New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-02

ha content. himself with observing that the
Turkish nress ia solid on the snbjcot-whieh was
known bcfors-- and that the Palace parry ~ L"
frenzy of desire TO conclude Russian ainanee. Al
other witnesses may BIO trusted-ano there -
multitude OF them-this frenzy is not connned 10
the Palace. 80,
Va, ,,onsi confer a favor on the British public,
,ra n,y..eularly on the Conservatives. nycu would
FOL, then, where Lord Beaconsield cot the motto
.y,prrir,n ,fIibertds which he brought ont at the
Guldhan. Who is tho Roman statesman who hiSt
proclaimed il. in what Roman historian s u 10 DC
found nevor knew people so completely Ut io's
This is a country of classical scholarship. There
are plenty OF men on the press who graduated rom
the universities with high classical honors. Ihore
are countless volunteers who send letters TO the
papers on obscure points of ancient learning. One
OF the best kaown private tutors in England, slr.
Wren. has actually contributed to a daily paper a
political dissertation on the principles involved in
the motto: bat not a word from him or anybody
about its origin Nobody undertakes to identify its
author. Aud, still more oddly, nobody comments on
eyerybody's ignorance. Yet Lord Beaconsiieid
expressly said lone of the greatest OF the no
mans when asked what were his politics replied
imperium c. Libertas." If he were one Of the
greatest of the Romans surely he might he idontl-
fed Lord Rosebery cleverly said that Lord
Beaconsiclde watchword reminded him Of the late
ImpPTff
was Peace. There was not much peace under Ma
poleon, and Lord Beacousiieds empire is never
without war on hand. But that does not help us
out of our difficulty about the authorship OF the
phrase. II Lord Beaconsfcld had ever been sus-
pected of giving the rein 10 his imagination, 1t
might almost be thought no had invented his Ro-
man. But with a man of Lord Beaconsielis strict
exactitudc in all historical matters, such suspicion
is impossible G. W. :.
T. S.-A painful commentary on these doubts mas
lust appeared MI Wren. whom mentioned above.
has written another letter, in which he pninly airns
that Lord Deaconsfeld's Roman is after eli only
Roman Mrs Harris 81 thought so.' says Mr. Wren,
"when | wrote my letter, but of course assumed
that the Premier would not make so definite an
Insertion without good grounds Inquiry OF more
learned men than myself. and careful search,
have satisfied me that Lord Beaconsheld's historic
person is mere man in buckran." 1t now only
remains for Lord BeaconsGeld TO produce his
authority and confound MI. Wren and all similar
sconers.
There is another curious point in connection with
this speech. In The Times the Prime Minister is
reported a. saying If there be country, for ex-
ample one of the most extensive and wealthest OF
empires in the worId-if that country, from per-
verse Interpretation of its nsular geographical posi-
ton turns an indifferent ear to the feelings and
the fortunes of Continental Europe such course
would. believe, only end in its becoming an OBJ
iect of general punder.' That is an ominous pre-
dicton well calculated to rouse ALARM If to rouse
alarm were Lord Beaconsfelfs object. But 1t
happens that lie did not say it. What be said was
that. in the case supposed. peace might be endan,
gerod. The Times alone has the other phrase, ana
what would like 10 know is. how 1t got there.