The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-19
Disraeli ON Ireland.

Commons on Tuesday night on the present
condition Of Ireland furnished Mr.. Disraeli
with fresh opportunity for the display Of that
pluck and daring which have, more, perhaps,
than any other cause or causes, raised him to
his present proud position. The wrongs Of
Ireland were set forth by the member for Gal
way Mr.. Gladstone enlarged on the gravity
Of the crisis and urged thorough and imme
date reform. The opportunity was one which
Disraeli was not the man to lose. The crisis
might be grave; but II was crisis Of seven
hundred years standing, and had been
strangely neglected by the ministry which had
preceded that Of Lord Derby, and of which
Mr.. Gladstone himself was . prominent men,
her. The House must have been tickled and
Gladstone must have WINGED when the Premier
expressed the hope that members were not
alarmed by the speeches of men who when in
power did nothing but make speeches" What
ever was TO be done for Ireland was not to be
done rashly, in haste and under the influence
Of panic. Mr. Disraeli's threat to appeal to
the country, II pressed to an issue on the ques-
ton, had the desired effect, and Mr.. Mcguire
wisely withdrew his resolution. In the first
tug Of war since his accession to power the
new Premier thus came OF victorious.
II would be mistake, however, to imagine
that Ireland has nothing to expect from the
new Prime Minister. Nothing, In fact, would
be further from the truth. Az we said some
days ago, Disraeli Is thoroughly con-
versant with the wants Of Ireland, has
deeper sympathy with the democracy all
over the three kingdoms than has yet
appeared, Is more detached" TO use word
Of his own, from party entanglements than any
prominent man Of his day In either House Of
Parliament; and II breadth Of Imagination,
keenness Of insight and intellectual boldness
are Of any avail, he Is not the man TO fall In the
supernatural emergency" as he calls II, in
which be has been called to act rs the chief
adviser Of the Crown. The wants Of Ireland,
after all, are not 50 essentially different from
the wants OF Scotland and England. The prin-
cpal grievance Of Ireland Is the existence In
the midst Of them Of an Established Church
which Is not the Church Of the people. The
same grievance, though In less aggravated
form, exists In both Scotland and England.
Ono half Of the population Of Scotland and ct
least one-third Of the population Of England
established by Law. The Church establishment
In Ireland. on which Mr.. Gladstone lays so
much stress Disrseli clearly sees Il not . local,
but general question, and In 50 far Is Il Is .
grievance requires 10 DO looked at and dealt
with, not with Ireland only 10 view, but with
Scotland and England In view % we'll An
Essab,khed Church no longer exists In the
Cansdas, no longer exists In Australia, and II
"a we're modified OF abolished In Ireland elsmor
would Immediately be raised BY both the Scotch
and the English. Diraeli, therefore, wisely
concludes not 10 deal With 80 grave question
rAshly and a. II under NE pressure Of Fenian
excitement
Az The same time II n 10 be borne In mind
thai no Church OF aristocratic influence, no
party ties, win prevent The Jew Premier from
insugaratns sweeping and daring reforms II
thess are loudly demanded and found 10 be
compatible with his opportunities. Diraeli 1t
heart Ia far more friend Of the people than Of
the dominant Church OF The aristocracy.
II win surprise many n he do NOT Jet work
both the privileged Church and the privileged
classes world Of trouble. Though the leader
Of the tory gentry Of England, he b yet the
one lory minister In Dsbrest's House Of Com
mons who refuses coat Of arms. The man
who has spoken q The sons q the Crusaders
AZ muddy -blooded bsrbariansr BY NE side
Of the sons Of Levi, who has told them ths
Jews survived the Phrsohs and might survive
even .rhas excellent Institution. parliamentary
20 sernment," Who has asked, ~ith an sndAcisy
which almost reaches tho sublime, Why
since one half Europe vorships Jew and The
other half q yswssa. the worshIppsrs are 70 Be