The New York herald., 1867-05-15

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| EngIand-Her Position and Her Statesmen.
The work accomplished by the Conference
of the great Powers in preserving the peace Of
Europe for the present has placed England
again in prominent position. To her, un-
doubtedly, the crelit OF having settled the
Luxemburg difficulty is chiefly due. Ayerse to
war, and badly prepared for it, particularly in
view of her financial condition and the politi-
cal agitation for reform, she saw The danger OF
a terrible and general war in Europe if France
and Prussia had drawn the sword. Although
she assumed q negative position at frs, she
was forced to abandon that in fear Of the con-
sequences Of such war to herself Her wis
dom in proposing conference and mediation
of the great Powers rebounds to her honor.
Having been successful in preventing war, she
takes the position she formerly occupied as a
foremost Power in the family Of European
nations-a position which she was fast losing,
and which she would have lost forever, proba-
bly,, had she continued policy of exclusion
and abstention.
Great credit is given to Queen Victoria for
the happy and successful stroke of policy that
has Gained the fears Of Europe. But we
know that the British, by sort Of ingenious
complimentary fiction, attribute such things
to the sovereign, when in reality they are the
work of the ministry. Lord Stanley repre-
sented Great Britain in the Conference, and
was the President. As the member of the
British Cabinet taking the most active part in
that body, he is supposed, therefore, to have
been the leading spirit in the movement from
the first. Without having the least disposition
to detract from the fine talents or merits Of
| this nobleman, we believe another and an abler
member OF the Cabinet had most to do with it.
Benjamin Disraeli is the controlling statesman
| in The government, and was the prime mover,
doubtless, in the policy which led to the Con-
ference and to peace, though the functions Of
plenipoientiary naturally devolved more on
Lord Stanley.
A Jew controls the destiny of England!
Jew has restored to that proud nation the pres
| tige and position she was fas! losing through
the imbecility of her aristocracy and the imid-
| ity of her capitalists! What q revolution in
the sentiments of the aristocraoy and people Of
| Great Britain to admit this I! short time ago
Jew was not permitted to sit in Parliament
| and it is not long time since the despised
Jews were prescribed, robbed and tr0dden
upon by that naughty nobility which now
| takes one Of them for its leader. How proud
this Israelite must be! How delighted the
Jews everywhere must bel This fact Is one Of
the marve's Of this wonderful age. Disraeli
has realized in himself the Jewish hero OF his
novel ('sConingsby'O, who pulled the wires
that controlled the destiny of nations. This
work Of iction-this dream OF romance-has
| become fact in the actual position OF the
author. Here it may be sail, indeed, that
"truth is more strange than fiction" Did
Disraeli foresee the important role he was going
to play when he wrote Conin gsby? Or was
| it the earnest desire to bring honor to his des-
pissed race, or tho force Of his own ambition
that carried him up to his present eminence
The Jewish hero Of his romance had no nation
ality, In the true patriotic sense Of that word.
He was q citizen Of the world, full Of ambition,
exercising vast power In a secret manner,
much as the Grand Master Of the Jesuits used
| to do, AMI moved mon archs, ministers OF State
and the affairs Of nations like puppets Was
this hero of Benjamin Disrael's brain the
model of her Majesty's present Cabinet Minis
| teri Is Disraeli acting out the character his
Imagination createds
| Up to this time Disraeli has done well for
England, as we have seen in the matter of the
Pence Conference, and Is doing well for the
party Of which he is the leader, simply in
strict party sense but 1t has TO be seen
whether be has more ambition than patriot
| ism, and whether he will be safe leader and
minister in the future. In this country the native
born citizens Of the Jewish race become iden-
tilted with the interests Of the republic, though
they maintain sort Of nationality among
themselves. They have all the privileges Of
other citizens, and they have every incentive
to patriotism. They have no remembrances
here Of past disabilities or persecution to
separate them from the great body Of their
fellow citizens or to weaken their love Of the
country In Europe, although their disabili-
ties have generally been removed, they are
| separated, in . measure, and In feeling good
deal, from the people among whom they live.
They have there . more distinct nationality
among themselves. This Is the case in England,
as well as in other countries, and perhaps
more 90 there than in France. Mr.. Disraeli nm
doubtedly represents the feelings and charac-
teristics OF his race, though he might be un-
willing to admit II This, we think, 10 clearly
shown in his work to which we have referred.
The question arises here, then, does he possess
the conservative patriotism Of the Anglo Saxon
people in Gil that relates to Englandi How
ever petted and used by the aristocracy, and
however much trusted by the sovereign, II Is
natural to suppose he would be biased by his
peculiar feelings and sentiments, and that his
ambition would be greater than his love Of
England or Of the people who are not Of his
race. In speaking Of race we do not neces-