Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-07-22

of his time. OF that, however, theread-
er shall judge. His political creed IN
1885 was as follows:
Perfect freedom of labor and capital: the
l abolition of the Corn Laws. and instead there
| Of q moderate fixed duty upon grain; the use
| of the ballot in voting: shorter Parliaments;
the repeal OF all unequal taxes: an extension
of the franchise; abolition Of fOgging and
| impressment.
! In 1871 he was created Lord COngle.
ton, thus rcviving the name of the town
| in which his rcmotcr ancestors had
lived for hundreds of years. He held
this new honor only few months. He
died by his own hand while delirious
from illness when sixty-fiye years OF
age. Like his nephew, he was forcible
| but not an eloquent speaker, and adj
dressed his remarks wholly to the I'M
Outstanding of his auditors.
The father of the present Charles
Stew art Parnell (John Henry by name,
was IA son of Sir John Parnell. he
served for a time as high sheriff OF the
Irish county of Meath. Of him little
else is recorded except one fact OF
great interest and Importance. He
married the daughter of Charles Stew
art, who died a Rear-Admiral IN the
navy of the United States, after hav-
ing contributed as much as any man
of his time to make it efficient and hon
orable.
If the reader will review the exploits
of Admiral Stewart, as related by Fen
imorc Cooper in his Naval History OF
the United States, he will be compelled
to believe in the transmission of quail
tiles from grandfather to grandson.
Charles Stewart was noted, not only
for audacious courage. which quailed
at nothing and took all risks which
good judgment justified, but he was
also one of the coolest and most i'm
purturbable of men in the presence of
an enemy. He won his great successes
| in the war with Tripoi and in the War
| of 1912 by the most remarkable union
of cool seamanship and brilliant dash.
A master OF seaman's art, he would
skillfully work his ship hour after hour,
until he had the enemy where he could
do him most harm, and then, hurting
himself upon the foe, in few minutes
reap the reward of many hours of eau
|
Admiral Stewart was thoughtful
man also, who contributed many
ingenious and valuable papers on naval
subjects. 1t was he. ably seconded by
| Commodore Bainbridgc, who set the
Government of Mr. Madison right on
naval matters in 1872. The Govern
ment thought it would be folly to trust
the few frigatcs of the American navy
outside of American harbors. The two
young captains thought otherwise, and
induced the President to order the
ships to sea. We have also an interest.
ing anecdote of Captain Stewart OF
this period, while he was waiting at
Washington for his ship. the Constitu-
ton, to reft He lived at the time in
the same clearinghouse with John c..
Calhoun, of South Carolina, and he
has recorded curious conversation he
had with him. Captain Stewart told
Calhoun he was puzzled to explain the
close alliance which existed between
Southern planters and the Northern
Democracy. MIR. Calhoun replied that
the planters held to this alliance from
policy only. They had no sympathy
with Democracy, being essentially arts
tocratic; but i. is only through their
union with the Democratic party that
they controlled the Nation.
Miss Fanny Parnell, sister of the Irish
statesman, died a few years ago with a
patnetie song upon her lips:
"shall mine e;as behold thy glory, my
country?
6hallmine eyes behold thy glory?
Oh shall the darkness close around them
e'er the sunblaZc
Break ut last upon thy story?
" When the nations ope for thee their queen
ly circle
Asa sweet new sister hail thee.
Shall these lips be scaled in callous death
and silence,
That have known but 20 bewail thee?''
Tie song ends with the sentiment
that when the day OF victory cane she
should burst from the grave to join the
jubilee procession of her countrymen.
Then contented, she would 60 back to
the si,amrocks, and resume her resting
place in the tomb. N Y. Ledger.