The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-13

HOUSE or RErREsEsrArvrs-The House resumed ballot
ing for the Speaker After taking Eve ballots without any
result, the House adjourned.
THE LONDON TINES AND THE PEOPLE OF ENG
LAND.
In almost every country of Europe there Is journal
which is smphaticaly the government organ and for
whose it is in the SPONSOR because it
is presumed to speak by authority at least to give
preston opinions sentiments but such have
ceved the sanction known to be agreeable to its
prompers. This Is not, however, the with Great
Britain There not now far know, any journal
publicly recognized the organ of the ministry Whether
this because the ministers like all coalitions have
opinions sentiments in common, that II is sometimes
convenient evade all responsibility for the headlong and
headsrong Of these sometimes mpractcable organs
that extremely difficult TO be kept in tune, will not
decide 1t is sufficient for present purpose state
what the general impression in Great Britain that each
one of the prominent members of the cabinet has his
peculiar organ among the leading London journals which,
if exclusively devoted to his interests s at all times
ready open its columns to the defence of his principles
There is consequently, much diversity in the views Of
these journals and scarcely any two Of them fully coincide
with each other great political questions great funda
mental principles One for example, is the peculiar cham
pon of the church. and the very mirror of orthodoxy
other of the arisocracy another of the dissenters
fourth, of the agricultural fifth of the manufacu-
ring SIXTH of the commercial interests aud Of good
portion Of the rest it may be truly said it is impossible
tell to which party they belong whose interests they
The good people of Great Britain were,
quently left it were alone bowling in the wilderness
desttuof any great landmarks to direct them steady
course drift random the wave of politics. without
rudder, compass, chart or pilot.
But the English are like flock OF sheep and cannot get
along without belwether Like all islanders they are
conceted and clanish and apt to mistake inordnate
sellove for patriotism Though excessively obstinate for
the moment they pepctually changing and among
the few nations of the world who find fault with their
rulers for doing exactly what they wished do They
exceedingly pugnacious-that is to say though not
fond Of fighting themselves they always willing pay
Others to fight for themare the first to clamor for
war to End fault with the mode in which it is conducted
and to desert tho ministry for making it the moment they
begin to become sensible Of its consequences. Though
their opinions seldom the result Of their
and experience but borrowed from great bcwether
whose clapper louder than all Others they prepocr
ously opnonaed and for the time being pet their adopt
ed bantlngs as il they their own offspring.
Sully the great minister of Henry Nv of France who
sent diplomatic mission to England, thus
briefly sketches the character Of this people "No ma
tion" he says, "is naughty and insoen more
conceed of its superior excelences Were they be
leved understanding and to be found
only among themselves They obstinatey welded to
all their opinions though they constantly chang
ing them despise those ofevery other nation to hear
others suspect themselves is what enters their
thoughts They always ambitious to take the lead in
matters and seldom be persuaded to follow Others
when they think them right Hence they often do
wrong in pure spirit Of opposition from fear of being
suspected Of copying others Sometimes would be in
duced to believe they had contracted all the instability Of
the element by which they surrounded with them all
things submit to the dominion Of the reignipg mode
and tho only difference between them and the most in
constant nation in Europe is, that their Inconsistency
proceeds not from ghtnes but from their vanity which
continually shows itself in thousand different shapes
Their seove renders them slaves their capricous hui
What they time believe they have wisely plan
ned successfully accomplished is another time aban-
doned without being able to gvea sufficient for
and they accordingly in themselves that
would not take them for the persons and they
not unfrcquenty appear asonshed at their irreso
ton. If examine what called their maxims we
sha discover in them only the laws of pride adopted by
arrogance and sef-lovcn
Of this conceited and variable flock the London Times
seems for the present. the great beweher and certainly
they could not have appropriate leader people
that changes with the wind should have weahercoc for
guide To influence nation variable yet at the same
time vain and sefwed it will do to be always
Of the opinion. They would be tired such
oracle If its responses the result OF inspra-
ton. The pilot must watch the variations Of the compass
or be win soon DO high and dry ashore.
Hence greatly inclined to the belief that the per-
petua inconsistencies and contradictions of the Times pro-
cecd much from disregard to the obligations of
truth fro policy. Its versatility is think system-
attic 1t has doubtless studied the character of the people
aspres to lead and knows very well that be
full must become inconsistent its followers 1t is not
long ago that in vndicaton of its serpcntne course the
multous editor declared that his great object to re-
feet the opinions and feelings Of the people England m
such is the case he has been admirably successful we
will venture to say that in the of its triumphant ca
rce the Times has reflected only every shade of opn
ion among Its countrymen but Of the entire human
race of all coors There could be more proper ex-
ponent OF the opinions Of nation which, according to Mr.
what they have done. We, therefore do all wonder
that the Times has been emnen,y successful in becom
ing the bcll-wether of flock that strays in so many diff
ferent directions and has instinct of its own