The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23

intelligence and breathed quick sense OF usticc but
M. ohiistona shapes i,s course I'll open ey e. @
ciines 10 he hoodwinked and 10 masch pliniIo cseI
over tue bhnk Of hoaseno su rage OF iso s',1
bogs and quagnires OF the cd rule oi eccies asncs
ascendancy and military coercion ih iio,au. S
more radical than n Dr gait upon tue questiou VI
the franchise, anu to revert 10 the Disotu t Vi
LORD Eldon aud Mr. er.evai on tne II sh ShuIo On
quest on, exceeds his wer or INC 'nsl 'tency. MI.
Johlstoneis conduct and language, creIltiDle as
they are in themselves, are not, we hope examples
OF al IN eseLce unique OF eva rs're u an oon
with which he has ,cntured 10 asser, his convic-
tions and 10 challenge for them The assent Or col
seryatIye constituency. In the name OF CONSERVATISM
he renounces has allegiance tie pre-
sent governinei t, just as the Par amenta-
rians made war In the name OF tne Ming
he denies Its title 10 the name OF conservative Mr.
Butler Johnstone ) courlse AN hOlesty abet,ing u
grow ing sense among coiservaL. Is Of sh for the
past AMI unea,iness as u .ie future may possibly
move Infectious among me.nDers Of his pa ~, espe-
cialy since II appears that Ia Canterbury, wnich Is
BY no means iLcai or revO utlOudry ciIy, strong
Conservative sentiment Is enSt Il ON the side OF Mt.
Jonns.one, and a.quiesccs IN his support OF Mr..
G aislones resoiutiohs. 10 e,lage the franchises
OF the Irish people and TO ma tam among them III
situtIons wnch shock ir sh sent meat III to make an
empty present oi tne mere SHOW Of power. 40 give
the people woes, and ~ rule the,n D. the su3pehS on
"a i.w, a lA0cNery. It Is satisfactory to tnl, III
spite or incen1iary attempts 10 excite alarm
ior me tate OF the Crown, the Church and me
cons tuition, al ALTERATION IN whicl Mi.
Dslaeiis eiuca lug haud may be aced. tiat there
are conservatives WHO Sc tlia Mr. u adstone's Oocy
is ~ awe uDcrill
Mr.. Disrdel's. 80 Jar Mr.. Jonu5lon and tnose
WHO think with hun are cunce,ncL The Ir.sh Church
question ceases to be 4 party Question.
On one 20 n cannot ilre Mr. Joln5tOne 's an
ttipauons, though W. sJmpa hz, WITH the spirit
winch has raluad tncm looks forward 10 tne
time when rec OnSttuted cO5efVa tive pa n.y. led by
statesmen ana not by Jugslers caring iur principle
aid not iOr pace SHAH attract To itSef tle great
wing party, the historic cnimpions OF CIVIL
aud ,ei0us liberty and win the allegi-
aace Of all moderate men. The CONSERVE
tNes OF one generation arc generally, we ad ait
the wings TO those WAC Went before them, and the
wings oI one generation are conservatives To those
VINO follow tnein. But still, though the whole body
advances, the tail will never actual come up W tn
the mead. We doubt, moreover, whetaer England
can in future be governed by the traditional prlncl
pics OF tHe Old pirues. Mr.. Jonnstones VISION Of
tue me wncn there sldll he NJ more II lerals ana
conservatives, but only conservative liberals and
LIBERAL conservatives, aud when England Shall
flourish under ui lcInial rule vi moderate men is,
we ear, dream. Inc aspiration Is liberal in con
servative; II would be redctionary in liberal. The
great questions. economical social ana political, Of
the future cannot be answered by failing back on
Traditional principles wne,ner OF los, or 1852 wing
or CONSERVATIVE 10 each aye Us OGn prOIten aud
us 00ft solution.