New-York tribune., 1868-04-02


T-1SIy the formal declaration that the statements
I'm Government were to the Liberal side wholly
,s.tisfsctory and that unless its head had some
sbi,g now 10 offer the Opposition would make pro-
,os, and AJAX the opinion of the House upon Ihe
Idsb Church question. There could not be a moro
,,stjpc, challenge and there could not be a heaIuer
,,,.loomc than the Opposition benches gave to TINS
Ii.-;or rofe from their leader. The days Of great
P.yIiamentary contests seemed TO have come back
Nr njsraelfs reply was insolent beyond concep-
zion The words Of it yUu can read Tor youl7''i III
fhe printed report. The manner OF 1t Is sc"lCoS W
La described. In no other man would 'he HOUSE
have tolerated It, and it went far beyond the Incense
:, which even DisraeI is usually indulged. There
sas no paragraph that was not edged VIII stcSSiu
uga,nst Mr.. Gladstone-few sentences that dld not
-, nth eoDtemptuous bitterness toward the
,s,Iers of either party who could be suspected OF
,oni.t;o,,s In ts way nothing could be- more brll-
Gsnl. t,f what a speech 70 De delivered IN Parlit-
rnent, I have heard Disraeli often ! never heard
b,r1 sppraach his performance OF Monday. IL was
,rre 10 ,uer who have listened 10 him for 80 years.
Jas,,ed a ibera member of great eminence whether
A., House liked such exhibitions. Liked them 7"
bsexclaimed;" 3" if had made such a speech should
have been blown out OF the House and deseIyedly
toop There was no lack Of readiness IN Mr. Dlsraeh
4, meet the issue NJ Unexpectedly presented TO him.
No Iack Of courage either. and no lack OF that un-
v-,u,uIcri, ingenuity which makes him the most
fnrmitla bio tactican in England With savage sar-
ra.,s fn Hing every minute from his lips, ne present.
I'd himself 20 tho House the sole remaining cham
piou Of the Church. The attack upon the Irish
Clprcf hq declared to be covert attack upon the
Fnslish Church. The principle Of endowmentS was
nj stake; and with this CRY he rallied the Tory squres
to his surl,ort 1t is certainly true that the
RexpoIition Of tho Church in Ireland VIII weaken
The Church an England but 10 Is lar from beng true
that the Liberals have any such purpose or behef.
Gut M Dssrael is too shrewd to be drawn into de
Eense ar the Irish Church. IL cannot be defended
aud he Lu0Ns it. 1t may be upheld, and ITS exist
nnre nrfiol ged few years by peISUadng the couh-
frypart, and the High Church party that the Llbe-
ia hare. begun crusade against the English es-
4ablitma,ai. Yet. even IN that view. the mvective
NJ NJ B,sraelis speech pushed further than
oticr ,oujd have suggested. and its rancor It's tu-
No,, anig,o,ity against Mr. Gladstone. were partly
H6a to a c.,use which seldom stimulates into cXtrav-
Aeance this cold-bloOded antagonist. Repose OF
sssnner was gone. The gloomy face was lighted
nv an artificial excitement, and dccorum was
Thrown 10 the winds. Even the cries from the
Opposition benches, the satrical Hear hear were
y.ugh, lIl by the unbalanced voice of the SWaylng
brator lad repeated with Sneer Of affected or very
Akely genuine contempt. And Yet neither passion
e0r any lT3hClal cause had couued the spiehoOf Oh
RIO wonderful intellect, however much they may
have up,ef us Judgment. As O specimen OF glada-
IorisI oratoTy, this speech has seldom been sur
passed.
iwil not try to predict the result Of the Liberal
p4,aut OF TIE Government. IL is enough To- say that
the Liberals themselves are confident and IN the
hghezi spirits. They do not expect defeat but they
ran a1orI 10. They believe this Ministry can be
kr,eeu fs,,u, Office within q month Whether that
lTancs trae or not. there Is hcncctorth brighter
luturs .l. the Liberal party, and therefore for
1us,lrG. d. We Sc