Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-17
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b-eh party clique and locality has, of course il own in
ernai politics apart rom those which il proclsms in IN.
lace OF the nation Each borough has distinguished
e"afactsr Who are unknown bsy oGd limits each sect
~ Us celebrities of pisty or.iory, whom world at
hse persist in ignoring The discussions of the provin
ai press, their vsdes and nvecives are UNDECIDED be-
o"d their respective districts though loud and violent
DOUGH within their The minor sphere. of d.
bate arr quite independent OF the great course Of
p"tic but It IL as well and then to turn To them
that We may What subjects thought worth i.pute
anu argument while the sold advances unheedng on it,
way i"e conservative party. represented by its x,-
papers engaged In discussion shich the public in gen.
" vi" care Tor -s htiie a. the war ahcuts psving-raie
!" heN pump 10 provincial narkt-towr- Yet in an.
peaance, IL Is certainly grand se,iion Is ther. Con
setsan'e party, What the pIiueipes OF Couserys
usn aud sh-t does propoes SOHserves Such is the
aoct which In this dull and dreary recess engages the
faculties OF the Tory press Ten or even ton1 vear.
-nee how anriouy the nation listened to the definitions
true Conservative policy" IL to protect spri.
culture 10 Uphold Potestanvsm, British indus
ty from the foreigner the current of
Nov nne-tehths Of England are hardly aware tbst r.
county fHty Is eebating whether not their leaders
nave betrayed them, whether there exists nm entity
shch s capable OF being betrayed So far have all thai
LORD Derby and Mr. Disraei represented passed away
o the thoughts OF the nation that the debates Of the
'"W Who hold TO them more matter of imno,
ihee 'han vestry squabble archaeological discus
ion.
ihe course OF the last session has more than dis
-1fenng to those Who cling to the old cries and watch
~ois OF 1882 II be said that the House of Con-,
mons rejects the Conservative doctrines because there i
'es nothing TO reject The Tories are not only without
Ooiey, but without inteligble creed For marty Of
ne 10 act together and seek Office with no other bond OF
union than having held common certain s.nlodd
aotons on hnance and politics is felt impossible As
ne can they hnd cohesion ia the enunciaou Of mo-
ca pahtudes to which any member OF the House could
uay subscribe Mr. Disraeli and his followers are de-
erneI 70 support the Constitution, take no steps
gs. he Cnurch to resist change except where it can
Dc proved to be positively advantageous TO keen our mil
iary and naval establishments effective state We,
win proper regard to general economy to UNFOLD The
agricultural and manufacturing interests of the country IN
afnouy with each other, equally necessary 10 IN. wei
are OF this great nation. To rusms like these do ,b
conservative leaders conhne themselves at the present
lay! ana cannot be wondered that such vague general
'es Ail 10 gam adherents avert susncion
among former followers All who have borne the burden
party warfare Tor so many years. the faithful squires and
ors ana farmers, must be, doubt sorely discoura.
ssu Al the trumpet giving such uncertain sound
hrir Liberal friends will also tell them what th-v them
selves cannot but begin feel-tha they have no hon
om party success Let them register and canvass and
peak ana write al the general 10 send
conservative majority to Parliament and raise their
'eadiasty followed leaders power What will be the
esut les cheering expressions in Ministerial Ad.
ess ABOUT the Throne, aud Professionalism and British in
erests and then all the new Secretaries and Pvv Cor
ciors Will 60 TO work keep themselves in Office by be-
rohhg more oSteHtaiiously liberal than the Liberals
themselves All that they have opposed for wears tbsr
VIZ nuFreuy ana without an apology adopt; all on which
y have peitinaciously insisted they will give up with
e auy excuse that circumstances have changed or the
ne nas come Tor reconsideration OF former views We
Sonder tnat with these things patent the world
Fe should have Tory newspapers amenting the pre.en
"ty." 'e par
A. far az understand the reasoning of this nor
oh o the press, the first difficulty to prove the exis
es & o. S3nseTyatys party at all This ID Indeed very
vdenty be such held by ConserSsTes sSd Sst T
'y Liberals But no specific article of faith can be found
~heh not equally shared in by hreeourths Of the Ii
eas IN the Kingdom IL s therefore necessary to aban.
Ion this ground IL is urged that Conservative doc
times such all Conservatives hold But then II /.
proved that there are Conservatives be dsowned by
he party, who openly in their speeches repudias every
thing which is distinctive badge of Lord Derby,s fol-
oNers and rush into OF Hberalty from which
moderate Whigs would shrink. II the present Govern
ment be Liberals, what of the opinions Of Lord
stanley II he be Conservative what can We call tba
colleagues OF Lord Pamerston 1t therefore necessary
"uce more TO change ground and the existence of Con-
rvave party Is demonstrated on the principle
fgito ergo There is party in Office which Is call.
I'd Liberal There also another party u opposition To
nppose the Loern must be Conservative Therefore the
present Opposition forms Conservative party
The TACT that such discussion should take place among
re organs OF the party, while its leaders are silent and
the public uninterested plainly shows how far the be-
~ OF politicians led BY Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli have
aen In the national esteem. They represent nothing and
nothing except certain number of voters in either
House who obsruct and embarrass but seem power
less to lead or originate. What reality their in their
a
ing about the character of Sir Robert Peel and the NOR
ty OF his acts in 1929 and 1886 What discipline there
In their forces NAV be judged from the contradictions of
their leading politicians and the dssensons of their few
remaining organs in the press what policy in their tao
tics evinced by such onslaught the motion on
Mars which resulted in onehalf the party violently com
batting the arguments Of the other half and giving the
Ministry majority unequalled In these days of weak Co
ernments snd independent opinions But We would not
-ee The Conservative party totally extinct Indeed it is
70 be regretted that its perversity and the insncerty OF
rs leaders have 50 lowered its position. set Of poit
clans in sad when the word Opposition" is the
only generic term which embraces them New combina
tons will doubt take away many members from the
Conservative ranks, and perhaps reinforce them With one
or tao sho styled Liberals But whatever nav bein
the future it is plain that the party have princi.
pie and policy before IL again become powerful and
respected. Let Lord Derby and bis followers make up
their minds TO do something TO decided opin-
IONS aud take in hand the achievement of some jefnte
object instead Of wearyng the public by maintaining
mere obstructive attitude, and enuuciaug from time to
time vsgue aud iusincere generalties