The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-27
RccOlIcctiGIS- emo
rabie Words and E's:rases la E.,sG.
1ish Politics.

Parliamentary RccOllccti0Ds-Sla enc
rable Words and K's.rases lii Eng.
lish Politics.
The savings and witticisms of Lords and
Commopers, not exactly s0jrtquctS or
sin.teS for individuals, have been numerous
and varied. Most readers will call to mind
some at any rate, OF these flights of ready wit,
condensed cptomes Of matEed experience,
suggestive forms Of expression. Livery
man has his price" was Sir Robert Wal
poles mode of expressing his belief that
bribery ind corruption were almost uni
vcrsal, although his bio"rapbcr states that
the charge was brought not against all poll
ticians, but against those who made very
warm protestations of patriotism. Airing
his vocabulary" was Curran's description Of
adult speech made by n dull member. The
"Begum speech" was The best speech ever
made by Sheridan, and one of the best ever
heard in the House of Commons. It related
to the grievances of begun, or native
princess of India, and was the subject
Of long study and preparation by him. The
dagger scene" was enacted by Burke. A
dagger had been sent from France TO Biz
mingham by the revolutioniSts, with IN or
der Tor large number to be made like il.
Burke having obtained possession OF it for a
time, drew it from under 4 cloak, threw il
down OH the floor of the House Of Commons
iii somewhat theatrical way, aud eyhortetl
his countrymen to "kcep French principles
from our heads and French dayycrs from
our hearts,; but it was admitted Oil all
hands that he Il little overaccd this scene.
Lord Chesterfield claimed to have I" bled for
his country; for brother peer, who had
dubbed a little in surgery, one day bled him
for feverish headache; the titled amateur.
gratifed at his own success, voted as his pa
tient requested in party division in the
House OF Lords. Making the "crown not
worth wearing" was the terse description
by Chatham o. the probable ctlcct Of Il
particular measure. "lf the Ministers per-
severe in misleading the King | will not say
that they can ALLEVIATE tue affections Of his
subjects from the Crowd, bit will affirm
that they will make the crown NOT worth his
wearing Sowing Dragons teeth" had
reference to the later and declining years of
the Irish Parliament. The English Govern
ment proposed to heap new taxes on Ireland
and caused violent commotion in conse-
auence of the proposal. Mr.. burgh, in the
Irish House of Commons, said "England
has sown her laws Isse dragons teeth, and
they have sprung up armed men," "Ail
government compromise" has been lie.
rided as mean and tricky apohegm by ex-
treme politicians; but Burke Lad thought
out his subject when he said: "A'l govern
ment-indeed, every common benefit and en-
joyment, every virtue, and every prudent act
IS Eoundedo on compromise and barter; we bal
ance mconveniences,w we give and take" The
people, our sovereign" 1t was strange to
hear SO democratic Il toast us this proposed
by the Duke of Norfolk at Wing dinner. at
the very time when the French Democrats
were infusing alarm and dread into the Eng.
lish mind; it cost him the lord-lieutenancy
Of Che West Riding. " Hammer it into them"
was FoX's mode Of impressing his meaning
on the attention of the House, by speeches
full of repetitions; but it is believed tha he
thus claimed credit for n defect which he
could not help. "a memory for Jokes, and
Imagination for facts" was sarcastic hit at
the mental characteristics of Mr.. Dundas 10y
Sheridan; the wit had jottcd this downin his
n-te.book long before as capital hit. which
he would use on any favorable OCCASION.
"a minute.gun speech" was the name given
to aspeech made by Lord Butte, on account
of its pace being SO very slow and sol
emn and the joke was made more pun
gent by remark that cit might be con-
sidered as announcing the funeral of bis
Where law ends, tyranny be.
gins" and "stabbing the constitution" we
owe to Chatham -" the wisdom Of our an
cestors." to Sir William Grant and "Pluto's
tears y to Burke, in aiuson- to "tears shed
by noble Lords, not for dying laws, but for
their expiring places" One ofthe tire>t things
said by Wiiberforcc had relation to Pitts
firinness In resisting the spread Of French
Jacobinism In England: "he stood between
Inc living and the.dead, and the plague was.
,tayed.n eThe schoolmaster is abroad" Wss
Brolishan's description Of the growing desire
vr popular education. "The Ignorant imps.