New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-17
PUBLIC FEELING IN ENGLAND.
OpuesposSeoee Of The N. Y. Tribune.
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stone, Sidney Herbert and Sir James Graham
have resigned their stations IN the PalmerstOn
Cabinet, and Parliamentary business is still de-
tersd until reconstructed Ministry can form
policy and take the lead 10 the two Legislative
Houses. The Ministry, from being chiefly Wig
and Peelite. has now become, or is becoming, If
TUDOR msy be trusted, Wing and Radical exclu-
siveIy-tbe new names mentioned as likely TO re-
place the retiring remnant Of the Peetes being
those If Lord Elgn, Mr.. BaiDes, Mr.. Lowe aod
Sir Cornwall Lewis. These are all supposed
10 be p.od men Of business, 90 we'll az hoerm
and talented politicians What Palmers'on may
40 with bis new colleagues it is difficult TO say
In, the probability is tina. be aud they will do
but little real good, though they may think it
very great Improvement. The Peeiites were
very talented body of men as speakers aud ad-
piIistrators, in a time of peace, but totally unit
for the emergencies Of war; and / have not
much faith in aby set Of public men at present
Known, az ct to carry on the war TO successful
issue.
TIE fact ia that the instincts, and the passions,
and the principles Of men who carry on war
successfully must differ from those Of men whose
habits and ideas are intent on peace alone; aud
all our present lesdicg politicians in Eogand ara
men Of peace, as the whole nation are meo OF
pesce. We feel indignant at the daring agrees
sion of Russia on Turkey, aud fearful that our
interests as nation might be jeOparded by Rus
sian supremacy in Turkey, and are willing to
spend any amount of money to prevent her from
becoming dangerous to Europe; but we all re-
pret the hard necessity Of having TO defend our
selves agsinst our barbarous sggressor, and
would willingly give ear to any reas ,nable
grounds Of peace. This Is why the nation like
ite politicians, seems to hope against hope that
something may be still devised to put an end TO
the war it.elf, and thus avoid the question of
military failures and reforms, as one of dire ne
ceesity, that urges on to strenuous accelerated
efforts at time when everybody wants to be en-
gaeed IN worldly bufioess alone and easy grad
usl reforms. The nation cannot be aroused from
its absorption in the business of private life and
peaceful syOcaiioDs IL wants to go on uuds-
tuIbed by any other calls than those of giving
money to the Government to carry on the bust
of principle is stirred up by the war. IL is
merely question of defense against the possible
risk Of the mere material interests the nation at
future time and this is not enough TO reach the
inmOst heart of the people, though passions
are somew hat excited by the insulting attitude
of Russia, acting in defiance of our power.
In this moderate state of feeling in the nation,
none but those who are deemed reasonable,
"noderate politicians" have any chance of being
called to power as yet. The waveriOg, slow
policy Of Government is not much questioned by
the public, though their feelings have been har
rowed by the sufieriDgs Of the army aud toe loss
Of our prestige in military power. The Times
reiterstes from day to day. that the nation is inn
patient of delays and patchiDgs and hesitatons,
but the facts are not ia strict accordance With the
assertion, for nothing has been manifested yet
that shows the nation to be earnestly intent upon
reform and energetic action. Liverpool and Br-
ninphsm and one Of the parishes in London
Msrylebone) have recently held public meetings,
in addition to the one at Derby, TO petition Parlis-
ment to act more vigorously; but these are tardy
demonstrations on puny scale, in less than half
dozen cities of the whole United Kingdom-a
mere nothing as denoting passion or excitement
in the nation.
The people then are slow to move; the Com
mons House of Parliament is slow to move,
though it has spoken once with energy; the Min
iary 10 slow to move, though it has actually de-
clsred war, and then lacked energy to wage it
with will that shows it was in earnest when it
took the all important STEP Forty years of pea Sc
have made of England well dressed gentleman,
who is unwilling to engage in bros with dirty
blachg guards in the street, and who would will.
ipgly avoid the sweep that openly insults him in
the highway, if he could quietly remove away or
call in policeman to arrest the bully. The very
idea of taking of HE coat aud hat and turning up
bis sleeves to give the brute thrashing is repug
nsnt to his feelings, though strong enough to dc
20 with the greatest eaie, If he were once in
cir ed and forced into the dread necessity. This
accounts for the unreadiness of England to urge
on its Ministers to vigorous reform and warlike
energy. 1t waits for this excuse and that, frsm
week TO week and month to month, with an in
creasipg fux Of news detailing misery and failure
of the most distressing nature, rs if nothing very
serious could happen beyond, perhaps, the loss Of
few millions sterling One would al nost Thick,
to see them, that the people think it is no busi.
ness of theirs, like the man who being informed
in bed, that the house was on fire, quietly turned
round to make himself more snug, and said it was
no bu,iness of his. as he was only ledger. From
this state Of feeling and upresdipess, infer that
the war will be leit mainly in the same incompe-
tent hands, aud under the same vile system Of
Encouragement until successive failures aud in
eressipg complications have involved all Europe