The rest of the address imputes to Lord Salisbury the
intention of governing Ireland for twenty years by coercion,—a gloss on his speech, for Lord Salisbury only spoke of twenty years of " resolute " government, after which it would be possible, he thought, to grant anything in the nature of local government, or make an end of anything in the nature of coercion, that might have been necessary, though he did not say that coercion would be needful for twenty years, or even for two,—and attacks the Liberal *Unionists, whom Mr. Gladstone calls Seceders. From what Liberal principles, by the way, have we seceded ? He further describes us as not true Unionists, but only paper- Unionists, and he claims the name of Unionists for those who, by conciliating Ireland, would restore harmony between her and Great Britain. Finally, Mr. Gladstone takes credit to Ireland for her willingness not to insist on a repeal of the Union, and anticipates the development of Irish resources as the conse- quence of the restoration of "a free and orderly Government." But where it is that he sees the promise of " a free and orderly Government," Mr. Gladstone does not explain.
