The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-26
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Downing street is deeply excited over the
Rlisss- Eastern question difficulty The British
Parliament not being in session the RESPONSE
bility Of advising her Majesty the Queen as to
the national policy in the crisis rests solely on
the members of the Ministry. Unaided by
legislative advice, this is very serious and
exceedingly grave position for Premier Glad
stone. Our cable kilograms do not indicate,
however, that he intends to summon
Parliament in extraordinary session.
That the Cabinet is not a unit on
the question Of peace or war, for Turkey or
against Russia actively, is plain enough. The
Ministers met in council in London yesterday.
The session was protracted, and the discussion
Of the situation and general prospect carried
on, no doubt In an animated and anxious
manner The Ministers were divided in opn-
ion, and it is quite evident that no satisfactory
conclusion had been come to at the date Of our
latest telegram by cable. Prince Gortchakoff's
note was read. There it was it presented a
solid, substantial and stubborn fact-the
Treaty of Paris on the one side, aud the
absolute necessity Of Muscovite expansion, the
imperions demands of progressive civilza-
ton on the other Not only was the Gortcha-
koff note read, but also came the knowledge
Of the assurance that the Gear remains firm to
his first position and evinces no disposition to
rccede from it. Earl Granville sought an
audience with the Queen, and reconstruction
if not a resignation, Of the British Cabinet
was deemed inevitable. There may be
reconstruction. England can scarcely UNDER
take the formation of new Cabinet in the
face of such European agitation. Indeed it is
barely probable that any one Of the opposition
parties in Parliament is powerful enough to
discharge the duties of Ministry-able to
form new Cabinet. John Bright ntimates,
it is said, his intention to resign his seat
in the Cabinet We are told that he has re-
signed This event may happen. The Man
chester school men have nothing in common
with the aristocracy in politics. Manchester
does not want war. She demands foreign
trade, new and old customers industrial
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instead Of war budget. The democracy of
Great Britain is fraternal democracy; it is
economic and, SO long as net directly in
suited in its nationality, peaceful Russia
on the Black Sea will not injure the metro
politan reformers of England, and the Treaty
Of Paris will not purchase one days pre-
visions for their children. This situation con-
stitutes the conservatism of Europe. 1t may
serve to avert the calamities Of new war
from the homesteads Of the Old World. Prus-
STA inclines to an active sympathy with Russia,
and in this is to be found point of danger
for if the two great military Powers should
really coalesce they may undertake some very
serious work in the way Of rectification near
home and in the East. Austria predicts peace.
The Hungarian Chancellor is reticent, how
ever, even to Parliamentary inquiry. The
London Change was panicky and the CONNER
cial world of Britain excited. Such is the
situation. For war or peace?