Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-19
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FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1858.
The PalmerstOnian Cabinet and the South.

tent than il is here or in the United States ana the con-
,inuanee in Office Of a Government svoWedly hostile to
US il an inalble indication that the sentiments OF good
viii entertained tor Us in that country are exceptional
add purely the result Of sslfnterest. The present
Cabinet is an embodiment OF the Exeter Hall antsia'
very idea to degree scarcely consistent with the pos
si6ity Of a casual combination Of homogeneous poah
cal elements upon az extraneous principle such as anti
slavery Not our Of the whole material Of statesman
ship of which England is composed, could there
be formed CsbiSet so fully representing c anti
sIavery idea as that Of which the present Cabinet Is
made I'D Russell is the very impenonatiOn Of the anti
slavery doctrine OF the Exeter Hall school, and Palmer
ston, though less rantng snd pusitanieal is equally
friendly to tbAs flnatical doctrine.
To imagine that the ruling powers Of England would
hold their anti slavery idess paramount 70 the great
commercial Interests Of the country, hardly consistent
with the proyerbial sel65hnes Of her statesmen. Yet,
such would seem De the case; and are not with
out examples in proof Of the existence OF this strange
iaatuaton WHAT people earth are more avaraeous,
more selfish unscTuPuOus in the pursui; OF wealth
and power than the Yankees. The very name Yam
kee" is the syronymo OF ayArce and seiHshness aud
ambition ITSELF Which, with every noble people, is
smuant TO tie exercise Of the highest and most e1-
allied faculties Of the soul is with them but the spouse
Of avarice, the eorrelsive Of that idea which re-
cards wealth as the sugllna 60RHRt OF life, and The
complement. Of human aspirations. And yet all this
overweeng love Of gain this Unsuitable ayariee, Is by
them held subservisnt 70 their fanatical antslavery
doctrines They would cheat and rob in order to secure
wealth and Immediately after contribute freely OF that
IN gotten : il to promote the cause Of antislayeEy.
Tce,e are many traits in common between these PEG
pie and TIE Exeter Hall fanatics and not the least dis
tinyu;shing Is that which holds all material interests
subordinate 70 their anti slavery preudices. We had
supposed that the ant slavery movement in England
was mere device to break up the late UniOn aud that
shat end having been accomplished, it would lapse into
mere local and harmless crusade destined to flicker
out with the earthly career Of dOtisg old duchesses
and their sycophantc followers. But the ani-slavery
spirit burns to-day in England with much fervor as
it did ten years ago when it was hoped to operate as
the happy medium for the destruction of this Union
Even Roebuek himself with his well known zeal FOR the
cause Of the South dared upon an advocacy
Of the rights Of the Southern CoRfederacy to recogn
lion without the significant publication that the suit
of suea recognition would be the ultimate abolition Of
slavery This is the remarkable when we reflect
that the interests Of the people, in Difference TO whom
tdis qualification was made almost as closely iden
tiled with Us as those Of the people of Lancashire
There il perhaps no department OF manufactures IL
which we are more defective than that which forms the
staple elemen. Of wealth 10 Sheffield and yet Tie PEG
pie Of that city seemed loath-nay, unwilng-to sac
rdee their ansayery p7Cjajces to the promotion OF
eauss the success Of which involves for them perma
pen, source Of wealth. When such pTeulices exist
smOng a people thus interested, what can we hope
from other sections who have no identity OF interest
with usg
From Cabinet Ike that of PAlmerston, constituted
in unison with the prevailing seniment-self the very
source and embodiment of the anti slavery doctrine
we have nothing to hope. The Wing party OF England,
during its whole history has been peculiarly distinguished
for treaehery and want ofstatesmanhke holiness Pre-
Vous to 1916 the main line of political distinction be-
tween aud the Tory party, headed BY Sir Robert Peel
was the Corn Law Qlestion-the former being the Sd-
voeae of free trade; the latter of high tariff At this
period Sir Robert Peel with disinterestedness and
bodness Characteristic Of great statesmen in times Of
emergency, came forward in the House of Commons
and in Difference TO the necessities caused by toe star
walton in Ireland, proclaimed himself the advocate OF
.,radual repeal Of the Corn Laws This movement led
terial change in the persorsl Of the Wing and Tory
PARTIES many Of the former having sided with Peel and
nee rsrsa. Pees scheme was the imposition of mere
nominal tariff for period of thee years. so as to ooVi
ate commercial reyulson which a radical repeal OF
the Corn Laws would render inevitable and at the close
of that period the abolition of al duty upon bread
stnhs
This was bold step; and though in conformity with
the principles Of Russell aud his party, it was lot yet
acceptable to them They would fgn still preserve their
distinctive party characteristics al the risk ofserOus CON-
nereia embarrassments to the country, and not con-
tent with the noble concessions public necessity made
nv his great rival this little bigOt RUSSELL If we stake
moi. sought to effect the total repeal Of these laws at
once He was willing to sacrifice the veal Of his eoun-
try 70 his iuordnate ambition Just as he is now, to sac
rice rs present veal and future prosperity to ianati-
ealidsa. What motive can he have for this persistent
hostility to US other than the Qualification OF bitter
autislavery prejudice? Every motive Ofinterest points
il an opposite direction and yet by strange perveFse
inatuation which is the invarabe offspring Of fanati-
cal unioundsd prejudice, this Russel-fOr he is the
soul Of the Cabinet and from his peculiar relations to
usss Foreign Secretary-gnOres every claim Of justice,
every motive of interest affecting his own country, 10
compass, possible, the ruin Of our vital Institution
-aeWerepeat that we have nothing to hope from the
PalmerstonAa Cabinet except under the pressure OF
some initatory action by France il our behalf The
continuance in Office Of that Cabinet is indicative Of
hs prevalence Of strong adverse sentmsntin England
in regard to u.s. and that its policy finds general acqu-
essence with the English people is evident from the
failure of the Derby party thus far, to make issue with
on that policy. The friendly tone Of the organ OF
that party-ihe ''MOrniDg HerAld"-might well justify
the hope of obtappg some faver at its hands should it
attain to power though when we remember that Lord
Brougha, t arch advocate aud persistent supporter
r,.., IA tha Guiding star of that mar