Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-22
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b'lseXsiI. III. following biographical mo-
,ccsDf tue rlulr,l Jea i- u,curr ,i the British
House Of Commons. NO tske from hse New
York A,reM, u SUNDAY Tha.c who are al
nil conyersapt With the political speeches and
luis, c!Iai.eo,S WIiliGgs Of D'Israrli, will not
agree with the writes Of the Herali in the csti-
mate Of lis ability. D Israeli is man of great
force of character, despite the prgudices against
his race, and his own iliuIsyncTases has acknoxl-
edged influence upon the politics Of England.
As member of Lord De-by's administration,
he distinguished himself above all the others,
and Was moro marked and feared than Lord
Derby himself With all the bitterness and
pride of John Randolph, he has more policy
NOSE command of himself and consequently,
more influence. He is now among the power
less opposition, bound hand aud foot before
Lord Palmerston:
benjamin D'Israeli, or Benjamin of Is.
erael, IS also leader amongst the conserva-
tiVeS and political friend of Lord Derby. To
which Of the Twelve Tribes he belongs the wri
ter cannot state; as he has become Christian
the Jews consider him to be one of the best of
the tribes. This is one Of the most extraordi-
nary individuals of his time; his father, the ell
der D'Israeli, made some reputation by his
work, "The Curiosities of Literature" or anec-
dotes Of literary men, and had he lived to the
present day he mightjustly have placed his son
in the book as the greatest curiosity to be found
in its pages, both in literature and politics, and
styl, him "the twO.fod curiosity" Mr. d.
Israoli was bred to tho Lam, but finding that
tedious and uncertain profession, and having
been able TO get into some society, from the mo-
derate literary merit of his father, he obtained
the hand of the widow of brewer, whose
handsome income enabled him TO get into Par
fsment In this instance
Little Cupid took his sEGuf
Upon windows JoIntuTe land,
although he was probably sharp little Jewish
Cupid. With his literary career all are ac-
quainted. He IL the author of few novels, or
works of fiction, which, not to use SO harsh an.
expression as trashy, are certainly Of no great
value Few men Of any age have risen to such
a position with no triHiRg capital either in
talent or merit; and he Is an excellent 1lustra-
ton Of the manner IN which man may push
himself forward when assisted by adventitiOus
circumstances, an inflated opinion of himself,
and utterly destitute of modesty.
Tolerated. nay, even applaued by the bitter
ness andintoleTance ofparty feeling amongst the
conservatives at the repeal of the corn laws, Mr..
D'Isracli was enabled to sting the feelings and
lower the dignity Of the late Sir Robert Peel,
who happened to be'defectiye in those powers Of
blighting sarcasm bp which Pitt or Canning
would have easily put him down. 1t CALLED Sir
Robert, that he, repeated Primo Minister, and
by,whose name that large and influential party,
the moneyed interests, were in the habit of
swearing, should be bearded and insulted by
one that he looked upon as a vulgar upstart,
whose celebrity he considered TO arise from nat
ural impudence and a want of decency From
this period, however, D'Israeli bcCnme useful
party man; he had shown that he could be nso-
lent, sarcastic. and severely annoying qunlifi-
cations from which proud and sensitive nature
usually shrink. In person SIR. D'Israeli is rath-
er above the middle height, with very Jewish
faoe and dark brown complexion, which seems
to intimate that soap and water are not too fire.
Quently used The writer has often felt amused
At seeing him.cnter the House of Commons with
his hair parted carefully in the middle of his
head, cOpiousiy oiled aud deliberately curled in
small ringlets on each side of his head he re-
called to his memory the Persian Proverb "a
twister ofringlets passeth by;" his appearance
was incompatible with superior intellect Mr..
D'Tsraeli has been Chancellor of the Exchequcr
He had been fairly tried and found wanting
He can be abusive and sarcastic and he DO
nothiI g else. That the destiny of Great Britain
should be greatly influenced by such man,
would present but miserable aud unhappy
prospect.