The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-17
CHI ES TON.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1867.
ENGLISH POLITICS.

Now that Fenianism has once again been
quashed (tAe chief General Of the Irish Army
escaping an indictment by becoming Queens
evidence); and Spain having knocked under
and made the necessary apology, as everybody
knew she would, for her unwarrantable breach
of international courtesy, in the proceeding
against the Tornado aud the Nctoria; now that
the Indictment against Governor EYRE has been
thrown out by the jury, and the nelainophilists
have been baked in their insane, not TO- say
,bloodthirsty sentimentalism,- engrossing
topics of public interest in England are mar
roWvied down to the question Of Reform. This
appears to be the great political focus, and the
status. Of every individual from Lands End to
JOHN O'GRoAT'i: House, is altogether measured
by his relation t. the great question. All other
issues lie dormant for TIE >prssept- i is only
;;st az ad without creating any inter-
est whatever, that Il member now and then
makes an "interpellation" about Canada, the
United States, Crete, or other side issues.
But, nevertheless, as indeed is always the
case when new questions are sprung, the party
lines are not clearly defined. It will be re-
membered that in the vote last year, which oc;r ;
casioned the downfall Of Earl RUssELL's minisI
try, that fatal result was due to the detection OF
Liberals, who could not strain their consciences
tozthe pitch .=of Iberality Messrs: RUSSELL,
GLADSTONE s. Co., asked at. their hands. This
1 dop whpn
telegraphic dispatches announced that Mr.
GLADsToNE's amendment, proposing reduc-
ton of: The amount required for suffrage to
yes5, was lest. In q measure 81 nuch::at yari-
ance with hereditary prejudice, she lenders Of
the opposition are unable to carry their entire
party with item. s.-5s--se----s.z.. .sv-
There is, in some respects, striking analogy
between the state Of political parties here and
in England. Alate number of the Saturday
Reuie,o says, the future combinations of par
ties are uncertain and old alliances are virtu-
ally dissolved. ssLord DERBY has announced
|, his intention of withdrawing from the head Of
the party which he has guided for twenty years.
and Mr.. D1sRAEL1 has perhaps at length render
ed himself impossible by trying too severely
the allegiance of his docile followers. Above oil,
q general conceft of Liberal opinion demands
the tardy: abdication Of Lord RUSSELL. The
party has sometimes placed hesitating conf
dence in Mr.. GLADSTONE, but in default Of any
rival candidate, tits generally wished that the
inevitable leader should be supported, and at
the same time restrained by the responsibility
which can only belong to the highest po-
Ilitical rank The precedent Of Lord PALMER
sTox is not strong enough to justify perpet-
ual preference of Ministers far advanced in
life. Lord RUSSELL has none of the gaiety Of
spirit or of the superficial sympathies which
made his predecessor universally popular:
"If Mr.. DIsRAELI loses the confidence Of bis
followers, the conservative party will probably
split into two sections, respectively led by
Lord STANLEY and Lord CRANBoRNE.-:; Two
able members of the same party have seldom
been so Numerically opposed in opinion, and
in general tendencies *? On
Lord DEnBYs retirement, Lord CRANponNE
will almost certainly place himself. at the head
of the more genuine conservatives, while Lord
STANLEY will rather seek to convert his party
to practicable and popular opinions. After the
fall of the present Ministry, the different sec
-tions of opposition will have time enough to
remodel their organizations before their return
to Office. -
"While Lord RUSSELL and Mr., GLADSTONE
are proclaiming or concealing their alarm at
the policy ofthe Government, natural curiosi-
ty attends the movements and the language
Of MIR. BR1GHr No other political leader has
any principle to boast, and Mr.. BRIGHT is pro-
badly not ashamed of the intimidation which
has brought his proposed enemies to his feet"