THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,
ldren at the close of an act in a bla
dy. They make a swan lik
is true, much to be sait
age Justice and relevancy of the charges, and waived port the Executive, to know his wishes, to enjor ins It was in the confidence, and to have the bonor and policy of me their claim to a vote of exoneration,
Mr Pulk. on the Oregon
ved.
is at least as good as the caus hitlisted Mr Cayley could not
weet try of He soothed his feelings by pation homes of "Wondman, spare tha and such Ministry relief did he experience that
the whole with song upo the House. Perhaps the effect might with Lord have been increased in potency if he had sung it to the sug The Marquis of Granby was a little more original
he gave his audience Shak'spera with variations:
Follow, and on this charge,
be a tran Minetry would ble. We cannot ble. In order to bring ba persuaded to
ter than no bread
You can get when your
If is not in the order of Earned by
•hould be boran certam casties, ab halls that Peel is a meo whose port it is worth while to obtain and personal jealousy, and
End supports
n be present disposition of the pub. can lust that does not enjoy port of the only living man shown himself capable of gree manship To persunde Lord John re all this will be no easy task, lut dertake it And then Peel himself) confounds one every now and then by such esca rader að bis declaration, the other sight, that he
sould not aller
er the Catholic Relief Act. That say- ing of his has led to the remark, that ae, after re- moving the disabilities of Dissenters and Roman Catholica, he seemed to dedomager hipself by fall- ing mercilessly upon the poor Jews, so now, per- hap, after smashing monopoly, he will become for a time the champion of all the bigotry that his own liberal measures have left in this mountry. It may be that as Minister he would advance in the road of practical reform where he is already is foremost of our public men but whether he would choose to give to Lord John Russell, or to anybody, a large share of the glory, 18 at any rate problematical. Lord John, being very helpless when he slands alone, may not improbably be schooled into taking A sensible CUSTO Peel is a solitary creature, for less easy to handle by persons who on this point may be visert
viser than himself. Upon the whole, there. fore, though a Ministry of preparation for fusion is what the country would choose, and is the only one likely to be capable of doing much at present, ver we cannot agree with those who are sanguine in
expecting it
THE POETRY OF PROTECTION.
When a national creed, or popular principle of any kind, falls into the hands of the artists, its decay and subversion are at hand. Art is to publie opi- mion what the Bower is to the annual herb--the perfection of its beauty and the exhaustion of its trength. Earnest faith wishes to have the objects of its adoration presented in the most imposing and attractive forme a professional class is called into existence whose businese ut is to gratify this desire. The workman cannot long tremble before his own handiwork - the artist soon becomes accustomed to
But the laureate of
Cry, God for the Queen, England, and LORD GraGE," None of the speakers ventured upon entirely pri ginal poetry, though there are some very pretty "parcel poets" among them. the party has been at work in the columns of the Standard; and so fascinating is the strain, that we cannot help echoing it even while we protest against
its sentimente.
LORD GEORGE AND STABLE MINDS FOR EVER!
THE HOUR AND THE MAN. "Bentinck is the chiefest hose,
Of Church and Queen' against the Pope, To keep the oourse of freedom straight,, As Sted in sixteen hundred-eighty-eight. And save our faith from foreign power,
As menaced, at this very bour.
For really, is the Pope to gain
More power than in France or Spain t This fear each loyal heart affrights, Will Russell yield The Hill of Right?" Sponking of the religious Opinions Relict Bill, &c., he felt that unless we resorted to some ulterior measure, the Pope might have greater authority in England than he has in Spain, Italy, France, or Austria,--Lord Campbell's
Speech, May 11, 1846,"--(Ibk }
LORD FALKLAND: A GOBERNATORIAL TRIUMPH.
properly
course of a scrambling discussion arising out of administration at heart these proceedengs that Mr Howe rashly and im.negotiation, up to the opening of the present session used expressions to the effect that, if the of Congress, exhibited a course of action which he Governor continued to wage
wage political war by such received the sanction of the country and of all parties. unworthy and unwarrantable personalities, colonists At the opening of the session, be recommendel is series of measures calculated to bring about a peace. might or would be driven to take redress with a stick.
