Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
sEAcossrIELD AND GLADSTONE.
The Hitter reud Between che Rival
observation-disclosures and Csunter.
CHARGES.

LONDON. July 3o.-Gladstono began de-
bate In the House OF Commons to-day by
reading q letter which he had addressed TO
Lord Besconsaeld asking him to cite in
stances In support Of the accusation Of his
unjust and reckless attacks. lie declared
he never attacked tho Government without
q deep sense OF responsibility. He had
never assigned any dishonorable motives
to the Premier. his attacks upon whose
policy was based upon ~irreconcilable and
fundamental differences Of opinion aud
feeling. lie made q long review Of tho
results Of the Congress. lie regretted the
selfish Jealousy OF some Of the powers In
regard TO Greece. With Servia and Monte.
negro independent, Bulgaria practically so
and Bosnia and Herzegovina i~rrevocably
annexed to Austria. 1t was impossible TO
deny that tho partition OF Turkey, II not
"a complets, was as great rs that Of Poland.
He desired tho elevation OF the native
races instead Of the supervision Of Turkey
by another power. and complained Of the
Governments policy from first to last.
lie said they mus. feel some shame when
thoy looked upon tho results obtained, and
what might have been obtained without 80
much bloodshed II they had not jealously
severed themselves from Russia two years
ago. They had left Russia the best posi-
bio field FOR working against the present
arrangements. The British plenipotsntia-
ries had throughout the Congress done
their best to prop up Turkey and keep
down subject races. For the first time In
history their attitude was not Ia accord
anco with free Institutions. The assertions
Of Deaconsield relative 10 British efforts
in favor Of Greece were not supported by
anything Ia the protocols. The conclusion
| Of the Anglo.Iinssian agreement was Q
practical contradiction OF the high-s0und.
Ing protensions Of Lord ~Salisbury's note.
The Government thereby surrendered
| their power OF action In tho cause OF
freedom. lie urged objections similar
10 those made by Lord Harrington to
the military situation created by the An
gl0 Turkish Convention. lie hal been as.
sociatei with all the greatest statesmen OF
England for half = century, aud he did
not hesitate 10 say that none OF them
| would impose such responsibility on the
country. lie could not regard such policy
a. within tho limits Of reasonable states
| manship. lie asked what tho Government
| would have done II . foreign power had
concluded such . convention. The dov-
srnment had. In ratifying the convention
before Parliament was made acquainted
| with II, pushed the power Of the crown TO
an extreme which hal been avoided by the
greatest statesmen. A now phase Of the
Eastern question was opened by this start
ling novelty, which set tho law OF Europe
ut naught, was unjust To other powers,
OVERRIDE the rights Of Parliament. and
laid new burdens on the people.
Lord Beaconsfield, replying 10 the letter
read by Gladstone In the House Of Com.
mons to day. says tho compilation VI q
list OF offensive epithots used by tho gen.
tleman would entail = search over q period
OF two and one-half years. B~eaconsiield
cite. expressions Of Gladstone that lac
O~Deaconsieldl hal degraded and debased
the great name Of England. that he had
sold tho Crooks, and that hc had been
guilty OF ~ unsurpassed act of dnplicity.
He detailed his rsfutation Of Gladstono's
charges, but his arguments were mainly
such a. have been used before. lie main
tanned that the Congress would have been
impossible without the Anglo. Russian
agreement. lie said the Turkish conven.
ton hal not increased EnglAnd's respon.
abilities. lilo only hoped the Opposition
would assert at the next general election
that England had no interests In Asia.
Debate adjourned till Thursday.