The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-11

enterprises higher than they stood before.
America in 1870 md 1866.
Letter to Londonsrmesl
on December "a, 1s49 General Taylor the President Of
the United States delivered his to the Thirty
first Congress- extract from II the following passage,
which truais nutandis) you may perhaps, think int
familiar vita the recent correspondence between Mr.
Adams and Lord Russell sDurng the late conflict be-
tween Ausrn and Hungary there seemed 20 be prospcct
that the latter might become an independent natcn
However faint tho prospect at the time appeared
l thought y my duty. in accordance with the
deeply sympathized with the Magyar patriots, TO
stand prepared upon the contingency OF the establish
to welcome independent H,sngary into tho family of
nations. For this purpose infested an agent then in
Europe, with power to declare on, willingness promptly
to sustain it. The powerful ntervealon az Russia in
the contest extinruished tho hope the struggling
Magyars. The United States not at any tins inter.
fer, tho contest but the feelings OF tn nation were
strongly enlisted in the cause, and by the sHerings Of
brave people who had made gallant though ,nsuccess-
full effort To be free"
Captain Halls Franklin Theory.
Captain Halls letter to Mr. George Grswold has tailed
forth another denial this time from Captain A. Yong
who writes to the London Pot -
The narrative is startling rs at first to lead 20 b..
lteve that he had listened TO OF those EsquimauA
legends related please the traveller narrative
tanning details infinitely entered into almost al
once to stamp tho story q fable We ought TO dts.
miss without further thought the account of the feeding
human flesh, which Is as improbable to every one in
the least acquainted with Arctic life AZ II Is impossible
when the distance from the line Of march is considered
The Of the meeting with the white men is laid at
Neitch lee, correctly stated to be the shnus Of
Bootha but at least five hundred miles from where Hall
dates his letter Now, DR. Rae only forty
miles from NeitchIl,lec in May, 1854 travelling
with the natives and gaining all information
from them and McClIntock, with an interpreter,
travelled from the Fox within sixty miles OF the same
place In the autumn OF 1883 and again In the spring OF
1859 making every possible inquiry and as all the ma
tves gave the same account-that the white men
marched towards the Fish river and did not rcturndocs
4 not
to have reached him five hundred miles In another
directicn The natives told McClinock that they had
visited the Erebus and Terror until after they
abandoned and the story OF the cousin having recog
nzcd Crozcr and the three men whom he had seen one
year beorewhen the ships were In the ice certainly APP
pears doubtful Then TO the swords-a naval sword
would be the last thing Arctic traveller would encum
Der VIM ad sms WIN I'M nSa co asT
the Fish river Is 1t likely that they would aeain turn
northwardS The whole account therefore, ought TO be
received with great caution and, until we hear more
ought not 10 dwell with too much reliance on this
painful narrative.
The Ministerial Troubles.
DEFECTS or THE BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM.
The London Times Of October Is again asks why II Is
that this great nation which 20 full OF genius with
multitudes of OF the highest education, and with
unmatched administrative ability, should have no alter
native but Earl Russell for Premier II is At loss 70
know why tho oldest and frees OF communities Is
duced Hobsons choice There Is not dcarth Of poll
teal ability, for the standard was never SO high but IAN
evil tradition keeps few men In the highest offices for
life This should not be. The government OF the coun
try IN almost entirely in the upper House. and
the Premier will belong 10 IT, Nobody but MT Gladstone
and the under secretaries will be LEFT In the peoples
House TO explain the proceedings OF noble lords in
sanother place" With such state Of things the Tnei
does pretend 10 DO satisfied 1--WE cannot look upon
the present arrangement as longlved, and we would
therefore, all the earnestly cntreat MT. Gladstone
/ TO study prudence and afAbty little moro during
i the ensuing session, 70 remove the doubts OF The
i timid respecting his policy, and TO approve him
/ self a hitting man for the government OF this
empire n he will also do his best to attach to the gov
ernen and to bring into prominence the rising ability
OF the House. which II has been the policy OF the whig
connection to repress he will render an nvauable ser
vice TO the country The state 'cdnf nero blood we are
not all eighty years old and though the repeal OF the
Test and Corporation acts was, no doubt a very fine
thing yet OF interested In matters Of some
what later date. Men Of forty and fifty are surely
mature enough for oce, and We will venture 70 thinh
that they have truer OF the wants OF the age thar
those whose minds and tastes were formed in bygon'
| generation"
/ MORE LrBRRALIeM WANTED.
| The London Nsps Ia somewhat OF the opinion q,
the Times and declares that the inconvenience Of thu
present ministerial situation cannot long remain unno
tccd for the position Of the in the House
Commons 10 unsatisfactory. government which wishes
lead people must be brought face 70 face with tn
people, and the House Of Commons u the only pinc
| where this end can be constitutonally attained Blu
still the Daily NsCs Gays II Is not IN ocia circles aon
that dearth Of politicians 10 felt 30 y goes on pr
scribe remedy Tho hrse condition o. supply OF ires
blood for the composition OF the administration mutk
~ restoration AZ and vSQovcss ~ 70 ne pos'fy
Ae t0syal pony 80 long a. the army lover way
time In garfscn canno4 wonder gets no rsorult
but let the leaders only take the nsd and there will
20 lack Of soldiers 70 rally round the old s'andaTna
III now PALrHRsroN n MISSED.
The London Spsufdtor joins the Tvsss and the Dat
] N.as ~ oharsiua 10 lord Rusaells Cabinet 4 Paine