The New York herald., 1868-04-03
ENGLAND.
nisrac,,s Position the Irish Diclcr'ty--
French Opinion of the Church Question md
Ecniansni--Nr. t.iadstonc's Efforts for Re

ni.racli's Po-ition on the Iriah DiClci''iv--
French Opinion of the Church Question nnd
Ecnianisni--rr. t.iadstonc's Efforts for re-
lief.
From tic parls Union, March 2l.l
Whenever ireland uters her complaints she meets
with sympathetic echo; but, aasl nothing more
She is promised much she hopes for little and
eventually she is told TO can again next year; in the
meantime none OF her grievances are lghtened. And
such will be the case, Notwithstanding the most
praseworthy intentions with which certain Minister'S
are animated, so long England shall he Influenced
in her policy towards Ireland by spirit Of Pro- est
antisin In that circumstance is the root Of the
evil. what England has always hated in lrclandand
what she has wished TO destroy IL Catholicism she
never has succeeded ana never VIII. But what has
been the result The revolution has cast s eyes
that unfortunate country. without any great effort
1t has succeeded IN misleading few hungry
wretchcs, and with them has created FcnianisIn.
England being then terrified and with good reason,
only looked upon Ireland ~ the centre OF conspiracy
which must be put down M anv price In her eyes
every Irshman Is henceforth Fenian: consequently
her sole efforts are directed To tightening the bonds
with which Ireland Is enchaned; such reasoning H.
Fenianism Is. how IL became implanted Ill ireland,
but at the time how the healthy portion OF the
Irish population kept aloof from It, dying with hunger
and misery but preserving their religious and poll
tical faith We are therefore not surprised at the
ASPECT which the discussion the Irish question has
assumed In the English Parliament: but we are the
more saddened that we do not see any remedy at
From the Gazette dc France, March 2l.l
y The first part Of Mr.. Disraeis reply may
be thus summed up.-"Why did not you when you
were In power, effect what you now ask us 10 dof"
In placing the question this ground the Prime
Minister was successful against the opposition
leader But public opinion will refuse TO look at the
irish question from the point or rietc Qr RI
Odl,y tet,ceen ttco statesmen The country no doubt
suspects that Mr.. Gladstone intends TO make 1t
means OF regaining oilCe; but people care little by
whom the difflcuty may be got rid OF provided the
object be accomplished. radical ana complete so
SuttOn has no,r becDe Inevitable, and The ne'c Prime
Afntsfer Is perfectly ,reU dtcdre 0rM Justice must
at length be done to Ireland, and that this striking
PREPARATION shoald be the work OF conservative
Cabinet OF the same government which has given an
excellent reform act to England Is greatly TO be dc
sired.
IFrom the Paris Monde, March 21.1
ireland and the Catholics generally expected much
from Mr.. Dsrae. II was supposed that the new
Premier would be better position than his prede.
cessor to do justice to Ireland. Lord Derby, bound
by his anteCedents, would have been, IL was said,
iess fitted than bs successor to solve satisfactorily
the grave question OF the Oficia Church. Mr.
Disrae however, intends to do still less than was TO
be expected from thet late Prime Minister The
forty years the Irish members annually bring them
under the notice OF Parliament O'Connell hundred
times traced the picture OF his countrys su1erngs IN
those strong coors Of which his successors 10 not
possess the secret Lord Mayo, the irish Sec
retary, charged by Mr. Disracli to make known
the intentions OF the government, demonstrated
uncOnsciousy that England would never do any.
lmperfectly His speech furnishes new argument
in favor OF a repeal Of the Union. On the principal
question, that Of the Irish Church. the Ministry does
not propose TO do anything Mr. Dsraei does mol
believe that an establishment which has existed for
three hundled years AolId be destroyed lie shrinks,