Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-01
Lord PaImerstop.

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forsome time, his disease had not been
considered dangerous, thoughthe possibiI
~ OF its compelling his Withdrawal from
oficiallif had eansed considerable speeu-
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Henry John Temple, third Viseount
~PaImerton, was born in Hampshire, Eng
-lany, October Goth, 1884 and was there
fore within two days Of reaching his
eighty-frst year when he died. The
founder ofhis family was Secretary to Sir
Philip Sidney, and settled in ireland in
l6Os. The famous Sir William Temple
was "a grandson of this gentleman and
an uncle of the first Lord Pslmerston,
who was made a peer of Ireland
in 1922. The present Lord Palmerstm
commenced his studies at Harrow, pur-
sued them at the Universityof Edinburgh,
enjoying the instruction of Stewart, the
famous metaphysician, and graduated
from st. Johns College, Cambridge, in
1906, at the age of twenty-five, having
meantime succeeded to his title as viscount.
Upon entering political life he had the
choice of running his chance for an cleo
ton to the House of Lords as an Irish
representative peer, or of standing for the.
House of Commons. He chose the latter,
and, though defeated in the canvass for the
University of oxford, was Immediately
returned for a ''pocket borough of
which he happened to have the con-
troll. Upon nteringpolitical life he iden-
tilted himself with the tory party, then
firmly seated in power, and in 1907 became
aiunior Lord fthe Admiralty in the Cabi-
net of the Duke of Portland. At this
point commenced an official career which
has continued, almost without Interrupt
ton, for ffty-eight years-more than the.
lifetime of an ordinary man. With sin
gular and characteristic pliancy Lord Pal
meFston adapted himself to almost every
change and development of popular feel
ing, and, while never greatly adYaneingthe
cause of progress, has generally kept step
with or fallen only a little behind the adj
vance of public sentiment on questions of
reform. In nearly sixty years of public
life he has never been out of parliament,
only once or twice out of Office, and only
in isolated instances in opposition to the
government. The catalogue of the Offices
he has heldeand the eabinets he has been a
member Of would weary en- american
reader We shall not attempt to rehearse
them iRsfal, but shall only mention such
IN his career as exercised marked
upon him and upon England.
The first Of these was his success in OBJ
the much coveted representation of
the University of Cambridge in 1911.
This success proved, after all, a detriment
to him, for Cambridge, like Oxford, is on
servntive, and its influence undoubtedly
Lord Palmerston in the tory party
ten years longer than he would ether
wise have remained. He continued to
represent the University, acting mean
time as secretary of war in five different
cabinets, for twenty years. Meantime,
however; he had grown more liberal as
sentiment in the country advanced, and
the ministry of Canning espoased
he views ofthat progressive leader on the
iubjeetsiof Catholic emancipation, Parlia-
nentory reform, &c. When the Duke or
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Wellington became Premier, in 1928, and
naugurated a retroactive policy, he, how
ever, retired from the cabinet, together
with other liberal members, owing to the
resignation of Mr.. Huskisson. Now, forthe
irst time in his life, he found himself in
opposition, and IN IosU, definitely separa-
ed himself from the tory party, becoming
secretary in the wing cabinet Of
Earl Grey, and advocating Lord John
2usselrs celebrated reform bill. For this
tep, Cambridge sought to punish him, as
has recently ~endeavored to rebuke
Ar. Gladstone, by defeating his election
5 member from the university. The de-
eat, however, proved only an emaneipa-
ion IN the case of the former, as it has al
proved in that of the latter. He imme-
lately stood for his old borougho f Bletch
ngly, and came back into Parliament a
onfirmed liberal. E !
In 1895 he was returned from the
CROUCH of Tiverton, and has since repre-
that borough up to the time of his
cath, having been reelected from it to
ne new parliament in August last.
In 1880 he became foreign secretary
nd continued in that office, with an in
eruption of only one year in 1834-5, and
f five years from 1871 to ls46, until 1852.
n his administration of the affairs of
Foreign Office he gained a very wide
nd high reputation as a diplomatist and
salesman His influence was always
favor of the cause of constitutional
bertylin other countries, but he always
as far as possible any semblance
Intervention in the internal affairs of
her nations. He was prominent in eff
a recognition of Belgium he form
| the famous alliance between England,
ranebg nSpain'and Portugal for the pur-
ose of preserving constitutional govern
ent in the two nations last named, and
le no less famous alliance for the purpose /
preserving the integrity of the Turkish
mpire; and in the stormy times Of ls4s
: stood by the stru ggling nationalities of
urope, though lending his favor to the
yccessful 7erevOlution in Naples. He
st his office in 1882, through his synpa-
y with the Emperor Napoleon, who had
st eonsummated his comp dstdt and for
fusing to allow Prince Albert TO revise
5 dispatches to the French Court. For
is he was dismissed by Earl Russell, the
rime Minister, but had the satisfaction of
up that administration, and
ling into office almost immediatelyzas J
One Secretary in the Aberdeen coalition
;,
This ministry was dissolved in 1855, and /
that year Lord Palmerston assumed the
at of the First Lord of the Treasury, I
ID became Prime Minister. The Queen, !
membering the ancient feud, was very
erse to appointing Lord ~Palmerston to I
Premiership although the voice of the I
,o-las hod salacfad him fars4ho 1Iaoa ,v;th !