Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-09
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WASHINGTON, Thursday. Nov. 4, 1868.
The triumph Of Douglas in Illinois excites moro
feelings here than all the rest of the State cleo.
tons 1t is felt by the Administration Ms the Sc
yercst blow they have yet received.
IL has strengthened the reports Of tho with
drawal from tho the Cabinet Of Secretary Cobb, to
whom the lccompton policy of the Administra-
ton is mainly attributable.
The suppositon that tho Sccrctaryship of tho
Treasury, if vacated will be offered to Mr. Erns-
tns Corning, is generally entertained in political
| circler.
The Douglas mon of this city intend to make a
demonstration To morrow night In celebration Of
.he Little Giants victory.
Con. Ward of Georgia, who wns tho President
Of the Cincinnati Convention has been appointed
Minister not to China, hut Sardinia Mr.. Daniel
ofNirginia, the present Minister, having resign
cd.
II is understood tkat Mr. Phillips of Philadel.
phia will succeed CLANCY Jones on tho Committee
Of Ways aud Means,
TIN DrKr OF WELLINoroN AS Lover AND lIus-
n,>p,--M tho age Of 2s. Arthur Wellesley, Tor
Wesley rs he wrote it at tho timo,) went to India
with tho rank of full Colonel obtained simply by
tho influence of his nristocrntical birth and con.
ncctions. md by money in tho tenth year Of his
military service. At that timo, he was engaged
to Catherine Pukenham, daughter Of the Earl of
Longford and sister of General Sir Edward Michael
Pnkcnhnm, who was killed in tho bnttc of New
Orleans. The lady, who was young and beautiful
dcvoicdly attached TO Colonel Wellesley, and
her affection was fully rcciprocated Called to
India, where his elder brother was Governor Gen
cral, to take leading part in thcwar with Tippoo
Snih this fortunate soldier had to leave his ladyc-
love behind. After nm absence Of eight years. au-
ring which ho won RINK and renown, he returned
To England, where he was met by letter from
Mis-. Pakenham, informing him that tho small
TuS hnd assallcd and injured the beauty which he
hJd so much admired, when life was younger aud
gaycr with both Of them, and, with tender sadness,
assuring him that she had resolved to relieve him
from his engagement. With tho true feeling of an
honorable mind he assured her that hcr beauty
hnd not been the only induccment to WOO and win
her, md that hc was dcsirous Of marrying her.
Accordingly, the marriage took place. in 1906
within six months Of his return from Indin Tho
only fruits Of this union were two sons, ono born
in 1907. aud tho other 1908.
In the spring of the latter ycar, Wellesley Ind
% leave his wife To take part in the Peninsi lar
,ar. lie returned for n short tmo, after the sip-
ling of tho Convention of Cintra, but from 1909
lntil 1914 during which he rose, step by stop, to
lc highest horrors of tho English pccrnge, ho was
detained ON tho Peninsula. The strong tic Of mar
'el loYc was weakened by this prolonged absence
and the puchcssof Wellington, from tho Waterloo
victory of 1915, To her death in 1891, was not n
happy wife. To the last, she depored that sense
ofhonor had made tho Duke marry her, against
her own better Judgment when her beauty Ind
become a thing of memory alone.