New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
LoNpos, Feb. %, 1863.
hast It now:
Thou plav,dst most foniIv fort
From Our Own Correspondent

Thou ay'dst most foully fort.
TO lead great party in the Commons for twenty
years to lead it out Of the valley of defeat to the
hight of victory; to outwit opponents and hoodwiDk
friends; to be praised for high talents and never
trusted for good faith; to debauch half nations to
entice honorable men into policy which compelled
them forget their opinions and to understand too
late that their guide had convictions; to insuls
the men whom he dishOnored by the impudent asser-
ton that they had been educated" to value Office
than honesty TO be accepted at last as neces-
sity all the more 0dous because inevtable 70 reach
the place which has been the ambition Of his life
along pathway strewn with the skeletons of dead
promises and abandoned princples--if this be sue
cess then has Mr.. Disrae succeeded more perfectly
than any English statesman within the memory OK
which boasts Of being the historical party of En-
gland, never so complete as In this hour OF Its
nndsputed triumph. Since Its accession to power
without precedent. Places have fallen ripe into its
lap, as If this were the Autumn of politics. Every
bs eSSS made judge or attorney or general
Great measures OF policy have been matured. and
with the Reform bill of 1881 Mr. DsraelI's name is
indssoluby connected Yet the Tory party has been
rent asunder that part which fights under the Tory
banner has renowned its old cry, and that part
which has not renowned its principles has torsaken
its organization The architect of this disorder is
the man whom they are compelled TO accept as Pre-
mier.
but the rank and file who in 1867 declined to follow
them out of the camp look upon Mr. DlsraelIs lead-
was in office his nominal leadership saved the SELF
love of the party, High lineage, ample wealth;
on the turf insured him respect. and
were congenial to the tastes of his sup
porters. Mr. Dsrael has neither lineage nor wealth;
nor an unblemished reputation. Talents he has, cf
pr9tered niht while the Tories would more willingly
spare talent than any ether qualification, excepe
that they have fallen evil days when divine rights
are respected, q
brains has become Indispensable to political CONTROL
they have dismal suspicion that he desplses them
as FOOLS and they cannot help themselves.
There was lattery some talk of revolution in the
party-of coup f6tdt which wanted only courage to
make it the most striking political event in the his
tory of English parties. Why should not Lord
Stanley throw off MS degrading yoke, restore the
old motto to the flag, summon back Cranborne, Car
narvon and the rest, rally under their joint leader
ship the great band of country Squlres ana Tory
Lords and whistle, down the wind the impudenss
pretender who had laid them all under spellf
Why, indeed-eXcept that Lord Derbys son lacks
couTagei The supreme hour of his life dawned
upon him. but he Psrm M t nS, 10 paSi have
joined in such movement with alacrlty, the other
fifth would have had no alternative but to go WITH
the stream and Mr.. Disrael would have been at ib-
erty to transfer his services To the Liberals So far
is this from being speculative or impossible projecs
that there have been bets in the clubs this last week
that II would be tried and would succeed. Had Lord
Stanley the fire and chiyarous dash which gave his
father the name of the Rupert of debate, everything
DOSSlDle. Alas, ne HIS III uOI-Ho ucNtl hou
md what in him comes nearer TO the transports OK
battle is the sober satisfaction which his WELL
ordered mind derives from blue books and red tape.
So the plan failed.
The day of Lord Derby's resignation was to have
witnessed great debate on Ireland. went down
to the House before s. only to find great crowd OK
gentlemen in shining hats come streaming out OF IL.
Lord Stanley had Unexpectedly announced ms ~.
theirs retirement the Queen had sent for Mr. Dlsraeit
much pleasure hope Her Majesty had III the inter-
yew--and tho House, as is usual on sucn Occa-
sions adjourned over for three days, 70 give
the new Premier time 20 form his Capinio..
lit is useless to send you the noaunY
rumors about details. Long before you ies n
this that wretched cable will have turned al Tbaa
lectures into certainties, the reverse ar -
Disraeli will remain Chancellor Of the M ~ srans
we'll as first Lord that Lord Stanley Mn l.; want ~
lated to the Upper House, which Is say ,h" saals
leader; that Lord Chelmsford VIII tarS;ss thc
and Lord Cairns take them, and tna'' fora inns
Ministry will be much the same 10 ~. ne "a How
Lord Derby seem to be the agreea a.. a b ons ain
The Stanley -Cranborne coup &C., so - rsarrsno
TO water Dsrael have no olnSSu,.y ~. s.ast n
ing his Cabinet The newspapers nato .'o go sva
sense of nropriey to discuss such matters US naso
wentrcd On i'm this letter. aud are united III iegaIu
;n Mr. Dsrae "a the only possible Premier IN iac..
~ Svas III eed before Lord Derbys resignaSon
vas made mnhle Those matters are not settled Ia
The na,ysnaners nor even in the House OF Commons.
nor cot again by tho gossip of the clubs, DuI meas
@;eiiy taIEcd over at knowsey in the inierySis %
Lord Dorbys govt II 10 letber popular iOAe '"s'