Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-16
PALMERsTON


square for each and every Insertion.
PALNERsTON.
Something About the Lgfo and DsGtk ot
t2s L1t6 frsnieT- CfTd,Dhfc .Sketehes-
Hs L5raship Gs a sportsman. as q
St9te5rlTR, and Gs @ Nan A53tR T5ilu.
o1 tts Hastings, and Ia SOcistg.
We are Just from Cones. On the am-
pie shelves Of the generous purveyOr are
al the late English serials We have de-
Vcure5 them. They are full of his Lord
ship, PalmerztOn- and therefore, having
devOurri thcU all We tJra-5 fiIll Of him.
We must dis-1-ge oar noble load; and
have prepared, o. best we can, from these
sources q few charcoal sketches They
are rude and crude, but life4ike.
Il
But let us take the premier. frs; a.
man He was true socialist But Pal
Ine---1n, says the Timcs,-Gnd in this
Lady PallerSt1u resembles him-wqs in
his very ustUre genial anC social They
loved s1cle-y-not necessarily their own
society, but all men and women. In tie
u
uubC--ie1. 4 large family circle con-
LnUsliy gathered about them. reinforced
by whoever was remarkable for political.
or literary or artistic emiueuCe, for sport.
ior travel, for military or naval eLulOits
All were welcome, sDd al found in both
host and hostess q sympathizing audi
elc-. let they We're never rirh until
laJerlr, and even at last their means
were as nothing when compared with the
cuEience OF many who never open their
doors except 20 the members Of q corerie.
All this Y-,s the result Of a prOdiEious
vitality. ANY doubts on that score might
be- settled by seeing Lord Palmerston At
g public dluulr-Ee sl- down 10 Z with
rhe Z-sr 1f ll EtJn boy; or by -,e-nc
lim 5G Lor-s ulck-wheu nearly an Octo-
-eulrlal he would ride some fifteen miles
20 cover and think nothing ofir.
III
Fond n Pam was 0f his Salon, he was
no. les fond Of the chase and field. The
N8Css7-gr SAYS that in fact be was Jolly.
.l-aLezd sportsman from his cradle, and .
whether shooting the c5vertS Of Broad
lands. following the Hershey or New For .
rezr bounds OF assisting al the Derby he .
invariably displayed tie same eager zest .
f-~ enjoyment or the Derby he was e.
neaza-ly fond, and Ingii the last year he
luEar-l'Hly made point Of riding % ED-
som aal hack 20 see it run i5r. and by an
of whom Ea was recognized he vas
rhal-a1 Honorable members will not
fsI Jo recollect with Hhat pleasure he
rose Go propose the adjournment of the
House Of Commons on the Derby Day,
anl his application OF the term "Isth-
Hizu Came 70 the Epson Races has
become q stare8ryped phrase with turf
reporter E ~ hunting career extended
% the commencement Uf the last season,
vVn-l b. showed with TIE Eursley of
DO TIE Young School the way they
sl.-r-1-1 His r1cinE stud si4ce he Pc
novel f s-sYa Dzlebmy 70 LitlletUn,
srss much reduced, ard Baldwin, with .
whom Fg-ilsm VrlIf tie Wiltshire stakes .
aI Salisbury, was tie last horse he rau-
although lie had a colt callsd Agar eu-
.aE1I il the next Derby. The duties e.
uis ci-L cGic1 only enabled HIN 70 20 &c
Ep=-m and Ascot, be Yet took great IN
tere~- IN the running Of hi- animals and
bis trainer had 70 write To him tho same
evening after each rare 10 tel him how
tLey ran.
".
PaLne-sau did not 20 through life, Il
seems. se1t-.ree Of danger. He had one
OF tV-0 rele1ulreTs Of q personal descrip-
ui1n, and once received the fire Of a would
be-a-sassil- I'm eighteen hundred and
eighteen. sometime Iu April it Has. o.
ue UaS mounting the stairs Of the H0rss
eIarl- O. pistol was fired at him by 8
lalf-.aE lieutenant named Davies. He .
was ca y slightly hart. the bali striking
him above the hip and causing nothing
more serious than a confusion. Il was .
said that had De not turned quickly round
when passing The corner of The baiusteF,
ID "a.