We dislike and coolemn such expressions, even fil termination of the controversy, if moderate cour whoir passed between parties in a private station. sels would have actuated the Bruish governan Even, between private individuals we will not allow and we have every reason to found our bebera that conduct file Governor Lard Falkland's to the opinion that it would have terminated in a peac wards the Messrs. Young; and towards Mr Howeful and happy manner, but for the unfortunate course on a former occasion, can palliate such language. pursued by his own friends both in Congress ani If meant as a provocation to a duel, it is immoral; out of Congress, if merely as an ebullition of anger, it ia vulgar and nine But in a legislator, and directed against & Governor, it is still more culpable: it compromises the respectability of the high offices the parties fill-it abases law and government in the estimation of the people it suggests painful suspicions that personal eamities and heat of tem por surp the influence due to reason and judg. ment alone. Mr Howe has committed himself, and deserved the vote of censure passed upon him. His inconsiderate solence has deprived him of any right to ask that the previous conduct of Governor Lord Falkland be taken into account in judging this one act of Mr Howe. Governor Lrod Ful kland is entitled to the verdict he has got.
The case of Howe being selled and put out of court, the cases of the public against Falkland and his councillors, and Young's against the same parties, remain to be decuted. These are the really important questions. The episodical controversy of Howe is merely a case of the police authority appertaining to a court to take measures for pre Last week's Gazelle contained in account of a Tenting indecorous interruptions of its proceedings scene in tho No a Scolian House of Assembly. Lord Falkland and his party cannot be allowed, 1. the course of a discussion raised by imputations herause they stand on their right in this incidental thrown out on the part of the Governut and his discussion, in claim a judgment in their favor on advisers against Mr G. R. Young, on account of that secount for their previous conduct. Lord his relation to the projected railway from Halia Falkland and his councillors stand convicted of to Quebec-imputations extended to embrace his having, for factious motives or personal pique, brother the Speaker-very strong and, we will thrown obstacles in the way of an enterprise, the importance and oflity of which they had previous add. very reprehensible language was used by M
ly acknowledged. They bave incurred the risk Howe. For this, a majority of the House of As sembly concurred in a vos of censure against M. of swamping the Halifax and Quebec Railway, lowe. The organs of Lord Falkland in the local rather than see a political adversary gain credit for judicious and energetic promotion of the underta- press sing to paan oxer this decision es over a great victory gained by the Governor. We have king. They have done this unprovokedly, for here stated the online of the case without bias very care was taken to invite and conciliate their without using one word that tends to existate Co-operation. And, more than this, they have Mr Howe's fault. We last week transcribed the distorted and misrepresented the motives and con. account of the proceedings given by the orgth of doet of this political opponent and his friends in the Governor and his present conciliors, Lord reference to the enterprise, in order to gain over Falkland Ims had at our hands every advantage in an unworthy victory of political chicane and that can be conceded to fum. Let us now examinerige. They attempted to lower him in the the nature and amount of the victory claimed for nation of his fellow-colonists, and have catum.
niater him to his Sovereign's Ministers. him. We begin at the beginning.
Súch
It is not
THE OREGON QUESTION ITS TICKLISH
POSITION.
During the last two or three months, members in both houses of Congress were the first to bring the subject of the Oregon negotiation, and to make a general matter of debate. Now, this was hit wrong. Me Polk asked for the "notice" to nate the joint occupancy." His friends in Congress should have met the position-position-agreed up the terms on which it was to pass-and the motion for this purpose should have been passed almost unanimously, and in some degree hom debate by both Elouses of Congress. This would have given moral force and strength to the Executive in s subsequent action; it would have presented to Ear Jand the President and Congress of the United Stat in an undivided front, and commanded respect and influence in the eyes of the world. If other measures were necessary, they could all be passed in a like spirit. But why should the friends of Mr Polk al. ready have taken out of his hands the Oregon quea tion, and made it the topic for public herangue, not only in Congress, but throughout the country, and in every public journal, while it was still a mater of negotiation between the two countries? Here is the fatal error that has been committed, and the false position in which the question has been placed, by want of tact, wisdom. and prudence in his friends, The conduct of Mr Polk, throughout, bears evidence on his side that the negotiation has been conducted with wisdom, firmness, and moderation. It is the want of this same wisdoin the want of this same firmness and moderation--that has brought about this false position in Congress, from which it is diff
with honor, unless cult to see how far we can escape by ruching on war or on the very brink of wat
The first error in this business was committed by the
every organ organ of the President-the Unton. That journal was selected to supply the place of the Globe By that selection it occupied a mystermas but important position towards the President and his Its cabinet-which may be called semi-official. sentiments, opinions and statements acquired from that position a weight and antherity which otherwise would not have beeh given to it. They were con sidered the emanations of the President and his ca binet -no maller how erroneous of how absurd they
might be Now, look on the read. The opinions of the Union, and the views promulgated by it on the subject of the Oregon question, have been inju rious to the interests of its party and to the success of the President's measures-dunying, and charging as falsehood, facts which turned out to be true; and which were launched Turth previons to the session, on the object of the Oregon question as if the ques tion had already been thrown before the popular masses of the Union, and before the country. This was taking the negotiation out of the hands of the President. The conduct of the organ was supposed to be congenial to the wishes of the President.
