The Study Of Palmerston Government's Liberalism Practice

Palmerston acted as a prime minister in Britain for 10 years. Most of people understand him from his "minitance of overseas" policy. According to the study of Britain's domestic and home political policies as well as some political events from 1855 to 1865, the text try to show a different but real Palmerston, revealing him how to manage British affairs according to liberalism ideology, how to make great efforts on establishing a fair and tolerant government . Through his political actions, the text would make clear of the relationship between British liberal theory and the reality operation in the 19^th century. Between 1855 and 1865, British liberalism was in a relatively stable period to accumulate forces, and an ascendant transition period. Palmerston's achievements were that he found British Liberal Party in modern sense through putting liberalism powers together. Under his efficient management of home affairs and his system construction of nation machine, British transformed form aristocrat politics to democracy; He deal with religious differences with the spirit of tolerance, which promote social harmony, made a balance between the needs of foreign and defense policies and financial pressures. Palmerston's contribution to liberalism was not a doctrine or theory, but the liberal political beliefs and principles which he used to guide British political practice in 19^th century.About Palmerston and his liberalism political practice, our country few academics referred, more research was about Palmerston's foreign policies. Western academics though have a more in-depth study, but differences of opinion, some appraise, while some devalue. So this paper attempts to make Palmerston and British liberalism political practice as main line, explaining this period British political life, and has a more comprehensive and complete understanding of as a statesman and diplomat's Palmerston.In this paper, the basic point of view is: Palmerston is an important figures of British liberalism political practice. His effective administration, robust and flexible foreign policies and the stability of the government provides an indispensable guarantee Liberalism smooth further development under the British Parliament reform background. In British history, Palmerston acted as a bridge form defense molding liberalism to modified liberalism.This article includes the following four parts:Partâ… , summarizing Palmerston liberalism's sources. Locke, Adam Smith and Jeremy Bentham, Mill's traditional liberalism was his theoretical sources; Palmerston early career in politics gradually formed his liberal philosophy, Palmerston learn liberalism from practice.The second part focuses on liberalism's internal affairs practice under the leadership of two Palmerston governments (1855-1858), (1859-1865). Include three problems: quality of officials, financial policy differences and religious issues. From the three areas the text try to explain the combination of Adam Smith and John Locke's political theory and practice. Palmerston conformed to the British industrialized society, performed the idea which transformed by Bentham in 19th century British liberalism's specific peace, the gradual change, and implement the compromise of landed aristocracy and political interests of the industrial bourgeois economic interests; and he made his choice for the practical needs.Partâ…¢discussed Palmerston liberalism's diplomatic practice. In 19th century, during the 1850s and 1860s, emerged a series of international diplomatic conflicts. In order to protect free trade, British used the means of war or peaceful, noninterference means in the Crimean War, Sino-British Opium Warâ…¡and the Italian unification, the American Civil War and executed of liberalism foreign policies.Partâ…£discussed Palmerston's governing style and with the British Liberal Party and liberalism's integration. Palmerston's success rule depends on his government's inclusive and broad public support. Through the cooperation of different classes, putting the mid-progressive forces Victoria making up the tide of liberalism, he created the future of liberalism.