The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-23

| getty, of Drumthwacket, being taken prisoner by
the ilovensnters, was solicited by them to trans
for his allegiance to their cause. They met, how
ever with unexpected obstacle He had en-
gagged with tho King for q certain term, and until
the period should expire, he would enlist in no
Fortunately, however, his friends discovered by
computation that only fortnight Of his engage
ment had 10 eapse and at the end OF that time
The conscience OF Mr.. Lowe was similarly oxer-
cised He was, nomnay, still i'll tho Liberal SER
vice and he would not go over to the enemys
camp unless ono or his former leaders-Lnrd
Clarendon for instance-set him tho OK .mple
Accordingly, all appeal 10 Lord Clarendon was
made; but, how. yer courteously wordcd, it could
scarcely be considered any thing but an inSnlt
and it was r, jected without hesitation: AS for Mr.
Marsh, Lord Elcho, Mr. Douiton, aud Mr. Horse
man, Lord Derby probably thought that th"so
gentlemen would be dear at gift He made ono
last forl1rn aud feeble effort-he tried to lay hold
of Sir Robert Peel : but cccentricity il one thing,
deliberate treaohery another, and the Tamworth
had eaten his own lordy words !; he had aban-
doncd his dislike to coalitions but in the ex-
tremity of his political desttuIion he could not
discover q single man OF eminence who would con-
sent to coalesce.
The Earl accordingly was driven back upon his
own peculiar following; but even when he had
overcome his natural objection to march through
Coventry with such q ragged regiment, ho found
that bis difficulties were by no means over. Mr.
Disraelis carriage stopped the way. When the
Tories either seducG or kdhap man M t 0i genus hi,
After tne noble recantation of the late Sir Robert
Peel, the Couservat ve party would have meltod
into thin air, had it not been for the Efforts OF
SIR. Disraei With ability and courage unsur-
passed, tho novelist re"rganzed Tory opposi-
tion, and ultimately led it back to the Treasury
Bench. Meanwhile, however, my Lords son came
of ago, and was anxious to inherit the family dig
ity of leadership; MIR. Disraeli himself was ad-
vancing in years, his hand had lost much of it's
former cunning, and the chivalric Conservatives
desired to shunt him off the main line into the
quiet sideway If the Huuse OF Peers. Mr.. Dis
raeli declines. With poteness that can scarcely
hide his anger, his modification, his disdain, he
refuses to abandon the scene OF his ancient
triumphs.
Nor was this the only disappointment in store
as it was plain to every other reasonable man
| throughout the United Kingdom, that during the
present European cri-is, Lord Malmsbury would
| simply not do for oreign Secretary. A jokes a
joke, but the idea OF the noble Harris at the
Foreign Office WAS littl too much for even the
most humorous politician. Oddly enough, the
happened to be the Earl of Malmsbury himself
| and we are rather incliued to sympathize with
| that nobleman in his disappointment. For, after
all, logic is pitess aud If fitness is to be consid
| on earth should We have a Tory Government at
all? Lord Malnshury, however, cannot make the
same stand for his position as Mr. Dlsraei. That
honorable gentleman, according to the latest ru'
mors refuses to be made Peer, and iusists upon
rrsuming tho Chancellorship of the Exchequer
aud the leadership of the House of Commons
Lord Malmsbury, at once less valuable and more
plastic, quietly subsidies into insignifoance as
Privy Seal
Assuming that Lord Derby succeeds in getting
together Ministry with which he will not be alb
solutely ashamed to face the Parliament and the
people, it seems probable enough that the seals
of the Foreign Secretaryship will be intrusted to
Lord Stanley. Unfortunately, that clever young
man can no longer be regarded with much respect
After the disreputable dodge-we are really
obliged to quote the slang dictionary when we
| speak of the late manDuvre by which Lord Stan.
ley endeavo :ed to eject the Government-we have
| no security that he will not lend his sanction tc
similar intrigues abroad He sprang mine III
| tho House of Commons; he may spring mine or
| the Continent of Europe-in Italy. or even nearer
| home The one good appointment that is spoken
of is that Of Sir Stafford Northcnte as President
of the b 'ard OF Trade. He may be scarcely equa
| to the Chanceorship Of the Exchequer, but IN
| subordina position his respectable intelligence
and his commendab.e industry many be OF service
| to the country.