New-York tribune., 1878-11-23

icy of 1s4O-42 toward that country, which policy
we thought not one man any longer defended.
If our Parliament sat three years only, Mr. Glad
stones powerful majority would never have been
frittered away but in two years he finished d Mat
aGd been promised IN the elections aftei & wnc nd % bs
himself had no clear understanding with
the country: So now if ,p41 P3ThamfRRs sRs
insane braggadocio of Beaconsfeld and his gratql,
tous perniciOus show of enmity TO Russia would
have insured great pairing down OF his followers
in Parliament, If it had not gwen us Liberal ma
jority. These last eighteen months the opposition
has acted and spoken weakly because IL Is h9peless
of carrying anything and, foOllshly dlsllkes 10
show weakness in its voting power. a.
| hope that majority of the Cabinet will curb
Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Lytt0n by torbIddlng
an immediate rush into war with the Afghans; bnt
this is merely hope. Apparently the SHOWS VIII
now absolutely hinder invasion until April, and un;
til time is given to the country to protest. we all
fear that it must be Winter OF ter
employed, and of pinching to the haIf-empOyed
ana halfpaid. If the Cabinet rebel against the
Premier we shall succeed in stopping him. But he
is very cunning and very resolute. The avowed
policy of the Chancellor of the Exchequ0r, slr
Stafford Norhcote, concerning India, IS the nat OPP
pOsIte Of that now pursued, The Ddiiy Ne,os mas
himself; but the report 49, that the Premier is about
to get rid of him by pitching him !" las
the saying sl into the House of Lords, and putting
less cautious aud scrupulous man in his place
He (Beaconsteld) may succeed, and the war with
the AfQhans be precipitated. lie showed full two
wears ago what scOn he feels for public opinion
long as he has the Queen and Parliament TO back
him; and he may do so again. News of war may
reach You before this letter
If Russia have any evil thoughts toward us land
the Premier has done his best to earn hatred) no
more malignant wish can she form than that we
may conquer and occupy Afghanistan. For this
very reason think it is out of the question that
Russia will at the worst afford to the Ameer more
than benevolent neutrality" such as we lately
gave to Turkey, sending slr Arthur kimba
to Armenia who examined all the Notifications, and
was believed to give military advice to Mukhtar
Pacha with whom he rode into battle: also, when
compelled by public opinion to withdraw our Am
bassador Sir Henry Elliot because he was too favor
able Turkey, Beaconseld had the audaclty to send
Layard an out-and-out Turkish PARTISAN Hereby
he intensified Turkish resistance. and much increased
bloodshed. II Russia were now to do the same IN
AfghanIstan, Europe would not blame her; but
expect far more moderation.
do not expect the mere voice of our public meet
ings to stay the war; but perhaps public calamity,
and alarm IN the Cabinet itself may arrest 1t before
it is too late. III not, there Is no disaster to
such disaster may preclpltate cOnvulslOns
at home. The Queens third volume on her
consorts life has been a vehement propagatOr of
Republican sentiment among us. SclplO was the
fdtdlis dur of the Hannbac war; the aspect OF at
fairs suggests OminOusy that Beaconsiield is TO be
the ftdlis destrucfOr of lll-cemented and mis-
ruled Indian empire. For myself If we could part
with all our conQuests. | should not mourn; but
such is British pride. that should shed torrents
of blood and lavish countless treasures IN the effort
not to be eJected by force.
Ii is depressing TO hear that this new policy to-
wards Aghanisan is justified that of Sir b. Freres
now Governor at the Capel-the very man who
we had hoped. might pacity India by wisdom. be-
gin TO expect that / shall live to see grleyous
and well deserved humiliation come to my
country. We have not known how to use prosperity
Alright. '1ls sad To think that the hum laion
would mean ruin and Deggary to thousands OF now
fiourishlng famies-to innocent women and chill
dren-t0 say nothing OF lves lost.