Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-09

rage, and his appearance was greeted
with deafening cheers. The enthusi'
asm of the people all the way from the
door Of his house to the House Of Com
mons entrance was spontaneous and
thrilling. II vented Itself at the be-
ginning oftbe journey in roar Of APP
plause hearty and great enough to
make most statesmen dizzy. When
the whole immense multitude caught
up the signal one tremendous, long
sustained cheer was sent up, the like of
which was never before heard in Lon
don and which was plainly audible in
the House. The cheering continued
until long after Mr.. Gladstone had en-
tered the Parliament building.
Within the building the Prime Minis
ter's reception, though less demonstra-
tive, was equally enthusiastic with that
he had just had without. lie was APP
psreDtly in the best Of spirits and
bowed right and left to his acquaint-
aDces as be passed them.
ms SDoH hS lDC ~
tending the opening of Parliament were
over it was voted to postpone the read
ing and announcing Of all questions on
notice paper. Hardly had this been
done when, at 4:30 p. NJ, Mr.. Glad
stone entered the House. His entrance
was followed by loud and prolonged
cheers, which were continued for
several minutes. Among the Liberals
and Parnellites the widest enthusiasm
prevailed, and it is safe to say that no
such scene was ever Witnessed before
In the House Of Commons. As soon
as the cheering had ceased Mr.. Glad
stone rose and moved for permission
TO introduce bill to amend previous
legislation and to make provision for
the future government OF Ireland. In
making this motion Mr.. Gladstone
said
81 could wish that it had been
possible to expound to the House
the whole policy and intentions of
the Government with reference to
Ireland. Although the questions of
reform in the tenure Of land and the
lIish Government are so closely and
inseparably connected, it is yet impos-
sible to undertake the task Of elucida-
ting both questions together. | do not
know of any previous task laid upon
me involving so diversified an eXposi-
ton. In contemplating the magnitude
of this task ! am filled with painful
mistrust; but that mistrust is absorbed
in the feeling Of responsibility that
will be upon me if should
fail TO bring home to the pub
lie mind the magnitude and va
rious aspects of the question. We should
no longer fence or skirmsh with this
question. Loud cheers.l We should
come to close quarters with it.
lCheers.l We should get at the root of
it; we should take the means not
merely intended for the wants Of to-day
or tomorrow, but should look into the
distant future. We have arrived at a
stage in our political transactions with
Ireland when the two roads, part, one from
the other, not soon, probably, to meet
again. The time is come when it is in
cumbent on the duty and honor OF Par
lament to come to some decisive reso-
luton on this matter. Our intention
is therefore to propose to the Commons
that which, if happily accepted,
will, We TANK, liberate Parliament from
the restraints under which Of late years
it has Intellectually struggled to performs
the business Of the country, and will
restore British legislation to its natural,
ancient, unimpeded courses, and, above
all, establish harmonious relations be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland
Hear Hear on footing with those
free institutions to which Englishmen,
ScOtchmen, and Irishmon alike are I'M
alterably attached. Loud cheers, pro-
longed by the liome-Rule MEMBERS
Something must be DONE" con-
tinued Mr.. Gladstone. Something is
imperatively demanded from us to re-
store in Ireland the first conditions Of
civil lift free course of law, and
liberty of every individual in the exer-
else of every legal right-their conf
dence in the law and their sympathy
with the law, apart from which no
country can be called civilized coun-
try.
"What, then, was the problem be-
fore him? 1t was this How to recon-
Gle imperial unity with diversity of
Grattan held that those
were reconcilable. More
than that, he demanded the severance of
the Parliaments, with a view to the con-
tinuity and everlasting unity Of the
umpire. Was that an audacious parO-
dy Other countries had solved the
problem, and under much more difficult
We ourselves might
be said to have solved it with respect
10 Ireland during the time that Ireland
had separate Parliament. Did it de-
troy the unity of the British empire?"
Cheers.
Mr.. Gladstone then pointed to the |
,ase of Norway and Sweden, which |
Countries were, he said, united upon a
ooting of strict legislative independ-
nee and co-equality. Then there was,
le added, the case of Austria and
hungary. and with regard to those
he asked whether the condi-
ion Of Austria at the present moment
vas not more perfectly solid, secure,
nd harmonious than it was prior to
he existing condition between that
ountry and Hungary. 1t could not
e questioned that its condition was one
f solidity and safety compared with
bat Of the time when Hungary was
making war upon her.
The claim OF Ireland to make
AVS for herself was never denied"
ontinued Mr.. Gladstone, "until the
eign Of George IL. The Parliament of
rattan was as independent in point of
uthoIity as it could be. They (the
oyernment) were not about to propose
peal Of the union. 1t was impossible
} propose repeal Of the union until
icy had settled what was the essence
union. lie defined the essence of
MON to be a fact that whereas
fore union there were two sepa.
te and independent Parliaments; after
ZION there was but one. To speak
dismemberment Of the empire was,
this century, missioner and an alb
rdity. The fault Of the administra-