Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-05-06
The Tory English Ministry and the
Liberal Members.

We give below the cable report Of a debate
in the English House Of Commons, Monday
night last 1t shows what is expected of
defeated ministry in England and how an
hereditary monarchy is held 10 the duty of
reconstructing its ministry 70 suit the
majority OF the House 1t Commons clad
stone and Lowe and Bright were not par
ticularly delicate in telling Disrael that il
the constitutional right of the House of
Commons TO have a new ministry in ac-
cord with the views OF the House on the
question of Irish reform The Queen and
her ministers are much more ut the mercy OF
Parliament than eur President and Cabinet
are of our Congress. Fer three years Con-
gress and the people have, by Overwhelming
majorities, expressed their want of conf
dence in johnson and his Cabinet and vet
johnson has changed neither his policy nor
his Cabinet. The DEBATE is a. follows
Mr.. Disraeli said on Thursday last, on the
vote upon the first Of Il series of resolutions,
the Ministry encountered Il new and sudden
question which threatened confusion to Ire
land, and ultimately the overthrow of the
English Church, the effect of which would
be the absorption of all secJs in the Church
of Rome. 70 this measure he could not as
sent, and he had asked OF the House time to
advise with the Queen on the new attitude
of affairs. Her Majesty had heard his state
mcnt, and had not only declined his rendered
resignation, but had urged him not to dis
solve Parliament in the present anomalous
circumstance, until after the appeal could
be made to the new constituencies. and this
he hoped to do with the aid Of the House
He deprecated the urgency with which MIR
Gladstone had passed his resolves and hoped
that the suspension of the orders OF The dav
would not be pressed now, as he WAS ready
to give some other Government the right to
carry on the discussion if debate there must
be.
Mr. Gladstone said
1t was unprecedented that the Ministry
which had been beaten by 65 majority should
talk of dissolving Parliament. 1t might he
right to elect a new Parliament to settle the
question of the Irish Church, but its first
duty, when chosen, would be 10 settle the
Ministry itself The Prcmier's course was
unconstitutional. The House was hostile to
the Ministry, and yet he wanted to govern
the country until fall. Meantime the fate of
Ireland and other questions are to remain in
suspense. The duty of the Liberals was
clearly TO follow up the resolves with sus-
pensory bill, thus clearing the way of new
Parliament. They must 50 on. (Cheers)
They had no bargains to make. The Pre-
mier had said that nothing would change
the course of the Ministry lie (Gladstone)
would not urge the suspension of orders to-
night if the Ministers would allow the earl
lest possible day for the consideration of the
resolves: If they passed the House. bill
should follow suspending the appointments
in the Irish church, and the next step here
after would be for the ministry to take
Robert Lowe said after the ministers had
nuliIfed the will OF the House, they had the
audacity to ask for the control, for months to
come, of the Government Such course
was unconstitutional, and it was absurd. for
the sole object was, without regard to cir
to maintain show of harmony
until next year.
Mr.. John Bright said the Premier's state
ment would amaze the country. He had
asked the House to reverse the usage of the !
Constitution, that he might keep tha, ;uG1ce
got by arts not most worthy, and held bv the
adopting OF dogmas he had utterly den0unc- /,
ed Mr. Bright showed the Inconsistencies |
81 the Tories, noted the variations of onin- I
IONS among the members of the Cabinet. and /