New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-29

in which he sits for being q Liberal leader,
expressed in grave words his regret at what hai.
been DONE Not he SAID, a member of the Gov
eminent, but as individual member Of this House,
he grieved at the constant and continuous manner
in which your lordships on the Opposition side Of
the House have shown this evening how little you
have been influenced in this great and important
question by the declarations of the immense ma
oty of the representatives of the constituencies Of
the United Kingdom" Lord Salisbury answered
him in tones of deep but decorous passion. He COM
planned OF what he called with singular want of
dignity. Lord Granvilles "scolding" With that
courage which Lord Salisbury has so often displayed
in dealing with facts he asserted that the principle
OF the bill had not been interfered WITH and that
their lordships objections to the bill had not been
met in spirit of respect or of Cancellation.
But, proceeded Lord Salisbury. "such as the
conduct of her Majestys Government has been in
respect to this bill, such as the conduct of your
lordshps shas been, it must be submitted to the
judgment of the country, and that alone. ministerial
cheers and counter cheers The country will recog-
nize in your action that desire to protect individual
rights and time honored legal and constitutional
principles against the violent invasOns promoted
by temporary passion which has been the principal
function from the first of your loIdships Chamber,
and which trust to the end you will boldly and
manfully maintain" [Cheersl.
Between these words and the words of the Duke
OF Wellington, on less grave occasion, the contrast
is as violent as it could well be. The Duke depre
Gated dispute between the two Houses. The
Marquis welcomes dispute and challenges Minis
tiers to dissolve. The Duke advised the House to
vote for that which would tend most to public order
and be most beneficial to the nuedat interests of
tho country. The Marquis urges the House
which is likely to kindle civil war in Ireland and
postpones the immediate interests of the country to
the interests of individual Peers. Tho Duke saw
that the Lords could not safely nor constitutionay
oppose the settled purpose of the country. The
Marquis sneors at the declared and known desire of
the three Kingdoms for reform in the
land system of Ireland as violent in
vasion of temporary passion, and summons
his comrades to battle with a cry drawn
from past that has disappeared. to be urged with
weapons that are obsolete. BE the merits or de-
merits of the Land bill what they may. there is no
doubt that the country wants it. If it has not
sorted to agitation it is because its chosen repre-
sentatives indicated it's will by immense majorites
If Lord Salisbury insists agitation, on monster
meetings and torchlght PROFESSIONS his sole advo
cate in the press he will undoubtedly have them
But the struggle he invites will not be confined to
the Land bill or the Lords amendments. The
country will that Lord Salisbury is trying to re-
store to the House of Lords the authority which it
rarted with when it passed the Reform bill. Any
effort in that direction will be resisted and if il
is persevered in the resistance to it will take the
form of an attack such legislative and political
power as the House of Lords still retains.