The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . gin of all the misunderstandings and misfortuneswhich have since occurred. It also stands uponrecord that about three years afterwards, panic-stricken, I suppose, by the rumor that the Russianswere approaching Merv, the then Viceroy decidedon the plan which, in his opinion, should be thenadopted to meet the difficulties and dangers ofsuch a proceeding, and he proposed an offensiveand defensive treaty in Afghanistan, and the estab-lishment of a residen
The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . gin of all the misunderstandings and misfortuneswhich have since occurred. It also stands uponrecord that about three years afterwards, panic-stricken, I suppose, by the rumor that the Russianswere approaching Merv, the then Viceroy decidedon the plan which, in his opinion, should be thenadopted to meet the difficulties and dangers ofsuch a proceeding, and he proposed an offensiveand defensive treaty in Afghanistan, and the estab-lishment of a resident minister on the British sideof Herat. These are great salient truths, and Imust say that I am quite surprised, rememberingthese historical facts, at the tone which the nobleLord the First Lord of the Admiralty took withreference to my noble Lord the late Viceroy ofIndia. One would suppose that the noble Earlwas not only a pupil of the peace-at-any-priceschool, but that he was also graduating for higherhonors in the more refined school which wouldwage war and at the same time negotiate, moreespecially if our arms had been defeated. I was. Earl of Beaconsfield. From the painting hf Sir John H. Millais, in the NationalPortrait Gallery, London. iisfield .., to the tone v . on record that the Amtealed for succor some years ago to theiy of the Queen in India, who is now FirstLord of the Admiralty, and the Viceroy thought itIns duty to reject the overtures made to him. Italso stands upon record that this rejection was theorigin of all the misunderstandings and misfortuneswhich have since occurred. It also stands uponrecord that about three venrs nfterwards, panic-stricken, I suppose bv ? the Russianswere approii - \ 1on the.\^ and d Li>iaD- lis^-^ Liic DiiLish side of jnt truths, and I . :. ...Ayused, rememberingN, at the tone which the nobleFirst Lord of the Admiralty took withreference to my noble Lord the late Viceroy ofIndia. One would suppose that the noble Earlwas
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