American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-11-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
A WRY FACE.

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loplnion of Lord Russell. TO whom her
Majesty has committed the continuing of
the administration, and under whom his
colleagues have declared themselves con.
tent to serve. We regret that it should
be necessary to recur to politician more
than seventy years of age. the representa-
tive of the narrowest school Of whiggism
Yet we conceive it to be the duty of ev
cry liberal to give his support to the ad,
ministration, and the duty of all parties
to grant it fair trial We would rath
er have another Premier than Lord Rus
sell, but We are content to admit that for
the time he is inevitable. Whatever NAV
have been his merits or defects he has
had through life the faculty of making
himself necessary to the liberal party
He is the chief of the wings, and that
race must always supply large element
to British governments, because it very
closely typfes the country. A whig is
an aristocratic liberal. and the country as
whole is at once liberal and aristocrat,
ic. Lord Russell has become the chief
of this caste by the union of birth, talents
and energy"
THE BURIAL OF LORD PALMERsroN.
The London journals of October 90
give elaborate accounts of the burial of
Lord Palmerston in Westminster Abbey.
There was vast concourse of spectators,
and tie ceremonies were imposing. The
coffin was covered with crimson velvet,
and bore The simple inscription, Henry
John Temple. Viscount Palmerston, born
October Goth, 1894, died October 18th,
1865"
The Times says:
"Where Lord Palmersion lies the
ground is lbicky sown with iIuslrious
seed-on his left are Lord Chatham and !
the two great rivals-Pitt and Fox; at
his feet Canning. the leader by whom be
abided so faithfully. and his son the
Viceroy Of India, whom he supported
through good and evil report with zeal,
irmness, and loyalty. Nearer the door
lies 'Grattan, and again, on the other
side, Wilberforce, and a name as de
tested as his own by the enemies Of Eng.
land-CaStlereagh Over his head tow.
srs the monument of Lord Chatham.
where, as Lord Macaulay says, with
eagle eye and outstretched arm, the
great componer seems to bid England
be of good cheer and hur deiauce at her
foes. and on the other side the statue of
Canning's seems almost to turn towards
the new conner as il to bid him welcome.
Nearer still is the monument of Lord
Mansfield, tie great Judge. but equally
as the silver tongued' orator Of the Houes
of Commons; and hard by. though his
ashes do not rest here, the statue of Sir
Robert Peel commentaries career not
so heightened. but hardly less successful
or less distinguished by public services
Lord Pamerston's grave lies immediate
ly at the foot Of the ambitious trophy
which has been raised to three Of Lord
Rodney's naval officers, and in opening it
it is said that the workmen struck on The
virgin earth, and brought up light sand.
which must have formed the original soil
ou which the Abbey is built"
PROBABLE ABDIcATIoN OF THE KING OF
sAxoHT.
Advices from Dresden speak of the alb
dicaton Of the King in favor Of bis son,
Prince Albert. as not improbable This
resolution is said to have been inspired
by the gravity of the situation Great.
ed for the secondary states of Germany
and by the convi,tion entertained BY
the Prince Royal and Baron de Beust,
Prime Minister Of Saxony. that the only ,
way to parry the danger is to give com j
plele satisfaction TO the liberal wishes Of
The people.
GRADUAL DIsAPPEARANcE OF THE CATTLE
PLAGUE.
Wilmer and Smiths European Times {
records as pleasant fact, the disappear
ancs Of the alarm about the cattle plague, E
{ not the gradual disappearance of the q
plague itself. and adds: v
notwithstanding the large space q
which the subject has occupied in the $
columns Of The press. the rAyapes Of the