Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-03

THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
BY RICHIE. q DUNNAvANT.
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 3. 1s57.
: PALMERsToN AND THE ppop1 =

PALMERsTON AND THE PEOPLE.
The defeat OF the British Ministry on ,ba Cb;ns,s
war qasst'on may probably prove to BE- matter ol
more seTlous s'snhcsoce than has been anticipated
either by The Parliament people of England.
So far rs the War with China is concerned, wa ar,
inclined to the opinion, that Lord Paln.,s,op will b,
sustained In his policy at the Lew election If man
bers. II is doubtless true, that the masses Of Grea
Britain have had enough aud more than euo3sh O
wars and rumors OF war within the last We years.
But the government, the pO,entates, officials anC
di9ateres OF tho nation are painfully alive to IN,
fact, that Englands prestige Of prowess has beer
broken, and that the nisress of the seas" no onge
maintain. an undisput=d empire of arms either OF
land or the ocean. Wellington aud Nelson are heroc;
In history Tue enusence Of whose fame belongs tc
the light OF otner days." Corunna and Waterloo
Trafalgar aud the Nie pon, to the past and tell VIA
| Englsnd was-not what she s.
! Iu tho Cri;nea she sacrificed thousands Of men end
millions OF money, but when peace was proclaimed
/ when grim visaged war had smoothed his wrinkled
front" and new day dawned in the East her halo
ofglory had assumed no brighter hue. And for this
as we'll as the that her China trade is no In
considerable item Of convenience and profit, il msy
not be unadvsabls, in the estimation of the govern
with vigor and cim England, as nation, il IL true,
reap but poor harvest Of laurels in contest 60
unequal in everything but nunbers but the exploit.
Of Pegram, Rolando, aud other officers Of h. Britieh
ss we'll as American Navy, n their late engagement
with the Chinese pirates, afford examples of inti.
vidual valor, which reflect dood Of hopors upon
their national Gags. But the chief cause of the en.
dorsemen and advocacy Of the war by tho ministry
is the; which mu:t Justify Euslahd, in the eyes OF
every nation, not cougcnial in intelligence aud char
acter With the semcivl!isel knights OF the queue.
We avde, OF course, to the protection OF the Per.
sons and property OF her citizens, in their conm=r
cial intercourse with the Chinese. The war will en-
tail ttls los. Of life or expenditure OF money; aud
WILL moreover, employ tho British navy actively and
protaby in teaching salutary lessons 10 the pig tai
pirates, and preparing the Chinese Empire for &
marc extended trads with the other nations Of the
world; and hence we believe Lord Palne.stons posi-
tion vii! be supported by the popular verdict.
There is, however. something Of deeper sgnii
canoe in this appeal from Parliament to the people
than appears plainly upon the su:ace II is usual il
England 70! the ministry, under such circumstances
to resign. But the Ptem;er now appens to the peo
pie. There 10 no extraordinary degree Of eympa,by
In the heart Of his Lordship for the working classes
But he has the Estutenes to discover the strength
,he republican undsrcurrent, throughout her Mnjes-
tys dominioas. The aristocracy Of England may si
In state upon the affairs Of the country, aud debate
in august asemblags upon the policy Of the mus-
try and the politics Of the nation; but the day ha
como when the tisd lords must remember that ther.
lie a populece, whu have wants and w.hse as well al
they; whose stout hearts and strong as ca.
pable Of overhrowiug the authority, as Of maintain
lny the glory Of the government Pal.nerston Is de-
fesled in Parliament. But he appeals 10 the psople
and by their decision be will stand or fall The wal
with China comes not home 10 in,r hrarth-stones
as did that in the Crinss, aud We beisve they will
sustain him.
The government OF Greg. Britain must be judi
clously tempered to the tone Of popular sentmen
nteliiserty expressed or revolution and ruin avail
It. Let Vio,o.;ss head be- gsited by her heart snC
the people OF England will assert their right. 81
sally that ths,s .oice viii be s1prsns even bsi9rl
either they or rbs government are awars of it.
