The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-10

fate OF the Republic. He did not know
whether any Republic was strong enough
peacefully, to elect President at the ballot
box during civil war. He seemed to have a
lurking tenderness for Mcclellan, but said it
was on account of his reticence under attacks
from the newspaper press generally. He
paused moment at my expression, that the
'abuse OF greatness is when remorse disjoins
from power" He thought the line expressed
great truth, and said SJeff Davis will never
die of Temorse." Osborne. of the Illinois
Central Railroad, had written to him. naming
great number of the prominent leaders of
the Rebellion who had died so soon after the
war commenced.
Alexander III. Stephens, he thought would
outlive most of the others, because his heart
was not at first with the Rebellion--if, indeed,
he said, it ever was. He gave me to
understand that a large investment had
been made by him in the State of Illinois, and
he once cherished the idea of coming to Anne
RIGA to live. He soon abandoned this idea,
believing the true work of his life was in
England. He seemed more solicitous about
the condition of the English peasantry, and
more ready to converse on this subject than
upon any other. His fine eyes filled with tears
as he explained to me the fearful ignorance
and destitution among so many thousands
who could never hope to turn turrow of land
which they might call their own. 1t was here
the character of the man shOne clear as day.
ne Sdlu Iu6I6 was no CLASS III llh6 Jil6
tenants in America, who, if they did not at
first own their land, with thrift and reasonable
economy could soon become owners in fee of
as many broad acres as they could cultivate.
He talked on this subject till long after mid
night deploring the fact that the English
peasantry were divorced from the soil on
which they lived. He named his neighbor
Lord Lincolnfeld's park, with twelve miles of
stone fence protecting it; its owner too rich to
spend the half of his income, and rich enough
to buy all the land within a days ride of him.
The question of elevating this disfranchised
class, he said, was the one nearest his heart.
And l did not WONDER as he explained to me
that the English landlords were assessed now
for their landed estate just as they were as
sessed in the days of William the Conqueror.
AS he explained the long system of outrages
practised by the oppressOr at the expense of
the oppressed did not wonder that he looked
with eager gaze and longing eyes for 'good
news from the States" no longer felt any
wonder that the name of Richard Golden had
become almost household word beside thou
sands of American fresides. l knew, too, how
he had grown to feel love for the peasant
class, for whom he had labored so long, and
who, for sixty years, had not advanced one
step towards light or knowledge, or the posses
sion of just share of political power-a love,
in the words of deep-thinking and much
abused poet, as
IL,
AS hearts made sad and sure
At once by many sorrows and one love-"
The clock struck one, when / suggested
that, however delightful such conversation
was to me, he must be worn and tired with so
long sitting. He laughingly, said no, and
reminded me that when Parliament was in
session it was always among the ''wee sma'
hours when they were permitted to go to
bed. He urged me to spend the remainder of
the week at Durford, but declined because |
had soon to sail westward. As he accompanied
me to my room, recall even the tone of voice
in which he said, 81 suppose, then, we must
welcome the coming, speed the parting
guest.
Speaking of Louis Napoleon, he said, when
| he was left to himself, he could on occasions
| write monumental French" While not i'm
| pressed with his conversational powers, he
| thought he knew how to govern. The last
and only political prediction heard him make
was, that unless the aristocracy of England
consented to some modification of the laws
regulating the tenure of lands-and while he
might not live to see it, / would would see
a revolution which would forever settle all
disputes between English landlords and
tenants in such way that popular agitation
would not again be invoked, for the power of
| the present governing class in England would
be overthrown. Only few months after this
conversation, the conduct of the English Gov
ernment (for it is charged and believed that
the Ministry were responsible for it), towards
Garibaldi, gave color to the supposition
that the aristocracy feared the people then as
they do now.
| The Italian patriot was welcomed with spon-
taneous enthusiasm. All Englank took holi-
day. when, suddenly, the popular farore at its
height, Garibaldi was quietly invited to leave
England. The published reason given was
that his health would not permit further ova-
tions. In the morning. before left Duntord,
we had conversation which | may yet give
the world but not here.
| He was answering his letters as early as
! seven o'clock in the morning.
! AS his five daughters, one by one, came TO
| the breakfast room, each one saluted MN WIN
| a kiss
An artist should paint that picture OF do
mestic happiness and contentment.
Here was man rich in the recollections OF
well-spent life. A generous nation, chafng
under the odious yoke of privilege, could
not bind about his neck, as they
would gladly have done, the highest
| crowns of civic honor. Once offered place IN
the Cabinet, he peremptOrily declined IL, pc
1 cause coalition with such Ministry mlght
have been regarded a detection from the
| peoples cause
But a cOnfding and grateful people had
heaped wealth upon him, and hopeo lor MIN
| many years of usefulness and honor.
But he is dead. Shrined in the ahection Oh
the world, he yet lives in the hearts Oh tnaS
generation chiefly benefited by his great anu anu
self-sacrifcing public service; and p0sterlty
| mill lOvinu1v 4olr ~, the name OF hlCnaru