The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-29

canons were with siup io exec ption and Dr. Hainp.
noting that Lord 10 ms epislie oil peace dated
Christmas Day. The judgment oil wise and thought
iu liberals on this arbitrary act OF the Prem'srs
may in the correspondence OF the late Sir
George Coroewaii Lewis. = man little disposed 10
favor ecclesiastical pretensions. but who considered
no reasonable purpose whatever. With respect 10
the so.cailed Papai Apg ression the most emphatic
condcm nation OF Lord Kusscil's conduct In 1851 IS
Afforded oy repeal OF The Ecclesiastical Titles act
in 1871 after remaining twenty years on the statute
poos aa osns oasSSs
Lord John Russell wrote his iIljuased Letter
to frenzy tho popular feeling which he should have
been the first TO endeavor TO moderate In lew
months he saw his mistake ana attempted TO escape
from lis consequences by carrying through Parliament
u which simply rriIaisd tho Catholics and in
adected to believe had been attacked Brougham,
Macauiay, Denman, Piunkett, Graham, and last, but
not least John Bright, joined consuming the attack
upon the Church OF Rome Leecn expressed the pop
MAR ieclng when ne drew caricature Of Lord Ohm
Russell as naughty BOY who chaIked up "No
Popcryh on an old gentleman's door ana then ran
away.
year after this aportive attept TO revive the re-
li.tous despOtlsm OF TudOrs the Russell Ministry
tell amid general indifference but the career OF its
chief lar from terminated Unable 10 speak
French and profoundly ignorant OF Continental AFFAIRS
he yet 10 direct tho foreign policy Of England anI
win Tor her the reputation she has not yet lost "
the EMBEDDING and muddling'' Power. How he lailed
10 secure peace al the Congress 0, Vienna; nov ne
nearly cmbroied the United Staes and Great Britain
In war which might have given now lease 10 the
abuse oil slavery; how he battered Denmark with
promises OF support til that ittle Kngiom had taken
up the gannlcI OF Austria and Prussia, aud now he
then loft the Danes TO light single handed against the
hosts OF Gcrmany-these plumbers which are crimes
in statesmen, VIII not lightly be forgotten.
ALABAMA CASE
Probably NO statesmen ever DID more TO lower the
prestige OF the Engsh name than Earl Russell. Per-
maps his own correspondence with Mr. Adams,
United States Minister London, IN reference TO the
pirate Alabama placed IN the strongest light his in
ability TO deal with International question from
state manIiKs point oil view. Whether according 10
the common law Of England Lord Russell aud ms col
part from the Mersey Wal tho mere husk Of the cues
issue, ye, Lord Russell never gave proof that
there u kernel beneath. He consulted
two lawyers whose OF Stale policy were, pos
sbie narrower than his own and. furnished ny mem
With OF qubDlcs from the statute BOOK, quietly
offered these 10 a nation the agony OF struggle
Tor existence. America one free country asked
England as another Tree country not lend
lenance 10 rebellion when represented all that Was
lliiberal and retrogrnde IN human tnsti utions 10
mpassioned appeals OF Kindred people the Brit
Secretary oil State replied as II he were country
attorney defending an action Of respass. In DISCUSS
ing the escape VI the Alabama Lord Russell showed
that he lacked breadth OF view.
riLrs WITH GoRTsCuAK0PP.
In his controversy with Priuce G0rtsChakoT with
regard 10 the French occupation Of syria, ne simply
appeared 10 nave rushed into subject Of which ne
knew absolutely nothing. English dlpiomatists were
compelled 10 admit that the Russian Minister bad
been completely victorious in the argument The
British Cabinet acknowledged US much by eventually
sancuoning the occupation under special conven-
ton with France, which Prince GortsehaKof hRd all
along supported. Lord Russell subsequently tried
another ia with the Prince, and while England Was
still Keeping up The In Ireland
haa the courage TO offer suggestions to Russia Tor The
inter nal government Of Poland. Prince Gortschakon
contcnted himself with replying, through tue Russian
been exactly informed OF what Was passing In the
Kingdom OF Polan he would not have hazarded adj
vice winch beneath the dignity OF his august
master to receive In the debate on the address at
the opening OF the next session Of Parliament vet
eran statesman complained that ''during inc whole
course OF his diplomatic correspondence Lord Russell
wherever he had interered-and ne mad interiered
everywhere-had been iecturina, scodng, clustering
understanding"
rho head Of the Foreign Oiicc Is not only guardian
Of the Interests ana honor 81 the country at large but
is also iDtrusteuthe safety OF Individual
ED glshmon abroad II was the proud boast OF Diver
Cromwell that be would make tho name Of English
man as nucn respected was ever that of Roman
citzcn, ana down 10 recent tme-certalnly while
Paimerston Foreign Mlnster-EngiIsnnen did
enjoy an extraordinary amount OF consideration ia
wnnie yer part Of Contineu tai Europe they might be
travelling II they nave lost the feeling oil security
whoa tho possession OF British passport once con-
fefred, Lord RusseIrs laxity IN enforcing British
claims IN Europe ana rightng British wrongs Is in no
small degree Of this aierod state OF things.
