Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-01
OLIVER CROMWELL.

aster paS1iAg aUout a year NJ C1m Drudge,
was removed to Lincoln's Inn. with the
view Of prosecuting hi. studies for the bar.
II has been said that he was addicted to
low pleasures and gaming in his youth !;
but when We fnd him, in his twenty-frst
year. marrying the daughter of Sir John
Bourchier, and spoken Of BY religious men
as professor of religion. we are inclined
10 believe that he has been vilificd with
malice. rather than spoken Of with JUS
tiee. 1923 he was elected member Of
Parliament for Huntingdon. and. in the
following Jear. distinguished himself By
!. his sasl agaihst she hisho,s. WhsuE the
Parliament was dissolved, be retired into
the country, and took a grazing farm at
st. Ives. where he became oversccr Of the
parish. aud jealous member of the rei-
gious comaunity with which be had con-
nected himself. In 1886 Sir Thomas
Stuart. his maternal uncle, died. leaving
him property in the Isle of Ely" worth
$500 year. To this place he now re-
moved his family; but being disguised
with the measures Of the government. he.
in 1857. actually took passage for him
self and family in ship lying in the
Thames. and bound for New England, in
America. This vessel was detained by
proclamation but If she had been suffer
ed TO proceed on her voyage, the head of
Charles |. would. perhaps. never have
been forfeited to his country; England
would never have been commonwealth,
nor Oliver Cromwell its Protector. In
1910 he was returned to Parliament for
Cambridge. and. BY this time. had become
a popular leader. being called Lord Of
the Fens." for having defended a portion
Of the fen country Of Cambridgcshire from
being wrestcd from the people BY the
grasping hands of certain proprietors who
had been draining for themselves. In 1912,
when Parliament determined upon hos,il-
tiles, he went to Cambridge, where he
raised troop Of horse, and which he him
self so ably commanded. that he soon ac-
qurcd the rank of colonel. and Il great
reputation for military skill and valor-
His men were well disciplined. and, un.
der his leadership. at the battle of Mars
ton Moor. in l644. acquired the name of
"Ironsides." At Stamford. and in the
second battle at Newbury. Cromwell great
" distinguished himself. and received
from his party the title of"Saviour Of the
Nation" This party consisted of the In
dependents, who had gained SO great an
influence in Parliament as to pass the ia
NOUS sclf-dcnying ordinance. by which
all members of either House were cxclu-
ded from commands in the army From
this, however, Cromwell, on account Of
his value to the cause, was excepted 4
stroke of policy which preserved his as
cendancy in the army. aud paved the way
for his future advancement. lie was now
made lieutenant general. and by his con-
due. in l645, the battle of Naseby, which
determined the fate of the royalists, was
won This victory was followed By Sc
ries of successes. for which he was voted
a pension of f25e0 per annum. and the
thanks of the House. When the king
was handed over by the Scotch to the
Parliament. Cromwell determined to &c.
him into his own power This he afFec-
ted in 1647. by means Of Cosnct Joyce. a
yonng and spirited soldier lie now OBJ
tanned the chief command Of the army,
and at a conference at Windsor. which he
himself opened with prayer, propounded
the bold measure Of furnishing the king
BY judicial sentence. Charles was now
in the Isle Of Wight. when Cromwell was
called into the north against the Scots,
and into the west against the Welsh
Whenever he fought success attended
hun. and returning to London. be purged
the Parliament house Of its members. bv
means of his troopers. under the direc-
| ton Of Colonel Pride. In the January
of 1919 the kings trial commenced -
Cromwell was the third to sign the war
rant for his execution, and the monarch
suffered accordingly. Cromwell was now
called into Ireland. where he took a terri
bic vengeance upon the inhabitants Of
Droghcda. Waterford. and several other
places. In 1850 he returned to England
and was sent against the Scots, who had
armed TO restore Charles III. On Sep
tember 8, 1852. he gained the battle Of
Dunbar; and that day twelvemonth he
defeated Charles at Worcester The sor-
ercign power was now within his reach.
and he did not hesitate to grasp il. Ac-
cordingly. on February 16. 1854. he was
invested With the dignity Of Protector OF
the Commonwealth Of England. Scotland
and Ireland in the Court Of Chancery.-
In tbi. capacity. he vigorously directed
the affairs ofthc kingdom. making the
English flag, borne by men like Blake.
respected wherever il was seen. In 1858.
however. he became moody and suspi-
cious. In the Angus. Of that year. his
favorite daughter. Mrs. Claypole, died at
Hampton Court This event, with the
publication Of pamphlet BY Colonel IT,
tu.. entitled killing no murder" tend
. ing to prove the assassination Of tyrsnt
q public duty, produced q slow fever.
from which he never rallied. He was.
by order Of his physicians. removed to
! Whitehall for change Of air, bus nothing
would avail Kim now. He died on the
3rd cfSep,embcr. 1858. the anniversary ot
the victories Of Dunbar and Worcester.
and day which he was accustomed 10
consider especially fortunate for himself.
His corpse vas inferred on the 25th o.
April, in Henry the Scvcnth's chapel.
whence. at the Restoration, il vas taken
and exposed. and. il i. said. buried un.
der the galiows at Tyburu. II Is need.
less here to enter into the character ol
Cromwell. That he vas one Of the great
est statesmen and most valiant warriors
England has produced. none ~ill deny