The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-12-15


We clip the following extract from the
London CORES po ndence Of tie New, York
Tribune: zsd o5T.sts3so TE+' 80
"We have past this week. the 6rst an
fnlYersary of Lord Palmerston 3. death,
which took place on Oct. 81 of last gear.
The world certainly does slide with,a ven
gence in our day, aud it is Instructive. II
not encouraging5nt see how she coutfn
ues 10 spin Around in iler course without
any apparent diseompesu,e aIzthe disap-
Pearanee of eminent statesmen. We are
already halt delivered of reform bill;
the East Is in blazs, and Bismark has
I absoI bed tbe best part of Germany in the
name of ''the Municipalities IAN idea
which was foolish1ess, TO say the, least,
for the last of tie L I'd Liverpool and
Can ming School o statesmen Doubt
less there are few men who leave much
real maik behind7theD, but it is never
Itheiess startling TO lhink what large
place Lord Palmerston filled in the stage
OF Western Europe only 10 months ago,
and TO look round ard see aud feel no
trace of his influence left among US.
After J., it is only what tbe world is
PLEASED to call the fanatics-that small
| and muCh endu ing band of whom she
is not worthy, whose sepulchers she
builds after having bounded them to death
! who. win in the great game, andTsclre
deeply on the. great dial plate of history.
On the evening OF this anniversary, | was
on one OF our bridges, over which a vol
unteer regiment was marching back, from
drill-march1n{ a ease, with rifles sIuug
over their shoulders. They were sing
ing, as is their wQnt--not altogether. but
I by snatches-frst one Company aud then
another eatching~up the refrain, which
swelIed up every now and then, along
the whole column. For moment did
not recognize the chant, but as the head
of the column came close, The GLORY
HalIefujeh 0fyoar' John Browns March
rung outs TO No y surprise and delight, and
Heated, oyer the quiet waters OF Iithe
Thames down below. As the last com
pany filed away into The dusk, l couldn't
help specializing whether III 50 years
timesthe old New England Puritan 'yeo-
man, the hard fighter in Kansas, who
ended his days on The Virginia scstfoldI
would not count for more with our grand
children thanthe successful Premier, The
Cabinet Mi0ister Of moi ethan Halp a cen
tary,a who, during iii eventual years.
troln the Grimean was to the time afshiss
death. ruled England aud her empire
Eptelty much as be. pleased. i came -
the Conclusion. without the least diispsr
Iagement to thegallant old gentleman who
lived ehls. own kind of hieo 'braFely and
honestly enough, that for one English
speaking man who will at that time OF
day hunt out atfectionately Lord Pal
merston's last home IN Westminter- Ab
hey hundred will be making pilgtinai
yes to the Wild little. seIIIemeuG lngtbe
Adirondacss and dFin4Ing in strength, OF
soul ever, the plain granite slab which
covers ali that could die of Capt. John
Brown, lie Aboiiii6hist-@ which concIu
sion WHY mo doubt be counted efazabess
by nine tenths ,otEnIyn eW a, oouulrymen, ,
and even with .you,. who love the grand
Fold martyr, doubt whether coaid feck
on on amajoriIy, ora verdict OF perfect
sanity 10 y1.Upui ed % ,iasbiss14 81