Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-10
TIE BRITISH MINISTRY AND TIE 0PPo ITIoN
Fryan the Nsv York Times, I'd.

The symptoms Of weakness on the part Of the Minis
try England saving eVry day; and 10 is quito
evident that nothing hus the OF leaders aud ~art
OF policy the part Of the Opp Ison prevents orSs
that wouli result in the ousiing OF tne Palmnsor-
Russell Cabinet Everybody is dissatiysd with the po-
riion held by EGG and IL her reaHvns With foreign
Pc aod her internal condition. though the Gu tom
House returns convey an APPEARANCE OF prosperity, 10
BY no means satisfactory. She hss never recovered the
prestige lost by the Crneaa and eVery opportunity
that has since IN rcd tsof Of doing so has been tued
TO uass in obedience the considerations which no
Er 9Th Minister in these days dares to overlook.
Son-intervention is cheap aud ssfe, bat E1glshmeE
are beginning 10 discover that they must choose be-
tween pe1ce and economy aud predomlnsnc' ABROAD
| Tbey cannot have both ard tbey BIZ no means
nl,ased by the revelation The ouIs to interfere In
The Italian quarrel on side or Other followed by
lam, and impo.en. attempt interfere In the Pdllsn
Quarrel has il is cerain had the effect o. con
ytnciog the German Powers thai England will
interfere in any quarrel for any cause whatever and
IN have acted on tee assumption in Tbs onslaught On
| Denmark The position occupied 0y Lord Rassel in
| this matter Is extremely embarrassing IAN over
Europe q, the Spectator saYI the na1oas are sheer
| ing at the vGre of Eaglsnds fdeadshp ard tue
Worthessness Of Englsnd's mensc.s." England per
suaded almost coecod, the D4nes ine treaty in 1887
she Advised them to cVacuste holsten aud theJ con-
sented: aud she further advised The revocation OF the
Constitution ncludi x the Dlches 10 abe kngd2m,
aud sc.u,y guaranteed TO Austria and Pfossla tnat II
thew euFDeHdcd mArcn or ther armies, THIS roVOca'
lion sscud be incorporated in tao EeB treaty aGd thus
made a part OF the puzzle law OF Europe The D.nts
a.sente TO all this and yst the G rmans narchee,
have occup ed the Du;hiss aud England do not Hovc
Tile public in BngIand accordingly becoming very
rstivs aad the.e strong signs Of reaction against
The policy of non interference Whcl kss ever siIce
1915 been avoWedlJ iaTose ons viii all cl1ees and
as the preseLt Ministry happens Isl now t. Do the
representative OF it, it seems Pre.y certain that auy
| failure t. arrange he Danish mbtogio, in manner
that will vs the honor OF the Danes, will lead 10 Their
de ca. on ho.tils motion, and consequently dicsclu-
ton of Parliament less they should rush into var
bold picy they are, however, hardly key to ADOPT,
even to save their places. B);h PalmsIsoa and Rus
sell are o1 old to b. any logger either eoerlrang or
audacous The reason Earl Russell gave for not TAX
rg up the cause Of Poland With more vlgor was that
Gt his time of life he could undertake tie rss2oa-
sb lily OF conducting cr.tc policy" And M b3dJ
Who rea Is VITA. Pmeraon evan fifteen years ago,
aud sees VIA; he is now but mulI feel ha. age has
begun to make itself felt in hi; brAa az W; al IN his
| Limbs
II they escape overthrow will be du, raher to the
acI that there Is apparently nobody anxious to take
heir places the purp OF pursuing more amoi-
| tous policy