Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-31

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bohtihlet Nliioh thp siAlacst ehRnge To hs ipesed
mqhehrs ami is how tiid law Of Gid GaHfe EcrcS
tduk VIII th4 i3Itl mon. ~ UtcFSAfliN fllplNS
RgcriIli degrees of &oihriice tn Ithe tdrPnlh4ndg-
tioss dfi TIE HEAD pf The demrtpeht- llind Atd
Hnrcltcting confidence, Yltli bNqlHqes dll 1aila-
zion dRfreysiQn but that iihGtsl anil ntelgclf con
1dthtf, which IS accorded tg SIecl stihties and pc
puhr opportunities oil ihiGrindtOhs and wiidf Pre-
hposes ne ndtoFteqive cqtdilllE the suggestidls
of oq who, by RiSpoS itDE, has bdeh ehgagGd Ia Sch
StldieS and nnfSFeIl thdSG 3ppottlhities-
j. hhF been strangely cliEntel u tho distinguished
aehiRpNn %hd nu% ptiUpiI$ The position 81 Se&rc
I.F L..
such I3t ltSb To- .Gr sunleirGtli rghIcrsl9R Win
general principles. One wdnld EllPfSd tilat Nc nnt
suit cbId b. BETTER calculated to nipRrt just and
qdctfld\ knoElrylgq NJ thf ptinfpldsG Of enFfeSGy
and Fuepe2 tirsb tlnt b{ irtrQhaht WHO had boon
enBhstd In tie OPERATIONS qi an extensive trlde-ley
f3Td&h tridg The freo gtGaies ttlanrlal ihniSiefs
Ant 4njcri&a Bas.eyfr had pere merchants linhet
fdrrik, ;he great inaDeier ef tie Revolution, is gt
Fn1a4 Ia have bePn mcrehanh. AleNandtF Ifalhfl- \
ton WIS REARED ina cPiTpdg,hpu4e, aad efen a36 NJ
youth, directed the operations Of ihre conltrainl
aud g. tllc early habits and exEari-
ellcp Illus alIICl Ne ayS, dSIIbtlcSk, Pm grrqt dt- 4
gree irlcMtd for the Brilliant SUCCESS OF lbs lhtufe
uiTiRi cs'ffef. Albert Ghilatin khdie fame stands
next On tie ro Of AhttiGan innlcidrs, IN nntlcf-
ytpod TO hgyp commenced Ms &arpdf III tbs ttyy in
stating anh scEtGgs lhG accounts ofa iotGigp .mtr-
cant fe Uorso Ssth bid n,atG large advance to the
State OF Virginia during TIE wpr of th& RevolriEon.i
pc VIZ am 10 England, We shall fnl that, although
le aiS6ciaticd tienits OF that GOVERNMENT has kcpt
merGBantS rdn thR frG5 Iair Of bllrial posi- jns,
tic knowledge tho sliih, Che eHEghtened Judgment
aI6 experience pf iuctpdits, as hli,iphchcc Behhl
The JiitiistqrSgrGlttE thei the ministers themselves,
h.ve&Yer SNpediHf guided Lle iqaTeiii aisnilisita4
lion ~ the county,. William Patterson, qIlertladt,
Is d ln1Iu To- tia,r furnished to Montague tic brill
liant inauct minister Of Wililm the Third tn. jlan
~ it Baui< az llglapd, a1d iohaTo 'couN4cIltlahd
Hcl lin ~ the cat'tls0nenl pf Dis ceclr%ttd Fund
my l"teq. Al 2 lster ptrio Nlrn al those novel 4
aid iiiiGit questions 6f e llrrphNy lrGse out of
thq slSpehtiot oftaahpayf nuus Ay si Bai, Of EGg-
lal ID lI5T and ybra cribtl 6 twgntyLsx years con
riHHt ta pazze and plreltN iin;terlj It va, Thorn
ttU, amerd6d, Fhp BdsIhi tiudhi " llbcriorc", aud
IAFH iiicsydQi agaj5ei Nhd, by iicir ablo writings
% DePSf e+qdltaAd ihG cuiTency, and by THEN per-
SIaladyiCe tf'ldput tlic cu;rby which the Govern
nitri naNe ts wtE tntodqb tis a5yriuth of dicul-
tiG&th WhiEk L was cntatged.
patFrfqNc is the. Eruutry iron which We may de-
rive tbd most useful lessons subjects of TIL kind
II ii lcrcthaS tic science of administration scncr-
8ys E;nd u! ,fndicial administration well every
ohG1, has BEEN carried to its highest perfection and
this thc English thcmsclvcShavc admitted said Mr.. |
Ryl3, by sending, during the period OF his first resi-
dcHft there, distinguished commission (which the
present Lord Clarendon was q member to study and
copJ many parts of the French system Of finance
In that country the spirit Of democracy is allied TO
that cf monarchy and there has consequently been
no obstacle, in England, to the introduction of
into the highest places OF official trust for
N men lltT ldlchlN anu experience tlldllUcu tlen
Colbert, th; great financial minister of Louis the
Fourteenth, whose administration OF twenty odd
years series Of financial prodigics achieved by
superior SIX and ability, was taken by Cardinal
Mazarin out of counting house, and first made in
lendunt, aud then controller general o. finance
Ncckar the renowned tnanc, minister Of Louis the
was a banker and in more recent times
Latite CaSinir PcFicr and Fould have been suceS-
siyely taken from the walks of commercial life 10 fll
with honor and distinction the highest positions,
financial and political, under the constitutional and
Imperial governments of France.
But it is said that merchants not apt to be suf
fciently acquainted with general principles to con-
IN the finances Ola nation. ii is difficult said Mr..
RWEs, TO conceive how an intelligent mind could for
any Length OF tic have been occupied with the great
concerns Of foreign commerce. without mastering all
hose principles and combinations of finance, which
are applicable alike to the moueyCd operations of
Government and of great and extensive commerce.
lie iHly recognized the importance of sound and
clearly defined general principles; but it must be
borne IN mind that Statesman, ln Inc mutable and
diversified contingencies Of public life, often finds II
necessary To modify general principles in applying
hcm 90 particular circumstances. The greatest OF
modern Statesmen has told MS That there is an essen
al difference between the province of a Statesman
md Professor "a Statesman, he says, .'dilers
rom Professor in an University. The latter has |
D ly the general view OF society. The former has
Number OF circumstances to combine with those gen |
raj IDEAS and TO take into his consideration. A
statesman losing sight Of principles, is to be
guided by circumstances and judging contrary to the
of the mOment may ruin his country
f5rever!"%
The same idea has been strkingly and happily ex-
pressed by an admired writer the modern historian
Of England, whose words may well be cited on the
present occasion "Thc perfect lawgiyer and adj
he says, "is just temper between
The mere man Of theory, who can see nothing but
general principles, and the mere man of business,
who can nothing but particular circumstances"
Every candid observer among US, said Mr.. RivcS
looking at things in the light OF experience, must
admit that it is the speculative and not the practical
element which has, for the most part, predomnated
in Che character of our public men. We have had
ingenious theorists, splendid orators metaplysi- |
clans, doctrinarcs. What we now want are admin
istrators--CarnOts and CoIberts-men who can draw
forth and organize in haianonious proportions, all
the laient energies and resonrces of tine country