Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-23
FRIDAY, sEPTEMRER %, 1853.


when il became what was facstiousy designated his
najesty's opposition.
The Parliamentary Reform bill placed in ofice
what was called the Reform Administration, the
mOst powerful and firmly seated cabinet which Eng
land had seen since the days of WILLIAM PITE
After this administration had completed its work Of
Parliamentary Refoi nation, in which, except in the
House Of Peers, Opposition was reduced to she'd
on, the train Of circumstances began to be evolved
which viii always in a free State gradually develop
strong opposition party an element in the body
polite Inthe reformed Parliament the Tories were
in decided minority, and at first their psrliamen-
tary tactics limited to earnings at the details
of their opponents administration Here let il be
observed that the stronger government is the more
likely such tactics this TO be successful for
in the first place, senss OF security renders the
government careless and besides, the very posses
sion Of power has tendency TO excite jealousy
aud suspicion in the Anglo Saxon mind. Added
to this, the libeTaity Of the siructare Of Par
Lament had Introduced into lie RANKS a school
of politicians called the Radicals, who desired
to csrrsy out Democratic principles to q much
greater extent than the Administration was pre-
pared TO go. When these got in an iI!-humor the
the support of some resolution or motion adverse to
the Government,-tO be sure they were more oppos-
ed than the Administration to the extreme
views Of Rsdeslism,-but it was iheir principle to
have prinsiple they were simply THE OPPOSITION,
and il a measure resolution was calculated to
embarras the Government, that its all sufficient
Recommendation. But differences arose in the Ad-
ministrsion, another frequent result of too great
feeling Of security; as the Democrats of
Mississippi having Wings to quarrel with, get up
differences among themselves, and quarrel with one
another. An important topic of quarrel was a
difference to the extent 70 which the principles of
Catholic Emancipation should be carried out, wheth-
not the rights of Catholics in Ireland should
in al respects as well in regard to Parliament
airy suffrage, be placed on an equality with the
PrOtestants this question led to the succession of
Lord GARY, the Premier, and afterwards of four
more very influential nobemen from the Wing ranks,
smOng them Lord STANLEY, now Earl of Derby
These secessions weakened the administration
and diminished the number of its supporters that
mRneuvre Of the Opposition was soon after enabled
TO put il into minority, and so Robert PEEL form
ed what was called CONSERVATIVES administration;
the party being DESTROYS of having The unpopular
title Of Tory forgotten. We have an Opposition
in America which changes its Dsmes still quicker,
as they beoome sooner unpopular. During the short
periods while PEEL was in Office, his two great ad
Vantages were that he was the best administrative
officer in the country, and be had principles the
measures he introduced, were sufficiently liberal,
so far as they went TO command the support Of his
political opponents, whe bud principles, and cOnsd-
md To- II :
it came from an antagonist; but the time was COM
ing when distncs issue had TO be made; the
doctrines of free trade we're very rapidly gaining
ground, and the restrictions upon the imports-
tion Of articles Of food were the most prominent
Here it became necessary for PEEL and the conser-
NATIVES 10 take up ISSUE and here also the Yield
ing policy would have been adopted sooner than it
was, but PEEL though sprung from the people, vas
the champion and prOegee Of the aristooracy, VITO
believed that their rent rolls would be be diminish
edi the duties foreign produce we're repealed:
As agitation the subject increased however, and
the Irish potato famine compelled temporary re-
mission of duties, il found that the old restrie-
tive policy could not stand; now was repeated the
cid game Of tho Catholic Emancipation Bill Prir-
epes give way to the necessity Of holding Of
nee, hlN b. bctvElf pIoltGtluu 70 uAlNe produce,
which had been the foundation doctrine Of the Con
sentative administration, the leading issue with
the opponents was abandoned, and a complete alb |
clifton of the restrictive system, a complete adop
ton of the principles of free trade in regard to
timber sugar and everything else, as, well as corn,
vas adopted as a Government measure by the very
Dsriy which came into 61Rce for t6e purpose Of op
posing free trade principles.
So true has it been that TIE Reforming party,
whether il or out Of Office has been the ruling ell
enent prescribing TO their antagonists, even wnen
by party msnenvers they had got the reins of Gov
ernnent in their hands, the principles on which
they should conduct the Government,-w the
Conservative party never attained power except by
Q decided abandonment Of their own principles and
the adoption Of these OF the Reformers
The present Opposition, headed by Lord DERBY
in the House of Peers, and Mr.. DTsRAgLI in the
Commons, is composed Of that portion Of the Tory
party which refused TO 90 over with Sir ROBERT
PEEL to the doctrines ofFree Trade Though they
held out on this principle they have since play
ed the no-principle game with but little scruple
and with some success; practising the old ruse of
watching for divisions in the Liberal party, and
now and then combining with men Of the opposite
with whom they have nothing in
cOmmon-to put the Liberals in a minority.
The last mansuvre of this kind by which they put
their opponents, then in office, in a minority, and
so got their places good illustration Of Opposi-
ton tactics, and will prepare US for the parallel to
be furnished tomorrow in the American Opposition.
Il was shortly after the attempted assassination
Of LOUIS NAPOLEON by some Italian indictments
The plot lesdiug to this crime had been matured in
some obscure foreign boarding house in London
After it's discovery the French Emperor through his
foreign minister, made some representations to the
British Government As TO the necessity Of some in
Sensational law to prevent oonspiraci.s agsinst one
government from being maturei 10 The territory Of
mother. The government, anxious TO retrieve the
nation from the apparent disgrace of having favored
disreputsble assassination, was disposed to con-
,iy, and there seemed to be considerable uuanmity
N The subject Lords PALNERsToN and Russell, on
be part of the Government, Lord DRRBT and Mr.
JIsRAELI, on that Of the Opposition, ali spoke in
aver Of such a measure ana bill was prepared by c
he government. II was low found that the ex-
rene Radicals and some independent member. Of a
he Government party were opposed to the MEASURE v
calculation wss made, it found that the pnm- n
er Of the dissiients uaed with that of the regular
opposition party, enough TO put the govern II
nent in minority. At the last hour the Oppos.- S
ion we're ordered face about and vote against the
,easure in favor of which their leaders had spoken
nd the government were beaten, and few days il
forwards the Opposition we're again in office for
short period. v
The no-principle system, however, which placed +
hem in oiIio was shortly TO he tbeii ruin. They
rere afterwards beaten upon motion Of Lord JOHN P
lUssELs in favor Of extending the political suf- q
rage among the ng classes. a graphic des- v
ription Of the dcba on this measure, taken from
n English Revue ", is coed illustration Of the Ii
eplOrable results Of The no-principle system. =
In the course Of the concluding debate no ground CT
TSs sug gUsed even by the Government themselves il
Thy sny should oonfie in them The FIRE Of per g
onslity and irvcctvu, which was smartly kept up r
or four nights, family masked, under its noise and in
moke, tie Consciousness Of hopeless position. | Of
hey were without policy, Without principles ! to
lithout opinions without intentions Fo: the al
our 10 catch struggling VOTE they were content sd
0 be accused o. or suspected Of, given credit of