New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-16
JOSEPH HUME.

rececty fallen OF are hourly lettering b Decay o.
scodly column has just perished. which nesga hd-
loved BY the touch and consecrstsd BY the moss -
many wears, had, unlike many Of i.a brother instes-
tons which are hanging in ruin about II. something
more than Are 70 recommend Il Joseph Hume ths
veteran warrior Of peace retrenchmens and reform.
in DAYS when to battle benes ;h such banner brought
many a wound and earned no. solitary star, Is nun
bersd anon the dead At his pretty and pleasant sesE
amid the wolds Of Norfolk. which in the simple ~
elegant perfection Of is arrangement and IN tAep
dicious and eminently successful management d me
little estate around, practical example Of thcse
theories Of order and economy which It's owoes held.
Mr.. Hume gently breahed bis last, on the stth q
February, at the ripe old age of seveuty.sir. Hk
remains were followed to their les, resting place By
many Of the most distinguished Of Euglands states
mep. and BY the honor and regret Of that people Of
whom during long and eventful life ne had bseu Q
rusty and laborious servant. Though he Asd
adorned the House of Commons with no brilliant
fight Of fancy nor lent to the history Of his country
one dazzling psge he had rendered those more solid
and practical advantages, which. II less gitterins.
are more enduring and which especially eutitle hin
to honor and reverence in A nerics.
Mr.. Hume was born at Montrose, pleasant village
in the land Of cakes and there is still old Sco,oS
porter around the House of Commons who boasts
that he remembers when Joe Hume was still plain
Draw Scotch lad, who, in his Helsnd bounst AID
plaid, sported in the bonnie woods around Mourose.
or wi bis wee bis collie went each morn 10 tho
Msrischal College close by Most of the men Who
have left their mark upon the age in either our ~
country or in Europe, have derived the qualities
which carved their fame from gifted mother; aad
{, the care and Influence Of a mother Joseph Hume
loved to ssy be was indebted for that moral courage
sound sense and sturdy economy, which were -
distinguishing features Of his life.
Trained at one Of those common schools Of Scet-
land which nearly resemble ours, and to whose b.
nefcent education many brave and true boy OF her
land a. Of our own land his success In life, Je-
seph Hume duly psssed through the different dsssct.
ing degrees to the distinguished goal OF Doctor; and
India at the time Offering, through the fierce preu-
dice Of the celebrated Lord Melville, an almost or
tain aed Of advancement 10 every Scot, 10 India mo
Young Joseph started, where bis laborious assidsty
and keen sagscity and his knowledge ofthe nstivelsa
euaaes in which he speedily acquired an unusual pro-
fciepcy at marked him Tor lucrative and Import
ant posts. Step by step be rose, until, within i've
years shorter period than ever perhaps, falls to ~
lot Of professional men in Europe, he had acquires
fame and the means to enjoy and sustain II In an An
ple competency of some thirty forty thousand
pounds.
On his return 10 Europe, Mr.. Hume, instead q
doing out the remainder Of his life In the repose
he had earned entered active career Of mental
Improvement and practical requirement Facts were
his favorite acquisition: once start fact before
him and he hunted with all the keen enthuaasm Of -
Indian on the trail. In this laborious pastime he
made the tour of the greater part Of Europe. During
This period of his career circumstances occurre4
which threw cloud upon the character Of Mr.. Hume
and which the English journals-we think most IN
wisey-have passed by in silence. In the course o.
his foreign travel Mr.. Hume took an active In
erest in the affairs Of Greece which at that time en-
gagged tho thought and fancy Of many unoccup'ed
patriots and poets and turning, was his wont, 70
the practical side, he embarked in the raising Of
loan in the conduct and application Of which, he was
accused and believed 10 have exhibited more lively
! regard for self than Saamis. Silence upon such .
point can only have the effect Of swelling the impor
lance Of the charge, and giving it an air Of uosn-
swerabe verify II were far better boldly to speak II.
and ease to the after services Of Mr. Hume, In tho
cause of humanity and progress, the duty Of covering
| it either with denial or redemption.
Upon bis return, in 1919, to England, Mr.. Huns
purchased from one of those borough mongering -
torneys-who advertised seats at the time with tho
same affluent exuberance that Holloway or Morissa
now advertise their pills-the representation Of Wey-
mouth and Melcombe Regis with the twenty and
thirty independent electors who held that loyal Dor
ough in their hands. Tho Enshsh pspsrs rpssssat
Mr.. Hume az having entered Parianent a. Tory.
but this originates from the patron Of the borough
being of that school Mr. Hume has often sold that,
upon paying bis money be WA asked no questions.
He however remained but few months Ia the sect,
which be had chiefly purchased as a steppingstoss
to the great object of his ambitions place the
Eat India Direction. At the dssol alton which fol-
lowed, be was exchanged for higher bidder BY
the twenty dsinerested electors or rather the gen
tleman who lobbied in their interest, and Mr.. Hume
betook hmsef active canvass for the Direorsr-
shio in which he failed in reaching the prize he
strove for but a lar higher o1e in rich and ex-
eeent wift-ihe daughter of one Of the largest pro-
prietors of India stock-the late James Burnley, OF
London. From the gentle ebioymeuts Of domestic
life. Mr. Hume was again called by the district OF
Burphs TO which bis native town Of Montrose BE-
lopeed and, after a gallant contest, in whsh
he wa bravely upheld by The family OF LORD
Pspmure, the present Minister Of War, no
wreaed from the surrounding lords and iairds
the booty they had so long upjustiy held
From that hour in 1919 to the day of his death Jo-
seph Hume was to be found at his post doing ba tie,
often single handed and alone against infamy and
corruption. No storm Of arstocratic influence could
bear down the brave old tree. No watchdog e~
guarded It's masters treasures with more vigiant en-
durarce than did Joseph Hume the property oil me
people No bait could lure the sturdy sentinel from he
guard From the hour the door-keeper threw open The
csses Of the House until the hour the last member re-
tired TINE AZ the dial to the gun Joe II anne 80