New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-17

bic, happened aud 1t was only after fact that
able TO agree TO what ought to have been done
Fifteen years ago the Government OF India the most
extraordinary Government in the world. and, should
say the most remarkable government that ever had been
In the world IL called double government IL
sisted OF number OF directors Of extinct trading
pany. company that was always bankrupt. The drec
tors who were bred III corruption and who practced 1t
during their tenure OF office, and who in point Of fact
may be said TO have lived upon II, neglected everything
they ought TO have done except the collecting and
pending OF taxes and 10 that curious government was
added another Minister OF State, who appointed 70
control the said directors Laughter He allowed them
TO do everything evil that they liked TO do and he added
To their evils some other greater evil OF his
own. lCheers and laughter.l on system like
this there were numbers Of persons In this
country thousands. perhaps millions, who assented toit
that il was possible 10 go governing country with
l0OOOO0 OF people composed Of more than 20 nations,
and speaking 20 different languages OF different religions.
and different ways In every particular, and have heard
Cabinet Minister OF repute speak for five hours not only
glowing euogum upon it, and everybody who proposed
change was considered an ntermeddler, and that no
ought call the system question. Within five
years OF that speech there came change and II may De
said sand IN the oden times, when they planted
aud builded and were married and given in maIrage
that then the flood came-namely, the mntlny-and
swept the whole thing away. lCheers and laughter
Referring them to the Russian war, the honoIaDle
gentleman said always said myself that no country
justceand there many OF them who are very par
tcular taughter-woud send any man TO JAN lor three
months evidence such that which the people OF
Great Britain and Ireland went into that unhappy struG
killed in that conflict, and that hundreds OF mil
lions Of treasure created by tho nations engaged Were
squandered; that the ornaments al over
Europe and this country have been main
a
this country have found military ornaments all in
creasng by elO0OoO and al0OOOOOO in 20 years comes
And feel all this. We ind that there is sui great
questions that Russia Is stronger than ever Tor Russia
stronger weaker for the efforts made to serve her
Hear hear But there is one pleasant thing to thing o.
and that that the tone OF the Foreign once Is muoh
changed. Hear, hearl Not long ago read little
speech which made by Lord Stanley to depuation
given to the American Minister, the noble
icrd made another speech. which was framed
talented friend, Mr. Golden. and 1 made years ago
Passing then 10 tho American War he continued what
an extraordinary thing IT is that nearly four years after
1t over we who had put down insurrecton with the
relentless hand in India, We should Immediately go
in for great nsurrecon which has tended TO break up
q free nation-and mind, nation OF kinsmen-and that
we should 90 In for an instruction which was maze
against the aud cheapest Government the world
aud insurrectOn the very basis OF which was pepe
ual establishment OF human bondage. Cheersl II we
could have persuaded that the Americans were not
arrogant and h.soent that they were growing 10 50
great power that they might have had an opinion on
II better for that that great people shoud DC
divided ana have quarfes ana nIi6arso 0 cond
have been stripped from the question as it really was
EneIshman, not a scotchman not Christian in the
whole world who would have SAID he hoped that nsur.
