The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-26 00:00:00

its promises, have placed it in power, with derisi.on,
It is justified in treating the people who, trusting t(i
unless that people assumes towards it a threateuingt,
attitude. " Kick me, good friends, or give tae
y 0
plain intimation that you mean to kick ntel'Zifil
Mr. Gibson, " and then I will tell the truth, I,
my pledges, and act honestly and honoura..blbe•
Proteus mustbe securelybound, Sganarelle
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soundly beaten. Mr. Gibson's virtue comes and
as the boot approaches or is withdrawn fron
person. At present there is no demand for refnib r.O
and the Government has discovered that there tig,
necessity for it. Renew the demand, it wiut of
convinced again of the necessity. Turn it owed
office, and all its members will be immediatel, the
as by inspiration with a most lively faith wA,at
necessity of reform—a faith so intense, indeed,
they will themselves labour to get up a generAtter
mand for it. Mr. Gibson's remarks upon :010
questions are hardly worth notice. BY w' 001-
avowal he did not understand the Schleswig-eci
stein question 12 months ago, and he has it'd
nothing since. He tells his constituents that nit ''tbe
rejoice that this country was not drawn in
e,
grag
struggle, apparently ignorant that his oc llea u
Earl Russell, made two desperate attempts t° +tes
this country into it. He has conveniently forgo' to
moreover, the language both of Lord Palnierssoc
and Lord Russell, when he declares that if Dendinot
ov
ever expected any material aid from us it S'a' eut,
owing to any promises held out by the Gerulattoci
but to the mode in which the question was disc
in the newspapers. The poor Government ;yes.
papers ! they were directed to write war, ot•
lously enough they fulfilled their task. Tl:er"-thel
ened Germany and encouraged Denmark, as 0t;
were told to do by members of the Govern
and that same Government, having afters
changed its mind, utterly • repudiates thein,
throws on them the whole blame. Their trek their
has been hard, indeed, but it has not lesseneu,,
devotion. They have lost character and creditho•
one now trusts in their statements, however 8:1-tbel
ritatively made ; but they do not complain, narukruia•
still squabble for the honour of being chi,ei '',10(1
peter. We hope the Roman Catholics a vzoo
and Ireland will properly appreciate Mr. "'no- rt
disquisition upon their duties. They must st •,„ivets
Radical Government. The franchise vras,,n.e
them upon that condition. If theyveil,' iriAts
think that they are citizens enjoying equiv ',Toe
with their Protestant brethren, and vote the„l.,pott
in favour of a Conservative candidate, or .00
a Conservative Government, they forfeit, the
opinions of politicians like Mr. Gibson, aie%
franchises they possess. Mr. Gibson's ides,
religious toleration is very much that of a e'er'
Freethinker, who shows his liberality 11„,n1
scribing priests, and would promote progre",ebi4
putting down all persons who venture to opinagi
plan. On the other hand, we commend to th.e,c,
and laity of the Church of England—Mr. GT:roj"
seems, is a layman of the Church, and as such is
of the holy inquisition which Mr. Disraeli w' b' thf
establish—the bait held out to the Catholics e
President of the Board of Trade in the prottlisA
Liberal help to overthrow the Irish Church. ftli II 01
let us note that Mr. Gibson, in exempliac°
the " strict and impartial neutrality" betlBLrell,;
American belligerents which her Majesty's v"
meat had observed, and intends to observe'10
misstated the cause of the quarrel, and prof
hearty wishes for the triumph of the North.