New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-29
Disrneli on Wellinato

In the House of Commons on the nth, the
Obsequies oil the Duke Of Wellington being the order
Of the day the Chancellor OF the Exchequer rose and
amid profound silence addressed the House follows
Mr.. SrKAkER, Sir-The House OF Commons Is called
upon tonight to perform sorrowul but noble duty
has to recognize IL the face Of the country and OF the
civilized world the oss OF the most ditn uished OF our
citizens ami has TO offer 20 the ashes OF the great de
parted the solemn anguish Of q bcresvcd nation. SIR
the princeN parsonage who has Left was born IN
age more fruitful Of great events than any other period
al recorded time OF It's vast incidents the most con.
spcuoas were his own decde-deeds achieved with the
smallest means ana against the greatost obstacles He
was therefore only great man, bat the greatest
man Of great age Amid the chaos and conhagrailon
which attended the close OF the last century ore arose
Of those beings who 10 be born 90 master man
Kind IL Is not too much TO say that Napoleon combn II
the Imperial ardor of Alexander with the strategy Of
Hannibal The Kings Of the earth tell before his hery
and subtle genius and he denounced destruction aSsnt
the only land that dared 70 disobey him The proy len
tsl supeIintendence Of the world scarcely ever
more manifest than when recolect the Iii pen Goas
OF our dsy-hai the same year which gave France Ma,
polecn also produced the Duke of Wellington thst
In The fame year they should have embraced the
proiession tnd that natives Of distant islands they
should both have rePsred Tor their military eiucaEon 10
thai lastrious land which each IN his destined
~ sueugac porss that long struggle for our freedom
our glory mig hs say exstencc-Welleslcy fought
and won Siren Paehed battles all OF them OF the high
cot casS concluding with Of those GROWING victo-
nice that give color and form to history AMI during
that period thai be said OF hun which can be said 81
no other eertss-n1 ne captured three thou AMI can
non from the enemy and never lost single Gan Bus
the greatness Of his exploits perhaps en- sur.
passed. by the difficulties which he hal 20 eBccuutaf For
he had TO encounter q feeble Government. tac,ious
oppos it0n dstrusifu people, scandslous Shes sai
The most powerful enemy IN TIT world He vtc.
tosee with starving tr0cys, ard he carried Gu siegcs
without uunitiors 10 complete the sstai,y watch a.
tcnde him throughout nc in this respect when be had
1t last succeeded IN crsting an army worthy Of the
Romsn legions and worthy o. hlaseh this irv2ciblc
hoss was hzckcn up on the eve q tie greatest
junctuYe Of his life and he hal 10 enter the field of
Waterloo whh raw leyies and discounted allies. Bat
the star Of Wellington never pdcd he has bean
called fortunsie bu. Fortune Is a divinity. which
has ever favored those who are a. the same
time sagscious ard intrepid, inventive Sni pstien,
10 was hs own character that created hs esfeerthSt
achieved his exploits and ths, guarded hun from every
vscissitsde tor IL his supreme secontro. alone
that regulated his lofty fame But, sir t has been of
hte years somewhat the fashion 70 dpsrsge the mill
NY Character Forty year, VI peace have, perhaps