Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-04
RICHMOND WHIG.
From ths London 7,me.- Noy- n

ine British press thought by many 10 oct an updu
'u part Psrriing TO all the world the political failures
'he social scandals and the national crime, Of tho
country. any stranger vants TO see England her In
sueuons her Government and all that belong, 10 he,
er'e'zed vith uninching eandous he has only ), ...
ner journals and these he viii End more than enough i
'ne most iarous phippics. Indeed the rabd .buse l
England that constitutes the very bread Of some French
'e"'ah papers, contains no more material than En-.
themselves are at pains to supply though serv.
VIZ" 'ae aaauoo OF bad logic and opprobrious epi.
'ne As then. We are notorioaaly no R.ssss<r. Of r
country, and that is thing which does not 20 down
among our own selves deserve ered, for tu,b ana
sincerity when ve DO happen to speak rood ,ord g.
our country The good word shich has often oecu,, a.
US and which Just now We speak with particular en-
Pna Is That In no other country Is the Government .o
Peeuy and directly brought TO the test Of public ounion
~ In England is not only that the Minister has To de-
'ea ms pohcy IN Parliament, surrounded by coeaxues
p'aeemen and parsans, and armed with patronage He
has every now and then to stand alone in A..
midst OF "semblages beyond his control. and q,
whom be can know but little. They are there bec,pss
they are rich, poverfu or self con6Ssnt -, ,.;
They stand in OF him They have E,l. - =;
common than that they Engshrnen IL va % s,ch
last night that Lord Palmerston had 10 nrent
sno accordng TO custom declare himself on the
interesting questions oi the day Emperors NAV and
DO possess the devotion and confidence of their sub
Jects They have large unex hsusted cred, n, ,h go
Pubic Affairs But it may be always pretended
u may even be true. that In any particular affair thew no
longer carry with them the hearts of the peool and A.
Affected writers may have the opportunity on s,yin h,
sucn ana such policy is really unpopular No such on
Po'tnny can be Afforded under Government Every
week tests the questonis the foreign policy Of Hsr M
lestys 1overnnent at this moment unponul.r or No,
ihere are many both at home and abroad who vonid T
~ Osa giaaIy they could or Il even doubt could
oe thrown upon the question. But here is ury of mar,
than thousand respectable citizens and Lord P,merso
put on his trial before them. Does he fbfnlv sav
and truly represent his country or NOS Tt y se,Ne
be does 1"s"sr - 'na'
IL is then, not merely the ruler or the Coxo-,, 49,.
.ne people tseli, that conducts public affairs POI
oy IN some matters Of Imperial policy where con,nsn,
eoiony nervenes neither Government nor people ap
pears 70 De concerned till the decision Is taken and to r
eeed Is inevitable But this is the misfortune of sm,i,
ana even when we succeed take little cred, for yc,o
mes teat come so much as matter OF course We nut
tnee instances out OF the question because thew are mt
OUT Of the question. The passions and the conscienc q,
the British people agitaed on questions either f on
nome poncy or oi our intercourse with our neshbo an
va vi these, then, do speak when we saw that NO
Minister can go on long without being brought 10 book
and confronted with that very public for whom he pro
ses TO act On these occasions happily alao there are %
NOV Only beyond the suspicion Of partiaity and
ont interested in detecting the decline Of en-
thusasm and the withdrawal of support No cant,n eve,
counted so closely the guns OF hostile broadside growing
and weaker as the Minister partisan of oreien
Government watches popular demonstrations our Sg
hg cneers, our ominous silence our ftering
cold cephon energetic appeal family responded d,
reported 70 twenty Courts and distant statesmen know
GOV mueh they may presume wayene resolves or
divided opinions. So had Lord Pamerstan bsr "a, 4,
necessary toconfne himself vague last NIGHT
or hId his express appeal to the support Of the coun
Try been received with indifference No do,b, -
should soon have had TO perceive the result In g.
tsin loss OF appreciation abroad. Esewhere II Is |
great object to ascertain the precise intention of
ne SoVesegn 70 measure the influences work upon
n 10 oetect ms reentngs, and be warned of his
aperatons-the result OF common accident merriam.
usease or even more trivial causes Here the will NJ
work that OF the people II it ebbs or flows the change
- as manifest as the tides Of own ocean IL has in
Ieed nov and then left the Minister stranded hgh and
dr IN absolute deserton split some rock of polit
cal oosnacy But here il is evident the resolution of The
british people to which Lord Pamerslou mad. hi. .nne,l
last night has rot been attered by momeLtarv t1mnb
nor oIuned by certain degree OF delay Its not tired
out OF perplexed Eighteen months ago by vigorous
enor rejected the casustry which said there was no
real quarrel and that on our heads rested the crs =,
ne war That was not the convulsiye effort of an bou-
fhe people OF England ready 10 discrminate ;,h
seenness between the fulhluent and nonulflment of
between an honest and fallAcious Interpretation
tney were last between substantial and iIluory
conditions OF peace. Nor is there doubt that th non,
sr enthusiasm and stern resolution which then carried
government through the the Treaty of Paris needs
only the signal To bear all onwards to an honorable pl
flment. - -'"''A''s iui'
The Premier made significant reference to the st.ts
OF things under which consented to exchange war for
negonauon Atthe commencement OF the present year
ne says this country possessed the finest army and The
most ms sgnheent hee that engaged in defend
ing the honour and the rights OF England The sni os
ne people was reused TO as high pitch was ever wit
messed In this country" Clause by clause this glance at
the still recent past cheered by his Iorlsbn bc,,s
IS was also The picture he drew Of the antcpaons which
tue BRUSH people reluctantly but consciencously gave nm
ior peace The aSsemblage that thus cheered bis Lord
snip has probably much stake in the Continuance NJ
peace as any equal body Of in the country Tbsv
nave become too well acquaintedwh the horrors and
ees OF war, aud they still paving its cost NevcL
less al word they can look back TO the hour when tbsv
everywhere heard the notes Of preparation when man
we're recruited in hot haste, whom the whole packet
wee was impressed for the war; when every Jorge eye,v
dockyar was employed in the manufacture Of sps and
arms when, consequently, money aud blood flowed MIR
little account Their cheers denote how re.dIv n 80
were they would return that state Is IA necessary
that Europe any State n it, should want to know in that
mood 'he war has e u' There be no longer the least
DOUBT on that point We what werereay for peace
or or war 10 such suspicious there might be on this
poin-to any unworthy estimate Of the national pirt thst
may have been made one answer has already been vc
-that oil the public press. There is not journal that
commands even the lowest degree Of respect with the
people OF this country that has not resented the tbopsbt
That We might be frightened out Of the Treaty Of
England has already replied that she will not reopen the
whole question by general reference 10 new Congress
IL not Tor nothing that she has dsbanded soldiers and
sent ships into barbour She will not undo work tba, has
been done, and viii only enter conference with dis
unct understanding Of s subect That answer has bee
gwen oy the public press and nothing was wanted but
such an expression OF public feeling as would show 10
oe no ooas or exaggeraon Of the journalist The recep
hon gwen TO the Premier in the manufacturing dsrcts
and now at the annual festival Of the city Of London sn
Plies the proof that and honorable coutenpors
res have not spoken without book We have done ius
ee and no more than justice the spirit Of our
w a. well as TO the piri Of the statesman 10 whom its
iestinies are conhded
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