The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05

peponde,ancs in Europe at the cost Of the enhanc
outlay which France has undergone, We on our part,
shall have nothing to show for money but compro
missed administration and discredited Departmental
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF ENG
NATURALIZATION OF LORD PAL AER-
SION.
from the London Chronicle, April %
The mnisters appear to be scramblng through the
session, with no otrer object but to gain time They
seemingly COZ scous OF being only provisional go
vernment mani estipg all the vacation in policy, and
al the executive Weakness those anomalous nstitu
ons Considering the past prestige OF Lord Palmerton
it surprising enough that he should have ouni
much difficulty IN forming an administration such as II
appears. Indeed, perhaps it is saying too much to
SPEAK of IL complete whole. No one ever seen
fall list Of its members. For anght the public know,
some lord or other may even yet Cling in, to
fill post superior subordinate, the long neglect
Of whose duties had caused II to be forgotten
com mon phrase Of which politicians nAss uiethat of
her Majesty's ministers" The gentlemen who fill at
the present moment the high Offices Of Stas-are they
the minister's Of the crown ooy the satellites of Lord
Government by party is the machinery of the British
constitution. Without it representative system and
the functions of the sovereign become mocsery 1t is
only by the antag ouism between the the outs
that governmental institutions work at all From
that seeming dscord come the harmony and the vgor Of
act on which have made English legislation the admra
ton of the civilized world and have INSPIRED many
nations with the desire to initiate in this respect IL
is the implied condition Of the acceptance of office by
instspces-such those of William Pitt at the outset
OF his ministerial career and OF SIR Robert Peel when he
1s34-is 1t permitted to statesman entrusted with the
duty OF forming administration not to have q
jority in the House of Commons ministry holding
office ON suferance ooiH command the Tespsct
Of the country A ministry with clearly defined
scheme of government may hold Office even without the
confidence Of Parliament if it shall appsar toths
period 1t will conquer aud command public
support. But ministry without either present or
future policy is an anomaly which never con.em
plated by the trainers Of constitution; is it
the nature Of things that it command the confidence
Of the nation, either now or hereafter.
If look the state of affairs of the country in its
relation with foreign nations at loss to in
Lord Pamerson can be called the Of the GRO sn
still less, how they be regarded possessing the
confidence of the people, The week just psst has afford
ed pretty strong Of the real state Of the eengs
alike of the sovereign ana her subjects 1t 1t be object
that the Crowd according the worsiug of
affairs the reply is oavious-that this may be very
good rule when the sovereign has minister With
definite policy which he stands falls before the
people. But in the absence of knch constitutional
adviser, when the poet of counsellor In usurped By
aneant The King Queen for the time being becomes
BILE for their neglect 1t is exactly such time when
the crown and the peopleudeing from the dcmonstra
which the country ought to tase at crisis OF gre at
peril, that some authority is necessary which shat call
to account minister who systematically evades his
spopsbility, and shcfes out of parliamentary punish
Mint NJ every ign06le art OF delay.
Where II tie OLE nctve foreign policy Of the country
ct the present moment9 " TO De found IN the public
Rather mr. we look for IL In ths Lsa,tu dr1cs BY
ne Ovee and The nation together Of he cro,c,ei ripre
s..,,;,s 80 ., oJ,. ore ~ ob;av IA, canine her,
sre,s, , ~ ,;n'lntg tbe GnnG,,o smero;es Of he
n;nistr n ,rbon ne soDIe 6nd III G,rjgmnon confdsd
be fosl IF !, ,,,I Ioy,, M he ,,od nnd of
,,,,Snr 80 esc;o, mir I1e reso,re Tns anathy
~ ora pa,mar.tor In these rsnecta ia nexnl,rahls
Has re eYnend.S ali h;s re In revont,on .rv soeech.
.Sin III nc Snlomat,c energy in net,v intr;rnes to
smbroi foIaign nations in auarrel9 Was hs boosted
yiyor as foraion ru;nister NO hetter than svste
matte BETRAYAL Of g onnressed nationalties or a
nj pnpin0 MAJ In mar ms ri
for cottonf In ordioary times the pn,;c might nut
mn with this sind Of ministerial sham "a they have
contemporary submitted 70 80 many oe'ore oas We
r a. tss sas IN 'ba snrsscs y, Ting. THIS ia no
lime for clever traers or mere i
or in4rvne The countrv ,apds All
man grand in purpose and strong in will We can no
longer live ON traditions or trust our for
tn exploded reputatons
We are Drifting on to political vortex in the charge
of an n5iferen ne or an i'm oscie pot Iooknu az the
edno OF our since the opepinr OF the