One almost incredtbo instance Of this negligence ~
cited A British representative in Russia on0e lee.
graphed to Lord Russell that an Englishman had
been arrested on an apparently futile pretcnce and
treated, while IN CUSTODY, with needless cruelty Ho
hal been s'boupd Ny cords to cart' tho tee-
gram stated Lord Russell merely answered .sDo
nothing" The lesson Was not lost either on the
diplomatic service, which was mus significantly
warned against zeal, or on Russian ofiici'as, VINO
learned with pleasure that they could matrea British
subjects with impunity Again, be SO msunderstood
ms dispatches that he once wrote TO remove the
principal witnesses in trial for murder penGing the
proceed ngs similar INABILITY TO grappe VITA the
facts Of case made MIN scnd Instructions another
time an English consul 10 assist u band Of Snug
glers Lord Russell might denounce The iaInl-hearted
oil Lord Granville IN subsequent negotiations
but II IL he who SHOULD bear the blame oil the rupture
OF the Black Sea treaty. He was warned several
years before that Russia medi;ated this breach OF
faith, and he angry snuboed the dipiomatlst VINO
CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS.
Indeed, hts manner toward subordinates was always
ononsve TO the last degree. Hsapoogsls would aver
proper way. "Johnny,n they declared, was always
10 be by an cpigram." but his normal condition
was "a canIaukerousncss which no epigram could
charm away. One OF ms heutcnants once put the
OF before him "a language at once bricf,
aud emphatic, wnereupun Lord Russell directed
Lord kimberley The Under Secretary ci State, 10 adj
dress MN "a grave reprimand. II WIS under hts rule
at tho Foreign once tina, the asccndancy OF the CLERKS
such height mat the permanent under Stcrc-
tary became tue virtual mead OF the depart
menL Nor Mr. Hammond coGtent with
the substance Of power. He demanded, and ulti.
matoly obtaincd, its insignia, beng first created
privy councillor and aftcrwafd peer OF the realm.
FMS last honor was not actually conferred on hr.
Hammond by Lord Russell, but ~ Was tho culm ina
tion system tIat Minister had done his Uest 10
taplsh miserable system II is. being neither
nor less than government by undcrlings or the ad-
mlnstraon o. an empire on the principles ofan IN
cultured bureaucracy. But what Aas Foreign Minis
ter do VINO could not speak FtenchY He was aoso-
Iutcy ~ the mercy oi ms stan, " whom he
obliged TO abandon all real authority whilc he 0usied
himself about attaches uniforms and ordered them
not 10 wear mucn gold lace On every scrap %
patronage his Office he also kept sharp eye 0ne
Of his predecessors mad pamcd gentleman TO very
humble appointment ana. change OF Ministry being
expected al tme, ADVISED him 10 set on tor his
pos, without delay, or, he added, Johnny Will take u
IRON you.'
As sTArEsMAN
The great work oil his life, as IL was remains
10 be considered. He will DO chiefly remembered by
postsrity AZ n Legislator who destroyed much and
constr uced nothing. Macaulay remarked OF SIR Will
Temple that no twas an autnor among statesmen
and statesman among authors." Mere politicians
respected the scholar and essayist
dszsied by tue Ambassador ana Cabinet Counsellor
Macauiay hardly does justice to the author OF
the .lrpc Alliance but hw sentences
slightly changed would furnish correct cst
mate OF the measure Of LORD Russeifs political
fame. lie was a lord among radicals anu n radical
among lords. Al The close Of George Ills reign
demanded a thorough reform oil the constitu-
encies, lew members 81 "the quality" as the
aristocracy aud gentry wore then termed. wero
disposed 10 20 Tar on the popular side. For long