The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-03-28
WoODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO MARCH 2S 1856
LORD ERST0N.

AVnO nAW 1kS0 ON.
HENRY JOHN TEMPLE. Viscount Palmer.
slon and Baron Temple in the peerage ol
ireland, was born at Broadlands, in the
county of Hampshire. England, on the
25th October. 1884. He is. therefore. in
the seventy frs, year OF his age.
Unlike most OF the British nobility. Wis.,
count Pal,nerston is Saxon by decent, not
Norman; SO he comes naturally enough
by his liberal principles. The earliest
ancestor OF the family of whom anything
| is known was Edwin, Earl Edwin, who.
at the time Of the Norman invasion, fought
bravely on the side OF King Harold against
the Conqueror, and lost his eardom by
so doing Some wears after the conquest
this Edwin headed an insurrection against
the Norman king, and was SLAIN in battle
by the year 1911. From that day to this,
the Temples. though always recognized
as belonging to the aristocracy of the
kingdom, have never possessed either
high rank or great fortune. Sir William
Temple. knighted by Queen Elisabeth,
was one of the family. He was an emi-
nent scholar in his day, and was secre,a-
Try TO that unhappy Earl OF Essex. whom
Elizabeth beheaded. In 1929, George |.
created Henry Temple a peer of Ireland.
with the titles Of Viscount Palmersion and
Baron Temple. The present Viscoun, is
the third who has borne these honors.
Tins. Lord Palmerston is Saxon in origin,
a peer OF Ireland. English by ..birth-
just the man for .'co oalition.''
| A Viscount, was formerly called Vice.
Comes. title applied in the olden time
to the sheriff Of county, and meant. in
place of The count or earl. The order OF
ranks in Great Britain is this: gentleman--
knight net-baron--viscount earl
-marquis-duke-prince--sovereign; so
you perceive thaito this day viscount is
ii just one degree inferior to an earl. (couDt
is title no longer known in England.
Though an earl's wife is still called count
ess.) whose place in county he formerly
filed Another ques.ion--Lord Palmer
s,on being a lord. why does he not 81, in
the House of Lords? Because he is q
peer OF ireland, and is not 'speer Of the
realm" sg,s.,.4.5r, 81, 80. - 5.--
Lord Palmerston has spent more years
OF his life in high Office than any other
living statesman. lie came to his title al
the age of eighteen; leit Cambridge at
twenty; entered Parliament at twenty 7tw o
WAS one of the Lords Of the Treasury, un-
der the Duke of Portland, at twenty three;
became Secretary -at- w ar. under Mr.. Per.
eiyal, al twenty five; held that Office Tor
nineteen years, under administrations OF
various politics; was then on, o.! office tor
two years; became Fofeign Secretary in
i 1880. when he was forty-sx. and held
that Office, except for an interval Of few
months. for eleven years: he was then oul
of Office tor 6ve years. but came in again
with the wings in 1916. and was Foreign
Secretary till 1851: he went out with the
wings. and remained in opposition for q
short time; returned to power under Lord
John Russell. and kept it I'LL the Derby
/ Disrael party came IN; soon after resum-
ed il as Home Secretary, under the Ear
Of Aberdeen; and recently. on the disso
luton of that cabinet. became prime min
!, lster lie has held office more than forty
years.
Now, TO hold office for SO many years
under tory governments and under liberal
el governments. implies one Of two things iI
the holder thereof: he must either be q
man OF such ranscendent ability. that nc
administration can do without him, or else
he must be a most consummate politica
manager, involving a total want of tha
noble talent needed for the wise govern
ment OF nations. Which Of these is Hen
ry John Temple, Vi.count Paimersion'
Frankly-we do not know. We do no
know, because, from the hour that mar
comes 10 be so decidedly public man
as to be necessarily written about. il be
comes impossible for the public TO knou
anything whatever Of his character.
He is very popular man-ihat is Ger
tain. He could say the other day, as he
is reported 20 have said, Il don't care
who joins me; have the whole country
at my back" Parliament likes him
Punch likes him; the people like him; tn,
!. Queen and Prince Albert don't like him
Austria, Prussia and Russia quite deies
him; high church and low dissent botl
: abhor him-good signs all. He is thor
. oughly man Of the world; dresses jsun,i
Ily,-in his youth was called cupid" OF
that account; is good at jocular retort
: has imperturbable good humor; ha,e
:, bigotry in all its naasea,ing forms; ane
: knows how to do and soy the pleasan
thing on all occasions. He is an exceed
!; Iingly well-preserved man; steps light,
), talks gaily. looks quite the beau, now i,
: the seventy.6rst year Of his age;-that i
good sign. too. His present nicknam
in England is ''Pam.'
). The sprightly viscount is now the Queer
! iof England's first minister--ihe chiet mai
!, Of the British empire. and that empire il
;. . difficulty extreme. We shall soon se
+ + what he is. or, certainly, what he is not
. Phren. Journal. al ss
Col. Benton. is
:, A man in the George Law interest 1ap
proacoed Col Benton las,se aeon while II