The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-18
BALTIMORE.
THURSDAY, MARCH l9, 1858.

Cail me not olive until You see me gathered,
Is the sententlous saying of the Spaniard and the
proprety of not counting ones chickens before they
are Matched is suggested in an English proverb of
similar import, and familiar application which we
commend to the consideration of the wise pundits
OF the press who specializing upon the probable
policy of the English Ministry, and the effect
OF the accession of Lord DERBY to the Premiership
upon the politics of Europe and the interests of the
United States. The question remains yet to be
solved whether the Tories will be able to keep the
places into which they have accidentally stumbled
Lord DERBY certainly has not achieved GREAT
ness in the present instance, but had greatness
most Unexpectedly thrust upon him, and his eleya-
ton to office proves not that the English people
love Toryism more, but PALMERsToN less. The d.
VISION IN the House of Commons which gave the
e"uP-de-grace to the late ministry, and brought
LORD DERBY into power, took place upon no great
question of ministerial policy but turned upon the
isolated point, whether in matter involving the
national honor, Lord PALMERsroN had displayed
the pluck and resolution which England expects
from her statesmen The House, re-echoinc the
sentiments OF the people and the press decided that
he had not and his resignation of the seals of Office
followed, as matter of course. The explosion of
few bombs at the door of the opera house. in the
Rue LIE Pelleter of Paris, was therefore the lucky
accident to which more than to any increased con-
hdence on the part of the English people, either in
MS administrative abilities, in the principles of
MS party, Lord DERBY owes his present elevation.
ORsINI failed to kill the Emperor of the French but
ne most efectually killed the Premier of England.
The blow, unsuccessfully aimed at the life of the
former, proved fatal to the political fortunes of the
latter, for with all Lord PALMERsToNs wonderful Vi
Vacty and vgor both ofbody and mind it is scarce
ly to be expected that the old man of seventy-four
VIII live long enough to repair the damage which
his popularity has sustained or that the reyolu-
TONS OF the political wheel will be rapid enough to
afford him chance of trying his hand once more
However, though PALMERsToN is out, Lord DERBY is
not quite In at least his hold upon the rens of power
IS by no means firm nor his seat in the saddle Sc
cure. There are slips between cup and Lip which
have befallen his lordship before now. and caused
him to lose the precious advantages which chance
mas thrown IN his way. His luck has never been
very profitable luck. The Tories are proverbaIly
the ''Mlcawbers" of English politics. always wait
ing for something to turn up; perpeually indebted
10 accident for whatever opportunities they may
ENJOY of tasting the sweets and experiencing the
dscomforts of official life and invariably in tho
end compelled to resign their places from sheer ina
biity to keep them
ms has been Lord DERBY's experience He was
called to the premiership in 1852 and had to re-
sign IN less than twelve-month; he was again in
vited to take office in 1855 and the painful recol
lechon OF his former experiment being still fresh in
his mind, he had the wisdom to decline. Now
IN 1858, having somewhat gotten over the chaprin
oecasioned by his failure in 49, he boldly UNDER
takes to govern England, with a mere handful of
supporters thinly dotting the ministerial benches
Whlle those OF the opposition are crowded with
'ne Liberal party, arrayed in uncompromsing hos
uhty 10 MS government, and with the scanty but
brilliant band of Peelites, holding aoof in suspi-
clous neutrality, if not in secret enmity. Under
such circumstances, Lord DERRY's lease of power
must necessarily be short; in fact he is but fem
ant at suferance, dependent for continuance in Of
nee, not upon the support which he NAV be able to
rally 10 MS measures, but upon the inability of his
opponents to unite their superior but discordant
forces upon any one line of opposition, and certain
to be elected the very moment when ceasino 70
Wrangle among themselves, the Liberal majority
that now submits to be governed by the Tory mi
nority, shall rebel against this unnatural order of
things and, sinking all petty differences, ioin in
one common crusade against a common foe. Rev
olutions never go backwards and the people Of
England are not likely to return in the wear 1888
to the exploded dogmas and obsolete measures of
by-gone days. Lord DERBY and the party which
he leads belong to former era; their PRINCIPLES
have grown out of date and their favorte schemes
OF policy have long since been stranded upon the
lee shore OF Parliamentary opposition, and the
whole party has been left high and dry by the re-
ceding tides of popular favor. A sudden ssAood in
the tide OF politics has loated them off temnora.
rlly INTO the open sea of official and ministerial re
sponslbilty, where we think the experience of for
mer administrations, and the present aspect of ex
istng parties portend speedy and disastrous ter
mlnahon to the voyage upon which Lord DERRY
has with so much temerity embarked. To start
upon long voyage in leaky vessel, or with
hostile and mutinous crew, would be regarded 40
an act of more than ordinary hardihood. Lord
DERBY has done both, in assuming the functions of
First Minister of a Tory administration with q
Wing and Radical majority in the House of Com
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