The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05

the traditional enmity between the Porte
and Russia.
The present Cabinet of Great Britain
contains at least one man who is opposed,
on principle, to war, and more than one op-
posed, as matter of policy, TO an entan-
clement of Great Britain in any quarrel
which does not directly threaten her pres
tige or commercial superiority. Mr. Bright
cannot remain 9 member of any Ministry
which is in favor of war policy; and go
great is his strength that his colleagues
will think long and gravely before they
compel the withdrawal of the man who
gives them 30 much national popularity.
And Mr.. Lowe will be hardly less advanced
in his views than Mr.. Bright, while Mr.
Gladstone will hesitate TO advocate line
of action which would at once bring him
face to face with the serried ranks of the
Conservative opposition.
Lord Stanley, the predecessor of Earl
Clarendon in the Disraeli Cabinet, in his
address to his constituents on the 18Th ult (,
spoke frankly and plainly in regard to the
Greco Turkish embroglio. In London, ia
Paris, in Berlin, in St. Petersburg, Lord
Stanley's address has been printed and dis
cussed, each writer drawing but oae and
the same deduction-that the principle of
non interference will be fully acknowledged
with regard to the East, and that Eugland
is disposed to withdraw altogether from in
tervention in Turkish affairs.
Wars become less popular as representa-
tion is extended and the voice of the mid
die and working classes is more clearly
heard. The Reform bill has given these
classes more power at the hustings than
they ever had before. They are the friends
of peace and the foes Of war, and the Con-
servative party, by the mouths of Mr.. Dis
raeli and Lord Stanley, have announced
their opposition to Eastern meddling-their
adherence to the doctrine Of peace.
1t is not to be expected that Liberal
Ministry will be less forbearing in its pol
icy than the members of the opposition,
and we doubt whether Mr.. Gladstone would
care to meet Mr.. Disraeli, ON the floor Of
the house, with proposition to slide in
any way into such q contest with Russia as
that which, fifteen years ago, brought
neither glory nor profit to Euglan
We believe that England will join in Civ
ing that advice to Greece "which," as Lord
Stanley declared, "may not be wholly use
'less, and which England has enough in
sstcrests in the East to make worth giving"
and we are inclined 10 believe that Greece
will give way 20 the advice OF the Great
Powers and refrain from active, though
covert, participation in the lingering war
in Crete. But We do not believe that new
Eastern war is, under any circumstances
which now seem probable, likely TO burst
upon the world and check the rythnical
march of civilizations; nor do we believe
that there is eny immediate danger, either
that Turkey will become Russian or Europe
bi come Cossack Each month and year Of
peace makes war more difficult. And as the
masses move upward, and have more to lose
by fire and sword and famine, SO will it be
more dangerous for any minister or any
ruler to encourage or prsoipitato a resort
10 arms, unless it be for the preservation
of the very life and existence of the nation.
The peoples demand peace and rest, and
by England, at least, peace will not lightly
be broken.