The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-28

be radically unsound, bu. men who arc not ell
ragged by wounded self-intercst are compelled
to admire his singleness Of aim and quiet ad-
herence to the most unpopular views. Ar' MIL
regards neither political opponents nor pontl-
cal friends when doctrines OF political economy
or doctrines OF any kind in which he feels the
good of society is concerned, are at stake.
This liberty, no doubt, he gl-es to others. His
admiration of peasant propreters, and his de-
sire to see them compulsorly established on
Irish soil, is not shared i'll by men equally hon.
est as himself and perhaps better qualified to
speak with confidence as to how such pro-
visions would work.
1t is said that no wife ever felt more de-
light at honers bestowed on e husband than
Mrs. Disraeli does at this elevation of her lord
to the highest Office under the crown-a post
of greater proportionate influence than that OF
the President of our own republic. She be-
lieved in him in humber days. Harsh things
are uttered, but she does not heed them. Mr.
Thomas Carlyle, who alluded sneerinsly to the
right honorable gentleman in his last pamph-
let, when told, while walking in the park, OF
the news, said he was glad to hear it. Son the
whole, he added, "Mr. DisraeG is the fttest
man for the place because he is the honestest.
He is scoundrel, it IS true, but he never pre-
tended to be anything else." When one thinks
of it, there are anomalies in the case. In
actual fact, Mr.. Disraeli is, so far as the
Church OF England is concerned, at this mo-
ment the direct representative of the apostles.
When bishopric is vacant it is ne who will
have to decide who is the most God-fearing
and orthodox of the clergy and the fttest to
take the place. But in the Common ons the right
honorable gentleman filed his new position as
to the mannor born, and on his own theories
of action is a very successful statesman.
MIR. Goldwin Smith, in delivering lec-
ture at Brighton, spoke out with more direct
ness on the subject of hereditary monarchy
than we remember any public man in England
of mark to have done in our day. He said very
plainly that the root of monarchy is dead, and
that the tie between Queen Victoria and the
English people is purely one OF personal affec-
tion. We're this true, the prospects of the
Prince OF Wales would be not of the best; but
the words ara likely to lead to an exaggerated
estimate Of the situation. The old and blind
loyalty to name, an idea, o show, no doubt is
dead. The monarchy of England is supported
in other ways. Alarge proportion of the mid
die classes firmly believe that some hocus-po-
cus such as sovereign without power is the
best arrangementfor the security and comfort
of society; and to the multitude the notion of a
repulic is distastefrl. Under certain condi-
tions, the hereditary monarchy of England is
decidedly the safest in Europe; but those con-
Gitions may be wanting. A bad and obstinate
king would be weighed, and got rid OF with
very slight delay. Mr.. Goldwin Smiths lee
ture meanwhile, is u significant ev<nt, as be-
tokening the new form Of open questions
which are to be considered when the reign Of
democracy is FUZZY inaugurated.