The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-10

A Peer in Defence Of Disraeli-What the Pre-
mier Intended and May Accomplish.
[From the London Times, August ISL
Tnere are men In the world who appear to have
been specially endowed by the irony OF fate with
unwavering belief in the completeness Of their
range Of thought and experience. What they feel
everybody must feel. What they think everybody
must think. What they believe everybody must
Deneve. They know themselves to be, like Hamlet,
indifferent h0nest they have no fear that they are
IN any way incapable OF sounding the depths OF uni
persuaded that any who does not coincide in all
their conclusions is in perlous condition. They
regret to have to say It, but they are too sadly sure
that there must be something vicious II not crimi-
nal, In the composition OF who does not agree
with them. 1t is sometimes thought that this is a
state OF mind confined to rural coteries, and espe-
clally apt to be developed in small country towns;
but under proper conditions it ourshes everywhere.
Gtpen q limited Intelligence and faair0tC educa-
In all in his village the don who Is the head OF his
college, the nObeman who has no rival In his divi-
sion OF the county the divine VINO takes the lead az
common product. We have not for some time met
with more admirable sample of the truly provincial
mind than is to be found IN the address OF LORD
John Manners to the electors OF North Lei
essa u Is by srt tSe ss aa
amusing. We need scarcely say, indeed, that Lord
John Manners has no more intention OF being drol
than Don Quixote. Vrtuous, noble and patriotic
sentiments low from his pen with the sweetest
naturalness. The larger part-say rather the whole
OF nus auureSH IL an eNdtutlOu Vi tHo great uteuS
performed by the Ministry OF which he is a member
deeds which would have been still greater had not
unthnking and violent men interfered to limit the
usefulness OF Mr. DlsraeiS administration.
When LORD John Manners has finished
his review Of tho good deeds the Ministry have
complshed, he completes his address, as an exhibit
ton OF character, by lamentng the wckedness OF
those who hindered the efforts OF his colleagues in
other directions. They were going on WELL as Lord
turned to do they did with all their might and they
turned their hands to nothing but what was excel
lent Unnappily, they were hindered IN their
activity. Wretched men, whose excuse can only be
their ignorance, 'nerruped the proper course or
business p Mr.. Dlsraels Ministry were about TO re-
form the bankruptcy law. others have promised TO
do this; they would have done it. They were going
to amend the laws relating to the tenure OF land in
Ireland-another boon deferred as often as pro-
missed. They would have passed an education bill.
These things were not done and that owing to no
neglect the part Of the government but TO the in
terruption in the proper course or business caused
by the Interpolation OF crude scheme for the discs
tabshment and abandonment OF the Church in Ire
land. The country was blessed with q virtuOus and
well conducted Ministry who were In and ought to
he kept in oilce and this Ministry determined in
their own wisdom that they would not touch the &C.
cesiastcal condition Of Ireland except in triling
way Of dwelling up, and thereupOn an unprincpled
opposition, mere rabble-dd not Mr.. Bouverie call
them so Uninterrupted the proper course OF business
by the Interpolation Of crude scheme of their own
we quite see with Lord John Manners that it was
really, really too monstrous. 1t is comforting to
he assured by him that to any such scheme he Will
continue ''to offer every opposition In his powern
though 1t would have been still satisfactory IL
he nau unuertaken u STATE WHAT lie ConceveS TO be
the limits OF his strength. IL we are to understand
that "eyery opposition in my power" means "oppo
sition as long as Mr.. Dsrael will permit the as
surance Is robbed Of much OF its value And yet we
fear Lord John Manners himself must have some
suspicion that this is his real meaning. Beautifully
as he writes about the Irish Church as 'hallow-
ing government with the sanctions of religion. and
Offering the truths and consultations Of Christianity
TO the poorest OF the people, he may be 'educaedp
recognize that the truth Is just the OF his
description; that the Irish establishment has
throughout its history made the English government
odious in Ireland, that the poorest OF the people re-
ject the truths and consultations 1t Offers and that
both the grounds OF justice and piety were bet.
ter to abolish an establishment which Onends the
one and binders the spread OF the other.