Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-07
The Londor Times aud the English Arsto-

cracy
The london Times. tho ncwspaporial de
mi ged Of Englishmeu, flushed with its victory
tho Aberdeen ministry and intoxicated with
The applaus it ha, received aspres to lend in and
urge On n vigorous war against the arlstocracy OF
England, IIear what it says:
Our eyes are open, and we behold That we
arc mixed. We ask for talent sufficient 10 con.
duct great affairs To successful conclusions md
instend Of talent we are offered. titles aud pedl
grees We ask for merit aud we are offered IN
e1 change high connexions, or, at best seniority
The coid shade Of dtistoeracy is orer us all. and
nothing can grow beneath 1t except the oiishoots
of the tree Itself
After denouncing the manner IN which the war
has been managed. and telling us TINT the people
of England are coming to conclusions but little
favorable TO the stability of the present govern
ing olasses," it thus sums up the case against the
aristocraoy:
I'VE have been ready 10 allow place and pat
rpnage 10 be monOpohzed by atcw great families.
We have been content to live IN our own country,
strangers to our own government, excluded from
the working of own institutions, but it was
only on condition that our national pride should
be respected aud interest and position IN the
great family of nations remain invIolate. This
our aristocrncy have failed to secure US, and
therefore the people of England will, we hope, de-
mand,in no spirit of wild aud theoretical eycling,
in no spirit of hatred or animosity to any person
of the community, but IN the spirit of practical
reform of AN urgent and intolerable grievance,
that the system which excludes plcbelnn talent
from high office shall hent eforth be discontinued.
and that in the army, Mt the desk, and in the
council, those men shall be called to tho public
service who are best able to serve the public.
We wish all success to this movement
ut has boon our painful lot 10 witness more
nearly than others, and to obtain more ample
information rs IL the manner IN which tins war
has been conducted, and we do not hesitate to
express the opinion that without an entire change
of system n substitution of youth and energy
for age and rcptude-unlcss some plan can
be hat upon by which merit shall! be tho only III
the filling up of civil and military ohces-with,
ont in fact a com piefe abandonment Of the ci1im
ofreaith, ofHmiiy and Of interest, in favor
TINT tighe no5aiiy trtirh Me hd1d QfGod la
impressed on The forchcad ofe,cry man oCtaieah
ii is vain for us to continue the present contest
and better to accept any conditions howcye
degrading. and however Illuminating, since N,
degradation aud no humiliation suffered Mt tn ,
hands oI the enemy cnn exceed those which CA
awu survl6ty and mrnmess have inflicted and
ar" about 10 inilict upon ourselves
Con idcring the source from which it comes,
this is ;he most pregnant und potential DECLARE
ton OF sentiment that England hns listened Ia
since the days of Cromwell The conduct 9th
present war has been stunning blow to hcrcd
tary ari~ tocracy. Its extermunton would be
sure STEP. towards the overthrow Of hcredi,m
monarch y. Public opinion IN Great Bitan
tending with II gradual progress 10 republican
ism. In nearly all save name, it is now popu
lar goycl nment. rho press is the great pow,