The New York herald., 1871-02-24
Disraeli and Gladstone ON the Position OF
England.

England.
The Atlantic cable has made the steamboat
slow. The Queens speech was printed and
discussed editorially in these columns on the
same morning that it was printed and dis
cussed in the columns of the London Times.
The Queens speech and the debate which
followed, the details of which are just to hand
by mail, are, therefore, an old story. In our
columns yesterday we printed the speeches
delivered on the occasion of the opening of the
British Parliament by Mr.. Disraeli, the leader
of her Majesty's opposition, and Mr.. Glad
stone, her Majestys Prime Minister. We have
always been more or less in favor of Mr..
Disraeli. He is a man of genius-no school
man, yet skilful, daring, inventive poll
tician. As the recognized leader or mouth
piece Of the tory gentry of England
he has done not only his party and his coun-
try, but humanity, good service. But Mr..
Disraeli cannot always be strong or even
always happy. Even he must occasionally
nod. On the occasion to which we have
referred we must do justice to the leader of
her Majesty's opposition and say that his
ancient rival, Mr.. Gladstone, had all the
glory of putting him in corner Mr.. Dis
raelis complaint was feeble. Mr.. GladstoneH
answer was full, satisfactory, crushing.
At the same time, and while fully admitting
Mr.. Gladstone's victory, it is not to be denied
that the debate on the occasion of the opening
of the British Parliament revealed the fact
that John Bull is fully alive to the novelty of
his position and that he feels somewhat panied
to know that he is no longer what he once was
His proud pre-eminence is questioned, and
he finds it hard to decide how to think.
how to speak, how to act in the premises. In
the Queens speech, in Mr. Disraeli's speech,
in Mr.. Gladstone's Speech this feeling is
conspicuously revealed. The Franco-G German
war has practically driven Great Britain out
of the arena of European politics SO long
as the nations were small her gold could
divide the Continent and secure for her an
easy triumph. For the first time in many
years European coalition against her is
possibility; aud for the first time in her
history she has been compelled to admit the
fact that European coalition would be
dangerous, not only to her liberties and to her
trade, but to her existence.
In addition to all this Great Britain feels
that she is unhappily in bad relations with her
transatlantic cousins OF all the European
Powers she has the most potent reasons for
counting the friendship and for dreading the
enmity of the American people. Her interests
and our interests she sees and confesses
are identical They are one and the same
They do not confct-they harmonize. In
the event Of war with any Of the uropean
Powers she now sees that our sword would be
flung into the scale against her. This is Eng
lands latest conviction. Hence the Joint
High Commission. We rejoice in The convic-
ton and we are not sorry for the appoint
rnent of the Commission. England can make
us friends if she knows how and is willing.
She can also, If she chooses, widen the breach
which already exists 1t is for her to decide
how it is to be. The two great natural allies
are Great Britain and America. Hand in
hand they can go on spreading the blessings
of civilization over the waste places of the
Earth and making the future their common
debtor. Separated from us Great Britain
must suffer, civilization must be retarded
but our. future can scarcely be affected This
| Joint High Commission gives promise, bids
| us be of good cheer. Let us hope that the
| fruit will be rich, abundant and satisfactor ry.
If Great Britain will only be magnanimous
enough to repair q wrong all will be we'll.
| Blood is thicker than water.
GENERAL w. II. II. DAVIS, Of Bucks county,
and editor Of the Doylestown Democrat, il
named as q candidate for the democratic
nomination for Stale Auditor Of Pennsylvania
He made good soldier and would not make