New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-02
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ever iDas,hes himeen espsoN Oh s1~~ 'S oeysao
A hind Of downing consciousness OF this disagree
able usth may be detected in the spec 81 pesfia<s
thst We hear put forth In vinoicsuon OF exclusive
arstosrstic rule. We are told, for ex~aPe to look
TO An erca, and zee how Democrane insutuuoas
necessarily prod uee meoiocfiy in the statesmen OF
country. We suspect Engli.hmsn would have reason
to be glad il the worst that coald be
laid 70 the charge of q imbeches Who have 50 shame
fully msu ap.e ed the war But ho~ stands the case
We haze ourselves pors than once expressed regret
that the Wsshingtons. Jef-rsoes, ami Noaroes Of
the early history Of the Republic should have been
succsectd by tuch v@ty inferior statesmen IS the
Tsylors and Pierces Sill il remsns truth moet
ortiz, ing truth for Englishmenthst in ali the dplo
matte contests We have Of late years had with our
cou.re across the Atlantic their Mediocre statssnen
have got the better Of ours.
Again We are told tia, ststesmarship, Ike every.
thing else is trade that requires ~ be learned early
that duke who gets into office a. twenty i've m iss
tr nec,s,,tafe, be mere available Minister than 9
coumoner who bss no charce Of such promotion till
he is Vast fifty. There is fslacy lurking under
meath this stats meht The first Lord Aamesoury and
the late Lord Meteafe perhaps. ali the ADLER 10
their profession for having commenced early 10 life.
But the Of Beiher is exactly parallel to that OF
q noblemsn Of high rank early ioduc'ed into on, 70.
Nsresbury and Metcalfe hsd nothing to rely up N
but their own abilities; they felt that they must show
themselves capable Of Office or be thrown aside Bas
let the hy pothetical duke be the greatest gall and
frbbe of bis age he will get his work done for him
BY Others and WILL except on extraordinary emery
eIci.s be retain ed in place. But theirs IL rsd
cal error ,tll in the argument se are comb sting
Statesman ship and ability TO perform the routine cu
ties of office are very different things The fret Lord
Malmtsbuly would hsve been greater as a states
if he bad OF al bis life the matte rails. HIS
experience was limited TO the traditional practice Of
his procession; be could not the chsnge which had
tskep place in the internal relations Of society aud in
the IL q oIs of Stai.r TO each other and hence Il
came that bis very ability rendered him, at Il nes mis-
ctievous. The truest stzte-men ere those Who bring
to the trade of politics large and diversified exps-
rence OF other pur,ui's.
Our wish is to strengthen and uphold-not destroy
-" our old nobility But that can only be by com.
relpg them TO come out OF that " Bastlie OF their
'rark" in which they have immured Themselves, aud
gain strength by entering into vigorous compe;i'ion
With others We have hope that they will do this
of their ow accord the competition must be forced
upon them The uDprsleged classes must Assert their
clam TO share in The hoDors OF the State; they may
wait long enough If they wait TIL il is conceded TO
them spontaneously. The Reform Act Of lc3i put 1t
in their power sssert this claim, but hitherto they
have mace DO use of il. We bear occasionally cries
for .nsion of the popular pc 1er conceded by
that Act ard We have DOT been wanting IN oar ea-
desvors 10 support them But Until such extension
can be had We should like 10 see the powers OF the
Reform Act we have got fairly put to the test. Aa
opportunity Of ryiDg them may be afforded, no one
can ssy how soon. The hints respecting dissolution
which have been heard in high places are not Mere
brntu1 fuiraeR A. the Treasury every nerve Is be-
Ing strained get its eectoneering machinery Into
gearing