Following up this idea, as soon as Congress met, we find the leading members in i both Houses pur sang the same course and greedily snatching the whole question from the hands of the Pres dent, and precipitating it upon the public mind in its cxireme characteristics. Look on the conduct of the Chair. man of the Committee on Foreign Relations. How indiscreet and improper that conduct has beral Instead of showing that dignified forbearance towards the Executive Government, regarding a subject of matter into a debate, which rightfully should be con- this importance, he is one of the first to burry this fined to the province of the Executive Department
or the secret session of the Senate. This followed in the same wake the course of action pursued by the C'mon, and the position of the Oregon question is has been and seems to be fated to be taken out of the now more than ever in danger and difficuky. It
hands of the President, by his own reputed friends, and thrown into the political arena.
Recurring for a moment to our own speculation on the 21st of March, we cannot help doulting whe
alters are ripe for a Ministry of fusion either com- plete or partial. Fusion is produced by fire, and The fire of necessity, which alone can blend the frag-
Some time age a company was formed in Lon-the first time that this low game has been played ments of party into a government representing the don, having for as object the construction of as the present Governor of Nova Scotia and his It is not so long since we were intelligence and reforming or advancing dispositions railway from Halifax to Quieber. On the provis present Council. ot ho great public, has nut yat been felt As yet junal committee of this company were the names called upon to animadvert on his unwarrantable it is only seen in speculation; and the nature of it of some able and respectable men, and as subse despach to Lord Stanley. is such that it most be severely felt before it becomes quent croats have showed-some names that, had
Lord Falkland's conduct on this and former productive. Several attempts to carry on the Go.
a wi-e discrimination beu exercised, would never occasions shows that his policy (if it deserve the vernment without the fusion of parties may be inade heve appeared there. A correspondence was open nem is regulated solely by personal piques and before the necessity of fusion shall be acknowledge. ed by the managing committee with a great many predilections, and that he is by no means scrupulous "The necessity promises to grow out of the helpless, s.dent Culonisis, and with the Goverments as to the means by which he gratifies bis vindict ness of perhaps successive Administrations, formed
hotties in Binish North Americe. Pran many iveness, or the incidental damage that may accrue without a policy-mere fillings-up of the offices of these parties-and specially from Sarernor to the public from. his indulgence of spleen. He is without any set of principles to be carried into ef: Lord Falkland and some of his councillora-en an unsafe man to place at the head of a colony, He recklessly incurs the risk of compromising its fect, or any sufficiency of practical mcesares to sa-
couraging answers were retrived. Mr Young, tisfy the pubit. The first fedure may be a Stanley the brother of the Nova Scotian Speaker, Happened Prosperity to graufy namiable and paltry pos Ministry; the most probable is perhaps un aristot hem this country at the tune when these pre- sions; sud, what is perhaps more dangerous, he cratical Whig Ministry, the most desirable as well hearty negotiations were in progress, and 1 bexasperates those over whom he rules by the con- sa practicable, such a Ministry as Robert Pool and haught into communication with the promoters temptible feuds in which he indulges, and the not Richard Cobden would cordially support without of the design Mr Young undertook to exert very reputable manner in which he prosecutes being in office-Spectaior, May 15.
them. It is enough to shake the loyalty of any imself to promote the undertaking in the colonies. As we understood at the time from the information colony to have such a man placed over it. we received-and as we infer from Mr Young's.