reoton would succeed And now at this hour-l am not
this very day which are met-there Is
going over the whole OF these states great contest
GoyeTnmeht for the next four years will be determined
by the vote OF 81 100000 OK people Let us hope-l nope
the Of that great verdict may be to gave continued
that party which has been In favor OF freedom aud which
did what was done 10 restore the Union OF that great
country. lCheers CHANGING then at the question OF re-
form the honorable gentleman said he would have again
speak upon In day two and passed on TO the ques
ton OF Ireland He SAID We feel al Of us, whatever DO
opinion as &c specific remedies We Gil feel there
certain weakness In our Government ana IN our united
Kingdom, and that weakness Ia the condition and tho
state Of opinion In Ireland OF this there can be no
doubt IL Is my opinion only but Ia the opinion OF
tho members OF the present Government and OF their
supporters and Of people Of al religions throughout the
land to the Professionals OF England, or tho Catholics OF
Ireland But every thoughtful honest and Christian man
throughout tho United Kingdom would be glad n he him
self could be convinced that there was mode by when
years hence or ten years hence what VIII II SEEM TINS
great question: People VIII LOOK PACK upon J1st as
beginning 10 look back on tho question OF reform We
all agreed that the great ugly hObgobin which fright
cned some IA no hobgObln all. but very respectable
sort OF creature Laughter aud chees 30 with regard
to the Irish question We got rid Of Prejudces and mo-
nothing whatever TO do with tho question, and simply
which prejudic6s thrown around III We should all
agree that IL Ia necessary to adopt and carry out the
practical policy which has been sanctioned IN che Para
ment which expiring, and which many persons are
confident In believing will DO sanctioned by the Parliament
another point Ielandhe question Of the Irish land
that matter OF great difficulty, and which, no douDt
before long the people OF the two Kingdoms will be asked
carefully TO consider II the land OF Scotland were in the
handsamOst all neutrality-suspicious. OF the Roman Catho-
lilo religion II they absentees and in sense foreign
er II they gave OF your tenants leases II they
never expended money in any permanent improvements
on "A farm would like 70 ask you what would be the
kind OF content which would prevail among the agrlcul
tura population Of Scotland IL would be that kind OF
content call discomfort Laughter and cheers And:
indeed you would have state OF things In Scotland
which would prove an lncessant agitation uht the I'M
portal Parliament had FOUND some hlode OF reueuy'
ing the grievances complained Of He concluded with
reference to the freedom OF the press ana TO education
lie said; There can be doubt that through the whole
OF the United Kingdom, by the abolition or all the
the Press there agoing once intensely
everywhere process Of education which believe Is
more important than almost all other processes or ma
ohinerylfor education throughoutlhe Kingdom cheersl
and believe that free Press Is Just as necessary IOr
political liberty free air Is for our natural lives
1Cheers The question OF education TO which you have
referred Ia one 10 which suppose al men noWnand
hope all woInen-are turning their aention. Cheers
That question which IS rendered difficult because We
won't take II up Of itself We have got some OF us nave
not have found very great number OF people who
have-a very stupid idea that would be wrong t. teach
and child reading and writing ana the ord,aIy
what shall call itmachnery or knowledge unless you
can at the same time give him the religious Opinions
which We ourselves hOd, ana not ohD tue Ie,lsour
opinions for there Ia not 80 much dierence In religious
opinions but very often all the unessentia details which
Churches all over the world nave punt UP mo Welr
different systems lCheers. Now II VIII soon
be put 10 the people OF the United kmgdom
whether this question can be solved by u.s. rs IL mas Deen
solved elsewhere. IL has been solved Throughout mo Tree
States Of America. and now throughout ths southern
States which have recently become free Is also oeg
solved. IL has been solved In Canada In British N0rlh
American possessions III mas peei s0'Su ~ @
colonies aud It Is solved IN many OF the states OF Europe
We have done so many things that AFTER all nope we
shall begin feel that can do even tbs. Considering
position and how much We nave been IN advance Oi
other countries in other respects believe u 10 DC most
dscreditabe fact that we have had less ATTENTION pad 10
ton within the last hundred years than IN almost any
other Christian civilized nation III TIE world say IL
ia very great dscrcdt the governing classes OF this
country, aud 10 Is very strong argument, Whch el
self at liberty always To make u.e OF when was ask
ing the governing power should no longer remain III
class. but that II should De transferred by ParlAheht
airy Reform the great bulk Of the nation lChcers
TIE ENGLISH ELECTIONs-A CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE.
The following confession Of defeat appeared
in the form OF "a letter IN The Standard Of tho 9TH
SIR: The following figures, the result OF careful ana
Impartial scrutiny. WILL thnk, he deemed conclusive as