The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-28

and have been due his character aud genius
than any positive achievement in craftsmanship consider
ing the position in which his antecedents placed him. He
however, appears have applied the power resulting
from this for ends than any other English
statesman of his epoch With respect to England, one OF
his last efforts broaden the basis of representative
reform, which, though historically Wing question, has
been eectualy touched by the Wings since 49, Still
prominent and signal his Irish policy when Chief
Secretary. Let it be recoleced that before his time the
Tory cry Ignorance orthodoxy" Stanley, however,
not only aside such conservative supde but indited
the most enlightened and prospective piece OF Legislation
which Ireland received from English parliament
He originated the national school system, and thus en-
deavored lay the basis of education without which neither
national liberty is possible The time ana the
adopted to effect end at least ineligible
though the project knocked up by that depicabe pol
emc anagonsm which cankes any attempt at improvement
in Ireland and which would interfere with the legislation
of dem-god, if applied to the island In other
countries commodity and currency have creed the loaf
is Lutheran the leg of mutton utramonane; but
it is here and this peposerous sectionaism has OF
course magnifed influence when education is in question
In Ireland indeed Lord Derby is remembered chiefly the
opponent of OConnell in Parliament where in the Scor
pion Stanley" he encountered his only approximate rival
in those Debates which much regarded there the
exhibitions of athletes but the enlightened and dspasson-
ate will recolect the educational alluded to
was the advanced and uaran effort for the ultimate
improvement of the people made by any Irish admin
1t is unnecessary that the Report of de-
bate" of the greatest of existing orao that he is
mastery scholar, that he has answered numerous adj
dresses in classical Latin with the wonderful uency
which distinguishes his English speaking and that
author he produced the perfect translation of
Homer in the English language. Such his merits. On
the other side Ireland will place several acts and such
like oppressive supported since he was Secretary
and which would have been rendered unnecessary if his
educational had been permitted to take effect
and bear their natural fruit Mr. Disrael is the Prime
Minister and his elevation the result of talent TACT and
circumstance appears be accepted with very general
isfacon in England for Ireland it matters little who is
Premier When thrytwo years ago Lord Melbourne asked
the young novelist who had commenced politician what he
Intended be- and he replied Prime Minister of England
the apparent audacy of the iterateur must have cked
the noble translator of Caullu who noted for his
easv humorous estimates of public 1t he who
said of The historian Macauley the turn of whose mind
was earnest and dogmatc 81 wish of anything
as Tom Matcauley is of everything" This reliance of
Disrae on hi use at this time without other aneceden
than those of being the of literary Jew and having
written few eloquent novels far remarkable than
the imperial aspirations of Louis Napoleon, with claim
on throne, and history for background.
In the life of Richard Labor Shiel there is anecdoe
which throws light upon the difficulties encountered the
self repression essential the Commoner who atan high
government Office in England
When Disrael made Chancellor of the Exchequer in
Isl She remarked good God what he must have endur
ed to attain this present position" Tayrande said that
too much sensibty created unhappness, too much nsen
sibity crime " but Disrae appears to have commanded
that happy indifference acts like the wnkers of ahor
preventing the individual from seeing anything but the OBJ
iec which his attention is directed Mr.. Dsraes will be
the British government in which three shmen will
hold seats the cabinet these Lord Mayo Lord Carnes
and Mr. Cory. The Parliament has been adjourned until
the 9th of March, when Government will the Irish
policy on Maguire's motion.
Lord John Russell and MI. j. S. Mill have been pamph-
lettering the Irish difficulties The frstin reference
the land uuestion-et his face against giving permanent