The New York herald., 1869-06-29

their common object, The virtual deieat Oh tue OH
by the adoption OF amendments that would destroy
It's vitality. Throw The bill out now. ana you meet
the enemyson the battlefield he has himself selected
and where he is securely intrenched; send II into
committee, and you meet him on the ground you
have chosen for yourself, where your masked bat
teries are placed and your sharpshooters lie con-
0ter ncoe oIds wne sav0canc S arcs s s
saults upon Gladstone and his pet scheme; aud on
every side. from bishops and laymen, the ayOwed
policy to do indirectly the very act which they
dreaded to DO directly. II ID evident, then, that
friendliness towards the irish Church bill on the
part OF the Lords has not been the OF the appa-
morning. Nor can the majority for the second read.
ing he traced to any conscientious desire on the part
OF the Peers to yield their own convictions or preju
dlces TO the expressed will OF majority OF the peo-
ple since II has been avowedly cast in the hope
direct responsibility Tor the act We must look else
where for the explanation OF this unexpected result
OF the tit among the tory knights. In which the
lance oI Salisbury and the plain matter Of fact
that we shall find it in the growing dread OF the
ceedings OF the conference OF Peers were made
public the whole press OF ENGLAND, with the
exception OF the immediate organs Of the
tory party, united In tone OF menace
against the House OF Lords Let the Peers place
themselves IN opposition TO the Commons was tue
ten IN the inquiry 'Of what use Is the House Of
Lordsr' The Irish Church cannot be saved exclaim-
From every quarter Of the Country came pruposi.
tions for popular agitation The old Reform league
was to be revived. and meetings were to be held in
Hyde Park for the purpose OF pulling down Peers,
instead OF palinRs.
At Birmingham great gathering was to take
terror to the arstocracy ~ Of England i'd as 5
was John Brown, few years ago, to
the First Families Of Virginia wrote letter to his
constituents declining to be present but expressing
In plain but moderate terms his views in regard to
the threatened action Of the PEERS AS the letter Ia
doomed to become historical and as it was sufficient
TO spread CONSERVATION among the nobility Of Eng
land and TO become the subject OF debate In both
Houses OF the British Legislature. the American
reader would no doubt desire 10 read in full Here
N is:-
LONDON, June O. 1852
able accept their invitation for their meeting on Monday
delay ihs passing the Irish Church J FOR three MONTHS
nigh! fo Tn'sH
xes as
Of 100 IN one Honss for given policy and majority Of 40
the SeusS % Ike s.. "S c
While the Generality % SS as
TO IT, Instead Of doing Little childish nkering about life
selves line with the opinions and necessities our day
ba w s SSy may 60 on for . long
with accidents not pleasant for them to think Of But
win hope their may prevail am sure you viii for
give me Il cannot come to your meeting.
Believe me always very truly yours, JOHN BRIGHT
Now this letter, although it contains nothing but
obvious truths clothed IN the uneyaggerated Ian
guage OF common sense, was 10 fact the main cause
the backing down of the most noble Peers OF Eng
land from the naughty position they took at the
The plain words OF the reform leader opened
before the eyes OF the exclusive aristOcracy
tne To nook OF 1utnrity, and its lessons, read
in their dangerous career. Here was a member OF
the British Cabinet writing TO liberal association
a letter TO be read at public demonstration ana
Intended to meet the eyes OF all the people OF Eng
land ia which the House of Lords was described as
a body "not over wise," bur BY whose "unwsdom''
the people might profit should ID lead those acct
dental legislators, the peers In their "infatuaton"
to throw themselves athwart the course OF the ma
tIon What wonder that so unusual an occurrence |
should have blauched the cheeks OF Lord Derby,s |
followers, and have recalled to their mind the vaiu-
aDe adage which teaches us that discretion Is the
There are those who believe that the ''unwisdomn
Of the Lords was never more conspicuOusy mani |
tested than IN the prominence they gave to this |
letter by bringing 1t officially 10 the notice OF Par
Lament and making Il tue subject of q question |
addressed to the Minister OF the Crown. BY their
vote this morning and by the speeches which pre-
ceded It they have themselves admitted that they |
e house Of eysa 10 to
has been pronounced by large majority of peers AS
o6eca IN arssnng Sr Bright Wa no doubt he e
create trouble and dissensi0n among the
Ministers; but success in this direction would
powers and Obligations of their House under
discussion. II Is rumored. indeed. that Mr. |
nd OF him. Cabinet minister who cannot hold liis |
tongue, and is constantly rendering II necessary to
explain away his words IN an official manner, Is
OF an elephant TO own. But the question
put by Colonel North TO Mr.. Gladstone only gave the
after an opportunity to say, In somewhat sigul6-
for Mr.. Brights letter, aud did not !
feel called upon to consider it, they were fully en-
ttled individuals to entertain their own views in
regard the sentiments to which t gave utterance
In like manner Lord Cairns more elaborate INJURY
in the upper House aft ried Earl Granville the occa-
sion to retort upon the Lords for their want or |
courtesy in branding the advocates OF the Irish 1
Church bill as spoilstors thieves and dishonest |
politicians
1t Is clear. then. whatever efforts may be made to |
conceal the truth. that the action OF the Peers in
'endiog the lrish church snIll to second reading
Was dictated by prudent dlsincnation to excite |
an agitation which might lead TO the inquiry 80 aptly
put by Mr.. Bright, "what il the special value Of |
which gives majority OF 100 In one |
house for given policy ana majority OF 100 in |
another against IL S' But the question is will the
vote OF the Lords this morning be enectual In post
ponIng for any great length OF time the very issue il
was cast 10 ayers Nothing seems more certain at the
present moment shan that the Irish Church bill, al
Lord Derby Is to he spothered as tho young princes
were smothered 10 the Tower stilIetoed PERCH
houses The avowed policy OF the Lords is TO XIII
the bill by cutting out It's most vital part returning
their amendments. and thus, as they hope. leaving
on the Ministry the responsibility of the dna
failure Of the measure this session. "whora
mad" and 10 would seem very like insanity
in the Peers 10 suppose that by 80 transparent
trek they can eyade the responsibility Tor the ut
mate defeat OF the bill. avNd answering to the
people al the peril OF their legislative lives for such
an act OF rebellion against the popular WILL The
country has decided IN favor or dlsestablishment
and disendowment In ireland. II Is The first step IN
q great movement OF reform, tn be followed by a
just distribution OF the land In Ireland, and later Dy
disestabiishnent aud dsendowmenl In England. if
the House of Lords should venture In tnis early stage
Of the era Of progression to 'throw itself athwart
the course OF the nation. IL win convince the people
OF the necessity OF removing the obstacle from their
path, either through the swaInping or the obstinate
peers with new associates, or by the advisable
method already pointed out by the HERALD--,he
abolition OF the present hereditary body and the
substitution OF House Of Lords elected by the
people and responsible To the people, like the Com
mons, for the votes they cast. We may regard the
result OF the debate IN the Lords a. really imma-
terial In the long run either to themselves
or the measure under consideration. In the first
place, the majority for the second reading 10y
means renders certain the passage OF the BILL for
1t VIII be so altered In the Lords as TO render it
nothing but a simple measure OF formal disestab-
lshment and as no conference committee viii ar
An rncn1e froin their I.lll