The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-16
MIR. Di.raeli ON the Church.

The address of Mr.. Benjamin Disraeli to his
election at their hands to the reformed Parlia-
ment Of England, which We published in our
columns Yesterday, will remain on record as a
document of much political significance, not
merely on account of the elevated position
occupied by the writer, but from its verbiage,
STYLE line of argument and the still higher
source from which it is said its author was in
spired towards its utterance. The Premier of
England dates the paper at the official resi-
dence in Downing street, London, and indltes
it, with the powerful weight of official authority,
not TO the voters Of Buckinghamshire alone
in defence of his course as party leader
in the House Of Commons and his policy as
head of the Cabinet, but as manifesto to the
people Of Great Britain Of his ideas and, as
he alleges, convictions of the dangerous, ruin
GUS consequences which are certain to follow
a reaflirmaton of the votes of the defunct
Legislature on some Of the questions of the
day, particularly of that given in favor Of Mr..
Gladstone's plan for the abandonment of the
Irish Church.
On this point the Premier is decisive bold,
defiant to his opponents, even vehement. The
disendowment of the Irish Church means
Papal Invasion" the advent Of "foreign
prince" the abolition of freedom Of conscience
and 50 forth; SO that his election battle is to
be fought in spirit almost similar to that
which prevailed in England during the periods
of the Titus Oates splot' trials, the Gordon
riots, and in 1927 and 1928, just before the
passage of the Catholic Emancipation act.
We term it Mr.. Disraeli's election battle,
but the interesting letter of our London CORE
spondent published to-day goes to show that
the statesman but heralds battle between
Queen Victoria, as head Of the Church, and
the majority of her subjects, who think that
every man should be at liberty to pay his own
parson, just as he pays his piper, and who
believe that religion becomes more pure the
further it is detached from the control Of the
State. The writer asserts, indeed, that
Disraels address should have been dated at
Balmoral, where it was drafted, almost in the
presence Of her Majesty, and read to her for
approval before publication. Queen Victoria
Is determined to uphold the patronage of the
Crown in the matter of Church appointments.
Millions Of her subjects are equally deter
mined that the State shall not patronize
religion, as in the United States, Italy,
Austria, and, to-day, Spain. Hence the Dis
raeli manifesto. The Queen relies on
descendant Of the kings of magnificent tenn
pies to champion her cause. Mr.. Gladstone
must stand on q free expression of opinion by
Britons at the polls, and very serious con-
stitutonal crisis is thus at hand in England.
Mr.. BRRGH AND THE HEADLEss ROOSTER
CAsE.-Mr. Bergh, the President Of the Soci-
cty for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,
is decidedly improving. In the case Of the
s'headless rooster" brought before the Jeffer-
son Market Police Cours, he went the right
way TO work and made no unnecessary fuss
about it. AT first he seemed to be pulled up
by his official position, and was too much like
Bateman, the opera 6oufe manager, in trying
to give himself too much Importance and max
ing himself ridiculous, but he has learned
wisdom and modesty. The gentle reproofs we
felt bound to administer to him heretofore are
now suspended, and we hope he will continue
quietly and without any unbecoming airs to
bring othy delinquents before the police courts
as he has this ''headless rooster" Snowman.