for the Sovereign
to look elsewhere than exclusively to the
Aristocracy for her Ministers, and those Min
listers elsewhere than to their own class alone
for the dispensation Of Their patronage and
tho selection OF their agents."
The London Times refers to this movement
at Derby in terms stronger than those of
mere approval and acquiescence. 1t calls
for prompt and rssearcning inquiry into the
causes Of the mismanagement in the several
departments of tho Government, and omi-
nously declares "that the necessity Of ,ciden-
ing tie area from Which our Erecutive is
to be taken is great and paramount" To
give the reader more thorough insight into
the important enunc;ations Of the Times
which 10 regarded At horne and abroad as the
moot powerful Press on earth-we present
bslsw few extracts from leader Of re-
cent number Of that journal:
ssBut war has always been noted as an I'M
sparing innovatsr, the destroyer of conven-
ticual responsibilities, and the overthrower
Of oil manner Of snug and comfortable
ciques aud coteries. The experience of the
last few months has awakened the people Of
England from their dreams Of wealth and
prosperity, from their traditional sef-gratu-
iations over tho naval and military exploits
Of tho late war, and from the supposition
that men invested with high rank and clothed
with great Office are possessed of faculties
equal to the direction Of our affairs whenever
there is more than an ordinary strain on the
vessel Of the state. Our eyes are open, and
we behold that We are naked. We ask for
talent sufficient to coduct great affairs to sue
cessful conclusions, and instead of talent We
are offered titles and pedigrces. We ask for
merit, and We are offered in exchange high
connexions, or, at best, seniority. The cold
shade Of dristocracy Is over as all, and moth
ing can grow beneath it except the of shoots
Of the tree itself.
Up to the middle Of November this coun-
try belived itself to have armies, generals,
statesmen, departments, all equal to their
several duties, all of the very best the world
could afford, and now, in the middle of Febru-
airy, in three short months, all is changed,
or rather all is reversed. We have awoke
from our dream of hope, prosperity, and sue
cess, to disaster and dismay. Our generals
have turned out worse than useless, our Minis
tiers something moro than incapable, erery
public department has been crushed into hope
less imbeol:ty by the weight of unbending rou-'
tine and worthless formalities, and on no one
occ Aston that We are aware of has the right
man been selected to fill the right place.
Everything has been mismanaged to a degree
which, il predicted, would have been deemed
incredible yet, so far as the public are aware,
no single official has yet been recalled, and,
after q weeks intorregnum, Government has
been reconstructed and strengthened only by
the omission of three of its leading members,
and the promotion Of one who is at least as
guilty IS any Of those omitted.
We have been ready to allow place and
patronage 10 O6 mOoVpOileu ny u low great
families. We have besn content to live in
our own country, strangers to our own Gov
eminent, excluded from the working of our
own institutions, but it was only on condition
that our national! pride should be respected,
and our interests and position in tho great
family Of nations remain lnvioate. This our
aristocracy have failed to secure to US, and
therefore the people Of England will, we hope
demand, in no spirit of wild and theoretical
dwelling, in no spirit of hatred or luminosity to
any portion Of the community, but in the
spirit of practical reform of an urgent and
intolsrable grievance, that the system ,chich
excludes plebias talent from high office shall
hencetorih be discontinued. and that in the
army, At the desk, and in the council, those
men shall be called to the public service who |
arc best able to serve the public. We wish
all success to t.is movement.
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River-Freights, etc:
The steamer Envoy returned to this port
yesterday morning from Muscatine. She re-
ports the river as gorged with ice on both |