. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. ustice, is testifiedby the continuous migration of her people—that we shall endeavor to Raze out the written troubles from her brain,Pluck from her memory the rooted sorrow. But, above all, if we be just men we shall go forward in the name of truthand right, bearing this in mind—that, when the case is j^roved and the houris
. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. ustice, is testifiedby the continuous migration of her people—that we shall endeavor to Raze out the written troubles from her brain,Pluck from her memory the rooted sorrow. But, above all, if we be just men we shall go forward in the name of truthand right, bearing this in mind—that, when the case is j^roved and the houris come, justice delayed is justice denied. The apparition of this great subject before the House was sufficient toappall the government. Mr. Disraeli, not given to quailing, quailed beforeit. He knew not what to do. Perhaps no other in his station would haveknown what to do. The temper of the House was already manifested. Wedoubt not that it occurred to Mr. Disraeli, long-headed and atlroit as hewas, to adoi)t again the policy which he had used so successful!) in the caseof the Reform Bill; that is, go over per saltimi to the position oi the Lib-erals and outdo them on their own ground. But could he perform this feat-1 4i8 LIFE AND TIMHS (iK WILLIAM E. < o X ■A Wr u: W X ir f ■f. a: ^■ — fv u: \ H / J DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE IRISH CHURCH. 419 again ? That method might be successful once, but could hardly prevail asecond time. It might be successful when it came—as it did in the last in-stance—as the climax of a ministerial revolution. At such a juncture a primeminister coming into authority might indeed vault over into the camp of thedisorganized opposition and make battle from their line. But this methodcould hardly be employed again by the very minister who had successfullyused it once under favoring conditions. Therefore Mr. Disraeli must oppose the movement, even though itseemed irresistible. He contented himself with the utterance of a com-pla
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