Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-14
The penlous Petition Of England

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The Polilous Position Of England
The following article, from late number of
The l. ,ndon ftias, contains more plain truth nan
We are accustomed to find in the English ne VS.
papers 1t shows that arstocratc shams nd
eow- gaw, no longer deceive and dazzle the On.
81 journalists. who represent the people Of L ng
land:
Every step towards the war, and in the war
has been made in the dcnsest, grosscst aud host
cnlnmitou- ignorance; the people knew moth ing,
for what was known wns concealed from them by
secret diplomacy. the cabinet knew nothing, for
they were wIlfly blind; the commander kr ew
nothing, Tor they had no capacity to see; inde ed,
the only men who did know anything, were the
common soldiers who knew then duty and ii dit
Lrayoly,uudlneY likewise that their reward wo uld
be all the histories that ping ie,pcstlIence, taiu
x incoupc lenee could bring upon them In L ad
Of being nearer peace, is we ought to have he IN,
We are Just commencing war- without Ian, Ith-
ont principle. without peace. and our only lrepa-
ration for tire goat coming struggle IS L. lave
Lost tho finest arMy which ever lett our : lrrcs,
and etlccIualY fright nod our town men and psas
nntry away from the recruiting sergeant, whose
eaart, We parnly -, while uponthom we masl rely.
W. have made ourselves ptcd IN Franco drs
pissed IN Germany, dl'tu1led III oI'hu' an 'jrcl
oi wondcrment and contempt IN N"''Aellahe'H 40
Tor months pal haS h'rh offering US ihe u"'pS
Ne pretended 10 want, but had not the com mon
scnsc To- accept. Ia addition 10 these dePlorahlo
results of popular apathy aud arlstocrai!c mis-
rule, many branches of trade sac augashiug
provisions are dear una cnhH 'I'al WStrrsr,
sthvhioh and soriaI dIa"iBnIiid non stare US m
tie Face. We do mot dtaw tins h'rr bic but true
picture Of anr position aud pr" p"eis, Tor tn"
mrie sake ot creating alaia'' p ar from IT. we
tell the PLAIN uurarul>hcd and mp ulta 'le truth.
iii the hope thai II Will ai"ase ia" )obhe from
slumHor winch lsa> suicidal II II - u sane. Oar
paolb' are ~turF upon a powder mrrel, aud
sn"lin' tho. ial" h~ II II were calumet "i
pence. ad MI, with ll~ alarms. had 'sed uwaN.
We tror tie Consequences 81 sue fdal con
duct, and "nHid do oar pant t'rN'i" rdlonal ne
TIM while ti.rfe /, yet tune l. s'ott he most 80.
runs danger with which our country has been
threatened -iaee the teYoiaiian "i It5-.
III tie middle rIu.- does not act ut % leo with
wisdom and eberg', we ehall bet IT, many
months are oNoI cur head, huyo tn MASSES
reuscd hy di.Iress, inpatient IT Eplda ace, and
! clmmorjug with angry passions Tor the overthruw
of any thing apd ",r' thing which, tn Imagine
rightly cor wrongly Gas an1ught evil ION then.
.lhie state ef thine We imPlole tho ue'e intelu
gent aud influential part 81 snrlrtv 10 prevent,
! lay removing, without delay, firmly It safely ,
! the causes winch are ft.t leading INV. rds it.
TIE spnefaole OF ihc Qae,o. uabn far moro
/ than a wrch 10 secure tia, advice aud assistance
+ of a cabinet. is both srandalaus aud alarming.
and become still more 81. when all h. eircum-
stance, are considered. In the hrsD place, her
Majesty o,taice j. limited 10 Il few families hy
the art,taerate pcr,crsion Of the Inus,s OF Com
mons from what IL wa, intended to oc--thp Pcn-
pie uousc=into muddy refcaon of the
House of perr- In VAN, under the present ar.
engagements. may that House possess dozens of
men that would make good Cabinet Ministers
Honesty and fitness are not the tests for Office.
hnt family connections and borough mongorine
pawer. II one of the men whom the Queen sci I
ior had po.ses>rd the moral courage Ia propose
"a t.liu'., g, l,e ,,n,itta,l all t5e obi tsad m, nolit
,oyl hack and eautniue,lu eY and useful nersons
such g., ,linat ,,plI not lx ,,,,. rnssiliIitv bnv.
,oin,d summit in either House of Parliament
'rhe STATE If opr ,,.nr,,sentati,n is "A had that
a,,e,t u,dev stron,s popaIar pre,,,re am et,icien
Government j. "A thing utterly imno..iblc. md th,
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