The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-09

! held, with the pure DllnCuesS OF DuL-
yards, these misguided no5lemen re:
ouire further proofs to be convinced
Of the opinion of the country. 1t is
not worth while to attempt demon
stration of that opinion. When the
issue comes their Lordships will be
wise in their times 1ss
The Ne1cs says the vote of the
House eff Lords will, at the most,
postpone for a few months only the
/ fate of the Irish Church. Its indi-
rect effect will be graver; 1t will raise
the question OF position. The House
of Lords holds under the constitution
the relations of the constituencies OF
the House of Commons. The Execu-
tive and the Crown are self-adjusting
If hitch occurs, the machinery sets
itself in order by its own action. The
| House of Lords stands outside this
system. lis good sense fails only when
/ brought IN harmony with the rest of
the Constitution, by the forcible Obtru-
sion upon it of number of members
sufficient to oyerbear the opinion of
| the original body. A biased jury
| has to be packed. Whether a second
chamber, doing its work upon the
conditions, can be a permanent part
OF the Government is now the ques-
| ton. The Lords seem bent upon
forcing the public to notice their pO
sitiOn. The Peers threaten the revi-
val Of pretensiOns long aban-
dOned, namely. the old barOnical
altitude of the medieval days, when
the Commons we're only allowed the
right of humble supplication and pc
tition, and not really to govern the
country.
The Telegraph has a timed article
which concludes as follows: The
country has spoken Enthusiastically
and finally. If forced to speak again,
its accents will no longer be free from
indignation, or preserve the mode of
moderation which it desires to main
tain" f as .a<-sa
The Times says: We are on the
eve of a crisis. Nothing since the
thrces which preceded the reform
bill can be compared with the cOnse-
quences which attend the threatened
conduct of the Peers. The result of
the struggle is not doubtful. If the
Lords succeeded at first, they would
be compelled TO undergo a second
tender of measures which they have
rejected at first. The results Of their
action touch all, and put In jeopardy
not only themselves and their privi-
leges, but the peace OF the great towns
and the maintenance of law and
order in the country. Above al,
they do their best to provoke an out
burst Of violence IN an unhappy eoun
try, the vast majority of whose in.
habitants the Lords propose TO out
rage by a eOatemp'Uous disregard OF
their wishes. As 10 the majority, the
opposition draw this conclusion, that
they are resolved to entrench them
selves In their own opinions, aud rely
upon their tancied power IN disdain
Of the consequence to themselves aud
the nation. They will be rudely
awakened from their delusion. 1t
cannot be doubted which will succeed
in the contest, themselves or the ma
ton. The only question is not
whether the power they think they
possess is to be proved nOn-existed,
but whether the power which they
can exercise, will not be so irreY0ca-
bly, broken as to Danish it out of exist
ence. Outside Of the papers the
people talk very revolutionary. The
probability is the Lords will be
alarmed into the passage of the bill,
but the mere fact cf the announce
ment of the inclination and power to
defeat it evidently excites discussion
adverse to the continuation of hered-
itary legislation. 1897
LONDON, juno 8-The Times to-
day refers 10 the fact that some OF the
tory peers declined to follow the poll
icy In regard to the Irish Church bill
determined upon bya majority at their
meeting last Saturday. and trusts the
danger of collision is past. The ex-
perience of the last two days reaf-
firms the truth that in direct issue
the House of Lords must allow the
national will to prevail. The. present
aspect indicates the passage OF the
bill to its second reading by small
majority.
The same paper, in an article on the
French elections, points to the fact
that t rec aud a half millions of
FTenchmen are voting In opposition
TO only four millions who support the
Government. Whatever the relative
strength of the parties may be in the
Corps Legislatif, this Is a significant
result of universal suffrage, and is
bound to influence the entire policy
of the French Government.
The Telegraph, referring 20 the
attitude of the House of Lords, says
the nation ouly must govern the
nation. To this, Lord Derby and
other Peers asserted when last year
they invited the judgment of nations
on the SuspensOry bill. The Peers
may now well accept the jurisdiction
to which they appealed.
The Nel0S has an editorial on the
Alabama controversy. 1t believes
the storm of feeling is clearing away,
and says: We are now about ready
to deal with facts. The Americans
have forgotten facts. They recollect |
unfriendly words. but disre2 arded the
memory of friendly deeds. Great
Britain is ready to bear her own re-
sponsibility, but when charged with
all the damage done to American |
commerce during the late war, she I
must remind America that only a
small part of that damage lies at her
door, or admitted by her.
FRANCE.
PARIS, June S.-The result of the /
elections, where the ballot was nec- |
essary to decide it, is as follows: off
cial candidates 21; unofficial l; indie
pendent /; opposition 10; unknown
II
Paris, June 8.-M Theirs, Ferry, |
Jaluse and Garnior have been elected |
nv hallOt There SUara tuuuItuouS