Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-31
The Berlin Treaty.

Tho debate 10 the British House OF Commons
on Lord Hsr,ington's motion was continued
yesterday evening.
Mr.. Gladstone began BY reading a letter
which he had addressed to Lord Beaconstleld,
asking him to cite instances 10 support of the
accusation Of his uDjustifable and reckless at
government without deep sense of responsl
bility. lie never assigned any dishonorable
motives to the Premier. his attacks upon whose
policy were based upon irrcconciliable and fun
damental differences of opinion and feeling. Ht
regretted the selfish jealousy OF some OF The
Powers in regard to Greece. With Serva and
Montenegro independent, aud Herzegovina
irrevocably annexed to Austria, it was impos
sible to deny that the partition Of Turkey, il
not az complete was as great as that OF Poland.
He desired the elevation Of the native races
Instead ofthe suppression of Turkey by another
power, and complained Of the Government
policy from first to last He said they must
feel some shame when thoy looked upon the
results obtaiocd, and what might have been
obtained without so much bloodshed it they
had not jealousy severed themselves from
Russia two years ago. They had LETT Russia
the finest possible field for working against the
present arrangement. The British pIenlpoten-
ttiarics had, throughout the Congress, done
their utmost to prop up Turkey aud keep down
the sutiect races. For the first time in history
their attitude was not 10 accordance with Tree
institutions. The assertions Of Lord Beacons'
field relative 10 British efforts in favor ct Greeco
we're Got supported by anything 10 the proto
coils. The conclusion Of the Anglo Russian
agreement was practical contradiction q the
hiph sounding pretentions Of Lord Salisbury
obp nraO
their power OF action 10 the cause of eedom.
He urged objections similar to those made by
Lord harrington to the military situation Great.
ed by the Anglo. Turkish convention. He had
been associated with all the great statesmen Of
Eugland for half a century, and be did not
hesitate to say that not ono Of them would
have imposed such responsibility on the
country. lie could not regard such policy as
witha the limits of reasonable statesmanshlp.
lie asked what the government Won Id have
done if foreign power had concluded such a
convention. The government had, 10 ratltylng
the convention before Parliament was made
acquainted with it, pushed the power OF the
Grown to On extreme which had been avoided
by the greatest statesmen. a new phase OF
the Eastern question Was opened By CHS start
ling novelty, which set the law of Europe at
naueht, was unjust to the other powers over.
rode the rights of Parliament and laid acw
burdens upon tho people. Mr. Gladstone spoke
two hours aud half, and was greeted With
loud cheers az lie took bis seat.
After long debate between mum Der Of minos
members, MIR. Asheton Cross, Home Score
tary, replied to MIR. Gladstone's speech.
The debate was then adj 1urned until Thurs
dav.
Lord BeaconsGeld, replying to tho letter
read by Dir. Gladstone, says the CONF alation
Of the list of the offensive epithets used by the
gentleman would entail search over period
of two and half years. L1rd BeaconsL eld
rccites expressions of MIR. Gladstone that he
[ Beaconsfeld) had degraded and debassd tho
great name OF England; that he ha! sold the
Greeks. and that he had been guilty OF an un-
SURPASSED act Of duplicity.