Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-05

lock up human closet on tn. idea OF keep
ing 10 quite orthodox No wonder IL such System has
defeated ITSELF and produced inhdels!
From the Lo.don 7I~es. oct. IL.
IL Il unfortunately that pcrsons tho have
cation for complaining seldom just and sufficient
ter to cxerce it, This thing is wrong, aud that thing
wrong there is denying There is what gives the
stimulus and the relish the office OF public plain tn
The generous and dsntcrestcd grumbler who grumbe-
in behalf himself in behalf OF all ised world
has 9th all his purely OF motive certain relish In his
vocation, and it is this-he first personifcs the existing
system With all its and wrongs e. he magnes
somebody obstinate official before him. whose fuc-
ton stand up ior completely He then attacks
this inpe' sonaton Of irrational prejudice thrusts all the
abuses in his ace challenges his full and unreserved
mission OF the same, extors the reluctant confession or
what is better still, shows him up for confessng-
drags him before an indignant public, plories him,
fastcns him cartsail and pulls him ignom nio1sly
through the crowd Such is the victory truth which
the Imagination Of the generous gmber coujares up and
he has the neIpressbe sasf ction of feeling himself gu.
ring the victor, oil knowing that he over the
Course that nobody deny he quite right and
that there great many evils which require
ton.
But while this aspect OF the is such stimulous to
disinterested umbcr il IL not that this
pect of the case is true The obstinate defender
thing. they are who gives him such convenient
, tige ground, aud whom lie pumniels successfully is
the phantom of his Imagination. In fact all people
ready enough TO admit that there great many
evils in system which require correction They d.
require Mr.. Locke King tell them this and il he
does I'LL them they will deny IL. So what is Mr.
Locke King TO dos There is nobody 10 pumme, drag
expose piory-no convenient foolish antagonist 10
hlor. charge falls very dead when nobody denies it
all the interest aud excitement of has been in the nag
ination OF Mr. Locke King, and in reality is is Hat
affair Admit the tact, aud YOU deprive NJ Locke Kings
profession OF good deal OF its business and Mr. Locke
King himself oil good deal Of very agreement excite
. ment.
IL one thing, however aimi; the fact OF defects
and anonalic-, and another thing estimate them pro
p,rly. There is such thing forming exaggerated
estimate of thrm aud ai-ing too hateiing picture OF
the effect Of their removal, all Shortcomings
were simply owing To some particular abuses which
could lay Enger and would disappear when these
had heru taken away 1--WE ko ep asking he says again
''and again. why snail insignificant towns fan Gus for
nothing but their corruption, represented by
''member while other large and important
represented ay" MI Locke King is evidently angry
because he asks this question lover and again. aud
nobody him. because nobody fool enough
get up and that small corrupt ought have
tSo members aud large immaculate towns ought To have
none This i exactly the answer that Mr. Locke King
would like to have made hm, and he would
then fix the unhappy ssserter in the argumenta-
tive pillory, and tie him TO a carts tail. But
though he asks over and again." nobody
makes this answer, simply because nobody wants to
make IT, Everybody that these things in them
selves irregularities and anomalies The only question
what will you gain by aiming abstract perfection OF
the representation: We do net that nothing is be
gained but do that practical that the main
difficulties which beset legislation would be re-
moved, much diminished, by the substitution OF
few large for few smaller in the representa-
ton Of the country. What makes legislation slow
aud Ia, icent is the quantity OF speaking number
parties aud the difficulty OF Governments IN getting
jOrites lies in the complex construction and intricate
divisions oi the House. which make IL body very ,li-
cult direct any definite Legislative results Would
thi- be- much altered lay such change in the per-
s,nalty Of the constituency Mr. Locke King proposes
The remark mag he made Mr.. Locke Kings next
question: "Why intelligent persons living afuence
houses paying just under 5Oi. year. have
vote IN the election of representative while u compare
lively ignorant class of Oi hOu-ehoders have that priv
lcger Here again Mr.. Locke King asks aud
sgain aud cannot get any that educated
Sho occupy good houses ought have vote aud
ignorant who live ia small houses ought have. IL
l. anomaly, Of course But must beg To doubt at
the time Mr. Locke Kings estimate Of the grievance
lie win- himself up tic OF enthusiasm ia beh III ol his
politically prosecuted class who deprived ut
elections But We never heard Of any cry from this parcu
lar quarter aud much question whether they
much about the privilege which Mr.. Locke King Is
anxious procure for them This whole reform cry short
has been good deal OF failure and whether ought
o have reform hill there has not been much interest
rt about IL lately ~ the country large. Everybody
admits anomalies but the alton a whole bc
said to be hdgety about them. This the difference he
tween some politicians aud others. Mr. Locke King il OF
the hdgetty class he il annoyed II things do look
quite smooth and square irreguarity is what he
not get over There very particular ladies aud old
/
in their rooms: their eve offended f the oia Is least
oblquc in it, line With the fireplace the rug
turned up Is misery them. Mr. Locke King arriving
At the KIND OF particularly about the British const
tuition IL mnst be- quite cut aud SQUARE please him.
everything exactly IN its place nothing out 81 order But
perfect system Of representation like perfect
taxation, which ill leave Tor conpl ,ut about
inequality, will b. iicult impossible cree.
ton
But the British constitution Is the ordy subject Of
complaint with Nc Locke King he complains Of the Bri-
tsh Embassy Moscow Instead Of enlarging ber-
ties at home have been doing homage despo,isn,
ahroidHe have been celebrating the peace and squun-
dciing money in every possible way. What must
| those widows parents whose husbands have
been butchered in dastady manner feel when they are
called upon cOnbute their quota Of taxston ~ order
I u do homage to this despOiismT He uludes pre-
sumo "a the festivities Of the Russian Coronation and the
-pendO1r Of Lord Granges dinners and balls a Moscow
/ But Mr.. Locke King must be very determined upon
grumbng hc complains Of the becoming aud necessary
state Of British Ambassador at Russian coronation -
Would he have had no British Embassy that Occasons
o. would he have had designedly and obtruvey shah
by oney Would he have had Lord Granville exhibit
protect agiinst desposm IN the shape Of dirty Hveres
cheap apartment bad soup, vine hack Carriage
tnd horses Of condition. n 90 We cannot congrntu.
late W. Locke Kng his idea of digihed prutest II
not Nhy doc he object to handsome Embassy bOnOr
Russian cofouatiOnY
Fro@ the Lo'ior Times oct. IL