Brownlow's weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1861-1861, 1861-08-17

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TAs AAaoaneenens Of The lnlandsd sless-
tloa OF Lord John RRssel so The House ef
Piers, although Of m event hesthsF pFtsaa-
faee nor ahsaatable. will aeabtless tslee nsnms
Of oae readsFa ~ sarprises fof sAe last Eve
and leFiy years the nama Of Lord JeAn Ras-
sell has been connected with every speetea OF
nolIlleai sieIsaisada---e with The nlOss eotn-
pleae success. zoe With che NEST eanlpfsts
isliure With che fofmatlSa Of enc koYFfn.
ment and the disselnfIod 81 AAothef; wlth
Catholic emAneipatioa, With The fsfefus bin.
with muaieipal reform, With The cora lAus--
Ia fAet, vita every stirring and every impos-
tani measure Of the gimes In which we live.
On Rll these subjects Lord John RUSSELL has
played no uncomfortable part, and Il raun6t
sesIa unreasonable that Ia the falness Of yeafs
and hoBors Ihe statesman Of each long and
varied experiences shoald seek for sxpsse In
that haleyOa region where supply IL sakaowb,
where the dinner hour IL the mos. sacred 10.
stitation, aad where an audience OF thres or
four aiminishss the dilsienity Of aa orator
and the chance Of hostile interruption.
Lord John Russell fifst held seal "a the
Reuse of O1mmoas when George ILL., was
king, in the year 1913, before the REsi Nape.
leon Ges hurled from bis throne, and while
tofyism was in the very zenith OF tie ascend
aney. he has bern First Lord OF The Treasn.
-, asd Secretary OF State for The Home Col
oRisl and Foreign Departments; and, besides
The GoEeEnL.ent Of which he was the head,
be hes hsen member Of The Ramiais,sstieas
OF Lprd Grey, Lerd Nelhoerne, lord Aber-
aeen, and Lord Palmerston. Bat abore al,
Lord Seka Rassell was the man picked cut
frOm he great Liberal party 70 move In the
Henss 81 Ocmmols the intfednesIea Of The
great reform bill.
Il was bis voice that FIRST Exaggerated the
great revolution, for such IL has undoubtedly
proved, Of 1882. Lord John RusFelrs name
has been 80 long connected with the Houaa
% Commoas that 10 is difficult 20 imagine
him coRieHdiRg In any other arena. Bot We
can perceive the dignity and admit the wis.,
dom OF . retreat from the prominent position
which be has 50 long held Ia the paelte eye,
before time bad mace any inFoad on his fac
alties o. deprived him Of the iafineeee which
be has 50 lohg exercised ever the deliberations
Of the House of Commons. We have felt IL
oar duty on many occasions TO express
strong dissent from the views and ttroHg
disapProSal Ut the proceedings OF Lord John
Russell. We hare nothing 10 retfncs: but
we, nevertheless, sincerely wish TO q states
msn who has so long been the compauion
through our columns Of tue CREST public OF
tAis country, and the object OF 30 much crit
iCism and animadversten, icbg and tran.
gull enjoyment OF The reRose which We has
earned by 9 life Of manly and incessant labor,
such as few men would, we,beiiese, be willing
TO endure even foe che privtirge Of styling
themselves PfiH,e nlinis.er ofSHaglaad. Lord
John Russell retains In the upper House the
seals Of the foreign Office, so thaA 40 change
nesd be apprehended in the eo1rsN Of wig.
0rous and saeeessfal policy which. While pre-
serving England free from foreign war apd
unnecessary intervention in the affairs Of
other States has extended her influence aud
raised her character.