The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-07
The Elections In n Religious Point Of View
Why Lawyers Are Not Statesmen.
IRON the London Times. August

From the London Times, August 25.l
Most sincerely do We hope we shall have the very
able assistance OF Sir Rounded Palmer in the
and comparatively uniformed House OF Commons,
and still more do we hope TO see him before long
al the head of his profession but we are bound TO
ray that his uterances ut Richmond SAVIOR Of the
lawyer rather than OF the statesman il is a very
they testify themselves to the truth OF the saying
by their frequent asseveraions that politicians are
bad lawyers. Sir Roundell Is a politician and
even liberal politician, 30 far as regards abstract
principles, and we fully believe that had he
construct electoral, our ecclesiastical, and even
our legal systems, he would do the fairest
and most liberal basis. Ba a statesman has to DO
7sot onig 10 carry his reckonings re,y .1r beyond
ne term or tepdt prescription, ont also to measure
Me sudden e ;t,. or me hour. Every instinct
comprehensive ana summary treatment or the mat
teT upon the particulars and pecularities OF which
he has spent life OF careful and skilful investga
ton. 1.-The Irish Church, Sir Rounded says, sis
not 100 much 1t is wanted where 1t is 1t is useful
where is nobody else wants it: nobody else knows
what to do with it, Why then. take 1t away
Why make any changes He seems to gaze at the
did NOT quote. .Oh woodman. spare that tree il
must have occurred to him.
The truth is, all this reaspning proceeds
an erroneous estimate OF the province Of states
msnslnp-of the successes II has to aim at and be
content with. No reasonable being pretends 70 hope,
20 think IL possible 10 satisfy either the Irish people
cr the Roman Catholics generally. Little blame to
them that, as their preensons are beyond the range
OF possibilities they never can be satisfied No rea
sonable being expect to be able to close the long
account between u.s. Their ambition ascends TO the
temporal anu spiritual dominion or the world: anu
even though they would not avow what they
cannot at present hope for, they would find
IL impossible 10 point to the goal beyond
which they could never aspire There Is
not only ground to he recovered and long TO
be made up. hut world IL TO be added TO the
old since the great schsm which lost half Europe 10
Rome There is no known, no imaginable scheme OF
peace and amy lhat Rome could make with this.
me chief Protestant Power the world. THAT title
TWENTY-FIVE millions OF still claim: that title five
nhlllOns OF uS abhOr. - long M the course Of
pOlitics-which IN this the spontaneous de-
veopment OF the principles OF religious iiherty-is
working for Rome, a. II cannot but work under Ger.
tain circumstances there ~ need for the
Roman Catholics 10 put themselves out OF the
way. u would he only trying 10 help the rush of
the cataract or 10 accelerate the falling avalanche.
They will reserve their strength for times when "
may be wanted. Let all he conceded that can be
conceded next year, and the Irish Catholics viii br
neither thankful nor satisfied. What OF that Who
ever said they would be- But though the account
be not closed vet shall stand better with them
We shall have done a great act Of justice, and shall
fcel comparatively at ease. our cause will he
stronger. The responsibility OF discomfort will rest
less upon W.. We shall he able TO open our mouths
IN TIE places where the mutual wrongs of with
race, religion with religion aud state with state are
freely stated and discussed. " WIZ rest with Ire
land 10 appreciate whit we have done, aud n she
cannot OF VIII not appreciate H. that will be 10 her
own shame aud loss.