As for Lord Fakland's worthy and sub-ervient suerquent proceedings- his object was to extend Cabinet, it is not for us to judge of them. The the local interest taken in the enterprise; to obtain they will give such men a majority in it, they must Nova Scotians have an elective assembly, and, if satisfactory endence that it would receive public; support in the colonies; and to induce the Govern- take the consequences.-Colonial Gazette, April 4. Incats and Legislatures, of the provinces througouht which the time was to pass to support it. demonstrations and unequivocal pledges of local sapport to the undertaking were required-and in this country and England, bas reached that point The Oregon question, in its present position, both properly required--by the Colonial-office here, which creates universal anxiety for its fate, as well before the sanction or countenance of the Imperial as general solicitude for its influence, at this time, on Government could be obtained for it. Mr Young, all basiness operations in this country. The nego- relation to the committee of management here we tiation, which was abruptly terminated last summer on in the Senate, on this subject--the evils produced Whatever be the result of the debate now going understood and understand to be that of an indepen by the refusal of Mr Pakenham to accept the reaso-by the improper course of the President's friends, dent and important ally. He went out to ascertainable compromise which had been offered him by both in and out of Congress, cao scarcely be reine- what local support he could procure for the enter this government, might have been renewed, with died, unless some favorable turn take place, of which prise. Having ascertained that, he was to propound more favorable auspices, since that time, but for the we can tell nothing at this time. The position ns- The terms on which his associates in the enterprise unfortunate course of action which has taken place sumed by those who wish to make popularity out in British America were prepared to anolesce eni Congress, since the opening of the present session of the question which first, animated the Union, tirely with the London Cotomittee. We have al ready frankly stated our opinion that there were subject for negotiation by the two governments, and may cause much embarrassment to the Executive The Oregon question is acknowledged to be a and now agitates certain members of Congress- detrimentals connected with that committue-that yet, in the midst of abe general acknowledgment, we government, so as to break up the negotiation sho a reconstruction of the committee was and is indis see it almost taken out of the hands of the American gather, and ultimately lead to war. The desire to pengeble to the success of the scheme; but this executive, during the last two months, and made the make printers and Presidents is at the bottom of this louches not Mr G.. R. Young, whore conduct from basis of exching harangues, calculated-if nothing unfortunate policy. Mr Polk, while he is regarded first to last, as far as so have been able to see-else to do anything rather than bicilats a favorable with a great deal of friendliness and frankness by wad we have watched it with an anxious inte est termination to the negotiation. While England pre- all parties, yet is virtually estranged from his poli -has been fair and above-board, characterised by sents in her Executive and Legislative Departments, tical friends, by their extraordinary course, and their judgment and energy.
caluri, studied and dignified boity of action per ambition to get ahead of him so far as popular feel The interest in the schems felt or affected by fest, undivi led from to this country, in the matter of ing is in question The Oregon question has been Lord Falkland and his councillors cooled visibly as the Oregon question, which gives to her words discussed in Congress, openly, in such a way as by MGR. Young The party, as a politics with the best reasons in the world far a similar the Senate, by members in that body. soon as they saw the influential position occupied dignity, and to her conduct force the United Sales should alone be confined to the secret chambers of party, sought to throw cold water upon the under course of action has presented, since the commen thing to thwart the measures taken to el coment of the present session of Congress, a broken and President makers, will have the effect which Whether these attempts, on the part of printers expression of local public feeling in its Buppots front, and divided councils, excited sections, wart they desire, remains to be ascertained. On the phar Early, imputations derogatory to the charter of grow isolated points in the face of its great rivet hand if such an axempt should succeed, and the the Messrs. Young were publicly advanced by This manner of conducting the controversy between President's friends should be baranging the coun members of the Government, and by Lord Filidand the two countries has given an advantage to the try into the jaws of war while every one is expect his despatches, on account of their supposed British government which almost makes up for the ing peace the best course to be pursued, in onder relations to the London Committee. "I was made, went of title, as far as regards the opinion of the to get my of the dilema in which these alus ave had com. Arilized world. On the aber hand, the United parties base place i the country, is to pass the notice, Com Suites, with every thing, ne regards title and right at once, by almost an unanimous role-to pass a and jetree onherghin, ha from narrowmuded and law within the terms of the tresty, such as will pro- grovelling mouver been dis between her Ese to American citizens going to Oregon, and give an
regard religious history and religious conceptions as merely a souce whence to derive powerful or graceful combinations for his works. The phasis of the artistical character is presented, with a de gree of harshness that prevents our overlooking it, in the passionate autobiography of Benvenuto Celling, but more or less it may be traced in all the great masters. The worship of the beautiful supersedes the worship of the moral. The rude ark fashioned in the wilderness, travelling back alone from Philistion Captivity was environed with an electric cloud of tank more powerful than ever filled up the glories either of the first or se cond temple there was an absorbing sincerity in the warship of the few struggling Christian con gregations of Roine white Pa
ganism was yet in lie ascendant, this would be
Cought in voin amid the blazonry of St. Peter's: gre henrifeli devotion among the Ca tis nasembled in some pent-moss, than to mum only constructed church with all the quas of an impressive ritual Artist rators, and all who contribute to the lendour of religious rites, belong to
-contribute to the pre thought at their age, and receive hipper panding coples and service,
Intern
antarts operation
und presesitsundivided assurance to the President, that he wad be world unanimously supported in bringing to a fortamation rative counsels of this negotiation on terms of compromise. This spot the natural should be the course, in the prasent aspect of the
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