New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
CHELMsFORD'S REMOVAL.
GENERAL SATISFACTION MANIFESTED.

PARLIAMENT AND THE PEOPLE PLEASED-Slh bAh-
TIE FRERE SHOWING PLUCK-IMPoITANr IN
FORMATION sUPPREssED-sIG GARNET woIsE-
LEY's MERITS.
lFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNEI
LoNDoN. May 27-lf the Government had any
doubts on the subject of Lord Chelmsfords unpop-
ularity, Yesterdays experience must have dispeed
them The announcement that SIR Garnet Woseley
would supersede him was made in the Lords ana
Commons about half past iii the afternoon. III
was received with hearty cheers, and the news
quickly spread. The clubs had it before .. Ihe
evening papers made il still widely known.
1t was the topic of conversation at every dinner
table and party throughout the evening. 1T was
discussed on the pavements, and the man IN the
white hat on top of the omnibus gave vent 10
his long-repressed feelings in language OF
much emphasis. Ii is hailed in this mornings
papers with delights the re)oIcings being pitched In
various keys but with no discords. The truth Is
that ever since the disaster of Isandula Lord
Chemsfords abilities have been utterly mistrnsted'
Court favor kept him in command. Lord Beacons-
field, true 10 his new theory of royal supremacy,
preferred risking another defeat to wounding the
susceptibilities of his Sovereign; or even OF MS
sovercign's cousin, who happens to be Field Mar
shal commanding in chief 1t is believed that
majority of the Cabinet was for recalling Lord
Chelmsford. But the decisions of the Cabinet are
governed by Quaker principles The numerical
majority is not the actual majority. Two or three
resOlute find it easy to impress their own Wits
on their weaker brethren. But the news from
South Africa has of late been too much for the
stoutest Every mail brought fresh proofs of Lord
Chemsford's incapacty. The correspondents OF
Tory and Liberal journals testified III the same
sense. Lord Chelmsford could not organize cam
paign. 1t was necessary to send somebody VINO
could. and Sir Garnet Wolseley is the man.
Sir Garnet supersedes not only Lord Chelmsford
but Sir Bartle Frere, who is politely remitted to
the control of what ia humOrousy described as the
pressing business of Cape Colony. Lord Chelmsford
is relieved because he had no talent for command
Sir Bartle Frere relieved because he
had too much Nobody disputes Sir Bartle
Freres ability his force of character
Those who said he would not resign because of the
censure passed upon him from home, knew their
man well. His Official answer to Sir Michael
Beachs dispatch is not yet published. But he an
swered it to the public in tone which did not fall
much short of contempt for his official superior tie
told the news agents that he should not resign. He
invited them to announce in his behalf that he
knew his own business, that lie was sure lac
was right and that time would vindcate his iudg-
ment. Now his judgment was that a war OF ex-
termination should be Waged upon the Zuius.
He had contrived to fill Cetywayo's mind
with the conviction that the only alternatives be-
fore him wero war to the bitter end or submission
involving the loss Of his throne and his liberty
Nor was this all. When Sir Bartle Frore had con-
ouered the Zulus, dissolved their army, reformed
their marriage customs, and devastated their
country, he had further campaign in view. lie
proposed tc attack the Swazis 1t is probable that
he meant to annex Zuiuland, and make it a base
for further enterprises to the North Hespent money
like wafer. 1t has been estimated by high financial
authority that the campaign was costing S2.0OO-
600 a week-the same campaign respecting which
Sir Stafford Norhcote not long since told tho House
of Commons that 81, 500 600 might probably cover
the entire cost of it. No wonder that the Govern
ment at last became convinced that Sir BaItlc
Frere with all his ability, was luxury they could
no longer afford.
What they have done, then, is this. They have
made Sir Garnet Wolseley supreme military and
cIyIlcommander in Natal the Transyaal and the ma
tive territories TO the northward and the eastward
of those colonies which are the seat of war. He
is Governor of Natal and the Transvaal, and High
Commissioner and Commander-In-Chief Tor those
countries where hostllities are going Lord Bea-
consfcd and his eutenants are at the pains to say
that neither Sir Bartle Frere nor Lord Chelmsford
are censured and that nothing Ministers now say is
to be construed implying that the country is to
be deprived of the services of either Sir Barte is
romitted to the Cape; Lord Chelmsford may con-
tinue if he likes TO serve under Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley. As for Lord Chelmsford it may be considered
that the same role is opened TO him which Prince Bis
marck said he should himself have chosen had the
fortunes of war gone against him at SadOwa-to
charge with fOron hope, with one Of those bat
taliOns which do not return. This Is what he rec
ommended to the Due de GramOnt, Napoeons
Minister in 1870 who unaccountably neglected to
avail himself OF the opportunity but took 1t out In
writing pamphlets afterward Sir Bartle on the
other hand. has to face colonial legislature, and
may crafty his taste for conflict in that way.
IL must be said that Ministers made their an
noupcement in a shamefaced way. Their conccs-
sion to public opinion came so tardily that 1T could
not well come with grace. Sir Stafford Northcote
got up at an unusually early hour, when the House
was almost empty. and contented himself with
stating the bare fact. He was at once challenged
as to Sir Garnefs instructions. Was the now com
missioner to make peace war, and on what terms J
II has always been a maxim with this Government
to tell as little as possible and they stuck to their
text now as usual. Questions pressed on them
nv q dozen different members, from bOth sides OF
the Vouse Mr. Sullivan wanted to know whether
there was any truth in the story reported ty Mr.
Forbes. on Bishop COlenso's authority, that re-
peated overtures for peace from Cetywayo had been
rejected Sir Michael Beach " really did not know"
The question might have been pressed further home
than It was. Not long ago, rumor made ITS way
into tho papers that messengers from Cetywayo'
with flag of truce had been imprisoned The
story was mentioned in the House. Some Minister.
rather Indignantly expressed his utter disbelief in
il It's. nevertheless, perfectly true. have seen
the diary of an officer with Colonel Pearson at
Ekowe. IN which the truth is disclosed Some day
# must come ont. Other things must come out
which will make the real state of the relations be-
t,veon the British commanders in SOuth Africa and