New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-10
BEAcoNSFIELD rs. GLADSTONE.

1.-THE soPHIsTIcAL RHEToRIcIAN, INERRIATED,' ETC.
Extracts from e Psnies SDeech at ne London Banquet
We asked ourselves was it an absolute
necessity that the fares provinces OF the world should
be the most devastated and the most lnseu ana ior
this principal reason that there was no security Tor me
and property long society and the country were In
perpetual OF invasion and aggression Hear hear
the course which have taken, and believe that the
consequences Of that policy will be consequences tend
ing to-aye securng-peace and order In portion
OF the globe which hitherto has seldom been visited by
these celestial ylsitsns believe tat we nave eon aia
new continent 10 the civilization OF Europe lcheersI
aud that the welfare OF the world ana he wealth. OF Se
OF that tranquility and order which believe
tue CONNECTION Rot S nv Iords am sorry 10 say that
though taxed our brains and our thoughts 10 esaD-
have not sstsed those who are our critics Laug6ter
was asOnished to learn that toe Convention OF Con-
flor" That ia strong ephet hut do not pretend to
be competent judge OF insanity as the right nonor
will not say TO the right honorable gentleman what
had occasion to say In the House OF Lords ths year
Nariget AntenrG but would put this issue TO an IN
tegent English jury Which do you believe most likely
TO enter into insane convention, body OF English
the confidence OF their fellow subjects managing your
sfsirs for five years hope with prudence auG not alto
an nebriated with the exuberanee OF his yerbos
iy aughterl and gifted with an egotistieal imagination
consistent series arguments to malgn his opponents
aud 10 glorlfy himself Laughter and cheersl
LORD HARTINGToN's REPLY
what have pledged ourselves tot To advance
conflict II conflict there to be, in time by perhaps
hundred years and have undoubtedly advanced Il in
distance to our disadvantage by thousand miles. We
nave lett the frontier with which, believe the best
Indian military authorities have been perfectly salts
ed we have put that frontier behind us and We have
naned ourselves close TO the frontier OF our supposed
enemy close 10 his resources, and thousand miles
away from our own. We have left behind us ia lndla
our Indian navy resources our roads and rtOads,
the native troops whom have trained and the pOp-
iation from whom we have drawn them, in order TO
Mace ourselves close supposed enemy and trust
ing to tho OF msgoyerned and semi-elyll.
lied Turkish province. Opposition cheers Sir II that
AZ policy which is not rightly described, as was de-
scr6ed the other day. as an insane policy, want TO
know In what way Il can be described. lCheers.i
That reminds me, and this is the last reference
/ need make 30 tho speech Of tho Prime Min-
later on Saturday, that 1 do not make
any complaint OF the retort made by the Prime
Minister pon my right honorable friend the member for
reenwich IN respect OF that description OF the policy
of the Government say IL was very fair Parliament,
airy rotOrt ministerial cheers But when Tue noble oTa
thouehtt worthy himself 10 on TO describe my right
honorable friend as "sophstical rhetorieian-tMln-
stsrial laughter aud cheeral-Debrated with the e1u
berance OF his aghterl-and gifted VIII
an egotistical Imagination which at all times COM
mand an nterminable and inc0nsstent series OF aru
ments 20 malign his opponents and gloriIY hlmseI
when the noble lord went on TO describe my rEh honor
able friend In that way, think tnat nc rather nsOse