The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-21

not promising He was accused OF bribery and
Rlgby veteran oiice-holder. thought to crush
the young aspirant at q single blow; but Fox.
always generous came to the rescue and turned
the toe OF battle. He never forgot this attack OF
Rigby, and In after years, when occasion offered,
he paid him back in his own coin. With q pitn.
ness and wit, which must have produced q terri
bic eject, be SAID. after his old enemy had de-.
livered an offensive speech. "If the degree OF
offence which speeches gave was TO be considered
as the criterion OF eloquencc the right honorable
gentleman must be looked up to as the Demos.
themes OF that assembly,"
BE won high ONCE, ana used II generously.
Still, such was his carelessness In pecuniary mat
tiers that he died poor. A tomb in Westminster
was declared to be his due. The chief officers OF
State princes Of the blood royal dukes and earls.
formed procession in his honor after death. AS
the author OF this volume quantity remarks.
'They pompousiy helped to bury whom they
helped TO starve."
The last biography Is that OF Charles James Fox,
who began life under the impressive motto which
his father gave him, ''Never do to-day what you
can possibly put Off till tomorrow nor ever do
yourself what you can get any one else to DO Tor
you-" He was generous hot-tempered and I'M
restrained by any high moral principle. Early in
public life, when he was Junior Lord OF the
Admiralty, he was noted for addiction TO play.
Along with some other young men, VINO belonged
to set OF graceless rashionably called IN the
slang OF the time) MaccarOns, which being In
terpreted signifies swels OF the first water he
founded club at Amack's, where the stakes were
rouleaux OF ESQ each, and wnere as much as flO00o
were on the taoe at one time. These dandies made
a regular business OF gaming. They began by
pulling OF their embroidered clothes and putting
on irieze overcoats, or turned their coats inside
outwards for luck. Theyput ON pieces OF leather
to save their lace rules. and to guard their eyes
from the light and TO prevent tumbling their hair
wore high-crOwned straw hats with broad brims;
they also wore masks, to conceal their emotions
when they played at ounce.
Fox was wonderfully ready in debate. and more
than once excited the admiration and envy OF the
House by the nuency OF his speech and the
strength OF his argument. He was thoroughly
independent member, now engaging the King and
now the liberals by his plain criticisms and his IN
cisive u.terances. He managed, however. to
maintain his position as the friend OF the people,
and 50 persstenty opposed all bills which pro-
posed what seemed to be an unnecessary tax
that the following couplet was always received
with rapturOus applause at every public gather
ing:-
Whenever a tax in the House was projected
Great Fox he rose up and always objected.
With his opposition 10 the American war, his
am notion Minister, his opposition to the var-
Gus measures OF George ILL.,, his power OF ora
tory, ali students are acquainted The rivalry
between Fox and Pitt is historical episode
which the poet well as the philosopher
delights to dwell. Sometimes it grew to a degree
OF bitterness which made the kingdom trembe,
but the two opponents were noble-hearted war
riors. One night after Fox had been speaking,
noble lord, coming out OF the House with Pitt.
began to abuse Fox's speech. Don't disparage
It," said Pitt, nobody could have made 1t but
himself" On the other hand. Rogers. in his
Table Talk" tells US that 'During the debates
on the war with France heard Fox characterize
a speech OF Pitt as one that would have excited
the admiration and envy OF Demosthenes.'
After Fox's death, when malice ana hatred
were alike vain, the King, being soitened, said to
Lord Sidmouth, ''Llttle did think that I should
ever live TO regret Mr. Fox's DEATH"
The book is readable and worthy OF a conspcu-
Gus place the snelf OF the student and the gene
raj reader.