The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05
the traditional enmity between the Porte


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 q 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 member Of any Ministry
which is in favor of war policy; and so
greet is his strength that his colleagues
will think long and gravely before they
compel the withdrawal of the man who
gives them 80 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 10Th ult
spoke frankly and plainly in regard toithe
Greco-Turkish embroglio. In London, in
Paris, in Berlin, in st. Petersburg, Lord
Stanley's address has been printed and dis
cussed, each writer drawing but one and
the same deduction-that the principle of
men interference will be fully acknowledged
with regard to the East, and that England
is disposed to withdraw altogether from in
tervenlion 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 net to be expected that Liberal
Ministry will be less forbearing in its pol
icy than the members of the OPPOSITE on,
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 contest with Russia as
that which, fifteen years ago, brought
neither glory nor profit to Englan
We believe that England will join in Civ
ing that advice to Greece (which" as Lord
Stanley declared, s'may not be wholly use
'less, and which Eagland has enough in
''terests in the East to make worth givinp;"
and we are inclined to believe that Greece
will give way to 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 rythmical
march of civilization; nor do we believe
that there is any immediate danger, either
that Turkey will become Russian or Europe
become Cossaok. Each month and year of
peace makes war more difficult. Aud as the
masses move upward, and have more to lose
BY fire and sword and famine, SO will 1t be
more dangerous for any minister or any
ruler to encourage or precipitate resort
to arms, unless it be for tho 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.