New-York tribune., 1873-03-15
INCIDENTS OF DISRAELFS CAREER
HIS ESTIMATE OF "vIvIAN GREY"

HIS ESTIMATE OF "vIviAN GREY"
Describing his first book, "Viyian Grey" in
n preface 10 an edition published when he had reached
years of mature manhood, Mr.. Disraeli said;
"As hot and hurried a sketch ever penDed, but
like its subect-for what is youth sketch "a brief
hour OF principles unsettled, passions unretrned pow"
ers undeveoped. and purposes unexeeuted"
HIS QUARREL WITH o'CoNNELL.
Dsraeli,s quarrel with oConnell forms Dotablc event
In his career Speaking at Taunton he recanted bis Rad
ical faith and made 0Connel the special object OF
attack using with unsparng profusion the epithets.
"incendiary" traitor" liar in action and word" &C.
Shortly after. OConne IN the course OF one OF his
Cancellation Hall addresses, retorted on his assailant
The following the na and most piquant passage Of
0'Connell's pungent attack:
"Tnere is habit Of undertaking that great and op
pressed nation, the Jews. They cruelty presented
by people calling themselves Christians. have
the happiness to be acquainted with some jewish nIn
lies In London and among them more accomplished la
dies or more humane, cordial bigh-mnded, or better
educated gentlemen never sn met % sSi Ti not gS ne sSp S
scendant OF Jew mean to tarnish him on that ac-
count. They the chosen people OF God There
were miscreants among them, however, also and it
must certainly be from one OF these that DiSae de-
tent thief who died upon the cross whose name verify
believe must have been Dsrael. For aught know ihe
Impression that is forgive the heirataw OF the
blasphemous thief who died upon the cross"
Disrael was greatly rritated by this attack, senta
challenge to 0ConDelPs son Morgan, and made bitter
reply in The London Times
HIS ATTITUDE DURING OUR CIVIL WAR.
1t Is observed OF Mr.. Disrael that he the only
public man England who had held considerable
official station who did not either predict publicly de
sire the OF the Southern Confederacy Maryland
amoug thevery foremost Of the Lbera statesmen
betrayed into utterng expressions during the wal
which they would have given much revoke after the
fall OF Richmond aud the surrender Lee. Mr. Disrae
avoided this error His silence taken in most quar-
ters indication OF his belief equally In the hkell
hood aud III the deslrability OF the victory Of the
Union.
HIS IDEAL OF A STATESMAN.
During one Of his juvenile candidatures at wycombe
Mr.. Disrae made the following remarks which seem "a
contain aud compress the plan OF his political fe ana
form an ingenious apology for political inconsistency
THE truth is statesman is the creature OF hs age
the child OF circumstances the ture OF his times
statesman Is essentially practical character and when
he Is called upon 20 take odioe, he s not to nouire
what his opinions might might not have been rnon
this that subject no only 10 ascertain the needn
and the beneficial, and the most feasible manner in
which affairs are to bo carried on; laugh st the obIec
tons against man that at former period OF his earse
he advocated policy different 10 his present one An
seek TO ascertain s whether his present policy he ns,
necessary expeden whether the present toment ~
prepared 70 serve the country according 70 ts prosen
neceeslticas " '~A'