New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

as there were on the Church. but not of such char
| acter as TO emasculate the Bill The landlords will
save all they can and their effort to save all they
can will abundantly account for all the rumors of
| disagreement.
! II such rumors had Kind of confirmation in ad
vance from Mr.. Brights confession at Birmingham
| that the ,,;fficultes seemed greater the nearer
the question came, they certainly had none from
Mr. Forster at Bradford; and they certainly have
none from Mr.. Stansfeld 1T Halifax. Mr., STAINS
field is not in the Cabinet but he is on the steps OF
the throne and has far better means of information
than any mere outsider 1t is remarkable how
cheerful is his language While he is sure the bill
will not be bill subversve of 4" ALL the relations
between the owner and occupier of the soil; nor
measure of agraran confiscaton for political OBJ
ject; on the other hand he is equally confident that
it will be ono bill merely upon the lines OF old meas
ures: no measure dealing with compensation for I'M
exhausted improvements. Such measure might
have been accepted in bygone times. but not now"
Does ANYBODY suppose that Mr.. Stansfeld holds such
language as that without knowing what he Is talk
ing about OF course he does not 1t is vague no
| doubt but hint from q public man here means
more than il always means in America. From
prominent member of the Government-as Mr. STAINS
field is though not in the Cabinet-it foreshadows,
however dimly the Government policy. From a
member of the Opposition, holding similar position
in his party it would fOreshadow the Opposition
policy. If there were no other evidence, should be
willing enOughto accept Mr. Sansfeds declaration as
conclusive that a measure really comprehensive was
not merely intended by Mr. Gladstone, but accepted
in principle by other members of the Cabinet-mem-
bers who on this question might be called the Oppo-
siton in the Cabinet.
There is still another story told to me very posi-
lively Thirty Irish members, says this account,
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him that if the Land Bill does not include the prin-
ciple of security of tenure they will vote against it,
no matter what its other merits may be. If this is
taken as true literally it is menace, and therefore
don't believe it is literally The Irish Liberals,
or Radicals, are not in a position to invite or pro-
woke quarrel with Mr.. Gladstone. 1t is possible
enough that 50 of them have agreed together
that security of tenure is the essential element of the
BILL and they may have communicated their opinion
to Mr. Gladstone. He like any minister who values
public opinion would be glad to know what any 30
Irish members of the House think on the Irish Land
Possibly he may be pleased to know that so many OF
them had been able to agree on a grievance which
everybody admits to exist, but for which almost
everybody has remedy of his own.
Earl Russells extraordinary confession that the
great object of the British Government during our
conflict was TO preserve to the British nation, its
woke as much Indignation on this side as with you
True or not, nobody here wants to confess that so
base motive was at the bottom of their policy
Still less do they wish such confession from Earl
Russell. who dictated the policy which heretofore
has been defended as ali honest neutrality, but
which it will be difficult to defend hereafter on any
high ground when the author of it depends on one
so low, and so inconsistent with all that has been
written and spoken by its English apologists.
have taken the liberty to quote Lord RusselPs Ian
guage on several occasions in English company
1t has elected invariably storm of incredulous and
angry protests 1t is felt humiliation, as it well
nav be- by Englishmen, and l have heard but two
suggestions which attempt to parry the force OF such
an admission One is that Lord Russell has from
time to time during all his life been saying things
equally foolish; the other, that he is now almost
in his dOtage. The two a little inconsistent but
J that is not my affair. G. W. s.