New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-18
NEW MEN IN OFFICE.

From The London nJreP
The Government o. Lord Derby has cerH.ny
the advantage of fresh blood. !, contains many new
men, some Of them Of decided promise. lhe Loru
Chancellor is not, indeed great equity Iswyer pu'
he is active and able with ondness tor iegisaon,
which il diverted from the task OF tornentng
and Jews into a mole worthy channel, may De OF eA
cellent service 70 the State. He IL also hhely 10 DC
popular President Of the House Of Lords aud dlgn
ted chief Of the Legal proiession Loid Sl'nie! !Ia
man Of sbi and application; his ollLions on COLO
nisl matters those Of the new school when Sr '"
Noesworth may be said 10 have founded, and NE mas
taken the trouble 20 subject them 10 the test Oh rae
General Peel il the new Minister Cf whom We can say
least becsuse know least about him. but be Is at
any rate a new man. and in new position may throw
off the udices Of his class and profession o Wnch
alone We have hitherto known him. Out OF the Cabinet
there are several appointments from which the p1bhc
NAV hope something. Lord Carnarvon is Under
Secretary for the Colonies and though the school OF
earnest young noblemen has not given us anything
very extraordinary as yet, still Lord Carnarvon may
be considered a. neopbyte of very fair promise
Mr.. Hardy, Lord Hardinge and Mr.. Sotheron Est
court may also be expected 10 learn Their business
and TO add TO the number Of politicians endowed with
that muchvslued attrbute-Offclal experience Inc
Lords OF the Treasury and OF the Admiralty a-e
mostly new men of character and ability Mr.. CAIRNS
the s. lictor General, is Chancery bsrrister, who
has his way at an esry age to the nrst rank IN
hs profession and may look forward 10 the highest
legal destnies. On the whole, it must be allowed
that Lord Derby has made good selection from the
Of his followers. q,
What would not the Liberal cause nave gaiIed
had any Premier had the or the will thus to
90 forth into the political highway and BRING IN those
whom his own better Judgment Indicated as the f;tes
nenl Even though official experience might have
been offended at the slight yet the cnoice OF al occs
sioral new man would have been gratifying 10 the
country, which would expect that some originality
and breadth Of view would be the consequence oi the
bold deviation from routine. But We are sorry To
say that the Lbora party has had no such good Tor
tuIe. Its Constitution does not admit OF IT, IL Is or
ganized like some Eastern race. The Wings are ITS
Levites Its Brshmins, the hereditary possessors OF ell
knowledge and the guardians OF all mysteries. Ihey
have their traditions and their ussges which 1t is not
given to mankind 10 penetrate, much less to
interfere with. Ii s only oy longSontinued IN
vestigation that We are able 10 discover tue
principles on which they distribute office and
administer affairs, and discovery of this kind
ought 70 rank among the revelations OF science. II
may venture 70 guess at one or two political laws
which q series Of observations seems to verify we
would say that it j. principle of Wing rule that every
mnn should if he lives long enough be put into every
Cabinet office and that when place Is vacant, !. Is
wise 10 appoint the most unexpected person from
among those who eligible by having been some
thing else before. Lord Palmer-ton himself Il n mar
of energy, end has shown himself 10 be the csuse o
energy IN Others, yet, from want of will or power he
failed devate from the hereditary traditions Three
years ago he took Office, supported by the Wings, and
by Sir James Graham, Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Sidney
Herbert. The Radical party held sloof and soon the
Peelte trio broke from their allegiance Since tn,
Lord Pamerston has been content to preside over the
himself than traditional politician, but he has been
willing that his followers should be Of the old stock aud
the old type. Perhaps il is natural IN statesman Of
the late Premers age to select men to whom he hes
been accustomed during many years, and whose quail
tes lie knows-nOt the least Important OF those quail
tes being that they not Likely to thwart his policy
but from whatever cause II arose. 1t Is certain that
the late Administration counted than the average
number of men below the level Of decent official ability
The Chancellor, Lord Cranworth, has held his poet
for the term long in these days of five years but the
learI ed lord will hardly be ranked high among those
who have attained to the wOosack. With his jIdc .s
decisions We have nothing to do; but, since be has
been benefited beyond any who went before by the
establishment Of the Lords justices Court the pub
Tic had night TO look for greater vgor IN the prosecu
ton Of those legal reforms of which his ustrOus pre-
decessols had set the example. The first four years Of
his Office passed with but little progress made, and j.
not until the public voice gre loud n remon STRANGE
and the Premier took the matter in hand himself that
the two which superseded the Eccesiastc 81
Courts were introduced and carried through earnest
Lord Panmure is Scotchman and Whig, and in
both capacities he took care OF his friends, and
tsken care OF by them. His qualifications for the
post of Cabinet Minister were not o. the highest
order, nor was there any connection between hm and
military matters except that he passed few years 10
the army at early period of his life. M Labouchere
is very wealthy and worthy gentleman, o.: literary
and ele gant tsste but without application and hardly
suited 10 poe, in which sppli;ato is so much re-
Quired as the government Of 10 dependencies scattered
over the globe. Mr.. Baines IS very good working
man and did very well al the Poor Law Board, but
why be should have been placed in the Cabinet
has ever been able 70 see. OF Mr. Vernon Smith
il is suficient TO cay tha, he admitted his place
~ be beyond his strength by taking 10 part in the
Indian debate. Mr.. Smith, however, has been a
steady Whg all his life and connected with steady
Wbig families. He has risen high, and there s NJ
saving thai be will not rise higher: should the system
continue Il Is the good fortune of these pJiticisns
that they can only be moved by being pushed for-
ward When their heavy wheels in the rut ON es n
sba xaU l.s n hnl s,uis
tber on. OF he ~sy for the passage of lighter traffic
II Necessary 70 force them onward in The old track
til they come to seme high and dry ground where
-hey csr be shupted of. The House Of Commons
csp never get I'd Of The obstruction unit; hss fairly
pushed them UP in,o another place" OfLord Can
ricardo the lae. addition 10 the Palmerstor Cabinet.
we have long since said enough. He has had the
rare fortune of being able, almost urasssted 10 de-
sroy by his mere presence Ministry fortified by
repeated victories and supported by the largest ms.
ilrity known since the Reform Bill.
Such politicians as those We have named cen sinly
add nothing 20 the strength o: Government, aud Il
ever Lord PsmersioD i 20 return 20 poser Il mus.
he AZ the sacrifice o. all these encumbrances That
he was able T. work with them well and q govern
he country efficiently, 81 proof cf s ability; bat
!. = also proof of the excellence Of our Pal nen.-
ary macLiIe and the tnOTolghness with which oue.-
,rs are prepared for legislation by the press and by
pIbic eiscus. on. Lord Paumuie conqueriny tae
Russians Mr. Vernon Smith preserving :n- Empire of
India are v.1esses 10 me streLgth OF :he British
Constitution. We certainly seem able - have reas.
lres without men. Bu. sill tie thing las been car
rei TOO ar the strain cas- been 20 rea:, and the ms
chine has al las; tfokep down. |: the next Liberal
p emier will boldly overthrow me sys,em /: viii be
al tle b., tier for the cour;y ard bimse I: P1re Wig
though he be, e: hin ~ssh OF h!s blue and yellow
.,r,sk Of caste :ear Gs-Ld.r the vail Of separsion
and take hsfa-dozen " :-e mos; shrssd and active
LIBERAL, Ae con Sod in.n b!- Cabinet By 20 DIN. h-
vii fnd the direction If affairs more ossy fr hns=lf
and more sdysr,age.Js {, h- party, he cJur:y and
ios empire .. large.