New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-21
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"Wednesday right, has not brought Mr. Champion,
% NJ by people here half expected. 1t hs' not, 10
tact, changed the face of matters much. We now
look On Champions dismissal, indeed, as certain,
ard come Journals are iDprossed by the correspond
enee in yours about the possible collisions OF ships
o,.war. But TAs Times this moruiag takes acalner
view Of affairs than it has for some days, aud
ASSUMES that you are becoming calmer. The Globe
of last plight denied that Mr. Champion has oeen
ditmissed; but ministerial as is The Globe people
don't believe il in this point Il il be true that no
IT, We shall, of course retOrt by sending yOu Mr..
Dallas 70 exchange. However tina. will not make
mstters irreparstle by any means. Many think II
will clear the way for u final and satisfactory
arrangement. The sooner the better; for the
session 10 wearing away, and it will not be very
long before the country is handed over entirely 10
KalnerstOn seain--wbO, thanks to the dscordant
state of parties lie still lord of the ASCENDANT tie
L. evidently anxious to shiIk the difficulty long
Ms be can, Nc was proved by bis curt answer to
Dinssi last light, when he said that he had indi-
rect information that Mr. Crrmpton had received
his passpOyts, aid added that he had "nO public
statement at present to make" Iexpe,t equally
little satisfaction from the question to be put TO him
to Disht by Sir Bulwer LyttOn Meanwhile the
money market is tranqaii, and people await the
packet which is expected on Monday.
The American Question has been discussed in
the papers nearly every day this week. aud with
sp excitement Which has not before been shown
since it arose. At the same time, am able 10 in
form you on the best authority, that the Parlia-
mentSry public s spatbetc on the subject; that
our leading statesmen don't believe war in the
least probable; that Pierce "a much blamed by
men on oil aides Of the House; and that protested
politicians generally including Ministers, think all
will be- ended quietly after the new President is
chosen. i add, however, that the tone of Mr..
Dallas in private conversation is considered rather
cold and distrustful. You must attach what
weight you please to this last symptom. / know
that only fow days ago q distinguished statesman
teIe don't even expect diplomatic intercourse to
he broken cf, he told me; 81, judge OF the quiet
way in which our pOteutates take the matter.
There 10 no whisper Of any move by the Opposition
In il. They probably think the business too deli
ts,e for any attempt to make political capital.
Az sew complications arise they will ask "ques-
tioDs" no doubt, and get the kind OF evasive
answers in serving up which "a Ia sauce piqudnte)
ord ialmerstOn exceis all the world. But, for
the present. our great guns fight shy OF the matter
The Radical papers are the most Jealous in the
ccutroyersy. The Morning Star-which is direct
" supported end inspired by Golden and Manches-
ter-is doing its best to keep liberals at fever-heat
about it. The Star prOnOu0ces your ministry right
in Diminishing Champion, treats Z. himself severe
w. and sounds an alarum TO the country generally
being especially anxious lest war should be
precipiiated BY any rencouuter of our flags on the
Central American coast. l told you long ago that
the lear Of Democratic agitation was quite
sufficient influence to make an English Minister
peaceac,s while peace was possible, and know
that a wealthy Radical NJ. 7. lately said that an
American War would be enough to drive Liver.
pool il TO rebellion II is duty to represent all
sides to you as contemporary historian. AT the
same time, tell you, equally frankly, that there
il A nationality here which is potent in the mob
and everyw here else, and which would make the
English fight readily enough if they thought they
were bounded into it by direct provocaton. Inc
Peace party proved quite impotent in the Russian
business when once the country's blood was up;
nor must We forget that the very fact of the Ma
wa having played u secondary par. in the late war,
combined with the fact that Its present good
condition" is universally believed in, is not alb
stractediy pacific. We must weigh all these con
sderations, duly; but still the balance incnes to
Peace. Ii things get worse, dare say the cOun
try will, after all, repudate Champion as bung
ler-the occasion be seized for a combination
against Pam-apd 80 all end with a new Minis
try and fresh diplomacy.
Meantime. the session 10 running away, ana
there is very little being done. There was no
House" on Tuesday. There 10 Tenants hignts
bill. which will come to nothing. The Lords are
settling their appellate jurisdiction py very
clumsy compromise. You know that the want oil
a proper discharge Of this duty Ut the Lords was
the cause of the Life Peerages proposal this
Spring which excited 80 much anger IN tue upper
House. All the awyers-koowing that their pro-
fesson was nursery for hereditary peers
swore BY the old system. All the descendants OF
Lord Mayors, bastards, political jobbers, and
spobs generally, were up in arms at the idea OF
the innovation They limited that 1t was Pnnce
Alberts doing. and that, if we did net take care,
we should have men Of science in the Pcers-a
fayorite bugbear being that Prince Albert Is
always watching bic chance Of damaging the con
stituiion by introducing learned men into the
State. The most excusable opposition was LORD
Derby's, who has feudal pretensons, and is
man of genius too, aud who had a right to
be little jealous of peers for life, as
fourteenth peer In succession. But you
can't fancy the ludicrOus feudal airs that
the spawn Of the Reformation gave themselves.
They talked about the bsrons resisting John, and
Sod knows what, AS if our modern Peerage was
the came thing as the old Baronage aud not the
express creation Of the Crown as much as any
oatcn OF tide walters. The English of the whole
Ii tnat the Crown has been humbugged out of its
powers and rights bit by bit since 1865 and that we
are ON the high road to oHgarchy The bill intend.
ed to evade this touchy question il so contrived
a. 10 shirk the question about the Crown,s nreroo
alive and leave il disputable while four lswvees
are to be made life peers in order to hear snnssls
and form Kind of simniaerum of House of -
sitting all the year round and enjoying the name q,
DsDufy Speakers. You cannot be expected 10 c.rs
much about al this. but it marks period In tbs
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