, 1863-02-19
pALmE{STON,S ORGAN.

The London Morning Post is generally
TO be the organ Of the British |
Government; but more properly speaking
it is, and has been for years, the srccia
mouthpiece Of Lord Palmerston, who vents
through its columns the feelings and senti-
ments which it would be imprudcnt for him
to utter, either in the Cabinet or the House
Of Commons.
1t is IN old trick Of this hoary statesman,
who, with the intellect and the heart of
Satan, las conducted the foreign affairs Of
England for upwards OF forty years, TO make
the irresponsible 'aee" Of the Post
futher ell lis spleen and malice against po-
liticA measures to wAichhe is opposed, OF
against governments which have tAwarted
lis designs or rendered themselves obnox-
ious to his foreign policy. But it is not
oflen that he wears so thin q mask or cx-
DOSES the cloyen foot with such bare fnced
shamelcssncss as he does in recent article
on the Presidents $ auti-slavcryproclanation,
which VIC find in the leading columns ofthis
paper. We all know that Lord Palmcrston
is no friend to this country, and that he has
decided prejudices againstthe popular form
Of goycrnmcnt which obtains here, uul
the consequent free and easy manners OF
the people, who cannot for the life
Of them, nuke 'Gsh" Of q Lord
and "flesh" Of a Commoner! We
remember also the many taunts to which
he las treated us, both in his official char.
actcr and in his altcr-dinner speeches; uos
have We forgotten the malicious chuckle
Of triumph, whercwith ut some Lord 31ny.
ors Festival lc pointed to the Bull Run
disaster, as Proridcntial rebukc to our
national pride; calling, at the same time,
with an nir ofinsolent, jeering. and patron,
izing superiority, upon fat Aldermen pres
,.ent, and conceited Englishnen every
where, to remember that there was grcat
difference between disciplined British sol
dicrs and a mere mob Of lawlcss Yankees
with arms in their hands, such as ou
brave volunteer troops proved themselvc
to be, according 10 his statement. in thei
frst great encounter with the enemy.
All this was very unpleasant1y fa1niIa
TO us, and sure and certain indication O
= I,s Lordslip's regards for us, and the kin
Of sympathy which VIC might expect from
him when the occasion presented itself
No doubt also that the hatred of repul
1ican principles is not confined to Lor
Palmcrston, but that it is shared by othc
members Of the British Government, an
BY many Of the titled aristocracy outsid
Its pale, as well as by the old Count
Families. But however decided aud bite
the opinions and feelings Of this clas
OF persons may be, their sense Of prophet
begets in their dispositions sort Of moi
csty which puts restraint upon any vii
lent expression of them.
Even Lord Pu1mer*ton, himself, wit.
and unscrupulous blackguard as he is
times, both in the House and clscwhcr
would be ashamed to sechis name appen,
ed in print to speech containing fra
ton Of the malignant scurrility which Il
article in question deals with so abundan
II, against tie President and the Cover
ment of the United States.
So wicked and inhuman IN ouslaush
NC will venture to say, was never befo
made by the Government organ ofany Il
ton upon the Chief Magistrate and Il
Executive of q friendly people. War ar
hate, hate and war, bristle in every line
IL and although it may be powcrless
atsc1 10 provoke lostilities between til
country and Great Britain, there is no mi
taking the savage animus which dictate
It, nor the fierce, unauenchabIe hat trna
its author tc this country.
Perhaps lc is paid for lis hatred: m
hala Secession gold Inns bought lin or
to stir up luminosity aud war between
and his own Government, as Russian "a
bought him to attempt the same trcase
o11s object during the Crimean War,
violating the Foreign Enlistment Act, a
secretly cndcaroring to trap our citiz.
intothc ranks Of the British Army.
80, II would not tc tho first time That
immaculate Lordship-thc bravo Of
rope, and the Bottle Holder Of Matte
a. be once SO pugnaciously dubbed hims
whilst in conference with Peace Ct
mittec--it would not be the first time t
EH:viEin gold had found its way, rs a hr
ino'i; pe clsc>s, rs the Princess Lei