The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-02

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cannot but charge against conviction, and
Senators feel that they can vote Under cover
of his charge and be safe. The knowledge Of
this very fact, the feeling that they are to
be left to the ruin they have sought, inspires
the impeachment leaders to close the mouth of
the Chief Justice and to start the point that he
has no right to charge the Senate. Hence
Mr. Summers proposition for determining by
as small vote as possible all such questions.
Doubtless they will fight this case desperately,
as it forms the very crisis of their fate but they
will be beaten, as they already feel and know.
Earl Russeli's Political Bid.
Since Disraels first defeat on the Irish
Church question the leaders of the existing
political parties in Great Britain continue their
bids for place and Parliamentary lead with a
degree of animation and in shape which rem
ders the progress of the contest a matter of
much interest to the American democracy, as
affording highly complimentary testimony to
the vast power already evoked by the people of
the United Kingdom in their struggle for COM
plcte enfranchisement. Instead of seeking to
earwig the Grown and control and coerce public
opinion to follow their lead, Disraeli, Mr..
Gladstone, John Bright and the rest are COM
PEELED to offer almost daily another and still
another bid, by the indication or actual
promise of some measure of wholesome radical
progress, each with the view of proving that
he himself is the most fitting person to bear
up the popular banner and stand forth as the
embodiment of the cause of liberatng advance.
In addition to the candidates for public
favor enumerated above Earl Russell has just
come forward with ''bid." In his reply to
the Parliamentary remarks of Lord Derby on
the Irish Church question, on Tuesday night,
the veteran statesman spoke strongly in
support of national reform and freedom OF
conscience in Ireland by advocating the Glad
stone Church resolutions. Like Earl Russell,
however, he supported both in a peculiar man
ner, by announcing that he had "a plan of his
own" for the solution of the Irish difficulty;
plan much more effcaciOus than that OF Mr..
tifcate of recommendation as wing reformer
Lord John endeavored to step before Disrael
in his effort to catch the public eye; for he
intimated that there exists danger that the
Premier may precipitate collision between
the Crown and the House of Commons, an
event which would be ''most deplorable'-
leaving it to be inferred that his ''plan" would.
if adopted, arrest the calamity.
Such is the course of the somewhat old
fashioned party leaders and State doctors
OF Britain. Each has "a plan of his own"
Mr. Disraeli's ''plan," after its thirty years
amendments, secured him the chief power by
ministerial Encouragement with Lord Derby.
Mr. Disraeli made no particular 'bid," but
perhaps, as far as any of his competitors,
if the advance would recommend him to
a more powerful party. Mr.. Gladstone
soon afterwards made a distinct offer,
which has been accepted by the House
of Commons, and, in order to neutralize
the effect of that ''bid," we find that
Disraeli devotes himself to the work of pre-
serving the nation from the evils of some
widespread Anglo-Papal conspiracy, the fruits
of which, if realized, are to bring great profit
to Pope Plus the Ninth, gentleman whom we
had come to regard as quite effete in the
political world. The Premier also promises
immense commercial wealth to come from the
newly conquered ''Mexico" in Africa. John
with ideas Of serious governmental changes.
He talks of the disendowment of every Church
in the empire and speaks of a national Senate
instead of the House of Lords and vote by
ballot. while scions of the aristocracy, fresh
from the universities, calculate their resources
and ask themselves what they can afford to
give, with the view Of outbidding Bright.
The rivalry has become so exciting that Earl
Russell has been moved and tenders the ''plan
of his own" of which we have just spoken.
The Earl stands forth with Parliamentary and
official experiences extending over u period OF
ffty-five years. In his non official days he has
been representative of English democratic
reform, Irish emancipation, the Irish Church
Tithes Appropriation bill and many other
measures of progress, but he has also preached
the ''inality of reform" and when in office
never exhibited any inclination to carry out his
early professions.
Earl Russelrs ''bid" will, therefore, scarcely
be accepted by the people. 1t has already
damaged Disrael, and may injure Gladstone,
but will hardly cxalt the veteran statesman
to power Before the period Of the first
general election under the new English Reform
bill we will have heard Of many other bids,
but it is more than probable that the man
who will be fully accepted has not yet spoken.
In the meantime the British people will regard
each ''bid" as made as q fresh evidence oi
their own political strength.
Prize Money Due Naval Omccrs and
sailors.
We perceive that resolution has been intro.