. 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. on of Lord John Russell was an expression of thecommon sense and good faith of the English people. It was the voice ofjustice—a voice not in opposition to the Church of England and much lessin opposition to Christianity as a system of faith and practice, but rather ameasure in opposition to the continuance of prejudices on
. 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. on of Lord John Russell was an expression of thecommon sense and good faith of the English people. It was the voice ofjustice—a voice not in opposition to the Church of England and much lessin opposition to Christianity as a system of faith and practice, but rather ameasure in opposition to the continuance of prejudices on the score of raceand religion. Certainly if the resolution should be adopted the EstablishedChurch should be on the alert to extend and confirm her influence in theState, to the end that the time-honored relations between the two mightnot be disturbed or broken. As for himself, he had foreseen that the formerstatute removing the disabilities of the Jews would lead logically to theiradmission to office in the State. All this may in the retrospect seem reasonable enough. The Americanj reader can hardly conceive of any answer to an argument so stronglyI buttressed with truth and humanity. We note with astonishment, however,i 54 LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM E. MUSTER OF THE IRISH AT MULLINAHONE UNDER oliKlEN, 1848. REPRESENTATIVE OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY. 155 that in the course of the debate Mr. Gladstone was twitted with the asser-tion that if he had made his speech be/ore the late election he would neverhave represented the University of Oxford in the House of that was probably true! In the conclusion of the discussion the reso-lution of Lord John Russell was carried; but the Baron Rothschild,refusing to avail himself of the tortuous method of gettina; into Parliament,would not take his seat. He would not accept an oath which was hatefulalike to his faith and his honor. Nor did he finally enter the Commons untilmore than ten years afterward, when the oat
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