The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-16
lord PalmGrStOn and Queen Victoria.

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The death Of Lord Palmerston termi
mates the peculiar and somewhat irk.
some position in which the Queen has
for some time been placed, by having as
her "chicf adviser man between
whom and herself existed a standing
tend. The quarrel between them grow,
ing out of the approval by Lord Pal.
merston of the Napolconic co7tp detat
has already been alluded TO-, and the
repugnance exhibited by the Queen in
submitting to the wishes of tile people
that he should be called to the Premier.
ship, has been referred to that quarrel
solely. But, if public gossip of more
than quarter OF century since was
true, the fpud commenced some wears
before the differences Of 1850 and 1851,
and was OF even n more personal char.
acter than appeared at the latter time.
When the Princess Victoria ascended
the, throne in 1887, mere girl of
eighteen she foand Lord Palmerston,
then nearly ffty-tbree years old, holding
the seals Of the Foreign Office. The
new-made Queen was fresh and come.
| ly girl, Of a naturally good and frank
disposition, vel. trained by careful
mother, innocent Of political chicancry,
but having good deal OF latent self.
will and determination. The Foreign
Minister was a man Of handsome pres.
ence, looking much younger than he
really was possessed Of all the graces
Of manner and disposition calculated TO-.
charm society. aud having a penchanr
! FOR the fair sex. At the same time he
was fond of power, ambitions, and dis.
posed to use all his advantages of ap.
| pcarance and manner in furlherance of
his ambitious designs. The Young
Queen was unmarried. So was tie
fascinating Adonis of the Foreign OF.
flee. y number Of suitors were eager
to win The affections, or at least obtain
the hand of the youthful Queen, and
among those, it was said, was the For.
eign Minister. That the Queen was
disposed to receive the friendly stten.
tions OF socourtly Cabinet officer,
who had been trusted minister of her
predecessor for many years, was not
strange, and jealous rivals asserted that
he was using the Influence of his posi-.
ton to favor her suit. The public took
the alarm, aud the course of the For.
sign Minister was severely criticised.
The report that he possessed an undue
influence over the Queens mind at
length reached her, ears, and, it is said,
the spirit of Queen Bess" was at once
reused in her successor. ! An incident
that followed soon after settled The mat.
ter. The signature Of the Queen was
required by Lord Palmcrston to n docu.
mcnt, which she refused to sign until
after reading and considering it, Irri.
tatcd by this unlocked for rebellion
against his influence, the Foreign Minis.
ter is said, so forgot himself as to seize
her hand and attempt TO compel her TO
sign the paper. Flinging the pen on
the floor, the insulted Queen flung her
self ina passion out of tie room, and an
impossible breach was made between
and her Foreign Minister. The defeat.
ed Viscount avenged himself few
months after by marrying the widow of
| The Earl Cowper. and then batlled his
oldhvals by assisting to make match
between the Queen and an obscure
| German Prince, whose annual income
was aboat two thousand dollars year.
MindialAof the old quarrel, when Pal,
merston again occupied the Foreign
Office after q, brief interregum, he treat
ed the Queen as mere lay figure in
State matters, and transacted the affairs
of the Department without consulting
her or advising her Of what he was do.
ing or had done. Netrled at this, she,
in 1850, addressed the following sharp
note to Lord John Russell, then Pre-
niier: .S
The Queen requires, first That lord
Palmerton willdistipclly state what he.
proposes in a given case, in order that