"sss
The ABOLITION PLOT AGAINST VIRGINIA
II in the Yankee characte. there is one trait cor
splcuous above every other, after love Of money,
Il. unmitiga,ed inpudence. Oi course, there SRI
hundreds and thousands Of exceptional instance
among the Northern people, many Of whom are a
liberal, bospitabe, chivaric aad refined as the mos
fas,idious teachings Of Southern education could TO-
cu!cate. But the sbolitl,n clements OF Northern
society present tina. people In an aspect rosl unen'
viabe-a contemplate cariea,urs 10 fact, Of the re.
spectacle portions Of the citizens Of the non slave,
holding States.
} A few weeks ago il was announced through th
Northern press that project was IL contamination
!or purchasing immense botiea OF land in Virginia
and colonizing certain sections OF the State will
white lsborers from the North. under the auspice
and especial guardianship OF Mr. Ell Iheyer o
Massachusetts, ".he pioneer In the Northern Kansa
emierant aid movement" Southern Journals, With
out regard party entered protest. and with wore
Of earning TO the projectors and prospective prose
cutors of the plot against our Institutions our domes'
tic quietude and peace. We tteasd it then q; mere
oragssrdisn, or at bsst, nothing more than vsiona-
ry s,raagsm OF the abcllonist', which they would
never have the temerlty to attempt.
But, In the New York Herald Of Monday, we rud
le,ter from this self s,ms Mr. Eli Thayer, pioneer
in the Northerp Kausa, EnisFant All movement
accompanied with an editorial TRADE relative 70 the
relief rosuscta,on and regeneration OF va Vrg'
MA" Nr. Ell Thayer assures Mr. james Gordon
Bennett that it is their purposs to be strictly
bu,nos, org.n;z s,on;" that they will "abde by the
Iaw,. State and Ns,ional;" and " adhere with won
derful tenscity to the Constitution and the Un'on
or oourse; and Mr. Jams. Gordon Bennett says
ri, is only by the re- colonization OF Vlrgois by free
white man, vomsn and cbiliren--snd plenty OF
tb,m-tbst tho State con bs re.usc!tated, regenera.
ted and disen,hraed." Mr.. Eli Thayer, pioneer
In the Northern susas Enigtaut aid movement
proceeds to say:
w. shall NOT bs nnidated. We are not thai
lz;nd of neopl- when good dvidends are at stake
In defiance of danger We SEND OUT Whaiesnps 10 'he
Northern Ocean for money we seno our mission
aries among canaibss tor principle we nave as-
Aed all pnriIs even in sending tfs Gofpel 10 inc
heath.n without The incement Of pecuniary gam
bu. with that inducement fns acspe OF fIrtu'I !,
"wil have free course-will run and oe s!or'ned'
Il ,h=rs nothing in tia, language to Justify tn:
people Of virginia;n anticipating an 'nraac OF Aoo
l,onists In th. yuise OF the Yankees, VITO propose
N cuns amongst us as strictly business ofSaniIa
,;on7n su.h diss-Inrators Of the "GosPsl OF
Fr..dom" would best consult their own com
comfor, by remaining a. home and preaching from
Northern pulplis Mr.. Eli Thaser' "'he P'ouesr il
tbs Norbsrn Kansas Engrant Aid movement
exurs,,s, The opinion that in The counties OF Western
Virginia which are essentially free, there will be II
inducemeut for him and biz coonlsts 10 'ei'e' ou
,bst ,,.;r "chanoes will be much bs;tsr in Din*id
die, Southampton, Accomac aud o'ner e1nauS'e
Eastern Counties" where they "can obtain iand 10
f,o,. sa 20 IS per acrs-suoh bsiog The average pric
ir .,e, localities where the slaves are majority
the population"
r. Dloviddie, Accouao and Southampton are 'h
eesoted Iocali,is, Of SIR. Eli Thayer pioneer in tn