The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-03

some . ihose auiss to construct them i ,soold seem but
senssous that The State should contribute somewhat
COS o. hs< construction. Certainly those districts in tier
!sa and wherever DzDeeted By these eve shoud Be taxed
Y IaH proportion for the maintenance tes wosa The
stu'y OF iha poAcy i apparent when il i remembered
[ sn se nssr Parishes pay Large smount Of the Pubeehoo
' enureiy dspIoporoned to the which they re-
ee'e N 'stam- Respectfully, J. B. WILKINSON. n. D.
lFTom the London Correspondence Of the Boston POSI-
SIR Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel was 90 wears Of ses he was
the school and form fellow of Lord Byron Ard
but just two weeks the junior Of the noble poet,
Whom ne survived over quarter of a century. The
rather Of Sr Robert was a cotton manufacturer,
ana amassed immense wealth. He was long a
member Of the house Of commons: and IN 1900 at
the age Of 30, was created a baronet. The elder
Sir Robert held his seat till he saw his son hv his
side. Young Mr. Peel was sent to Harrow .chooI
about the year 1900, and remained iii 1904. when
he BECAME gentleman ccmmoner at Ckri@t Church,
Oxford, where in 1S0S he took the degree al A. b.
carrying away the honors Of double first class
first in classics, and in mathematics. AZ he age
q II, he elected to parliament as member for
gashei, county Tipperary, Ireland, and since that
ume-rnoFe than forty years-he has been a con
stant member; an early commencement and con-
s'an. agration Of legislative career, that it would
% oinlc1lt q find parallel to. Ia 1910 he was
appointed under secretary for the home depart
Ne n i5iz At the time Of the assassination Of
S1f' etc!Va ne was appointed chief secretary OF
- ~ 1ftI1ud. MI Feel, Tor
teen years Of his Legislative career was 4 ,osf nm
compromising and high dying tory He op-
posed Catholic emancipation, and 40 abIe an onno-
nent Of the Catholics, and such ! stapeh fr;sud of
tne Vrangemen was he, that the farmer always
occasioned quarrel with Mr. O'Coanen and pei
sent him challenge. Before they could Oct on,
OF the kingdom to exchange their leaden cpupIi
ments, the great repeater was arrested and berud
over TO keep the peace and thus hostile meeting
rrraa eal Is T.. L. Ia" "a
secretaryship Of Ireland and was appointed obaiy
man Of the great bullion committee. In is10. he
married Julia, daughter Of Gen. Sir John Flovd.
who was then 25 years OF age.
In 1872 he was appointed secretary Of the home
department, a post he held till 1927 Mr. PesI
represented Cashel with its twelve voters but three
years, being returned in 1912 as member from
ChIppenham, in Wiltshire, England In 1877 his
Alma Mater appreciatng his talents, he was elec-
ted as the member for Oxford University. In 1899
be had thought bettern Of the Catholic emancpa-
hon BILL and with frankness and eandor that does
the highest honor his character he wrote 10 his
dyed-in-the-wooi church-and-state constituents and
told them that he held sentiments at variance with
theirs, and rendered his resignation II vas ac-
eePted, and he was Immediately put up as candi-
date for the liberal portion of the Oxonizns asainst
Sir Robert lnglIs but his opponent carried the day
In lS3O Mr Feel succeeded to the baronetcy on
the death Of his father, and was returned as the
member for Iamworth seat which he held till
the time Of his death, exactly twenty years He
was requested to form cabinet for King William
IN 1884 but was successful and retired in three
months. He was appointed first Lord OF the
Treasury in lS4l, when he continued premier till
lS46. In 1899 Queen Victoria sent for ham to form
cabinet, when he commenced his change of advi-
sers near to the person Of her majesty by request
ing the Queen to dismiss from her household GER
/ tain ladies' relatives Of prominent wings This
was declined, and Sir Robert told her majesty he
| could not serve her t
| Becoming fully in favor Of free trade and the
abolition OF the laws, 1916 he advocated thar
| great measure step which cost him his Office,
but which was successfully carried few wears
afterwards and mainly through his influence No
wonder the poor invoke blessings on his name
The quarter loaf cost them eleven pence before the
repeal OF the corn laws and 1t Is purchased for
hive pence. Sir Robert Peel sacrificed place mower
and friends, to his sense Of duty and he lived long
| enough to the bitterest opponents of his r1ea-
1 sures acknowledge the purity of his motives Sir
| Robert Peel is dead. | have been fortunate IN
hearing some of his abestspeeehes and the recol-
lection OF his manner and personal appearance
will ever remain indelibly impressed on NV memo.
~ Sir Robert was above the middle size like
Fox rather inclining to corpulency. What con-
trast he presented to his opponent, the little shrv
eled up Lord who holds the reins Of Her Majestv's
government. How different from the lean and
eagle eye look of Mr.. D'IsFaeli.
What field of strife is that Of British statesman
ship How many on that field die at their posts
Lord Chatham fell on the floor Of the House Of
Lords, battling in the noblest cause that ever en-
listed the energies Of man that Of opposing tyran
meal rulers who endeavoting TO crush ilneir
colonial subjects. His son, the younger Pitt fell
| under the news of Austerlitz Mr. PereivaI per-
| ished on the threshold Of the House Of Commons.
| under the hand of assassin, with his hands full
OF papers, and speech on his tongue. Lord Liver
pool and Canning fell in the midst Of their duties
| Huskisson perished terribly in the midst of his
| former colleagues. Bentinck fell and died on his
| own turf, while in the enjoyment of foll health
The conqueFor Of Napoleon, the hero of hundred
fights, still survives, and there is enough of him
/ left to give name and fame 10 a second Waterloo
/ Many many British statesmen sink under the .Sear
and of body and mind in the terrible struggles
| that love of fame and aspiring ambition engenders
So perished both the Pitts, Lord Liverpool. Sir
Samuel Romly, Canning, Bentnek, and many.
others. But that was not the of the death Of
Sir Robert Peel. Accident--that design OF Heaven
Laid him low in the pride of his might We can
| well appreciate that g
An earthquake may be bid to spare
| The man that's stranged by hair. -
| Had Sir Robert Peel survived twenty five hours
| longer, he would have died on our own beloved
Fourth of July. Though his land is 10 mourning.
and his family in the deepest sfiietion, all must
submit 10 the DEGREES OF the Almighty. The sur
wing family. believe, consists Of Lady Peel five
sons and two daughters one OF whom married in
lSal Viscount Villiers, eldest son Of the Earl OF
Jersey. His eldest son, Robert Peel, aged 2S.
succeeds to the baronetcy.