Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-02
Tug English papers arc very apt to be loud

CIRCULATION, OF ANY PAPER IN WHEELING.
Tue English papers are very apt to be loud
in their EXPLANATIONS of horror at tho corrup-
ton and bribery going on in the United States
in party politics. We are frequently served
with choice excerpts from the London Journals,
containing solemn lectures to us upon the sub
ject, and one would think from their tone, that
such things as CORRUPTION and bargain and sale
are utterly unknown in that virtuous land. If
any body labors under hisapprehension as to the
happy state of English politics and parties, let
him read the debates in the House of Commons,
and he will most likely rise from their perusul
with less elevated opinions of the dignity and
honesty of English politicians A grave titled
old member Of the opposition, rises from his
seat and filings charges of wholesale bribery in
the face of the Administration; charges that
they have used money to an indefinite extent
in carrying the late elections. He goes even
further than this, for, to make his charge more
specific, he 6ady accuses Lord Derby, himself,
with having subscribed 10000 pounds. for cleo
pioneering purposes. Now, whether such charges
be true or not, they display baseness never
surpassed in this country. If true, the ministry
is basely corrupt; if false, the opposition is
nothing but demagogueism. To balance this
accusation, D'Isracli springs to his feet and pro-
nounces the charge aud all others of the like
kind, made against the Administration, "impu-
dent fabrications."
After several other gentlemen have exhausted
themselves in an indiscriminate onslaught on the
Cabinet, "Little Pam" himself, who all the time
has been sitting back ready to finish up the
victory by grand stroke, mounts the rostrum.
In speech of about the same amount of fair
ness, and very little more oratorica ability than
we hear every day at the bar, he "pitches in,'
and fairly demolishcs the member who spoke
for the government
Really we have just rs little faith in the sim
certify of British politicians as in our own
There is, in fact, more of chicanery and intrigue
practiced than in the United States. There is
perhaps good reason for this. Place is attend
ed with more profit than here. Besides this, the
common people have less to do with the govern
ment; and talk as we will, it is the common peo-
pie who are the salt of our nation. 1t is the
common people that correct the vices and COR
ruptions of the government and of politicians.
1t is the common people whom politicians fear
' AS1 S''S'' Wi SGlAIS'4 IlALGICSGS1 llSS
are bound to fear and respect
What reliable proof have we that Lord Der
by's administration actually was disapprovcd
OF by the popular will? (For that is the Me0ry
upon which it has been displaccd?) Or what
good evidence is there that Palmcrston's new
ministry is really approved by the people,
None, indeed. The overthrow of Derby may
be nothing more than the triumph of party in
triguc 1t may be a victory of politicians only
brought about by unjust and vile means, and
in the face Of the will Of tho people,
Another thing whi,h strikes US as peculiarly
degrading in the Partizanistn of England is, that
the very men who are to be benefited by the
honors and spells Of Office, arc the foremost
ones in heaping reproaches and charges OF a
criminal nature upon their opposition. A candi-
date here, for the Presidency, or for a cabinet
Office, has never yet disgraced himself by en-
terIng the arena of political combat, as stump
advocate for himself. Even MS to our Senatorial
aSpirants, there has never been but one exam.
pie, that we remember of, where candidates have
played the part of their own public eulogisers,
as ministerial candidates in England do. Upon
the whole, there is but little consistency in the
British press lecturing US upon the corruption
of our politicians and their love of office.