Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-31
CLEARFIELD, Pa. WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1878.


aristocracy, and the squrearchy, q
Tory of Tories, and restoring by what
seems sheer audacity and ancient re.
nown of England.
, Prime ministers not native TO the
countries which they controlled are not
unknown in European history, notably
, in Spain, which ranks as one of the
, proudest of nations But the English
, feeling has always regarded these in
stances as those of the amazing success
OF adventures, who sometimes left the
countries that they had ruled, and died
neglected and exposed. II has consid-
cred both Albcroni and Ripperda as
Cagliostros in politics, and II is this
feeling, invincible in the British breast,
which looks upon Lord Beaconsfield as
char!atan. The world il openly and
generally used in speakingof him, and
some striking articles In recent num-
bers of the Fortnightly Raieio were de-
voted to the political adventures OF
Lord Beaconsfeld--a cunning implica-
tion that Lord Beaconsiield is politi-
cal adventurer It's a curious inquiry
whether the kind of distrust and aver
sion with which this dazzling and sue
ccssful career is regarded in due Who'll
| ly TO the fact of race. 1t Is not mere
party spite, because it is not peculiar TO
party, and il is unique in the history Of
British parties. 1t is not due Who'll
ly, and perhaps not at oil distinc-
lively, to the conviction of want OF
principle. Lord Palmerston was not
supposed to he troubled with principle,
but he was the darling of the exclusive
British feeling which now cherishes
Lord Beaconsfeld. Lord Palmerston
wanted England to have q finger in
every pie, "as the saying is" and his
foreign policy charmed the bully in
stinct in John Bull. The clubs and
courtiers and the whole Tory interests
have applauded in the same way the
foreign policy-not quite honorable and
fair, as II seems to many--of the bril-
liant Beaconsfeld, with bis jaded face
and his vanishing curl, relic of the days
ofgorgeous and halfvulgar coxcombry.
There is a drawing, by Charles Mar.
tin, of Disrael in the old dandy days.
1t represents him lounging at length
in huge luxurious easy chair in a
loose coat and the gaiter trousers of
the time, fully forty years ago The
head is'very handsome, the head of an
Antinous. The hair clusters around
the fine dome of the brain, 30 TO speak,
and the mouth is full, rich, and Of vol.
uptuous lines. 1t is precisely the fig
ure that every romantic and fascinated
reader Of Vivian Gray would expect to
see as that of the author-an imagina-
tive and intellectual Sybarite. Yet
photograph ofLord Bcaconsfield to day
in his seventy-second year, showing
the familiar Hebrew expression more
strongly defined, and the look of su.
preme satisfaction in the iullness of
passionate youth faded into the weari-
ness of dandyIsm grown old, is not un-
lik, that earlier drawing. 1t is easy
to believe that either of them is the
dramatic parsonage Of the Berlin Con-
gress. "Lord Beaconsfeld," said the
reporter OF the opening days, sis the
centre Of attraction. His personal
qualities, past career, aad recent sue
cess equally command the interest of
the public. The Kaiserhof hotel, at
which the British premier alighted, at
tracts hundreds Of curious visitors all
day. If on passing before the Kaiser
hof one sees crowd, it is certain they
are watching to see Lord Beaconsfield." F"
You smile as you read. Thousands
and thousands Of persons in England
and America smile as they read, and
say TO themselves, "Aha old True
penny" This is Disraeli. No great
er self satisfaction is conceivable than
that of the luxurious lounger of Park
lano rejecting that, as prime minister
of England, he is the chief and myste-
rious and popular figure at great Eu.
ropean Congress to re-adjust the map
and compose the continent. IL is tho
measure Of the man that undoubtedly
the feeling is universal that the ecldt Of
the position is as delightful to him as
any service that he may do, and that
even if be could restore to England, as
bis sycophants allege that he has al
ready restored, the foreign renown that
IL had in the days OF Pitt, his chief in
tercst In the matter would be his ownglo-
ry rather than tho welfare Of England.
This feeling may be very unjust to his
patriotism, but it is undeniable that IL
is not an impression that Pitt, or Can
ming, or Gladstone, or any other Of the
great English ministers, could have
possibly produced.
At this time of writing it is altogeth-
er too soon to try to foretell the actu-
al results of the Congress. But it may
be surmised safely that the unostenta-
tious skill Of Russian diplomacy, which
has been so successful thus far, is not
to be easily bafiled. The agreement
upon which the Congress assembled
showed conclusively that Russia had
made no serious concessions. If what
is now said to be the aim of Lord Boa
consiield = an English protectorate
over Turkey-should be attained, the
advance OF Russia would nevertheless
have been accomplished, and the Turk
ish empire would have been over
thrown. These, however, are not mat
ters for the easy chair. But certainly all
the easy chairs in tho world could not
have moro sensational figure to con-
template than the first Lord Beacons-
field, tho last earl Of his race Editors
Easy Chair in Hdrper's Magasine for
August.
EVILS OF GOSSIP.