New-York tribune., 1895-01-27

Months and was readily obeyed by the
House which was at all times disin-
cIined to share It's authority with new
comers" Thus the man who was 10 ac-
cuse Parliament Of its uselessness had IN
his time been one OF those who tempted 1t 10
inaction and encouraged II in the preludice
against reform within its own organization ].
he did this while feeling the truth Of what IA
known now-that the danger Of invasion from
ireland was exaggerated by the fears Of his
party-then he was certainly more cunning than
candid In his treatment Of Parliament MT
Gardiner contents himself with saving that the
peril was greater in appearance than IN reaH'I'
his plea for Cromwell being that he 'had no
doubt as to the necessity OF putting an end 1or-
ever to threats which had been suspended over
England since the uttersnce OF those mast!
words which more than anything else had cost
Strafford his head To Lilburne CromweiIs
whole course had seemed to be directed toward
a military despotism, and In prison or out oi II
he managed to keep the public aware OF MS
views The Parliamentary leaders treated 'he
redoubtable pamphletesr with unwonted tender
ness. They tried to persuade him to be less vio-
lent In his denunciations OF the Government.
They allowed him to leave the Tower on pai'
But he would not he silent. He saw mat 'he
country vas drifting toward dictatorship anu
AT last he declared that when IL came 10 mon
archy. he preferred prince VINO hao ."e
shadow of hereditary right as against ru'e'
chosen by the soldiery. He pointed ou' '""'
Charles might be persuaded to grant Inc r'ehts
for which tie people contended In the nope VI
recovering the throne peaceably lie eve" i''
artned that armies garrisons ana Hee's "ou"
he d,sbanded and thus that the people might ne
relieved Of burdens which they now foond
heavy TO bear. On the other hand' io' "'e
present army to set up the pretendeo oa'"'
Oliver or any other as their elected KING '"e'e
will be nothing thereby from the beginning W
the CHAPTER to the end thereof. but wars anu '"e
cutting q, throats year after year: yea. and the
absolute keeping up Of perpetual MI" e'e'
lasting army under which the people are apso-
,.. o,a rorfect slaves" This was the cry or
. vho was hopeless Of seeing his cherished
;do.s carried ont II he could have realized inc
ursnes,,able seltishness OF Charles Stuart ana ms
nr,nceIv readiness at promising everything ana
nerforming nothing ne would certainly ho' nav
,ndused such eager anticipations. But ne III"
reaIlv accomplished all that was poss'pie "'"''
the circumstances. He had mace 'he h"''o''
high and low alike, acquainted WIN "na' '''
common people understood by the word "pe'N'
and had shown that their ideal was hiuch
,,,o ora than that of their rulers. whether
..oao r,,,ers were aristocr Its OF the Kingdom OF
ENGLAND or of the kingdom OF the saints
Though the Council Of State dreaded Lin ana
even soldiers sent 10 arrest MIN SIC ''''-
were turned back by the ierceness OF hi' d''ei-
ances weakened as they were' I'rhdPS 'H NV
feeling that he was right. it fnaily necaH'e "e,es
.orv 70 bring him to trial. one Of his pamphlets
had led TO the mutiny Of soldiers a oxford "us
r,n,o, WAS strong that Lilburne's OWN party 81
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lets The mutiny was queted without violent
measures. but nevertheless Lilourne was oTous"'
r. trial. He did not shine as an accused man
1ne,.aa q, defending himself by an appeal to the
,,o,r,.s which ne had advocated. nc displayed
hi. skiy in legal tactics But in his demand lot
cornse, and his argument 20 supper; his request
ha MI, the Court In the wrong and foreshauo""a
q change in trials for treason that came N '"c
reign ~ William and Mary His safety really Jay
IN the fact that the Court was as much on 'F'ai
az he was Probably no jury could nave oe'h
found to condemn. The one that was CHOSEN
acquitted him after an hours deio"ra''on' Inv
verdict proved two highly important iac's' III
the frs: place the commonwealth "hie" i-''-
hurra csrsured was a vast improvement; on the
kingdom which 1t had supplanted. lie woai1 u''-
ouestionably have been condemned under ei'"ei
a Stuart or a Tudor king. In the second place Il
showed how deeply the ideas OF LHourne hau
taken root
And now the time approached when Cnar'es
III was to show now little he deserved 'he co''i'-
dence OF the nation. lie Inundated himself TO me
granting of every demand made upon him py 'he
ministers Of the Kirk who were really the fuers
Of Scotland He accepted mceky the abuse "hich
they poured upon him in the form OF reouKe io'
n,s sins He disavowed the gallant Mon,rose.
nofla
noe dry Yet after ne reached Scotland he did
not pretend TO observe the pledges which ne had
made He congratulated himself on the victory
| OF Cromwell at Dunbar because 1t released hiih
from Scottish domination and he followed with
| . usb, heart into England an army which he had
| good reason to know was doomed. between nun
| and the ministers It was a wonder that the Scot
tish army accomplished much as IL d'd. Inc
latter .purged" II, as the saying was, until many
| n, tia reeiments were without efficient oficers
| After the defeat at Dunbar and the misfor,unes
| that followed they changed their tactics. ihcy
| no longer required their soldiers TO be experts IN
| religion az well as in the military art. But II
WAS then too late TO remedy the eVi wh'ch hau
been brought upon the Scottish nation. Ihcy
| had been debating for months the pan OF III
vading England, and now when Cromwell prac-
t,caI,v drove their army into England. they mad
done what they could to mako 1t sure OF defeat
For the invasion In the name OF Charles ii was
the last thing the Scottish General Leslie would
have thought OF II he could have he'd MS
own in Scotland. After the battle OF DUNBAR
things went from bad to worse, until finally Les
lies forces stationed near Stirling were cut OH
by Cromwell from their supplies In the North
Then Leslie marched southwark Historians have
disagreed on the point whether or not Cromwell
anticipated the decision Of fhe enemy. Mr. Gar
diner brings forward documentary evidence to
show that Cromwell took all the precautions that
were in his power to lessen the danger from such
a movement as Leslie executed. He knew that
mos, OF the leading English Royalists had been
secured. so that the chances OF insurrection were
far fewer than they had been He must also