Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-26


There is iu-, nor a pressing demand in England for
be OK tension Of TIC elective franeh sea nearer ap-
roach to tao D-nO-ra,c character o. our government
An those who opposed to Innovations oil 'niS Ainu
aud to their interest to adduce every instance OF the
unfortunate operation Of sysem's indicated oy re-
cent events.
In the British House of Lords the lsth ut Ea'l
Grey made speech on the Reform Bill, in which he de-
voted much attention TO what he considered the alarm
ing OF things ia this country lie referred to the
New fork legislation the qulrrel in Congress- to the
Supreme Court decision TO the Wisconsin railroad cor
upuoa, TO the report Of The investigating committee on
the Navy Yards and to many other we'll known topics
tie also quoted from Mr. Buchauan's Fort du Quesne
letter relative to the growing Of money elections
aud l this connection makes the following revelation
Before leaving the subject OF America, there anoth-
pout which really must mention. stated 10 your
orIsuips that the President VIII the most pra5e"orhy
SPIRIT has written letter 20 caution he country against
the extreme extravaganza which i'm modern tunes ms
prevailed, but au sorry to say that The President Is al
together unable to resist the current because there mas
oaea inquiry into the state of the navy OF the Iheu
States and the result OF that inquiry has been tue Puo
cation of a mass OF documents which 1 am sure no uau
read without the greatest asonishmeut Contracts are
proved % have been hahitualy aid ayOwetiy made TO
v.jutl physician is shown % have been appointed
agent for the purchase OF coal who knew nothing about
coal who did anything in the purchase OF coi out
signing The certificates brought 10 him. and VINO received
the appointment in order share With others the prohts
of the contracts More than this. We have letters
addressed TO the highest officers OF the government
calling them TO grant contracts 10 particular lhli-
vilulls for electiOueeriug purposes. one letter IS
addressed To- Mr. Buchanan himself, urging INN m the
strongest have the contract for the machinery
loon ..sNf rr,fr
dephiJ with view to the election. There no disguise
lt put openly that IL is OF Importance IN the then state
of the election that the contract should be gwen TO tins
particular house appeal 20 your crJsnips whether II
letter addressed 20 the FIRST LORD oil tue Admiral
tv making demand OF that kind, and It were proved
har he had listened to u for moment, he would not, by
the universal indignation all parties IN Parliament and
out of ir be driven from the councils OF the State
Cbeersl But the letter TO winch nave referred bore
This endorsement. The enclosed letter from Col Pat
erson Of Philadelphia is submitted to the attention OF
the Secretary of the Navy. b. (Laughter) Such
corruption produces It's natural effects upon every inter
esq of the country.
Arhis is bad enough, and have no wish to screen
che guilty parties from any oiium which they have justly
iaereI We 10 not regret that the men in this coup-
tv who have been STEPPED in corruption and who have
brought disgrace upon our name, are exposed in En-
gland as vel as here Erglshmen who have never been
here, aud who receive their impressions of Us and OF
democratic institutions only through Earl Grey, will prob
ably conclude that We pretty i0rorn and hopeless
CONDITION. but we are reoicsd 20 know that there are
able and wen informed men in Parliament who will do US
justice and show the bHsh. side Of our national life
ElrIGrsy and his associates should nc. be too quick to
charge upon our institutions evils which incidental
and not necessary Evils which proceed from the cor
ruptou of particular men who have been elevated to Off
cll positions, and which are necessary concomitants
Of dam0cralic institutions.