New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-01
ANGLO-AMERICAN TOPICS.
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


UNION CAUsE-PRoF. GOODWIN SMITHS RETURN.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-What does Mr.. Lowe mean by
saying that "Tory, as we all know means q thiefP
Webster tells us that Tory is said to be" an Irish
word denoting robbcr cor" savage. Even Mr..
Lowe might recognize some difference between
disputed etymology for q doubtful word and uni
versally accepted fact. And what have we lately
done in America to rouse Mr.. loves WRATH He
wants to know what is meant by Loco FOcO," or
" Barn Burner" with the heap of names with
| which politicians are pelted in America" If Mr..
Lowe desires TO abuse us, he might take the trouble
TO ascertain some of the names in actual political
use, and not 90 back to tie last generation for two
| which extinct. party nomenclature there" he
adds in his amable way seems to consist of names
which invented with no sort of meaning, and as
| vulgar and absurd possible" He is not much
| better contented with the term which has sup
planted Tory here. Conservative" is a name
which always puts him in mind of pastry cooks
shop. Liberal" however, lie considers a salts
| factory and expressive title.
The newspapers come under his ban, also. He
had to protest" against them in his recent speech
at Bristol, and complains that they never accept
what q man says as being what he means. Then:
1.-THE newspapers, of course infallible, and, be-
ing infallible such good gifts cannot be left under
bushel. They are thus bound to exercise that infa
libty and they are constantly in the habit of pro-
phesying When these prophecies do not true, of
course they get into great difficulties" This in
veciye is directed against The Times and the oiense
| of Ghe Times consisted in pointing out that Lord
BeacOnsields speech ut the Guldhall was not to be
interpreted the speech of any other man would be
interpreted that there is sort of recmasonry be-
| tween him and the people of England; he may say
| vrba ho Sha bpli NJ
| they please. 1t is only foreigners who can be de-
ceved by what he SAYS The Times rcoins that this
is an accurate description Of the relations between the
| people of England and Mr.. Disracli. am inclined
TO think It is but when has any foreigner said any
thing so severe of the people of Englandf How can
such people tolerate i'll How can they, with their
| serious virtues and solid character endure to be
governed by man whom their leading oracle treats
| as a mOuntebank-a ruler who opens his lips ut n
moment when the peace of Europe perhaps depends
| on what he says, and when Europe has to be told
that what he says either is mere nonsense or Is in
sinceref No doubt if this be the case, it is impor
tan Europe should know it, that Others besides En-
glishmen should understand "the strange refrac-
ton of his personality which alters the colors and
modihcs the relations of everything he sees, and
| that we habitually translate his loose flowing
phrases into the dialect of common life" THANKS
| TO the comments that have been made upon it,
| adds The Times, its real meaning is beginning to
| De understood after nearly weeks interval"
Yes but meantime it has alarmed the Continent
provoked a warlikc hafangue from the Car, en-
couragcd the Turks to oppose the Conference which
the six Powers had agreed upon, and considerably
increased the probabilities of war-a war which, II
il comes. will be due mainly TO the rooted belief OF
the Turks, which Lord Beaconsteld has steadily
fomentcd, that in any contest between turkey ana
Russia, England Will support Turkey by arms
cannot make oat why Mr. Lowe, who IL doing
his best to break the force of Lord Beaconsiclds
mischicyous outburst. -hould be quarreng with his
strongest ally-with the journal which truly claims
to have enlightened Europe as to the meaning En-
gland herself puts upon the words of her Prime
Minister Not Mr.. Lowe aud The Times together,
nor all the calculations of hostile or friendly critics
can wholly repair the evil wrought or wholly avert
the evil threatened, by the juggling talk at the
Guildhall.
With reference to Mr.. Gladstone's expected pail
made in Harpers 1t may be interesting to recall
declaration of his made 80 long ago 1867 respect
ing bus statement at the Newcastle banquet that
Jefferson DAVIS had made the South an independent
nation Mr.. Gladstone wrote:
must confess that wrong; that took too much
upon myself Ia expressing such an opinion YET the mo
five was not bad Nv "sympathles" were then-Where
they had long before been where they arg noW-wlh inc
pcan dId not understand the nrture and working Of the
American Union. had imbibcd cOnscicntlously,H er
rOucousy, opinion that twenty or tWthiy-lour mn
lions Of the North would be happier, and wou,d DC
stronger lof conrc assuming that they would hold To-
gcthcr) without the South than with II, ana also my inc
negroes would be much nearer 10 emancipation Hh1eI
Southern Government than under the old system oi the
Union, which had not at that date august loO-J De'h
abandoned and which always Appeared To me To V.sc
whole power Of the North at the command oil me
sayeholding interests u the South As far ~ regards
the special separate interest OF England III tne Let
l. differing from many others, had always commended hat
It best for interest that the Union shod DC kept
entire.
The original declaration had been made when Mr..
Gladstone was Chancellor of the Excheqacr, under
Lord Palmerston, Oct 7, 1862, fortnight and more
after President Lincoln had issued the proclamation
which announced his intention to emancipate inc
slaves. The proclamation must nave Dech received
IN England-there was then no Atlantic caDle-only
a day or two before Mr.. Gladstone spoke, SO that
this was understood TO be Mr.. Gladstone's way of
welcoming that great promise of freedom. SHORTY
after, being called upon by number of Manchester
cotton shippers to explain the meaning of his
declaration. Mr. Gladstone replied IL quote from
Canals of Our TimeD second edition, page 63}J
that his words nj Newcastle were more than the
expression i'm rather pointed terms of an OPINION
which he had long ago stated in public, that the
effort of the Northern States to subJugate the
Southern ones was hopeless by reason OF the re-
sistdnce Of the latter.
Journalism is beginning to repay part OF the deot
"a very large one-t owes to the bar. III Is cohi-
mon enough for lawyer to leave his own profession
for the other but we hear to-day for perhaps the
first time of a man who has won distinction on the
newspaper press quitting it for legal praclice' MI
A. NJ Sullivan NJ. L. for Louth' editor ana Prop,Ie-
tor of The Nation the Dublin organ OF the Ma
tionap party in Ireland, hasresigned his cohIection
which has lasted 81 years with that journal ana is
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