The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-27
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his lectures many NtstIs say tItat u w
tain aristocratc square in London (Beigravia
probabiy) was the last TO adopt the innovation
of gas III ghts All the city besides was reyelng
in excess OF light, but these representatives of
the olden time loved darkness rather than light.
Their fathers had burned wax candles, and tho
surrounding plebians had confined themselves
TO tallow II had been distinction between
the two classes and they held on to the distnc-
ton when the difference was gone. They voted
gas. lights decidedly vulgar, as, doubtless, they
would have voted the sun, could they have
shown that their progenitors had preferred
any other node of illumination.
ANY man who will read the late debate in the
House of Lords, on the Queens speech, will
not wonder at the. stolid' obstinf-cy which set
itselfaganst the introduction of gas-lights into
the arstocratic quarters of the great Metropo-
lis. As the enemies of the new light could
conceive of no mode of illumination less an
cient than the candles which had watched over
the noe turnaI reyels of their forefathers so the
members of the Upper House appear TO have
admitted no new idea since the reign of George
III. For others, the world has been turning
rapidly on its axis, not 10 speak of several
| flights ii has made around the sun. For tho
House of Peers, ii has been standing perfectly
| still. They seem never TO have heard, that of
late years nations have ceased TO be transferred
| like live stock, from one royal proprietor 10
| another. They suppose things remain exactly
| As they were before the American Revolution
| airy War. They are not less astonishcd ut the
! truths that have been thrust upon their notice.
| than Rip Van Wrinkle was, when he woke up
| from his long sleep TO find The barrel of his
| gun consumed by rust, and its stock half eaten
| spb worms.
| In former days, Lord BRoCGHAM was sup-
| posed 10 BE- a man OF progress; but he has
| fallen into the fault OF all very old men lie
| is ayerse to ell changes. He wishes all things
| even abuses-to remain as they We're when
| ne was young man lie parts with an old
| idea 4 man parts with favorite tree. The
| Italians are spending their best blood upon the
| battlefield 10 drive thalated dynasty ofIIaps-
| burg out OF Italy. That dynasty has been tbs
| source of all their troubles for centuries To
: / rid of it is the dearest wsh of every italian
| heart, next 10 getting rid of the Austrians
| whom they represent. they want n govern
| mpnt of their own Tiny see they cannot have
! A republic. In their eyes. the next best thing
| is 10 have an italian Prince Above all things
| they desire independents of all the world, and
| release from the shame bf being governed by a
| foreign race. EyeryhodE but Lord BEOUGHAN
| and his brother peers can that: but Lord
| BRoUGHAY cannot see ID He thinks il easy to
| settle Italy as the AllRd soyeroigns settled
| Europe at the Treaty 4 Vienna. lie is for
| putting Haps burg at tlA head of new GOV
| eminent for Lombardy, aIu for forcing Italy to
| take him. Government, according to his notion,
| cannot go on unless som, OF the race of the
| Lords Amounted sit upon the throne. True
| the Italians will be sure toFessnt this in terrier
| ence In their domestic affafs but what does
| old-fogyism care for that
| 1t is well for Europe aid the world that
| power is about to pass from the hands of the
l party which represents these old world opin-
| ions both in the House of Lols and elsewhere
l They were forcing England ito a war in sup
| port of Austrian tyranny in Italy rs fast as
| they possibly could. If the vote of want of
confidence had not been so decisive that there
| was no appeal from it, this sumner would not
| have passed before we shoua have seen all
! Europe lit up by the flames otwar. The spirit
| OF III. remarks made by neaJy all the sup
porters of the ministry in thedebate alluded
| to- proves this fact, we think, ncontestaby-
| Indeed, Lord PALHBRsToN, the House of
| Commons, did not hesitate to by that the re-
| sponsblity of the present varies ted upon the
/ Derby Ministry. Like genuine mpractic
! tories of the reign of GEORGE Ill they could
| see nothing but through the ladium Of their
| anti -dallcan prejudices. Tho took it for
| granted that as France had beef Il conquerins
| nation under NAPOLEON /, ii vas to be a con-
/ quering nation still under Marc EoN Ill and
they trace all the compIications,f Italy to the
/ ambition of this latter pocitate. They
never seem 10 have entertainedthe Sigh tost
| doubt that every thing Austria lid was right
| and proper, at the very last moment. not |
| forty eight hours before she selt her famous
| nltimotnM 10 Sardinia, the Chaltellor of the |
Exchequer extolling her digniflei and conciH- |
atory conduct. Apprehending danger only |
from France, they believed tina. they could |
preserve the peace by threatenint her that in |
the event of a rupture they woull DO found on |
the side of Austria. In the meantime Aus |
trim having no doubt that she WOULD receive |
the support of England, had already deter .
mined on war, and even before This famou.
speech was delivered, had conceded Ter Ulti- |
'not"H. Both parties seem 10 have been deceiv- |
ed The Ministry thought there was 40 dan |
ger from Austria. Austria thought herself |
sure OF support from England. The aggreF-
sion which ensued on the part OF Austria seems |
to have taken the Ministry completely by sur |
prise. And yet they had prepared the way for |
II, by Their excessive Austrian prppossassions |
and Franco Sardnian antipathics Ii is true |
the Ministry professed neutrality but it was |
only conditional neutrality, dependent upon |
the Allies combining their military operations |
10 Italy. Ii is well known that Lord MALMgs-
Bury would have considered himself justified |
In sending an English army TO the assistance
OF the Austrlans, If upon defeating them in
Italy the Allies had pursued them into the |
Iyrol to prevent them from taking ad Vantage
OF that stronghold, as IA rallying point for their
shattered forces. But the English people want
ed no such neutrality this. They wanted a |
genuine neutrality-one which was not de-
pendent upon contingency which in the ma
ture of things, was almost sure to happen |
That the DERBY Ministry was not the Minis |
try 10 preserve such neutrality as the nation |
desired, is evident not only from The acts OF |
Lord MALAEsBURY, but from The speeches Of |
Mr.. DIsRAELI and Lord DERBY.
1t Is remarkable that most OF the speakers |
profess great affection for tho Italian people |
they would be glad 30 Italy free, if she |
could free herself If an unarmed population, |
without money, without organization, with /
no recognized head, could overthrow one OF |
he most powerful military despotisms in the |
world-that is If they could accomplish an /
absolute mpossibiIity-these venerable legis- |
lators would Ike glad to see it, But they cam !
not endure to them .lcting like men OF !
sense, and looking around them for the means |
OF success, before they undertake the enter |
prise They very Well know that the unarm- |
Ell and unorganised peasantry of Italy, can do |
nothing against half million of troops that |
Austria can pour at any time into Italy
When therefore they express wish TO see the