New-York tribune., 1868-12-25


with Mr.. Bright, but with Lord Clarendon; and
public opinion must be very strongly in favor of a
settlement before that obstinate diplomstst will
agree TO pay the damages due on account Of the
Alabama.
But worse than being n Cabinet Of Peers this ~ q
Cabinet of Wings. Mr.. Bright stands alone. The
rest are not only Wings but most of them are Wings
OF the Wings, and how can one Liberal eaven such
lump-Of dough had almost sadl Before the list
came ont, the Wings were in mortal terror. II was
SAID Mr.. Gladstone meditated a ministry wherein the
Wings should not be supreme IL tbey were in terror
for moment they are in ecstasies of trinmph now
II so decorous person an English Wing permits
himself ever to be in ecstasies. Clarendon Granville
Argyll De Grey, Kimberley lHaltinrton-a are
Wings Mr. Caldwell is Peeite converted into
Ialmerston Whig-a quiet, mild. sort of man. the
least fit in all the Cabinet for making head in the
War Office against the incessant assaults of the
Horse Guards No man knows where the War
Onice ends and the Horse Guards begins The limits
of their authority ndeinable Certain duties and
powers clearly the property OF each but between
there is great debaiahle land where each ecizcs sel
1t can get, and holds all 10 sezes Il Is the struggle
OF the army for independence 0f civil control and 10
needs bold, resolute, ooar-hcaded man of high
political and social position tO make any stand at all
sgainst the Horse Guards Mr. CartIwel's chief
merit IS that he is an economist. but on matters OF
etiquette and the chronic disputes between the two
authorities, the Duke viii ride rough shod over the
Commoner Over Mr. Lowe commoner aud plcl,iln
as he is no Duke would undertake 10 rido-wouil be
uDhorsed IN twiukling If he did.
The Admiralty will be rather less badly OF with
Mr. Childers. who. like Mr. Cardwcll is an ccono-
mist, and will do the routine work Wen. hut that is
the post which belonged 10 Mr. Stansfcld, and Mr.
rl.sl l.. l.. ..fl
vising member of a Cabinet which will have other
matters than oakum and anchors 10 decide upon.
Mr. Brights acceptance of the Presidency Of the
Board of Trade is q compromise between taking
office and refusing office. He would not have pure
sinecure like the DuChy of Lancaster nor would lie
take one OF the great Secrelaryships which involved
amount of administrative labors to which be felt
himself physically unequal The Board of Trade VIII
not give him much do. What little it does Is of
commercial nature such his business training viii
make easy to him. He need not even 90 that, but
may give il ALL If he likes, into Tie hands oi tho
Vice President il is nonsense 10 tank as q thr
Tory journals do about Mr.. Bright bong put OH with
an inferior POSITION They know very well Ao might
have had anything lie would Ike, aud he w3s
pressed 10 take Of the two highest Offices IN tho
Ministry. Apart from matters OF detail, one place
gives him much opportunity as another. iie II N
needed. Other Ministers may surrass him in o1lcai
rank, but in this case. whore McGGcg0T sits
is the head of the table. Perhaps / cannot
give o better idea Of tho popular opinion
Of Mr. Briglts uuftncss. fjr amy one oi The
great departments then by quoting paragraph out
Of yesterdays Scotsman tie very able leading jour-
nal Of the northern part of this island, hch may DO
quoted without being Endorsed.
was right that Mr Bright should tote rr - ea.i
should lie offered once anu we '@t't ~ ~ i W. W
or which he wss not IN one way or another inolgihic
to hanging lie eould not take the "r once nor l Au.
miraity. for lie cenuo consent to hshiAs lie Sod not
pcuduus and rather Gcomes regarding the A'st "a
which 'od Isdaus' stand nghast, ana which even tte
bodcst rcfcrincrs IN Indian ais 10 not think according
% kuOW ledge The Irsh Secretary chip c0ud hot nr -
FOR hs plan of settling tie Irn land question. by making
the Government the icutcOtCt0r has f0yrd 40 support
cr and v0ul have stood l the way Of his Detomg io
author oi any less impossible ploect lie could not take
the Colonies because he rather thinks that colonies
mistake. lie could not take the Foreign ONCE both be-
such Office aud because an questions hetwCen Other
countries and our own he has coiracted aoit OF pre-
suniug our own 10 DO wrong Then Mr. biight .h0ysIA
great orator, - cOniesseo mol geat "ofktt OF ndnh
nected With that commerce u which III. Bright ha- COED
knowledge, and 70 which he has rendered memorable se4
Mr. loves entrance into the Cabinet was q thing
Fixed for the time-not so very long agc-whon lie
came ont of the Cave, and reswore allegiance % the
leader whom his treachery had driven tlom Office II
1866 The Radicals accepted him ~ man whose
great ability made him On indispensable colleague,
but they little dreamed he to supeisede aud ex-
cude their own leaders. Great as Nj Briglts iDilu-
ence will Do on great questions, 10 may
be doubtedi whether In tho routine OF
Cabinet affairs. Mr. loves restless energy
viii not make his power moro often 'e't'
On most ouestons MI Lowe is anything but liberal.
fort tl,a H. M
timent but contempt; be looks on the franchise as
pivilege that ought never 70 have been conceded;
he has no idea OF popular right; and he is tyraht
by nature In the discstabshment OF the Irish
Church he will DO valuable ally. for be rates estan
lishments; but when new question arises VINO can
trust hin Who win expect him TO accelerate inc
progress OF politics toward genuine liberalism HI
Gladstone needs above hli men, 20 be surrounded Dy
Radicals who will push him on, but he has hedsed
himself about with fossil bengs and gwen inc DesV
place in his Council to political arstocrat Fldei
ity 10 the Liberal cause is despseu anu "a.
clnded In the persons of Mr. StaDsied and
Mr. Forster Treachery and intrigue are rewarded
In the unprecedented promotion Of the chief OF the
Adulamites Three-f fourths OF br. Loves reputa-
ton I'm Parliament has been gained in the bitter and
nnscrupnlous warfare he directed IN 1876 against ms
own Darty and against the cause OF REFORM ~ ~
mechanically 10 SEQ such man again trusted, while
those who might have checked aud watched nm are
put aside As to the Chanceorshp OF the Exchequer,
IL may be said in r. Gladstones favor that he did
not mean IL for Mr. Lowe Nor did Dir. Lowe want
that place: he wanted the War OAice, and he had
great scheme Of army reform and reorganization,
by which he meant to signalize his administrative
career But the Duke of Cambridge had heard OF
this fine scheme and the Duke s cousin to the Queen;
and when Mr.. Gladstone submitted 70 Her Majesty
the name of Mr. Lowe a. Secretary of State for War,