The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-23 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1855.

Ministers have not after all profited greatly by
the ingenious device practised on Monday even-
ing. It has already produced very unexpected,
and by no means satisfactory results. The aban-
donment of his position by Mr. MILNER GIBSON
has brought a new and more doughty champion
into the field. Yes ; Mr. DISRAELI, albeit, at
the eleventh hour,' has at length shaken off his
apparent apathy, and has flung down the gauntlet
to Ministers. He has long played the waiting
game—has given an ample supply of rope to his
political opponents. The anticipated result has
followed in due course. They have recklessly
sacrificed their own reputations, and laid sacrile-
gious hands on their own characters as public
men ! The only matter to be regretted is that
the retribution should have been so long deferred
—that they should have been permitted to play
such " fantastic tricks before high Heaven" for
so protracted a period with impunity. In fact,
Mr. DISRAELI played too fine a game. Ho en•
dangered his own position from too great
forbearance. The Fabian policy is very well
in its way, but it may be carried too far. It is
dangerous when it occasions equal mischief to
friends as to enemies, when calculated to produce
a general disgust towards all parties, to create a
universal feeling similar to that of fhe dying par-
tisan, when he emphatically
prayed—
" A plague on both your Houses."
We shall, however, be quite willing to accord a
complete amnesty if the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman at length display the vigour and energy
so long laid aside, and if he bring the momentous
question to a determinate issue even before the
vacation.
Everything now promises a decisive contest.
There can be no doubt that the motion is equiva-
lent to a vote of censure on Ministers. It has
been accepted as such, and on the division, which'
in all human probability must take place during
the present week, will depelid not merely the
fate of the Cabinet, but the honour and wel-
fare of the United Kingdom ; aye more, the
freedom of the world from Cossack domination.
Under the elder Dromio, the ABERDEEN Govern-
mien% the vessel of the State " drifted into war?'
Had the slightest degree of vigour or energy been
exhibited when the first hints were thrown out
as to the division of
the earlier "the sick man's" assets—had
aggressions been promptly and de-
cidedly repelled—had we not continued "waiting
for Austria," +
truckling to " Germanism," and
still showing that we suffered the good ship to
remain under the control
and management of
inefficient pilots, we should
since altogether have
escaped, or longterminated the serious
evils already sustained. The people now clearly
understand the price paid for a Coalition Mi •
nistry.
perceive the more formidable
They also per peril now
4-11,-t the State may " drift into an
impending—,
"—that a hollow and illusory
ignominious peace
truce may be patched up, fatal, in the first in-
stance, to our faithful Ally ; in the next, to the
Prestige and influence, nay, more, the security, of
l'lmkUnited Kingdom, for the temporary benefit of
ermanism.
A;DIBItaFaa. cannot now avoid the conflict
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