Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-10
PAUL DILLINGHAM;.

LORD PALNEKsToS.-The long career Of Lord
Pslmerston, extending through a period Of fifty
seven or tifty-eight years. during more than for
tyhye Of which be had held Office, is due not less
TO his industry and talent for craftsmanship,
than TO his shreudness and skill IS q Parliamen-
~ leader, to his appreciation Of the English
Character, and 10 his merits as 3 public speaker
HIS oratory possessed the rare quality Of adsp
liability which rendered him as effective on the
hustings as on the floor Of the House Of Com
mons, and was impregnsted with light and
good humoTed SARCASM, seldom exerted without
effect upon unrary opponents. For clear and
forsble statement, without needless veTbisge,
his speeches are described IS unsurpassed by
those Of contemporary statesmen; and although
be seldom rose to eloquence, be was never in any
sense heavy. His appearance, notwithstanding
his advanced sge. was comp sratively youthful,
and bis personal habits we're those Of great ply
steal activity and much outdoor exercise He
was tall and erec; in his carriage, walking usu-
ally with vigorous strides and carrying his years
IN every respect most calamity. His face vss
round, and his scanty hair 8 mixture Of brown
and grey He devoted a considerable care to
the establishment Of his person, and his clothes
were in the extreme Of the fashion Of some twen-
ty years since. Unlike Canning, Disrseli, Rus
sell, Gladstone and others Of his contemporaries,
he won his way to power without the aid Of lit
erary prestige His views and opinions are TO
be found in detail only in Parliamentary reports
and blue books, and in his occasional addresses
TO the electors Of TIverton but multitudes Of
dissertations on his foreign policy have been
published both in England and on the continent,
among which may De mentioned the publication.
and speeches Of David Urquhart accusing him
Of being secretly and trescherou.ly in the ser
vice of Russia, snd of having betrayed the inter-
ests Of England in the Eastern question, and
Count Fcquelmont's Lord PGlmeTston P-fs-
glsterrs ct Ia contiHsHf (lS52). Lord Palmerston
married, December 16, 1899, the dowager coun-
tess Covper, daughter Of the first Viscouut
Melbourne; but the union being without issue.
his title expires with him.
During our civil war, Lord Palmerston occu-
pied negative position. awaiting with his Gus
tomsry caution the turn that affairs would take
His friendship for America was BY no means
ardent, but he deemed it prudent to suppress. As
far as he was personally concerned, any feeling
for or against US, permitting other leading men
to 90 as far as they chose in directing hostile ae-
ton, without rebuke or countensnoe from him.
Although seriously III from the only enemy that
was ever long successful against him, the govt.
he went calamity through the excitement Of
new Parliamentary election. and triumphed over
most Of the obstacles placed in hi. way by his
opponents. Evidently be looked forward to
many years Of power. forgetful Of bis great age
and the ieebleness Of his body.
Since Lcais Napoleon's accession to power,
Palmerston has managed Affairs between Eng
land end France With much ehrevdnese He
postponed any open war, and by his personal
relations with the Emperor, maintained an out
side friendliues. which answered all practical
purposes Of peace while it maintained & credit
able position for England IN the eyes of the
world. His social qualities, readiness at repair
tee, imperiousness in council, and thorough
knowledge Of the idiosyncracies of the British
people, gave him great strength aud rendered
him an object Of fear to bis rivals, and affection
to the mas Of Englishmep. Altogether his ca
reer was Q successful but not brilliant one He
was q demsgogue rather than statesman, q
man Of cunning rather than Of talent, and
svsggerer and bravo IL politics rather than
fearless. upright. independent representative Of
a powerful nation, one able to ask no favors and
fear no foes
II Russell succeeds to bis place in the present
critical condition Of matters between England
and America. We may fear complications which
the little Earl has not the dexterity to evade nor
the ability to grapple vith.-Post.