The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-11-16
ALEXANDRIA. la, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER lG 1859

OF Minister whose eNrnests devotion to reform
actually makes hin, tremble to approach it, would
observe that believe your lordship was born in
1884, and that my natal year was 1892. Your
lordship is pleased to compliment ME ona certain
Acquaintance With dates and it is due to myself to
sshowthat the credit sinot entirely undeserved. ~
sYourlordship WILDE good enough to receive
my protest against the assumption that you placed
me anywhere. Ihaye in my time had most reluc-
family TO place yonr lordship outside aCabnef but
I cannot admit that YOU have been in n condition
to place me in one. III tile arrangement into
which Ientered from sense of duty to my country
and for the purpose Of removing my Lord Derby
from Office, the choice Of place was my own, and
should hayesclectcd the Premiership but for feel
ing thatthe foreign Office required more statesman
ship than the nominal headship Government
To the implied and scarcely decent alusiolto the
sovereign It may suffice for me to remind your
lordship Of a certain castigation procured by me
for Minister who negected the thrilling forniality
OF acquainting his Queen with the contents Of his
foreign dispatches. 4
Passing over a variety Of phrases which would
be impertinent in an individual less accusonled to
substitute impertinence for pleasantly, / would
simply remark that your ordship's successes in
this world BY no means justify your adopting g
dictatorial line. could find in the books to which
you are taunting allusion more profitable reading
than the study Of your lordships career, butt do
not think should detect in ore Of them aninstance
ofan individual assuming to be statesman and al
the close of a long career ofa,terenate hollow tri
umph and helpless tumble, preaching insinccrily as
the leading article Of his political faith.
a shall not enter into detail, my dear Lord, no,
indicate myself for what it suited me to say il
well-watched conversations in yoan drawinasroOn
or my own. am content to be charged with mol
knowing men by one who does not even know him
self, and mistakes himself fora statesnai and NJ
Ito knowing women, deprecate the leyity which
would sanetiona Wonlan's presulning to NEEDLE
with matters beyond the sphere which Providence
has assigned to hers
Z" While it is necessary for me to maintain The
Palmerston Cabinetby retaining the Foreign Office
! shall administer that department in conformit,
with the principles to which have ever adhered
principles which placed the House Of Brunswick oil
the throne Of these realms and will, trust long
retain it there in spite Of the intrigues
Of sciolsts and the reprehcnsible fppancy Of octo
genarians. i
THAT may not seemungrateful for your lord
ships kind advices, will venture to return i By
strongly recommending that, instead Of interfering
With my business, your lordship should mind yoa,
own. ss
With kirdest wishes for your lordship's health,
(the evenings are cold and damp believe me, ms
dear Lord, yours, very sincerely, JONI RussrLL,
THE Lord PalmerstonA
*This last sentence Of all seems to have been in
terpoated hastily aud as il the letter, after being
approved by another eye than the writer's, had
been feopencd.