The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-29

power of comforting degrees, and no sooner
had 1t regained lib selt.possession than he
threw 1t Into another 1t of laughter by PIC
turing himself getting degrees from tne
stWniIe Ouakers" AS he went on u
became more and more evident that tne
leaders of the opposition expected g. VIC
tory. Otherwise he might have been equany
unsparing, but he would not have mad tne
same bravado. Scarcastlcally he congratulat.
ed The honorable members opposite on Inc
success OF the policy of confscaion to which
they had been educated by Mr.. Gladstone.
They had had four years OF 1t, be said; they
had despoiled churches; they had threatened
every corporation and endowment IN tne
country; thew had examined into every oody'a
affairs; they had criticised every profession
and vexed every trade. After speaking lor
fully an hour he concluded by declaring tina!
II was Mr.. Gladstone and not he who had
made this party question, but Inc gauntlet
having been thrown down he was forced 10
pick It up, and as he resumed bis seat one
could not help thinking he was mutterlng 10
himself, ''And the Commons help the right
The cheering which followed was loud and re-
peateG and came nearly as much from the
Liberal as from the Conservative benches.
Mr.. Gladstone rose Immediately to reply on
the whole debate, and the cheering became
greater than ever, the touch Of irony that 1t
had been previously un9ed with being trans.
ferred from the Liberal to the opposition
benches. He was argumentatlve principally
In his style, as is his custom. but these who
have heard him know how excellent substl-
tute for wise saw and quaint humor is the
earnestness which he throws into all his
speeches. One by one he took up the chief
oc tho doo1f than N q
manner that showed his ability to give as we'll
as to take. He denied that 1t was he who had
made this party question, and alleged that
IL had been raised to the position 1t had by
Professor Fawcett having year after year
brought forward measure which the govern
ment considered retrograde and antl-reform-
ing, and which consequently they did not
feel themselves at liberty to accept. he
had entered on the work with full knowl-
to the fact that If only a few mem.
bers determined 10 introduce the ele-
ments of political and theological passion sue.
cess was impossible and failure certain. These
remarks, he admitted, were aimed principally
at Mr.. Horsman, whose speech he condemned
In unqualified terms and whose arguments he
subjected to severe criticism, showing how In
consistent and contradictory many of them
were. This castlgaton OF the right honorable
csted by all sides of the house, for he is one of
those individuals who, while very fond OF throw.
Ing stones. always lives 10 glass house and Is
ready 10 cry out whenever he Ia hit 10 return.
He is, besides, indiscrlminately venomous, and
no one knew whose turn IL might be TO be as
sailed by him next. Another opponent OF the
bill who caught 1t pretty hotly from the pre-
mler was Lord Edmnnc Fltzmaurice, young
nobleman, who, In seconding the amendment,
had apologzed for his youth and then pro-
ceeded to speak In very dlctatorlal style In.
deed. The apology, Mr.. Gladstone remarked,
was unnecessary. II was well known that 10
earlier and darker times 1t was the custom OF
the elder members of families to censure and
even 10 chaslise. the young, and II 10 the more
enlightened times In which We lived the pre-.
cess was to be reversed, he knew no one who
wonld perform bis part with more satisfaction
aud self confidence than bis noble friend II
was the peroratlon, however, of the right
honorable gentleman's speech which was
the most successful. 10 1ne rolling sentences,
the language beautiful, the sentiment noble,
and the manner grand In the extreme. he
restated the Irish grievance-restated 1t In
such way as 10 be prophetic OF the CON-
log defe 1t, but prophetic also and as Ger
lainly of renewal OF the warfare under
mors suitable auspices. Mr. D,srseli, he
seemed 10 acknowledge, had won office by an
nnhoIy alliance perhaps, but at all events
s99ei9g and t4sssis was wsspms saese la aua
knowing the position OF parties, was almost
unkind ln pressing him 10 Try his hand at the
difficulty. For good halt hour the perora-
tion lasted, and volumes of cheers, each
louder than It's predecessors. were raised
every alternate minute. The closing scene
was one never 10 be forgotten. All parts oil
we're huddled together as Mr.. spnrgeon's
lambs are wont TO be at the Tabernacle.
every bench had more than lts full compile
ment. Yet not few unfortunate representa-
tives had TO sit on the steps, and the door
way was blocked up by an excited group.
The galleries. too, were all full.
In the speakers gallery were many distin-
guished personages. and prominent among
them the Prince OF Wales and Prince Christian.
The peers we're present almost In o tedy. The
ladies' cage had not a vacant place, nor were
Its occupants the least Interested Of The spec
tators. For among them were the wives and
daughters of ministers and ot opposition lead.
ers-women more ambitious Than their hus-
bands, whose lame was 10 die or live With
that OF their relatives, and whose rank IN soci.
ely was at issue. The Princess Louise could
be dlscerHed In the crowd, her beauty bright
ened by color given 10 her cheeks by the ex-
citing scene. AS member OF the royal lam
uy she Ia, OF course, supposed TO have no
preference Tor one side or the other, out sne
would not be woman If ber Sympathles DID
not 20 with her lord OF Lorne, who was one
OF the fret to follow Mr.. Gladstone into tne
LOBBY. Other parts OF the house might also
be described, for the ''strangers" were present
In force, and the reporters-why, they were
40 crowded that the wonder Ia how they man.
aged to do their work; but the realisation OF
the tout ensemble must be filled up by the
Imagination OF the reader, and however vivid
hIs imagination Ia 1t Is not likely TO give him an
exaggerated notion OF the spectacle.
The division took place at two o'clock IN the
morning. 1t only occupied twenty minutes,
but time is not al ways 10 be measured oy lts
length, and the Interval which elapsed on thls
occasion was quite as trying 10 the nerves as
ever was interval passed IN waiting LOT Yer yer.
dict. At last, however, the tellers made their
appearance, and a sign from the Conservative
whip drew forth burst Of cheering which
was repeated again and again. and was re-
snonded to BY defiant cheering from the LID
eral benches. So great was the noise tnat IL
was difficult for the clerk at the table 10 MAKE
himself heard, but comparative silence oeine
Obtained for moment he cried ont: yeas
2S4, NAYS 2s7-the nays have It," Then tnere
was more cheering, and Mr.. Gladstone having
Indicated that he Wonld have to see the Queen,
members rushed off to their clubs. Thus
commenced crisis destined TO cause the
downfall oil the most powerful and popular OF
governments. III
mains To be mentioned. When the members
mad departed, the galleries deserted, and the
tights about 10 be put out, solitary indlvldual
was left 10 the House. He sat writing at tns
table, and did not raise mis- head till he had
anished and folded up his letter. 1t was Mr;
Gladstone. Aud 10 see him no one would
have imagined what he had just come through.
He was fresh and active aud looked as uncon
cernsd az eqer Aa looked down upon nlm,