The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-06
Oul L0ldll Letter,
Eogl. HR5 Greatest Prea1i r.
Lsdy Ethertsn, Tle PIP,
J4dah p. Benjami,.

4 III AS.-r7ssl GLkstilsFA
seventy-foart,I birthday on December
2oth. 1883. 1t hiis seldom Iapl,eII5
t!la. man OF this age retains tie
full yigor of his talents ard the con,<
plete possession o. his physical qstali.
ties. That llr. Gladstone dcesbot.f, il
Sufficiently evident to the most or!i-
nary observer of Lis career from li4
first appearance in parliament more
than forty years . down 10 the
present time. That he is the greatest
coalmoner that England has ever pro-
duced. goes without question and that
ne Is the most faiious and intellectual
of her pren,iers is undoubtedly the
/ American opinion. His cent.uc hay
been marked by consistency that
has never varied and by a liot ralftv
of sentiment that was cretlitaI,ie la
his heart as well rs to his head iis
| treatment of the irritating Irish
| question has been generous i'm ire
extreme. when one considers the waia
OF prejudice thtt surrounds the sui
/ JecC OH the English size of the cham
nei. lie tore down the established
| church brought the infamous land<
| lord system tn Il Fractlcai close. and
sit the present time holds forth the
hope that an Irish parliament is
among the possibilities. He has elene
this, not only in he face of a bitter
| opposition from the English Tory ele-
ment, hut with nothing but ingrati-
tude from the Irish lea,.ers t!.emseI-
yes. His advocacy Of the bill 20 place
Indian Judges OH the lenci Of India.
which raised such howl of inGigna-
tion here. WAS entirely proper. when
it is remembered that the native
population UutEufniJered The European
i'll the ratio of one thousand To one
Ills treatment OF the troubles of the
Transyael was probably the most
brilliant AID praisewoTthy of the
many acts of justice that his admin
istration has been called upon to de-
eide. The Beers fought the English
troups and defeated them, and Glad
. stone instead of sending reinforce
ments, sent commission to treat for
peace. Oil terms that were far more
honorable to England than any battle
fought and xUl could have achieved.
. The Independence of the Beers wa3
conceded and their future safety
established.
Tie jingo policy of Gladstone pre-
| fruits in the present troublesome
Egyptian question, and the opponents
of the premier are using his apparent
hesitation. to assist the khedlye, to
Z his disadvantage but the grand Old
, man is not to he turned from his life
long policy of justice to all, by any of
their cIies. His refusal to send Eng
llsh troops against the FL Mahds
$ shows the civilized world that though
t the tree be aged, no signs of decay
. are visible. The troubles of tho Sou
dan may yet cost the premier his
head, but the grandest figure in Eng
1 lish history Will ever be William E.
Gladstone.
The Catholics in England have lost
warm and genuine friend in Lady
Etherton. whose death occurred few
! months ago. Her ladyskip became "A
convert to the catholic church while
, on visit to Rome many years ago;
her large wealth was regarded as Il
trust to be used for the benefit of
mankind, and the poor and oppressed
: ever found assistance and help at her
, hospitable door. When Bismarck
issued his edict against the German
jesuits, banisning them from their
homes in Germany, Lady Etherton
offered them an asylum, and decided To
t the order the valuable property ad-
/ joining Etherton Hall (her l!dyships
5 residence) known as 'Dittman Lodge
The lodge was large rambling old
> building very suitable for the pur-
pose. aud 4 seminary was ut once es.
tablished by the order and Is now re-
. garded as one of the best institutions
5 OF the Jesuit order in England
{ The lady was twice married, once to
Mr.. Alfred Stapleton. and again, to-
General Etherton. The immense
wealth was acquired in trade, Mr..
Stapleton being Il manufacturer. &C
, his death he left bis widow the entire
estate. She had no family at this
time but bore two sons to General
Etherton. She again became ~
= widow, and having the entire control
of her large fortune, by iudicious in
! vestment added very largely TO it..
. Her youngest son died just before he
:. :. had attained his majority. and rs he
: was her favorite child the blow was u
:. severe one. The eldest son was not a
favorite with his mother, for leasons
!. that would probably not interest your
: readers, and he had been given to un-
derstand that he would not be her
heir. This son married daughter
!. of u baronet in the heighborhood of
:. Etherton Hall, xni this marriage still
: further estranged mother and son,
: When tho brides father gave his con.
: sent to the union he did so condition
!. ally, the condition being that the
!. groom for his mother) should settle ,s
certain specified sum on the bride.
!, her ladyship agreed to this, although.
!, :, not favorable to the marriage. hut
;. the baronet still further insisted OR
: : having the money paid over before he
:, would allow the ceremony to proceed.
! This demand SD offen'led her ladyshii,
:, that although she complied with it,
she did not attend this wedding nor
: had there been any intimacy between
their families Hp To the time of hex
death. ln her Will she left almost
!. her entire fortune To the Pope and !.
r suit has been commenced by the heir
, to set the will aside. This contin-
! gency was fureseen and the hest legal
! talent in England prepared the viii,
: and were engaged to defend it. IL
! will gratify Americans to know thar
!. the talent thus named, is the famous
sontherner. Judah T.. Benjamin.
!. whose name have had occasion ts
+ mention In II foru er letter, ana WHOSE.
!. history every intelligent american is
familiar with. The result of the snit,
if am spared So ans. your readers
, will have at some future day.
i NJ. j. NJ.
|. London. Fcb'y fosh. 1884.
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