Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-20
the Late Lord Beac0us q sid.

Tue Late Lord Beacousn q aid.
The death of Benjamin Disraeli,
Earl Besconsfield in the peerage
Of England, which has just taken
place, will create a profound sensa-
ton throughout the world. While
he had attained to the advanced
age of seventy-six years, his won.
derful intellectual vigor and vitali-
ty led his contemporaries to ex-
pect to see him live to the advanced
age of Brougham. The deceased
statesman came fairly by his lite
rary apitudes, his father, the au-
thor Of "The Curiosities Of Litera.
ture," and other standard works,
having been a man of marked abil-
ity and individuality. His sons
advent into the House of Com.
mons was not a brilliant one, the
foppish young pretender to elo-
quence being repeatedly coughed
down. The rough treatment which
he received at the hands of Daniel
O'Connell would have been enough
to discoHcert any ordinary man,
but Disraeli was not made of com.
mon stuff. Like Richard Brinsley
Sheridan under similar discour-
agements of first callow failures,
he announced that the Com.
mons should yet listen to him
with interest aud respect, and he
lived to see the vsunt fulfilled In q
measure which has been accorded
to few Englishmen. His first
novels, such as Vivian Grey and
Henrietta Temple, were favorably
received, and he soon began to
make political headway. Opposed
to his advance was the strong
prejudice which at that time ex.
listed against the Jews in England.
In addition. he was foppish and
dandified In the extreme, rejoicing
in brilliant waistcoats and a profu-
sion Of jewelry. But the open
sesame of his unquestionable
genius trampled over all obstacles.
He finally attached himself to the
Tory party and made himself in
valuable to the late Earl Derby.
By the force of his daring aud skill
in the management of men he sue.
ceeded in getting the Tory mobiles
and squires out of the old ruts; and,
when Gladstone and Bright
brought forward their bills for the
extension of the suffrage, nearly
twenty years ago, they were
surprised to behold 'Disraeli
throw himself into the gap
and Ego them one better"
His Imagination was oriental
and perhaps extravagant in its
cast. The death of Earl Derby left
him the unquestioned ruler of the
Tory party and he maintained an
absolutism of personal sway of Its
councils which was never rivaled
by an English premier with the
exception of the elder and the
younger Pitt. 1t was he that ad-
vanced the scheme OF making Vic
toris Empress Of India, q project
which was bitterly resented by the
liberals, who did not relish the new
tangled dignity. England had al.
most come to be regarded as a sec.
ond rate power when the Russo
Turkish war gave Beaconsfield an
opportunity of resurrecting her old
and worldwide pres.
tige. He was q thorn in the flesh
of Russia and did not hesitate to
menace her with the wrath OF Eng
land, filling the Turkish waters
with q powerful British fleet and
bringing sepoys from India to en-
force the threat. At his psremp.
tory demand the Russian
forces were arrested at the
very gates OF Constantino-
Pile, and Lord Beaconsfleli was
the most conspicuous and dignified
figure amongst those who. at the
Congress Of Berlin, arranged the
conditions Of peace. His policy
was aggressive and domineeripg
md perhaps pregnant with danger
md disaster In the future, but its
very boldness dazzlsd the world |
md kindled the enthusiasm Of his
ollowers to Q white heat.
Like long dormant volcano,
which showssigns Of renewed activi-
=, after his retirement from power,
began to be intlmAted that there
ve.e sigus Of . literary eruption
- - laie premisr, and it se,nel