ZION The Houl3-be-assassin was tried.
proved ~ hs insane, ard confined for life
ia Bedlam- where Ee only recently ex-
p-Ied
~ we observed ia cur own biogTaph-
zeal sketch. published ~ The Banner the
dav we received raleuaphic tidinEs Of
Lord P8lmer-t0n's de2th BIS early poliri-
1aI career was brilliant As faE back IS
eighteen hundred and nire. he received .
some splendid proposals from the Perciyal
Ministry " On The sixteenth Of OctO-
ber." saws Naras diary Of that year,
ti ord pa5nler-lou come 10 town, sent .
for bv PercivzL lie was 70 good Gz 70
con rde 10 me that three things were Of .
fs-.I 70 him-the ChanceilsFship Of the
Exehe1uer secretaTyship Of War oF
"A seat al the Treasury by way OF
introduction % ghs seals, II he
was afraid 0f entering oH tasc2 at once. .
These offers were, however, - Tie hiieT-
native Of there being any Of them de-
eliued 5y Mines .rlember of P0nistract.
10 whom they were made in the ilrst iu-
stance. Lord Paimerston consulted me
very frankly UpCl them, and asked If
thought be would be equal 70 the seals
either be- the Cabinet OF Parliament par
ficuIaIlv iu the latter, where he had
barely made bis debut ] told bim, and
srqs most sincere, that il common with
an hfs friends whom I had ever heard
-rask On the subject, I thought him quite
e9r.zl ts them in point or capacity, but as
50 nerves iu Parliament .Of which be
seemed most 70 doubt nobody could
iuCge but himself Among other topics
which was the great difference there
v-.l7il be ia bis situation and pretensions
urJa a return % Office, in the eyent Of
r-- E7iug ouE, II he retired a. 2 Cabinet
Minister instead o. 3 subordinate caPac-
s-v. He allowed it much fattercd his
AMBITION, bar feared the pEsjuctce Il
would occasion 70 his owa reputation and
tho interests Of his friends II he failed !
Del. him inclinuz % the Secretary Of
War. and sdmired bis prudence, as J
have lsnz done the talents and excellent
understanding, IS vel s. the many other
good qualities auz 5ccoDlpiisRn4e4 oi
rl.s very lue young man.
"
The great debate between Golden and
P1tlle--J1u- we fnd it fully reported
strange D. say, in The BaH1er Tor
eighteen hundred and t1TtT-tnrce r.
was Isr-ar and extreme. The iRtter v a.
r4rf.ealar.v severe. When he LETT the
IEuI5e some one sale 10 him, 4" Palmer
--.a. yo- were zoo hard Oh Golden
ills Larlalip al once replied % Nhyr
0-.E a-I what every EuElslulon does
when le j. pitched into 7 gave him 81
god cz l- Brought and, by the way,
speaking OF these two great politicians
wag are lyw out 0f the littls dusty cl-
Fi-a-ls.1lay Of this world, Il was pleas
RDt y re.a.izst how grabbed PalneTsB0n
Na5 ~ a.4l8llllg which reached him
from Nyslsl.- disturbed The great
free-ifaleE AID tllat y-I4akCF Was taik-
ing Til9 l.s physician little while be-
fore hs d.e7, ald said iu q low and gen
Re tcnes % All PailzersJou was q very
generous enemy. These EC-4s came
- tas Prsmier's sa-s, and gavs hlIa
deep pleasure. syn,
psluaersyon's record is very r.Y Of
..-4faf- lie was certainly an ,rf r,oIi-
= N. d
suF Agdrsv- johnson. he ss. iB .ixtsgn
PsrIisments and had beel elected 10 cd
fra Tie ssventeeuth. He served Ia Official
positions under four nlGuarcbs-Seorge
m. George ", William w and
Cuaen Victoria. He held important Of
fiees under ten different FIRST Losas Of
fhe Treasury, viz: The Duke Of For tLand
aTr. GDencer Perceval, Lord Liverpool
Nr. Canning. Lord Goderich, the Duke
ofEyelIington, Earl Grey, Niscount Mel
bourse. Lord John Russell, and Lord
Aberdeen. ana hsd himself occupied the
rarle position ia two different nihisiFLIs.
VII
No-bing ls said he gil that We have
rsqd ab0nt that little hirtatiGG with
~ Parsons wife. Perhaps Cone is to-
vir,u9us-Berhaps the English press TOO
diquihed-to dip into thai sort q scan
dai. We are bslf-arDiiHq 70 tel The
storv. But we f0rbear. The grave Is
zoo newly covered. Let Us sTew II with
Gowers, not obloquy. neFs e Q pleasant
aoeedoie. sold John Day, says ne
PJsf. "wa5 an Immense fayorite with hl5
lordship, as lac was with numbers ol