The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-01

spies, that we are aware Of thought 1t WORT
while to make allegations of criminal inten
tons to the Department of State. But nov
that one leak has been discovered in the secre
archives Of the mysterious region OF tina
"little bell, let us have more of them. They
may be refreshing and diverting in these higl
times of impeachment.
The Irish Church Question In tho House
Of Commons.
The most important debate which has oc.
cuyred in the British House of Commons
during the present session Of Parliament took
place on the 3Oth ultimo, when the resolutions
submitted by Mr.. Gladstone on the Irish Church
| were brought up for discussion, and as q
natural consequence this whole question was
| revived. Our account of the debate, trans
| mitted by cable, is very interesting and
completes. That Mr.. Gladstone in an able
speech supported his resolutions, and justified,
with some success, the inaction Of his own
party while in power; that Lord Stanley in
reply made the motion of which he had pre-
viously given notice, to the effect that the
subject be left over for the consideration of the
next Parliament, after intimating that dis
establishment Of the Church might be- pro-
posed; that Lord Cranborne, the most
promising member Of the youthful aFis-
toeracy on either side Of politics and in'either
house, went in for the disestablishment Of the
irish Church, az conveyed in Mr. Laing's
resolution, but was willing to leave the
details to the next Parliament, and that the
debate was adjourned, constitute important
items to our already existing stock of know
ledge on this subject.
1t is now made manifest that the revolution
for some time in progress in Great Britain has
centred for the present all its force on an old
and long visible iniqlmty-the Irish Church Es-
tablishment. Away from Fenianism there are
many who can see no special reason for the.
prominence which this question has acquired.
1t is simply absurd, however, to imagine that
Fenianisms is the only or even the principal
reason for the sudden and almost unanimous CON
fession that the Irish Church is grievance and
that the real remedy for Irish disahfecton lies
in the immediate withdrawal of ecclesiastical en-
dowments. Nothing is more true than that the
iniquity of this alien Church has been as patent
to the world any time during the last hundred
years as it is at the present moment. The
iniquity, however, has so been winked atby
wings and tories alike that neither the one
party nor the other can acquit itself of blame.
Pressure has now been brought to bear upon
both parties by the progress of the revolution;
and this pressure has acquired force from the
fact that man has put himself at the head of
the revolution whom all parties equally fear
and equally dislike. The Irish Church, in
truth, has been raised into undue Importance,
less for the purpose Of redressing Irish wrongs
than for the purpose of driving Disraeli from
power. It is not bad move, looked at from
the point of view Of Disraeh's opponents; for
there is no question so likely to beget difficult
ties 80 certain to. embarrass minister. 1t is
seen by them that the Prime Minister will, in
some shape, be compelled to pronounce him.
SELF and that IL they are not successful in i'm
mediately defeating him. they will at least
have the chance Of forcing him into some fresh
inconsistency. Such unquestionably is their
aim and such is their hope, as Lord Stanley
very plainly charged on the opposition in his
reply to Mr.. Gladstone.
It is not the less true, on the other hand,
that Disrael is fully alive to all the difficulties
Of the situation, and that he is not by any
means ignorant of the plans and purposes Of
his opponents. That they are jealous and
fearful of him he is well aware. That their
liberal professions are Of value to them only in
SO far as they shall subserve their political
purposes his long experience of thu,
House of Commons and of the working
of party in England has long SINCE
taught him. In the opposition of Bright,
Gladstone and Russell he sees but trinity of
interests arrayed against him. Their unit cd
object is to GUST him from power. His obj ect
is, as for as possible, to divide this trinity, to
turn radicals against philosophers, philosepb .ers
against radicals and the Doblesse against bot h.
to neutralize their conjoint and sepe rate
strength by making their purposes and plans
his own, and thus, through the utter defeat
himself unquestisned master Of the situation.
A new power has grown up in Great Pritain-
power begotten of trade Of industry, of
education, and altogether different from that
hitherto managed by either wings or tories.
This power it has been Mr.. Dsraelis privilege
to give a placeNin the constitution BY his
Reform bill be has enfranchised, the masses.
1t is his fixed purpose to control them if pos
sble, to use them If necessary; but by all
means-if not by his old friends, at least by his
new-to make himself master of the situation.
1t will surprise many, ourselves among the
number, If Disraeli do not succeed.
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