Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-27


America, purchasing q farm on Long Island
He returned to England in 1919 taking with
him the bones of the famous Thomas Paine
so as to give them a more decent burial This
was rather remarkable, for Cobbett had
written Life OF Thomas Paine" in which
he had denounced him as ia rebel to his
King and his God" as 'a hypocritical
monster" ''ragamuf1in deist," &c. lime
and reelection had changed his opinion of
Paine's character though he never embraced
tines views of religion This act OF his
and his defense of paino, did great injury to
Goblet, and he lost many friends by it.
Oobbctts first speech aftor his return to
England WAS on Parlian entaly reform, and
he lived to soc his views to II large extent
adopted by Parliament. from this time
until his death his HE was enc continued
battle He defended Queen Caroline, and his
bold attacks upon George w. were unceaeing
His deuunciations OF Castloreagh were most
scathing, and he VAS nearly as severe (un-
justly We think upon Sir Robe Peel. In
fact few English statesmen escaped from
the attacks OF pen dipped III gall
anu Nitlueu MlluOui lehT OF lhNbI.
Ho had a peculiar talent for making nick
names, and they stuck after he once used
them. Frederick Robinson, Lord Goderich
was happily called Prosperity Fred" for
his constant promise of good times coming.
Nh. Thomas Atwood, from some scheme for
reducing the national debt by shilings was
Little Shilling Atwood, Mr.. Hobhouse
WAS 'Sancho Hobhouse, Lord Liverpool
WAS Lord Pinknose' Liverpool, Sir Robert
Peel was spinning Jenny Peel The To-
quacious Lord Broug ham was stigmatisod as
"a mixture of laudanum ana brandy, with a
dolble allowance vi jaw
This man 80 rugs Cd, 20 bitter, 30 violent
in his resentments and apps' euty 30 vim
diCtiye towards Lis enui4Iua, p. cents charm
| Ing picture in his social and domestic rela-
| tons. He was q fond, tender aud devoted
husband, most alfectionate father aud Il
most hoEpitable and generous nelghbor. SO
re6ardtul was he VI HE wife, wEo WAS consti-
tionally timid and Is! -clally afraid Of thunder
storms, that Whenever he saw storm ap-
preaching while he was absent from home he
| used to drop whatever he had III hand aud
hasten home as fast as he could He speaks
of his wife rs ~ companion who though
deprived of all opportunity OF acquir-
ing what is called learning, had
so much good sense, 80 much useful
knowledge was so innocent, 30 Just il
all her ways, so pure III thought, word anC
deed, 30 dlsinterested. so generous, 30 do
voted to me aud the children, 30 free from al
d guse and, withal, 30 beautiful and Il
laxative, nd in voice 80 sweet, 30 cheer
ing, that | must, seeing the health and capa
city winch it had pleased God to give me
have been criminal, if | had done much les
than l have done; and have always said tina
!. | If my country felt any gratitude for my labora
! that gratitude is due to her, full az much as t
, me- The story of his courtship and marriag
, is as interesting as the most romantic novel
Il One OF the most amusing characteristics o
Goblet IL his frank ontspoken self esteem
/ He neN er attempted to conceal the fact tina
0 he had the best kind Of opluion Of his ow
abilities. He says; "When am asked whs
books young man or a young woman shoul
= read, | always answer, let him or her read u
I the works have written He speaks
himself thus on another occasion; And i
this the enlightenment Of the peoplel L
d really the object Of the promoters of thel
u | plans what praise Is not due from them
= me, who am endeavoring to communicate
g the people at large all that | have acquire
!, from life OF application and experience; wi
l. AM, in short, eudeayoring to take one he
F,,tt 30
Ii and sound upon every pair OF shoulders
u | the kingdom
10 Shortly after his reelection to Parliame
Ut in 1885 CobUetts health famed him, and aft
l. brief illness, on the 18th of June, he sh
T. his eyes as II to sleep, leaned back and .
lie pred No sooner was he dead, than all /
u world, friends ami foes. Acknowledged /
greatness, The flames pronouueed him Il
TO most extraordinary Eus.ohmaa OF his az
and called him the last OF the SaXous. al
rk many utner papers which had reviled h
a during life, made haste to pay the high
as honors to his memory In lis busy hfetiu
to he published no less tOaa works QncIudi
IL pumphlets) upon great variety Of snblrc
II The grammar which .l,s up nearly one h
ct, OF Mr. Waters publIca, I.is as unique as ~
er. thing thst ever came from CuuDutt Origin
CIV and prolific mind The editor preface shoi
I'm not be neglected The grammar consists c
ud series of letters addressed to his son Jam
M 1t was remarkable experience to the VIII
'aa to read Il grammar which was not only instr
lu tive but also Intensely entertaining aud am
non ing. Mr.. Watson and othors censl
seq him for introducing politics into gra
ms mar, for making political allusi,
lth while treating subject which has no c.
ore nection with politics. 1t is very laughablC
I'm read his Illustrations OF bad English II
sht are drawn from the speeches and writings
ing people whom he disiked from the speed
eat Of the Speaker of the House Of Comma
I'M from the dispatches and prodr itons OF
dis Duke of Wellington, Lori CasIlercagh,
the Marquis of Wesscsley, and the Bishop
nd, Winchester. His witty analyses of the v
Der ings of these worthless is merciless.
Mr.. Waters has done good work in bri
the ing out this book and we heartily comm
this it to all, as instructive, interesting and an
sled ing. Only very i'll written life of Cobl
I'M could fail to be attractive, and this book il
'wl- markably well written.