The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-02

life as Tory and an obstructive, and M
matter under whom or with whom he act
ed, has been consistent, all through, In
| opposing progress. Lord John Russell
the present Foreign Minister, is UNI
friendly to the United States, as his
whole conduct, officially and personally,
has shown; we need not go for proof
beyond his recently published cores
pondence with Mr.. Adams But, while
Palmerston was Premier, there was GER
tain curb upon Russell. Ever since De-
cember, 1851, when, at Russell's instiga-
| ton, PalmerstOn was summarily dis
missed fromthe Foreign Secretaryship-
on the ground that he corresponded
with British ambassadors in foreign
countries, without previously submit
ting what he wrote to the Queen (which
meant, first to Prince Albert, and then
to the Premier for the time being)-the
proper rule has been that all such des-
patches shall be supervised before they
are transmitted to their destination. No
doubt Lord Russell's recent letters to
Mr.. Adams were carefully examined by
Lord Palmerston before they left the
Foreign Office. If it be asked why Pal
merston did not curtail Russell's YER
bosity and correct his bad grammar, we
can only say that the aged Premier
would have made point, no doubt, of
permitting his dear little friend and
manikin colleague to follow the example
of DOgberry. While Palmerston re-
manned in office, Russell was under a
certain check. But, who will succeed
Palmerston as Prime Minister? AWhig,
of course, and Wing official at that
Out of the present Cabinet of fifteen no
blemen and commoners, who might be
named to run for the Queens Plate, all
but three would probably be Withdrawn
or scratch ed" These three are Earl
Russell, Earl Granville and Mr.. Glad.
stone. The first of these was Premier
for six years, having succeeded Sir
Robert Peel, in 1916, and continuing in
power until February, 1852, when his
Ministry broke up, by hostile vote of
the House of Commons on a motion by
Lord Palnnerston, whom he had dis
missed few weeks before. Lord Rus
sell, now in his seventy-fourth year, is |
too old to become Premier. He is also |
too slow, too much opposed to change,
too inimical to what would increase the |
power of the people. The COMPETE
ton would be between Earl Gran
vile and Mr.. Gladstone. The first |
Of these, an active man of fifty,
with tolerable abilities, considera-
BILE official experience, enormous
wealth, and aristocratical connections
which extend to nearly one-half of the
peerage, is understood to be the person
whom Queen Victoria, if the point be
referred to her, will prefer seeing at the
lead of her Ministry. 1t is we'll under
food that, like several of her family,
Victoria likes to have the peerage large
y represented in the Cabinet, and
would gladly see a nobleman holding
he office of Prime Minister, which real
y is a Viceroyalty over the CROWN
Popular opinion, however, may press
Mr.. Gladstone prominently forward as
Palmerston's successor. Mr.. Gladstone
IS fifty-six years old, vigorous in body as
in mind, shrewd, learned, oratorical,
bold, and a business man. He is wealthy,
100. His colleagues, who probably
'neer at his lowly extraction Just as
Canning and Peel were sneered at by
heir official associates), would not
esire to have him installed as their
eader. But if Mr.. Gladstone becomes
PREMIER, there would be, in almost SOW
reign power, clever, brilliant, reso.
ute and determined opponent of the ]
Union elementinthis country. With the
Foreign Minister and the Premier both
nimical to the United States, the {
hances of maintaining peace will soon I
eclineto zero. The popular voice may
all for Gladstone, but there are several
oncurring causes why the Queen may I
ot regard that call. First, because roy |
lty, jealous of being dictated to, she may
ut choose to accept peoples man as E
remier; because Mr.. Gladstone's father +
as tradesman; because, in or out of |
flee, he has been little of q cOurtier; I
acause he is too friendly with Napo-
on, the imperial "brother" whom her +
ajesty so cordially dislikes and be- b
use he is too liberal on some great |,
'blic questions for the political feel !,
g of Windsor and Buckingham Pal II
e, Osborne House and Balmoral AS Il
matter of course, the Queen is sur o.
unded, on her privacy, bya canaariNa, G. g
crinoline government-the wheel q,
thin wheel-regulating her policy;
nich, indeed, is but carrying out the
vice of her uncle, Leopold, of Bel r
I'M, not to allow the people to have too h,
lch power. Mr.. Gladstone being the II,
a ola slave importer, naturally sympa- Of
lied with the South during. orr LATE :.