Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-23


| ter days, carried their principles to an extreme
| till at length the conspiracy formed il the above
reign by Shafiesbury. Russell, Sidney, and the
/ Duke Of Monmouth. On the rfrience at vlndifa-
! tin: the national lbe.ty being discovered by
/ one If their associates. ended IN the execution
i Of Lords William Russell aud Sydney; the merry
! and kind hearted monarch. tormcnted beyond
: endurance by the turbulence of the wings, having
beep reluctantly obliged to give his consent that
I the sentence should be carried into effect
I Rarely indeed has denth occurred proving so
/ fortunate for family rs that Of Lord William
/ Russell. 1t has literally been an inexhnustible
/ stock in trade 10 the house of Bedford. Even 10
the present day Lord John himself has written
volumes in gorifcaton of his ancestor although
/ the writer must candidly suite that he never
could find an individual who had taken the iron-
/ Die 10 read them.
! For upwards Of quarter Of century the wings
/ had been almost hopelessy wandering III the de
ser wilderness of opposition TO the fortunate to-
~ pnrv. until they had become known "a This
Majesty opposition" The land Of promise,
how wing with Offices aud pensions, appeared be
yond their reach; indeed, 50 barren was their
prospect. that in official language. even the can
die ends and cheese parngs of the purity IN pow
or could not be obtained by them. At length
their leader. Lord Grey, some of his party got
hold Of an idea which he WAS finally enabled to
carry out, chilled "the Reform BILL" which trans
fcITrd power from me executive Tory government
10 the landed whig interest, and accomp shed the
DAZZLING projects Of the wings by placing them in
office. Here the tory party were caught mp
ping on their good fortune. They hal been 20
long in power, were grown 50 rich and resPec-
| tabe-as men with money in th'ir pockets ARE
considered To .e--that they aud Thea rHder. the
Duke ot Wellington, had become over secure,and
in declaring TINT he should resist any change IN
the representation extension of the franchise,
I,, oil f,,rt, yt,,,1- y
from Office
The nbcst political act of his lordshps career
was the manner in which he completely broke
the mbccilc administration of Lord Aberdeen in
the sprng of $3.50. That miserable government
having caused by its incompetcncy the direlul
evils which decimated the British army, and be-
ing unable to remedy them, thought the best
plan would be tG meet the statements OF the press
by bold and blushing denial, but when Lord
John Russell rose in his place IN the House OF
Commons, and after commenting on the shameful
mislnana cement, and want of energy, oi the ex-
ccutiye closing bis speech with the assertion
that the soldiers were dying upwards of one hun
dred day from want of the common necrssailes
of lie, deuia could no longer be persisted in, and
the Aberdeen Ministry Immediately fell! To per
sons who take II satircal and humorous view of
such subjects this political stroke of Lord John
appeared charming. There such II comb
nation of envy, cleverness and spite brought to
bear upon the weak side of the party attacked
that the shock proved rresistihle The public
generally were greatly amused, as they did not
eXpec, such II catastrophe, while it is said that
Lord Aberdeen and the Duko of Newcastle die
not recover from their astonishmnnt for period
that need not be mentioned. When Lord Pal
merstnn, who succeeded Lord Aberdeen, became
Prime Minister, he proved himself not ,.neraic-
iUl. He despatched Lord John To NiennH,to ne
gotiate n peace IT possbe-n new WAY of carry
ing on the war; and although his lordship was
unable 10 effect any good, the muntcont sum
which he received for his trip enabled him TO
dance with glec 10 the tune of Money in Both
Pockets"
Lord John Russell is small in person and insig
ni6cant in figure ns orator. although he does
not show want of sense, his delivery Is poor and
monthlng. Ills manners are geutlemanlv, con
seqaently he has not been unpopular with his
colleagues. He is rather celebrated for the ex-
cessiyoy high value he sets upon himself and
his capabilities ,he may be man IT some nodes
ty--if SO, it lies deeply that it never vet has
been discovered. Although neither man of
high intellect nor of great energy. he is not II
weak man. In time OF poace,and under common
circumstances, he is not the worst man that has
filled the important Office of Prime Minister in
Great Britain. His lordship has Just been re
turned to Parliament, with considerable diilcn-
ty, by the constituency of London. To carry
his election he has been obliged to hold out eN-
ppctaiions of bringing forward liberal measures
ofreform. As his lordship is advanced in years,
and day is considered by many gone by. it
is doubtful whether il may be in his power HOW
to effect such an object. His late opposition TO
Lord Ialmerston.nud the reasons assigned for it,
form the most foolish and imprudent steps of his
political life. They convey an impression that
envy and regret at being out of Office have led
him to the verge Of imbeciity.
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