The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-03 00:00:00

MR. DISRAELI'S SPEECII AT
BUCKINGHAM.

(From the Horning Chronicle.)
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Mr. Disraeli's masterly exposure of the " enor-
mous lying," which has become the stock weapon
of the Opposition, may be in time to prevent a
repetition of the calamities that have latterly
convulsed a portion of the money world. Whether
a notorious contemporary is " abolishing himself,"
or whether he is being made a party to his own
destruction, by those who are craftier than he, can
only be guessed, not known. Certain it is, that his
prestige is being used up at a most extravagant
rate, with the mortifying addition that the result
has not been-attained for which so much influence

has been squandered. The goose is in every sense
being killed for the golden eggs.
The impudent fiction which frightened London
some few days since is now thoroughly branded. It
was, to use the words of Mr. Disraeli, of that
" bouncing" character that nobody could say "No!"
to it. The judicious might grieve, but the unthinking
many accepted it on the faith of an authority which
once was above question ; and the consequence has
been that " many virtuous families in this country
have been ruined, and the credit of every country
has been shaken." The contradiction offered by Mr.
Disraeli is so emphatic as to leave the inculpated
journal no option between infamy or admission of
guilt. For confession or repentance may lead to
condonation, but any attempt to persist in the at-
tempted bravado will only produce universal disgust.
" Of this I am sure," said Mr. Disraeli, " that there
is not a tittle of truth in the statement. There is no
treaty existing betwem France and Russia, no secret
treaty between France and Russia—there is no secret
communicat ion existing between France and Russia.
There is between France and Russia what may be
called an engagement, which they were not bound in.
any way to communicate to this country, but which
was communicated to this country voluntarily some
time ago by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for
France; and what does that engagement amount
to ? It amounts to this—that in case of war between
France and Austria, Russia should assemble an.
army of observation upon the German frontier."
And, emphatically added the right hon. gentleman,
amidst the cheers of his auditory, " Russia has as
much right to assemble an army of observation on
the Gent= frontier as England has to send—
which England is about to do—a commanding fleet
to the Mediterranean !" Nor is this all. Her Ma-
jesty's Government, not satisfied with the voluntary
communication of Russia, asked from that State
explanations, whether, in case of war between
France and Germany, Russia had entered into any
engagement to declare war against Germany. They
have received from the Russian Government " the
most explicit, the most unequivocal declaration that
no engagement of the kind exists, or has ever been
askedof them." Thus is refuted this infamous fabri-
cation, whose authors, beyond the disgrace attend-
ing detection and exposure before the world, have
also the additional mortification of knowing that the
prostitution of their influence and credit has been
an unavailing oblation on the altar of party, and
that not the slightest prejudice against the present
Government has resulted from it in the public mind.
The gains on the elections are the most cutting
commentary on this error in judgment as well as
in political morality.
On the attitude and prospective policy of" Eng-
land,Mr.Disraeli was equally emphatic and explicit.
" It is not for me," he said, " difficult as is the posi-
tion of public affairs—dangerous, indeed, as I, may
call it—it is not for me to stand here and de-

nounce the Powers of Europe, because I do not
think that, though war has probably already com-
menced, England, or even Russia, ought to forego
their position as mediators ; and that we ought to
be prepared, whether our armies are on the Ger-
man frontier, or whether our fleets and squadrons
are careering in the Mediterranean or in the Adri-
atic, we ought to be there to watch events, and seize
the favourable opportunity when we may terminate
the struggle, and obtain a settlement of Europe
founded upon justice., and upon those regulations
which may promise a permanent adjustment. Now,
I may be asked—and it is a very fair question to
ask---' What is your opinion with respect to the
struggle which has now commenced ? What will
be its effects upon England, and what probability is
there of our being brought into the struggle ?'
My policy is the policy of every sound-headed man
in this country. The policy of England is emi-
nently a policy of peace. The interference of Eng-
land in other countries in order to change their
domestic institutions, or to influence their internal

policy, whatever may- be the motive, is invariably,
I think, a mistake. But although the interest of
England is eminently that of peace, it is of the
utmost importance that England should be prepared
for war. It is our best security for the tranquillity
of Europe, that England should show that she has
the power to assert her influence, and maintain it
with effect." Hence the Mediterranean fleet, and
those other preparations which are demanded by
the crisis. Her Majesty's Ministers have exhausted
every expedient to preserve the peace—let those
that doubt it, if such there be, read the lucid expo-
sition, pregnant with masculine sense, contained in
the earlier portion of Mr. Disraeli's speech yester-
day—and now they are prepared to assume the
attitude which best becomes the dignity and the
true interests of this great civilising State.

Mr. Disraeli's eloquent and impressive picture of
the power, resources, and brilliant future of this
country will find sympathet,ic admirers in all Eng-
lishmen, without distinction of party. Statesmen
who are thus of high heart in the face of difficulty,
perhaps of danger, are the men in whom the people
of England love to confide. Nor will there be, among
the public generally, many who will not—secretly at
least, if not openly—admit the truth of the deduction
made by the right hon. gentleman, from the
known results of the present constitutional struggle.
" I think I can say," observed Mr. Disraeli,
" although the general election is by no means ter-
minated that her Majesty's Ministers will find in
the next Parliament a considerable accession of
strength. I think from the returns that have been
made, and that may be counted on—and from the
communications we have received from parties
who, though not immediately connected with us as
habitual supporters, are desirous at this moment of
difficulty to support her Majesty's Government,
that her Majesty's Government will receive a con-
siderable addition of strength. But whether that
strength may be sufficient to-enable them to carry
on the affairs of the country with that efficiency
which I for one desire to see, as I mentioned before,
that is a question which time only can decide ; but
this great factwill remain, that there Nik i I certa.nly
be a compact and united party in Parliament,
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think
klie n
egvtehn spirit—holding
sdiwsciilpilineo ft he
prove,
ahpasavarimtnyge,
some confidence in their leaders—in numbers per-
haps not considerably exceeding 300; and whether
these gentlemen sit behind the Minister or before
him, depend upon it that is a great fact for the con-
stitution of this country—it will give strength to
the Throne—it will add authority to the councils
of the house—by whomsoever they may be formed
—it will add to the authority, and will maintain
the character of the House of Commons, and at
moments of danger like the present it will reprekimt
in a great degree the united
n. ' patriotism of the
glish people

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