The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-20
EASTERN HEMISPHERE.
THE CABINET COMPLETE HOLD A
VERY LONG SESSION.
An Angry Dispute Between Churchill and
Osbourne -wrsbgIIng as How to Rule
Ireiand--C arnArvOn's Resignation.
Royeatting as q Crime-N"tes.

LosDos. Jan 1S.-The special cabinet
council lasted from $3.50 TO $40 p. m, an1
was tho longest session that has been held
dnce Lord Salisbury came into Office
Every member of the cabinet was present,
including the Earl of Carnarvon, lord lieu
tenant Of ireland, who has reopenet his
town house in POrtman square, sad seems
10 have left Dublin for good The chief, il
not the sole topic Of discussion, was the Irish
question 1t is said that there was some
what angry dispute between Lord Randolph
Churchill, and Lord Asbourne, the lord
chancellor Of ireland, The latter advocated
stringent measures, saying that they were
demanded by the condition Of the country
and bring TO the support OF the government
the Orange members from Ulster and many
Moderate Liberals thus enabling the gov
srnment to defy the Parnellites
Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking from
his own observation and from tbs state
ments in many letters which his had received
from all parts OF Ireland, denied that there
was any such general condition Of disorder
~ TO warrant the snactm mt Of exceptional
laws lie said that thu land QUESTION and
the economic interests Of ireland had bean
shamefully neglected where they had not
been outragsously bungled. II these were
iealt with in a spirit of wise craftsmanship
the country would not only be peaceful, but
also prosperous and contented under the
laws which proved sufficient for the rest Of
the kingdom As to the numerical advan-
tage to the government he said it was alb
surd TO argus that sixteen Ulster Orange
men aud few vacillating enemies could
offset tho eighty six Parnellites and the bulk
Of the Radicals who could be attracted by
moderate measures.
1t is not yet known whether the govern
nent has accepted Lord Carnarvons resig-
nation, which was giv3n conditionally to
Lord Salisbury several days ago. Probably
it was accepted, but at all events the earl re-
mains on the best of terms with his col
leagues. Tho government officials will moi
admit that the mildness OF his administra-
ton has resulted in failure. They say that
the ordinary law has BEEN sufficient for
every emergency that has arisen by boy
cotting
Under tho coercion act ths conspiring'oi
two or moro persons to prosecute another by
the process known as boycotting was made
crime Under the ordinary law it ia sim
ply misdsmeaor. II extra powers are re
quireI by the Dublin government to sup
press boycotting this feature Of the coercion
act will probably be revived. The Par
nollites will resist this legislation tooth anC
nail and then resistance will be futile, be
cause a large proportion Of the moderate
Liberals will support the measure.
The Parnsllites boast, however, that nc
matter how stringent the laws may be mad
there will be found plenty Of ways an
means of evading them. They say it cannot
be made crime for one man to refuse t
speak to another, TO buy his goods or to 81
in church with him. Because several per
sons do this things it does not follow
that they have conspired 10 do them, AM
any way conspiracy is one of the hardes
things in the world to prove.
The colonial agents here generally admi
| chat British merchants will loss the trade o
the Samoan Islands as they have virtually
| lost that of Raiatea to the French, unles
they promptly resolve to purchase the Ger
man commercial interests on thos
islands These interests were valued in 1888
at G250,000, and are now probably wort
about $500, OOl. The colonists believe tina
America would not object to the transac
| ton.