The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-05-02
ENGLAND'S PREMIER.

ply OuestlOn-En Ellsn Honor In No Dan
ger at His Hands-Flrmness Without
Jlngoism.
LONDON, April 2S.-The credit of $751;.
100000 was voted by the House of Com
mons, after one of the most powerful and
telling speeches ever delivered by Mr..
Gladstone. The Premier was cheered to
the echo, both during the delivery and at
the close of the speech. He was also
most enthusiastically cheered when leav-
ing the House of Commons. After the
speech, Mr.. Gladstone brought up the
subject of he vote of credit asked for by
the Government on the army and navy
account, and said he hoped the motion to
divide the credit would not be pressed.
The Government, he said, would not de-
vote any portion of the money voted for
particularly for purposes in the Soudan,
but would reserve the discretion to apply
the money taken for the Soudan account
for the purposes of special preparations.
He urged that the House vote the Gov
eminent the entire 500, 100000 en- bloc.
The proposal to separate the Soudan
credit from the credit Tor special prepar-
atoms was rejected by vote of 229,
against 1856. The House then entered
into committee of supply, and Mr.. Glad
stone proceed to explain the object of the
vote of credit In moving the vote of
credit Mr.. Gladstone said the Govern
ment considered it necessary to have the
entire resources of the Empire well in
hand for use and application wherever it
may be required. Events since the fall
of Khartoum have shown that El Mahdis
power has collapsed.
England's possession OF Khartoum
would not put stop to the slave trade,
and therefore 1t would be useless to shed
b o I'd and treasure in the SOudan. In
regard to the alleged smalneSs of the
special vo, he reminded the House that
it is the largest that has been asked since
the Crimcan war, and is also COincident
with large increases in the annual army
and navy votes. Furthermore, he said
the case relates primarily to India. In
order to fully appreciate the amount en-
tailed it is requisite to know the extent
OF the measures being taken in India,
The case is not one of war, actual, or
perhaps remote. He did not feel called
upon TO define the degree of danger, Blu
he would say in regard to the sad con-
tinaency of an outbreak of war or rup-
ture of relations with Russia, that Her
Maiesty's Government had striven to
bn
in such a way that if it unhappily ended
in Il violent rupture, they might at least
be able to challenge the verdict of civil
LIKED mankind, whether or not they had
done all that men could do, and had used
every just and honorable effort to prevent
the plunging of two such countries into
bloodshed and despair cheers The
question before the committee, he said,
was a simple, and even narrow, although
an important one The negotiations con
time, but to give Parliament partial in
formation only would mlslead hem. The
Government submitted its case upon the
facts with which the whole world is ac-
quainted. There exists abundant cause
for the war preparations which are being
carried on cheers The starting point
was the Obligation 10 the Ameer, which
should be fulfilled in no stinted
manner. Loud cheers The covenant
with Russia Of March l6,h was one which
England hoped and believed would be
recognized as one of the most sacred
ever made between two great Nations,
and If any deviation occurred there should
be Jealous rivalry between the two Ma
tions to slit TO the bottom all that re-
to- A nm rya-
ment occurred on March 20th, showing
that one or both failed to fulfil the
covenant England considered it the
duty of both countries to ascertain how
the calamity occurred. He would not
anticipate that the British were right.
He felt perfect confidence in the British
officers, but he would not assume that
they might not have been misled. He
would not say that the Government pos
sessed all the fac in the case. They
possessed facts which created an
impression adverse to some of those
| formed by the other party to tn cove
nant, but they would not deviate from
the strctest principles Of justice by an
| ticlpating ANYTHING of the ultimate issue
| OF the fair inquiry they are DESTROYS of
prosecuting. The cause Of the collision
is perhaps doubtful, but it is certain that
| the Russians were the attacking party,
and that the AtghanS suffered in life,
spirit and repute. Knowing that a blow
has been struck at the credit and author
itv of our ally, we are unable to close
the book and to say we will not look into
it any more. We must do our best tc
have right done in the matter. There.
fore there is a cause for war prepare
tions. He hoped the House W uld moi
delay its assent, which would only tend
to propagate there and elsewhere tho
opinion that there was some in
decision in the mind OF Parlia
ment, whereas he believed thai
one heart aud Il sole purpose animated
them. He believed, while rcserving alb
solutc liberty to Judge the conduct of the
Government and to visit them with it,
consequences, they would 90 forward &c
meet the demand of Justice and call o
honor, and only subject to justice anC
honor, to labor for the purposes o
| peace.