The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-03

VINO Tor upwards OF century strOve 10
interpose a barrier to the military COM
pact of the Great Northern Powers.
Such contamination was reserved for
tranquility of Europe by the guadruple
alliance of England, France, Spain and
| Portugal. Never was there a period of
greater difficulty than when Lord Pal
merstOn, for the second time, pacified
Europe by the solution of the Eastern
question. It was on this occasion that
| the political prescience of the British
Minister, the genius that characterizes
his diplomacy, shone forth in all its SPLEEN
dor. His interference in the Portuguese
revolution undoubtedly saved that mon.
archy and the constitution. In fort
night the Queen would have been de-
| throned, and q republic, or a nominal re.
gency in favor of her infant son, would
have been proclaimed. Spain would
have immediately interferred by force
of arms, would have swept away the re-
public or the regency, and would have
re-established the Queen with the mere
sembIance of constitution. Palmer
ston, or England. interfered, and Por-
| tugal was governed by parliamentary
cnnstitution. AS a reward for this ser
| vice he was created a X. Il. S. of Portu.
gal.
The following is related of him as
showing his great foresight as states
man:
In review of the session of Septem-
Der II, 1841, Lord PalmerstOn dwelt
upon the growing distress of the cOun-
try, and earnestly objected to the prOro-
CATION of Parliament without some dis
tinct statement from the ministry as to
what was to be done on the corn laws,
whether they intended to refuse all re-
taxation of our commercial system, and
to stand upon systems of restriction and
monopoly, or to make any change. The
right honorable baronet (Sir r. Peel
had said that he was not prepared to de-
clare that he would never propose a
change in the corn laws; but he certain.
ly should not do so, unless at the head
of a united cabinet. In that case, look
ing at the persons, who formed his ad
| ministration, / venture (said Lord Pal
| merston) to predict that we must wal
: something near five years before he cal
!. do it," Curiously enough, in just fOu
Il wears and eightmOnths from the date {
# this speech, Sir Robert Peel brought fol
Is ward, with united cabinet, his meas
a ure for a complete repeal of the cor
# laws.
: Lord Palmarston has been fifty-sevel
e years in Parliament, and fOrty-pine Q
e them in office. OF these forty-nine year
f of office forty have been years Of peace
r though in the period France has twlc
S violently changed her form OF govern
n ment, and nearly all Europe has beel
n shaken with revolutions.
e Among treaties concluded by Lor
e Palmerston, one of the most remarka
8 BILE is that with the United States an
3 Nicaragua, as to any passage that ma
1T be made uniting the Atlantic and Pac
,e fic oceans, the ratification of which hs
4 been agreed to by the Senate OF the I'm
Of ted States, and which guarantees 70
10 ever, upon equal terms, whether !
1. times of peace or war, the undisputt
IL right of way by this passage to all n
e. tons, and also the free settlement of q
Or people along the route SO that fret
is negroes shall be safe there, and colort
le men secure from the tyrannies of pref
., dice against color. No treaty has ev
le before laid this principle of kindly Ii
k ternational neutrality as to commert
7, and settlers. .lq1 otE
e, Foreign affairs were the favori
A. theme Of Lord Palmerston. He was
j. the head of the Foreign Office for vi
wards of eighteen years. All his be-
Of speeches were made in review of Eni
s. lands foreign policy. In Septembe
re 184l. being out Of office, aud reviewir
is the session, he claimed ITO have hand,
10 over to honorable gentlemen oppOsi
ID the foreign relations in state as sat
ye factory, as secure, and as much Gale
c. lated to inspire just confidence, as TIL
Is were ever at any former period in Il
Ell history of the country
s. The secret of England's admiration
is the man while alive was his genuil
t. "pluck." An instance of PalmerstOn
" own estimation of this quality Is wide
to known. Soon after the great prize fig
Of between Heenan and Sayers at Far
Y, borough subscription was raised I
IN Toms benefit. / happened says
D. friend who relates the incident, to
J. in one of the corridors of the House
ID Commons when gentleman can
e. along with a hat in his hand, and aft
taking several eovereigns from passiI
v, members, he approached the '0jaunl
a Premier" Holding out the hat he sal
ly "a sovereign, if..you please, for To
he savers" HBy all means. The bra
ga fellow. Let me make it five." An
as Lord Palmerston dropped his subscri
H. ton into the hat.
.e. or full height, well knit in figur
Id easy, self-pOssessed, and commander
an i'm all his movements, except when go
", held him by the leg, Lord Palmerstt
no from his physique alone was notab
Of figure In the British Parliament. ID
mo- countenance always wore an air
ne genial openness and candor hardly to
To- expected in so wary diplomats
, n Even i'm his most sarcastic moments t
IA expression of good humored benhOn
no never left his mouth and eyes,. In
or youth he dressed with admirable tai
,al and care, and even in his later years I
Dle MARQUIS of Normandy, that prince
ancient handles, hardly exceeded h
,aa in the scrupulous neatness of his atti
an Age failed to efface his gallantry.
Ne. sixty wears of age he was called "Cup
,st the Juvenile whig," and at eighty
ug seldom made an after-dinner spe,
CIV without bringing down the house
he some well-timed, graceful complim
ID to the fair sex. 81 lsc ea3 20 1ral'
of Much of his wonderful vigor in
cir age was doubtless due to his habits
ed life. He thought nothing of thi
ed mile gallop on horseback before dim
of At rowing, walking and all athl
led exercises he was an adept, and ever
MS the severest weather, at one or
BILE o'clock in the morning, after a long
lrk anxious Parliamentary debate, he VIC
ed. often trudge home on foot from
ing House of Commons to his mansion
or Piccadilly, distance of two or u
dy. miles, frequently unattended ana
all noticed. #i#1