Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-03-09
Lord palmerston.

Lord Palmerston.
In the current number of the British Ouarto,,
Review the antecedents of Lord Palmerston are Hy
alluded to: AuS
The whole of Lord Palmerston's conduct mil
reference to Russia is of the most difficult MI
lens that one person attempted TO solve NJ
berless theories have been formed to account for ~
strange manner in which he has acted with regard
the Eastern Question: but none of them fufn;sS
satisfactory explanation of the principle by which
appears to have been guided. Mr.. Urouhart anJtVe
followers, who not very numerous, believe tbs
Lord Palmerston has had one invarable object :?
view in everything that he has done fer the last anal
century That object the advancement @a
Russian interests in every quarter of the globe ~
they are at no loss to show numberess cases ::
which the course taken by England, at the nstigati
Of the ex-Foregn Secretary, whatever its p0fesSoj
object, has, in way other, tended to prom,
the aggrandzing schemes of Russia The more noa
ular hypothesis, however, is that Lord PalmerstP,
is thoroughly sound patriot and that his snno
rior knowledge of foreg politics and diplomas.
history, acquired during fifty years apprentcesbn
vre Count Nesserode and his colleagues NOR. CON-
pletely than any other statesman in Eurona ons
pretend to do Adopting Mr.. Cannng's Ioad"nn
idea that the force of enlightened public opinion g
home and abroad, is the most powerful influence ~
which can be brought 10 bear against the absol~ts
governments of the Continent, he has, ACCORDING e
his admirers succeeded in raising the power and in
huence of England in foreign affairs, TO far biobo
pitch than they could have attained under the no.
Intervention system of Aberdeen and the Mancheser
school.
Unfortunately for those having no bias either f.
or against the Home Secretary, and vet who Would
like to arrive at some satisfactory conclusion os -
what the real tendency of his foreign policy actnaIv
has been the speeches and dispatches of the nobio
lord, although very able and explicit on NAV
points, throw little light on the question y
Indeed, after the most careful study of Hansard and
the blue books on Russia, Turkey, Egypt, SYRIA
Austria. Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal
Sicily, &C. we question if many persons would come
to any other conclusion than that Lord Palmerston
has been engaged all alone in playing grand dipo
matte game, sometimes for very large stakes, and
that the principal object he has had in view was
simply how he might best outwit the cunning old
Nesselrodes, Metterniches, and Guizots, against
whom this country had matched him. Frequently
he has won the game, either by his own ability. nv
having right and justice on his side, by the
superior position he held as manager of foreign
affairs for the most powerful empire in the world
At other times he has been beaten by his crafty
rivals, tc the great disappointment and modification
of the friends of freedom throughout Europe; but
even then he has moe than once astonished the
world by the clever IN which he has conrived 10
escape FROM overcome the consequence CT failure
! Viscount Pamerston born at Broadlands, near
Romsey, on the Goth October, 1884 He was educa
ed at Harrow, whence he proceeded to the Universe
ty of Ednburg, and afterwards to ST. Johns College,
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| In 1906 he was returned to the House of Commons
asmember Tor the University of Cambridge. In 1907
he Joined the Duke of Poruand's administration at
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and in 1909 he
accepted the office of Secretary at War; which he held
until 1928, when he gave place 10 Sir Henry Har
dinge. on the breaking up of the Wellington admin.
stration. The 10 years during which he filled the
Office of Secretary at War; included the adminstra.
ton of Perceval, Liverpool, Canning, Goderich and
Wellington. On the accession of Earl Grey 10 office,
in 1890 Palmerston was appointed Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs which he held until Nov, 1884,,
when Sir Robert Peel came into Office Lord Mel.
bourne became the head of administration in April,
1885, when Lord Pamerston again accepted the Of.
flee of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and held
it until August, lS4l, when Sir Robert Peel was a.
gain entrusted with the reins of government. Dur.
ing the administration of Lord John Russell which
lastei from July, 1916, to February, 1852 Palmer
ston for the third time, held the seals of the Foreign
Office. On the defeat of the Derby administration.
in December. 1852, the Earl of Aberdeen became
Prime Minister, and Lord Palmerson was appointed
to the Secretayship of State for the Home Depart
ment, an office he continued to hold until the time
he accepted the Premiership The noble lord has sat
in the House of Commons for Cambridge University,
South Hampshire, BletchingIy and Tverton He is
an Irish peer, and Lieutenant Colonel of the Hants
Militia. In 1882 he was created G. O. B., and in
184l K T. S. of Portugal