The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-05-06

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HE>1AAi< pisnArfi was born IN London q,
tho 2lat ~ December. leo5. His father ~.
Isaac pIsrncli, known - thc author 81 sc,.,.,
iitcrnry works nmong them the famous .c,rl
oSitics OF literature" His mo,her's maiden.
name WINS na<eyi, ana she was the dnurhtcs Va
the architect Of that name who WINS killed M
the 10Th Of October. lslj. by falling from
tower 81 Ely Cathedral. IIe rccciyoi his ..rst
education from his father ani private tutors
Then he studied for the b.r IN the oicc ~ 4
solicitor. who took such fancy 20 himthn, he
proposed 20 make him heir 10 his practice.
Hut notwithstnnd his bright prospects NJ
tired Of tho legal profession and devoted him
sen 10 literature. AZ the a9e OF ninctrnn ho
visited Gcfmmy. where he remained until
is-u. when b. returned 10 England ana pnb-
iisncd bis iirst novel; "Nivian Grey which
created y sensation and wastrnn-'nted intofho
principal languages a EUROPE. n = great am.
billion was 70 obtain sent ia Parliament. III
II was not Traiiiici un'il bis thirty. ccnnd
ycaf, whoa he was chosen rs rcpacscmntiAe
o. the borough ~ Maidstone 70 the hrst .ar-
Lament of the rcixn OF Victoria. having been
twice dcfct'ci when running for High Wv
connie }uckinshninshllc. ~ Il Tory I'M cal
nnd again when running Tor Taunton ~ a con
scrsatiNe. upto hts time be had publ .hcl.
best les "Nivian Grey" a satire III one vol.
ume. entitled !. fhc voyage 81 Cap;nin Pupa.
niiia. his second society novel; "1Ac onne
Duke. n novel called "Cpniar.n Fleming
psychological nutoblographs. eilterlnx
oriental romance: "Thc Woniro Tale ~
Arrow "1hc liisc o. Islander founded ~
Scanierbce steyolt against ,hc turks IN the
fifteenth century; the political writings.
Nhaf j. Her" "Ihc Revolutionary Epe
f" The CRISIS Examined" and IA NInlioat.on
% the Eng.ish Constitution" cmbo lying HI
political views; the sarcastic ana punvcnt
articles Ia the Times s'rned Runnymcne. Inc
love story. "licnrietta Temple" an the novel
sNcnctia." IN which Byron ana shelley figure.
His FIRST speech III Parliament was a failure.
aud was shouted down by the members. lie
c.oscd with the following words: n am not
surprised ~ the reception have experienced
! have begun ~eseraltinns many thingA nndf
have often sncceedc Al last j snail 81 down
now. hut thc time will come wnrn yon will hear
me- And indeed II was moi long bcfo q III was
heard, Tor IN isN already nc masr speech
which was listened "a with profonndaftrnti1n
Soon afierwnri he published a f,e-Act spanish
tfagi dy. the Count AIarcos." The sane wear
he married the widow of WynlhAm Lewis.
70 whose sweet AMI noble characfcr be test.
fed by dcdicating one OF bis noxrs 10 biz
perfect wife," He was now looked upon as
the leader OF the half literary. half political
party then gaining prominence IN n gland. ana
hts next novel "Coninvsby; ~. the New G en-
Grafton" gained wide circulation hccanse X
was regarded a. a stsycmrnt OF thn views 81
that party. ana because several public nen
hgurcdin II rs characters. SihyI and Tan
cred" were published respectively III 1855 and
iSts. " the three inst-nsmei books hc him
sell says In the preface 4, his collected works
$50: "Thcy form tiilogy. the object Of
which was 20 deliucatc the origin and charac-
ter Of English political parties"
His savage attacks on Sir Robert Peel for
his free-trade policy now caused Dissatli 20 be
looked upon a. one Of the chief members Of
Parliament. and IN 1919 he became the leader
o. the Conservative purity. During the Same
year be published biography o. nis father.
and, in is5s' memoir Of his friend Lord
George Bcntinck.
In March. lSis. when Lord Derby wins al the
head u the administration. Disracli was
made Chancellor 81 the Exehequer and
member Of the Privy Council. The same
year he went out 81 ONCE with Lord Derby.
ia December. After Lord paImcrs:on's down
fall. In February. lass. be again bcctm than
ceiior or the Excnc4ucr under Lord Derby,
Who WINS succeeded IN June o. the same year
by the Pnlmcrton-itnssell Cabinet. During
this administration. as well a. during thu fol-
lowing Nu-ttIi-ttiAu~I0uc Miui-tr}. ~ iti iAt
opposition in the Commons. He again be-
came Chancellor OF the Exchequcr under
Derby, In ls,j, his chief political acton being
bis support of the reform bill. signed
~ the Queen August n. 1877. extend
nr the right Of suffrage 10 all bous~
holders IN q borough and 20 every per-cn
IN q county having q freehold Of forty Snli'
ings. The Earl of Derby resIkned II
February. lsae. Disracli then became i'rime
Minister, which post he retained until Decem-
Der, Is0s, when be was succeeded by CLAIR
stone. In 1870 he published "Doshair" which
reached 4 circulation OF 5000 copies ~ the
country. The pccragc offered him in Isbs ne
declined for himself. hut DO accepted Il for hs
wife. who became viscountcss Bcaconsted.
He became Prime Minister aRain IN February
Is5i. after the resignation or Gladstone. ny
whom he was again succeeded ON the 18Th "A
April lao. Soon afterward he was created
Earl or Deaconsfcld His wife died December
~ 1s72.
The family Disraeli settled flrst n spain and
then IN Venice. Benjamin Disracll came 70
England IN I7tG. He married IA ist5 sarah
vfliafeal DC Scproos, by whom nc had one
child, Isaac Disracli the father Of Lord i'ea'