Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-12
NUMBER 36.
K &c III MOND WHIG.
From "a, London Timer, Jnivss.

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Inc scheme embodied in the motion OF Mr. wkin.o,
for limiting the duration Of P.r,me,,.,x so...h.. r
We kno. been favorable o,,..,.,., =.
=, ,.n,.. :. W '"s" hu"'"er
" P ~ ' ~ "e past n great numb"r otcirruui-
stances nave eonspirrd 10 give superficial anna
of fPlausibity. The actual business Of the co,r,rx h
increased Propos Al. for ,h,n.,.. ...i -.
,r...a1 i . In -. =, S'"' nave m
' e''s' ''s'ee' livery BODY aud every
party nave some grievance or which something 20
done" The consequences H. that among In. cro,, ~
subjects which nre.s tb.u.slxs. m, l;,,,-
Ii. -. . '.., e' "'ehuon
o wy s'"'' proportion assume
e ae'e 'orui o eg'shuSe enacments brioe its close.
This Is subject of regret and lamentation Aetio .
not keep pac. with s,,eeche. aud .xp.r,,on. rh; -,
all mony those who ar. ms, o,s,nL. - , Us " no'
portion bet cen work and t.k-.. ,h.v ,t-,;s,"S
op.r,tions nj p.,lis,sn,- a.. ,or.o.. = h, ths
old House nj (omn,on. 1, d,xs h.n II % ,.', .ne
In tho-. day. the fe~ great men del vrd ss n,'.
ig,,o6Le ..igts cave silent vote. Tbe - .u .o
picture alarm IN. .uIn,,.,s ,nd a " e
They are shocked at The ..,,o,.,,;.Ss "e PAs.-
of the rre,, snc.ksrs ~ ho a.. - - :. s ~ enee,s
ing riv-p t ornsrv ,,< -, 80 ~ ,o'e % u'ne oe-
OF The highest order ever known In ,h. .n -
ate " Jul 'e"-
There is certainly sou. truth i'm the .ss..,;o, 49,.
made There ar. far more subject trIucJ % suu
of the House and more .n.ccbcs ,T,,I -, 80 notice
sions than correspond with the number Of s,
or evils retneciied Tr,, also ,b.t ,h.,. :. -, 49,
eLouuence of ,orn.r d.vs b.sr5 IN a. us 'is Ae
which approaches to the ornate and posbei conoUs
of "a IN. w;, ~ cn.-:J.. 81 Not"ushe-s
Des m akat..
different style from their predecessors-s .,yIe h -
ed in part from the conmonpl,cs plati,ud ~ ,b
" whom they address But admitting tbess n,a9-
must dissent from the eonclusions 20 xbich a
We cannot tolerate the id.. n, a., E,i, - - u,
to the number of speakers or m. ,Inrs,;on ~ m
Any such limitation would be as dangerous In -, .
il unconstitutional in design P,lia6.n, ,r - ,.s
is the great place and temtls of .,.ocL g e. - ''
dom o. speech can be most fully and comrIs,eI~ ;
without Infringing ON public order or dcrornn, - 49,,
should be enjoved in that assembly whose onnd,,; -
base on and hos ral liraua =
opeuness and liberty of its dscu-sions IT, a.. so
archicA menace and despotic in,.rt.r.nce is eo, -
The idea Of a sovereign coming down IN ha Io, -
rest a violent orator or of powerfi Ni,s,o, s,,.,;
his imprisonment belong. 20 an ACE the bisir;c
of which sound in our ears almost like fctions Rnt,I
other influences not less fatal 10 Paiane,,,rv s
than a despotic Sovereign or An arbitrary vip;,r RI
blind passion of part, which can broot na;,haS 1 .p e
criticism impartial inauiry-the fussy nrec;p;t 80,
which is always burning to have ,sometbng -
weighing the good and evil elements of IN.
the eIacting Intolerance of indoIsuce ,yI;.h -
practical solution without logical examination or .n
gunientatve analyss-All these NAV combin. IN ,.Io
Parliament to the degradation of registering edc, ii
discussing projects Just as much A, In form.r T.
Star Chamber a Bed of Justice did And .hen W. Coz
sit6F that with these influences ia coonsr.,;n = - -,
bureaucrac establishments at ast for The n.css Lh
they CREATE the salaries which they .nnss ma ,h "a
herents whom they provide for confess that we tbuk
the dangers of anv such nterference xith the s, h
Of the representative ought not TO be overlooked or nn
rated even by the stanchest advocst.. TO- ,b d..t
public hdsnes-.
- NEr.rI1
which the power of public opiniop Pe,bsns -,
not be much that England and the limited ,ss
the only two Governments which derive tbs;r b.5.
origin from exposure 10 those blasts of onpio, hii
they instead of sinking encourage rather tb. -
recate And the difference. batwaan ,ba TO- 4; -
while the opinion which in th, United states m,to Pi
dents and determines the policy of their Adnnstrtons
the opinion Of the active leaders or the o.t M
interested portion of the community the on;on Ih Ia
England influences Ministry is one gradually con,nonnd
ed OF varied and sectional ouinions-in ,,sr -;
hostile and anagon,e but as reflection and discnsio
mould them, blended and fused into A TEMPERATE conno
mise general concordance. Such a-sesuca, cnIy be
the slow growth Of time. In Stale 50 COMPOSED a oor,
there vast gull between classes secs ndoccan.tos
Each has but imperfect knowledge Of the ober nil
in accordance with known principle of human .
ture-each thinks it improve reform or elevate bs
Others But the intervention which without preyou,
conference and mutual explanation would be ri,,htIy
deemed impertnent and obrusve is made useful ana hen
ehcal by u common examination and a PROLONGED dscus
sion. Had any violent demagogue been aed with dictate
rial powers he would have quickly carried the ReGr R;n
the Repeal Of Catholic Disabilities the Repeal of tb Corn
Laws, Law Reforms, Church Reforms, with a strong and
heavy hand. He would have put down thi. oDnres.or
and that wrong just Louis Napoleon has mt down in
surrection Lyons But the temper of the English oeo
pie would have tolerated this exhibition OF srono Co
vernment with far less equaniy than they tolerate tho
delay and the proixty OF their actual Legislature And
justly 30 Tor they feel that the dignity and ndependenc
OF State depend less special acts OF
than the influence which the whole body of the peonI
exercises in framing those acts and the expresson on
opinion which elcits them Some Governors OF our too
nes occasionally force through their Councils bundles ~
ordinances utterly uncalled for by local circumstances
merely because they suggested by English legislation
These ordinances are from the moment they passed
dead letter and such would the case with Enpb scts
sifted haladozen times from the first moment of notice m