Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-17
- The Enelisb papers very frequenly make

- The English papers very frequently make
orons;no and ridiculous blunders when they under
+,ka to discuss questions of American domestic poll
tics. But have the papers of the United States any
right 10 sheer at their British contemporaries! How
many conductors of the press in the United States can
understand the divisions of parties and interest IN
Great Brtain-.their odd man9uveriDgs-. strange
coaliio and as strange descriptions We are unable
to see now Golden, the head of the anti.corn-law
league and Earl Derby, the Chief OF the old Tories
now calling themselves Conservatives can be found
acting together How Gladstone, the head OF the
Peel parly, can unite with Lord John RUSSELL the
former ornonent of Sir Robert Peel or finally, how
Lord John himself can combine with all these against
Lord Pamerston, his late colleague, and more recent
principa under whom he acted at Vienna.
Still less can we understand the varying phases
of opinion as they are produced by local causes-dit
ferent in the South of England from the North-df-
ierent in the boToughs fir m what they are IN the
counties, and different in the Universities from any
of the others Neither can we fully appreciate the
effect of semi religious element arising out OF the
Pussy tie division the Anglican Church. There are
TWO parties in the estabshment-the High Church
or Puseyite party, and The Evangelical" Exeter
Hall, half Puritanic and whole Abolitionist crowd
with also sort of third medium tint, as it WERE
not belonging exactly to either ultra faction.
The Prime Minister appoints the bishops OF the
church just as fully he does the ambassadors OF
the crown, and Lord Palmerston has had the filling
of some half dozen vacant bshoprics, to none oil
which has he appointed Puseyite; neither have the
new bishops been taken from the ranks of the rant
oh no
gyen satisfaction to that most numerous, and, with
the people, most influential branch of the church.
Then there are the large commercial towns and
heavy capitalists who generally favor Palmerston,
looking upon the Chinese difficulties as having arisen
out of the zeal of the government for the promotion
and protection of the interests of trade and COM
merce.
Then again there is third and outside party-an
Irish radical party, whose demands would IN the
United States be looked upon fair and reasonable,
although still looked upon in England dangerous.
They will be swayed much by the position of par
ties upon questions OF local policy as by tho test OF
the Chinese war; any matter pertaining to the for
eign policy of the nation.
There are in the British House of Commons some
what over six hundred members, of which Ireland
and Scotland send less than two hundred while Eng
land sends over tour hundred. The King or Queen
has q theoretical veto, which is never exercised
The House of Lords may reject any bill, but they
never reject bill which has been passed three times
by the Commons majority in the Commons, is,
therefore the test of political power When minis
ter is defeated in the House upon any test question
he either Immediately resigns, or "goes to the coun.
try"-that is he dissoves the parliament-n the Sow
ereigns name of courseand writs issue for the elec
ton of members to a parliament. If ma jority
of the members elected 10 the new Parliament sus-
tains the ministry then it continues in ofce-if not
it must resg
This thing is going on or has recently been going
on throughout the United Kingdom. BY means Ct a
coalition of the outs, vote of on Lord Pal
merston's administration passed through the
House of Commons. The resolution, so passed. con
demned the Chinese war as barbarous ard wrong
Lord Pamerston announced that he would bring
forward the budget" embracing the necessary sup
ply bills, after the passage of which the parliamen
would be dissolved and an appeal taken 10 the Con
stituencies This appeal has been taken and it il
probable that the administration will be sustained
The fact is that right wrong the British are in fo
il at Canton, and must put it through, and Palmers
ton is the only Statesman they have good for an,
thing as a war Minister