The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-10

LONDON, March 9.-The following Is the
text OF Lord Beaconsfeld's letter to the
Duke OF Marlborough:
No. 10 DOWNING srRRgr, March 8.
Ay Lord Duke-The measures respecting
the State OF Ireland which Her Majesty's
Government have seriously considered
with Your Excellency, and In which they
were much aided by your advice and au-
thority, are now about to be submitted for
royal assent and 1t Is at length in power Of
the ministers to advise the Queen 10 recur
to the sense Of her people. The acts Of the
agitators which represented England, in.
stead OF being generous and sympa.
thizing friend, were Indifferent to the
dangers and sutferings!of Ireland, have
been defeated by measures at once liberal
and prudent, which the Parliament al
most unanimously sanctioned.
During the six years OF the present ad.
ministration the Improvement OF Ireland
and the contempt OF our fellow-country.
men Of that island have much occupied
the care OF the Ministry, and they remem.
Der with satisfaction that on this point
they have solved one OF the most difficult
problems connected with its government
and people by establishing system OF
public education, open to all classes and
all creeds. Nevertheless q. danger in It's
ultimate results, scarcely less disastrous
than pestilence or famine, and which now
engages your Excellency's anxious atten.
ton, distracts that country. A portion OF
the population is attempting to sever the
constitutional tie which unites Great
Britain in that bond which has favored
the power and prosperity Of both. 1t is TO
be hoped that all men oflight and leading
will resist this destructive doctrine.
The strength OF this nation depends on
unity Of feeling, which should peryade
the United Kingdom and its widespread
dependencies.
The first duty OF the English ministry
should be TO consolidate the cooperation
which renders q community educated as
our own in an equal love Of liberty and
law, and yet there are some who chal-
lenge the expediency OF the imperial char
acter Of this realm. Having attempted
and failed 10 enfeeble the colonies by
their policy OF decomposition they may
perhaps now recognize the disintegration
OF the United Kingdom, which will not
only accomplish but precipitate their pur-
pose.
The immediate dissolution OF Parlia-
ment will afford an opportunity to the
nation to decide on a course which will
materially influence in It's future for.
tunes and shape It's destiny. Rarely in
this country has there been an occasion
more critical. The power OF England and
the peace Europe will largely depend
on the verdict Of the country.
!. Her Majesty's present ministers have
hitherto been enabled TO secure that peace
so necessary to the welfare OF all civilized
countries and so peculiarly OF interest to
our own, but this ineffable blessing can
not be obtained by the passive principle
OF non-interference Peace rests with
the presence not to say ascendancy OF
England in the councils OF Europe. Even
at this moment the doubt, supposed
to be inseparable from popular election,
II 1t does not diminish to a certainty, ar.
rests her influence, and it is the main rea-
son for not delaying the appeal TO the ma
tional voice. Whatever may be It's con.
sequences to Her Maiesty's present advi-
sers, may 1t return to Westminster Par
lament not unworthy OF the power Of
and resolved To maintain It.
Ihaye the honor to be, my Lord Duke,
your faithful servant.
BEAcoNsy1ELp.