New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-25


the recognized chief Of the Tory party acting sometimes
in the cold shade of opposition" other times holding
the rens OF power Premier, but steadily re-
sistng throughout the party OF progress and
yielding only when compelled to do so In obedience
to power he could neither restrain control After
recedng In 1884 from the Grey ministry the ground
above stated he remained In opposition Tor seven years
at the expiration OF which time he accepted oee under
Sir Robert Peel Minister for the Colonies. holding the
Colonial seals till September 1874 when ne was called 70
the Upper House from his fathers barOny OF Stanley OF
Bickestae Sir Robert Pees abandonment OF bis party
on the Corn law question: led TO the withdrawal OF Lord
Stanley from the Cabinet ana ne became the Ieauer IA
the Lords OF the ProtectOnists Lord George Bennck
and Mr. Disrae dschargng similar dgty III the House
Of Commons In 1851 on the death OF ms atner ne sue
Lord John Russell Premier he was called upon by the
Queen, for the first time, TO form govern,
power for only ten months, having found II Impossible
with Cabinet intensely Tory and Protectons az that
he had constructed command majority In the House
of Commons Daring this short term oil ONCE however,
he instrumental in carrying those measures o,
benefit the English people and in forming that alliance
between England and France from which such mporant
upon the resignation Of the Palmerston Ministry nc
again became First Lord Of the Treasury but his govern
ment having beaten in the House Of Commons on
OF Parliamentary Reform brought FORWARD ~
them, he dissolved Parliament, and appealed 10
opposed to him than the old one. leaving hum no
first instance was brought about principally through his
avOwed determination to restore the Corn laws so TINS
time II was fastened by his apparent sympathy with
Austria on the Italian question. Again, however, he
signalzed his administration by achievements which VIII
live IN English history. foremost Of which was tins time
the pacicatOn OF India after the mutny, and the re-
OF the government OF that vast pendency
After another years exclusion from once lOrd
Derby third time became Prime Minister IN June,
1867 after the fall OF the Russell Gladstone Ministry re-
tanning office till the new Parliament elected on the issue
Of the Irish Church Dsestabshment question by de.
majority sealed the fate OF his Government a the
commencement OF the late session His third and last
term OF office WILL like the preceding Ones be mem
orable for the accomplishment Of great work. destined
TO exercise powerful influence on the natloha
This time his Government carried measure establishing
S Sc se s aTs ~ Dons s extended but in
order to prevent revolution that would have gwen
AS an orator and debater Lord Derby stood in the first
rank. Lord Macaulay remarked That ms khOWleuge oI
the science Of parliamentary debate at the very outset
of his resembled an Instinct and that IL would 90
difficult 10 name any other deDater who had NOT naqe
himself OF his art at the expense OF his aunl'
ence He was OF commanding and ardent ma
ture rapid speech when excited mpetuOus Ia attach
tones Of trumpet The deceased Earl succeeded by his
son. Lord Stanley late Minister of Foreign Affairs III ne
Derby has grown fame under tho teaching OF his sre
how naturally he mas come into possession OF tue intel
lect he has Of the estate and title OF ms lae poWeI
father is not so great wonder among the lions OF the
English nobility that We can call 1t phenomenal.
Hectors loved infant, fair as morning STAR
Whom Hector called Scamandrius, but the rest
Astyanax IN honor OF his sire,
so sings Lord Derby's Homer In words that bring to
mind the prop OF Torydom and the wellbeloyed Astya'
dence Of progressive spirit which his fathers late
years certainly STRANGER IN not only adyocahs
labor cooperation but In asserting that no one can dis
pute the night OF men working together IN one trade 70
combine I'm Joint action " since Il u only by union that
they can meet their employers on terms OF equality
sOme OF the leading energy OF the Old Lord ~ thus re-
called the new Perhaps he too might eXclam win
the great Trojan type OF the elder Derby:
''NOr could my soul the lessons Of my youth
so far forget whose boast IL still has been
In tho forefront OF battle 10 be found,
Charged with my fathers glory and my own
Yet In my nmost soul too well know
The day must come when this our sacred Troy,
And Priam's race ana Pram's royal SELF
shall In one common ruin he o'erthrown"
Thus again chants the great Greek through his Engsh
echo and those who hope for progress In Lord
Stanley than In his SIRE and who feel that TOrydom and
Troy one, viii discern than Homers meaning III
the words Of the old British Hector.