New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-21
THE GREAT ORIENTAL WAR.
Continued from First Pare.

eager TO revenge the humiliation he suffered lately
at Mr.. Gadstone's hands, characterized his change
of purpose as childish yacillation. Mr. Claiborne
Hardy described the scene farce, absurd that
the actors in it could not keep their cOunenances,
an alluson to the laugh with which Sir John Luo-
book had enlivencd his share of the performance
The Radicals at first seemed stunned by the blow
Mr.. Gladstone had dealt them. They had been
thrown in a manner they could not but resent
yet nothing could be more mpolitic than the as
play of resentment, no matter how just. At FIRST
they asked for explanations. Mr.. Courtney ana MI
Chamberlain spoke with studied moderation.
Neither they nor Mr. Fawcett could quite make ont
what had happened nor what Mr. Gladstone really
meant to do, and appeals for explanations
came thick and fast. Presently Mr.. Sullivan, 100
imprisoned to submit to the restraints others had
imposed on then selves broke out into brief bGt elo
quent defamation and denunciation. what tney
were engaged in, said he, was an attempt 10
hold reconsructive meeting of the Liberal parry
on the floor of the House Mr.. Gladstone h'u
secretly made terms with the Front Bench o"t
what had ne TO saw To the men who had gaanty stood
by him when Others deserted him what to the
country that had answered to his calf mine had
been sprung-and Mr.. Trevclyan' VINO ha'
been one of the chief go-betweens in the matter
attempted to explain that those with whom he
acted were against coercing the Turk, ana sui hoIo
strongly against assisting the Turk. But hopous
seemed to care about Mr.. Treyeyan's lurklSh
views, and the Speaker scncod him. flnaIy MI
Gladstone. summoned from all sides OF the HOUSE,
undertonk 70 say what should be done, and an
nounccd what seemed quite new and original For-
sion of the bargain; or perhaps, a fresh compromise
with the Radicals by way of modifying MS coiPro-
uis. with the Wings. He gave it to be understood
that though he should not move the third and foufth
resolutions. they still embodied his own views, ana
he shonld speak to them, and anybody else might
speak to them.
Iuon that basis the debate-the real dcbate-was
at last bcgun | cannot attempt the brIeiest aD-
stract OF Mr.. GladstoneS really magnificent speech
lie is perhaps the only Engishman living who amer
two or three hours of angry alteration, cond nave
entered with such vigor upon the main SUBJECT an"
have brought back the House, as he did by his eX-
ordirn. IN its usual temper, and 10 the Level on
which such q discussion should be sustained. lie
did tine great service II ellcting speech from Mr.
Cross the Home Secretary, far more eNphclt III lts
pledge AGAINST Intervention IN behalf of turkey IMAM
anything that any member of the Government had
previously uttered. Mr. CrOsss speech 1hueed' Is
accented a. signal proof that the ant-war party in
the Cabinet hasfor the moment at leaSl-de-
ci,;vely trinmphed. The Turks had suffered a COM
Mr. Carlylcs letter having done its work by giving
,,ubIic warning Of Lord Bcaconsield's violent
schemes. and so compelling him 10 choose between
renourciup and avowing them. But Mr. Cross dealt
with the Liberals not less severely than with the
Turks OF his own party. If tine Liberals SAID the
Home Secretary wanted war with Turkey they
ought 70 have said 50 clearly. policy OF mere IN
voctivc. policy of words without deeds - policy
unworthy 81 a once great party, and a policy when
the English people will never sustain.
These words albeit the words of Tory Minister
are words If truth and sohcrpcss, and they aro the
condemnation of the bargain between MIR. Glad
stone and the Front Bench. II was "a bargain which
left the country out Of account. No such bargain
can prosper 1t is but the melancholy proIonga-
tIon of the policy which, since the election OF 1874
las brought the Liberal party day by day nearer 10
extinction. The House of Commons view is but a
narrow view at best. \ great Empire is not to be
governed by the gossip Of the West End Of London
Not even great party can be kept together by Sub
mission to She whims of social magnates, by COM
piance with tie caprices of Deyonshire llous' and
bv forgetting that there is an England outside of
London incomparably more powerful than London.
The most cynical observer know declares his belief
that were a general election 10 take place. the adj
heTeuts of Mr. Gladstone would make a clean sweep
Of the more important brrougs, and carry many of
fine comiies-not at all from love of the Russians.
Lut from dread lest Lord Beaconsicld III the end
convert England into an ally of the Turk.
| agree IN that view. And ! believe the danger
that ENGLAND may yet be- made 10 fight the battle of
Ottoman tyranny is not over The on" thing IN
which ord Bclconsfield surpa,ses all ErPlishmen
now in public life Is tenacty Of purpose. lie never
lets go. lie has a majority of his own Cabinet
against him. aud only willing instrument in his
Foreign Secretary. But he is always Of Napoleon's
opil.iou when me arrived on the field Of MarcngO and
heard from Desax that the battle was lost: eyes,
but there is time to win another
But of the general effect of these events in En-
glish foreign policy it will be enough to speak
when the debate is done. II was resumed on Tues
day, adjourned to Thursday, and is not expected to
close till Friday if even then Not less than 30 Lib
erals have signifcd to the Speaker their desire to
take part in it, Lord Derby, reply to the Russian
circular. in which Lord Beaconsfeld's hand may be
plainly seen, will be discussed Reenforcemer's to
the Liberal cause come from strange quarters. Who
would have predicted that the Duke of Rutland
would have lifted his voice against the manifesto of
the Government The Duke is the incarnation OF
all Tory and social preudccs, and never in his life
before was guilty an act Of political independence
His brother. Lord John Manners, is a member of the
Cabinet. Yet lie makes manly protest against the
bullying OF Lord Derby's Dispatch to the con-
fusion of his friends and the deli ght of those who
object to employing in diplomacy the tactics of the
prze-ring. G.ws.
WAR TOPICS AT WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGToN May 20.-The Russian Minis
ter MI shshkn called upon The Secretary OF state yes
riay and delivered TO him formal note communicated
from his Government to the United States announcing
the existence state OF war between the governments
Of the Car and that Of the sultan The Secretary at an