Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-31 00:00:00

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,office, while he -was appealing to the county,
:what accusations were. "thought too baseless,
what slander -too foul, for gentlemen of posi-
tion :and character, for journals of standing
and .popularity,- to hurl either at himself per
sonally, or collectively at his. Administration ?
When faction had earned its venal triumph,
which of 'these charges Was -persisted .in'; when
raid the “71-, enom tongue" revert-AO -its -slander ?
When even decency compelled from their-authors
some reference to these unscrupul'ous devices; the
gravest accusations' which Called' for the un;-
Seating of a Ministry in a national crisis, shrank
into mere hazardous conjectures, random hits,
vague impressions, and altogether, thing's of no,
importance, and thought to be of none'! Of these
there are two that yet challenge much , national
:attention and enqUiry. , Lord MALMESBUitY'g
-foreign policy, and the tiribery which— con-
tributed so much 'to the compOsition of
that Parliament which, true -to -that - Liberal-
infusion, overturned a virtuous and incor-
rupt. Government.- We were being thrown by
a gradual but sure process, into the arms of des-
potism. -Yet so much accord of praise, and so
much silence of accusation, did a nearer acquaint-
ance with Lord MALiuESBURY'4 'policy produce,
that the present erratic genius of the Exchequer
waslain, in this instance, to achieve his usual sub-
lime point of isolation by questioning its prudence,
which; with less proof, he had before adMitted!
While the accuser held down his head, and almost
mumbled his, retractation, Lord MALMESBURY
had the additional satisfaction of seeing Mr.

GLADSTONE great at once and childish, honest
but inconsistent—nil fait implant, "sic
eibi retract. his
.former - acquiescence, and
out-paradox his paradoxical self. The, notorious
failure in the other charge that dwells most in
our memories, though it was not more complete,
was- still more disastrous to its , disgraced and
discbmfited inventors. The gigantic corruption
that was to overwhelm a third of the constituencies
of England, did indeed send round its li t for
contributions; but it was in the Liberal interest.
It did indeed flood the country with its agents
but it was at the Reform Club, and not at the
Carlton, they received their instructions. The
preponderance of votes that expressed "no confi-
dence" in Lord DERBY'S Administration, were
a dozen handfuls of gold thrown 'into the scale ;
and for the moment outweighing the patriotism
and wisdom of the State.

It would be almost against nature to believe
that such a triumph can be more than transitory;
The course of political justice has advanced step
after step. 'lt is to the infinite credit of Lord
DERBY that, under the lowest calumny, he has
Ratiently and calmly allowed it to work its own
silent and inevitable way. He comes out. the
brighter, in that he has not said.a word to anti-
cipate or to challenge the. verdict. What more
.could .a constitutional Minister wish ? He has
been rewarded with a special mark of approval
by his Sovereign. He has now received the
grateful thanks of the party of the Constitution: