Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-30
The Late Sir Robert Peel.


Robert Peel, the distinguished person.
age, whose sudden death took place in
London, few weeks ego, was one OF
the most remarkable men of his time, and
his history presents perhaps as striking
variety of incident as that OF almost any
one of his contemporaries could do. As
is well known, he was the son of man
ulacturcr OF Tamworth, and he was born
on the 9th of FEBRUARY, 1888. lie was
educated at Harrow, and was graduate
OF Oxford. He became a member of the
Commons in 1909, when hc was Il tory,
as his father was before him. in 1910,
he became Secretary for the colonies,
and in 1912 First Secretary for Ireland,
under the Duke of RichmOnd's admins
tration. In 1917, he was returned to the
Commons by the University of Oxford,
and resigned his Sccrclaryship i'll 1918.
Then he became Home Secretary, vice
Sidmouh, and in the mean time gained
ground by his liberaliiy, with the Wings.
In 1927 he resigned, and acted against
the administration of Canning, came in
with the opposition, i'll 1923, and became
again Home Secretary. In 1923, he re-
signed his seat for Oxford, and went for
the claims of the Roman Catholics. In
1880, he became Opposition leader i'll
the Commons, and opposed the Reform
Bill cncrgctcalIy. In 1898, under the
Reform BiIl, his party divided, and he
undertook to rebuild il. He started the
'' Conservative party, and when Mel
bourne went out in 1898, Peel was sent
for 10 form an administration which he
did, with himself as Premier, and Wei
lington minister of Foreign Affairs. lmI
April 1896, he resigned on the Irish
Church Bill, and was once more leader
of the opposition, in the House. lnI
1899, he undertook to form Il new Cabl-
met, but soon again resigned.
In 1911, he formed a compromise cab
met, but in 1916 took such strong grounds
in favor of free trade that he had to res on
in November, returning 10 Office, how
ever in December. Defeated on the irish
question, (ihough triumphant in carrying
the repeal o! the Corn Laws he resigned
in June, 1917, and the present admins
lration, Lord John RusScIl'S came in.
He has ever since remained III ParIla-
mcnt, holding position of great influence.
lie was G2 years OF age at his death. lie
was man o( great CrudiliOn, remarkable
confines Of person and face, ard an ora
tor of rare clUQuCncc. He, like all other
Great men, has had his ups and downs IN
popular estimation, as parties swaycd
hilhcr and thilhcr. One OF his soubrI-
oue,s was - The Great Commoncr,' and
another The traitor of IamWorlh,
which show, each in lis way, how iIuc-
na,inr and varying is popular esteem.
One of the acts ( Sir Robert Peel, which
will longest cndcar him 10 the people.
however. is his admirable regulation of
lhc Police ri London, monument which
will ever remain To his memory, while
that orca, civ has one stone left standing
upon another. He refused pccragc
more than once, even when urgently press
cd upon him, prclcrlng 10 remain = the
urcat commolcr,' and confident III his
ahli(y to do more good in his generation
as plain Robert Peel. He WAS man o:"
colossal fortune.
|, is noticeable fact that John Quincy
ADAMS anticipated the great rcnoWm ac-
qulrcd hv Sir Robert Peel many years
ago. Returning from the mission To.
Englud, to Washington cry, IN lSl1,
hc remarked. while speaking of the pub.
he mru Of England, that f"r extensive
cducari,u and knoWI,dc c"mbimcd with
superior cudovmcuj~ and effective oiJ,c-
~, hr regarded Mr. Peel Is FIRST amongst
those then ad,anrmg into rcnown--an
opinon IcmuI,dJIy sustained ty the It.
suit.
PAEIleAN $rimr-An orator at a rar
rl>m political mcriing /, SNid TO have
phnndrrcd tnrh this mobile sentiment.
=. Mr. Chairman III was SlLmcsc