Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-03
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formidable, above all, for the ability and ge-
MUS of its leaders. Vain, though aided by
the great O. Compel, was the struggle ofthe
Ministry The persuasive address Of Peel
the vehement eloquence Of Stanley, and the
conversational oratory Of Graham, then in
his best days, carried everything before thems
and the result of the general election Of 184l,
was the expulsion of Lord Melbourne from
power. The great Peel administration was
then formed land Lord Palmerston, Who
by this time, lad strengthened his position
by marrying Lord Melbourne's sister, the
widow of Earl Cowper, went into opposition
with his friends. The hopes Of the Wing
party could not have been very sangnins,
for separated from the English Radicals and
the Irish Brigade and the nsof Manehes
ter, they formed a mere, section in: Parlia-
ment., On the other hand, the Conservative
ministry was one Of. the most powerful ever
seen, and its chief indulged in the anticipa.
tion of many years Of power. Mr. Dispsli
remarks, that the Wings were thensslstain-s
ed solely by the dignity Of Lord John Has.
sell. 81 -. -. -: - ~.
. At length, the. conversion Of Sir R Peel !
to the fiscal doctrines enforced by the tuna
dorned eloquence" Of Mr. Golden, falsi6ed
all anticipations, and in November 1845,
the Wings were called upon to form Q GOV.
ernment; but the hostility Of Earl Grey
who refused:to sit in the same cabinet with
Lord Palmerston, frustrated theirschemes
and it was not till the summerof 1s46, that
the descendant of Lady Godiya, whom the
press designated as aCupid, !" and athe ju-
venile Whig," again grasped the seals Of
Foreign Office. L.. - 4,
Lord Palmerston, soon after this, became
the object of vehement attack from various
quarters ;His intervention ID the affairs Of
Portugal, was the first step that raised .
elamor and when.a new Parliament met,
Mr.. Chisholm Anstey sigpalised his brief
Parliamentary career, or, at all eyents ac.,
quired notoriety, by o long and elaborate
impeachment Of the whole foreign policy
Mr.. Anstey only got laughed atfor his PAINS;
but more formidable adversaries were wait
ing an opportunity and in his interference
in the affairs of Greece, brought down upon
him host Of foes, conspicuous among Wlota
we're Lord Aberdeen, Mr.. Gladstone, Sir.
j. Graham, and Mr. S. Herbert. Lord Pal.
merston met their attack with great energy,
made his best speech on the OCCASION and
was SO successful, that banquet was gwen
at the Reform Clubto celebrate his triumph.
Itappears, however, that his personal pop
ularity was the reverse of grateful to hiscof-
leagues and, towards the close oftl85l, for
acknowledging the present ruler of The.
French, they dismissed him from Office
Lord Palmerston's revenge was speedy: He
turned out Lord John Russell in February,
1852, and thus enabled Lord Derby to carry
his political associates into Downing Street.
During tLe existence d, the DerbY.DBh.-
eli Administrator, Lord Palmerston appear
ed 80 entirely cut off from the Liberal party
that he was pretty well abused by the press;
but when change occurred, he5 after iii
tie parleying, came to terms with the goali-
ton, and appeared in Office as Home Secfss
tary. The retreat of Lord John Russell from
the leadership of the House of Commons to.
the back benches, placed Lord sPalmerston
in front of the battle; !; and no sooner did the
Earl of Aberdeen fall, than all eyes we're.
turned towards him as the man for the cri-
sis. lie formed his Administration amidst
alarming difficulties and dangers; and that .
Administration, whatever may be the future,
fortunes of its members, has fulfilled its
mission of conducting a war with yigor and
concluding peace withs.dignity London
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