The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-04

judgment, Marlborough was the greatest
man who ever appeared at the head OF q 4
British army. Napoleons tactics were
nearly always the same. III you look
through his campaigns you will find that
his plan was always to try TO give great
battle, gain great victory patch up a
peace-such a peace MS might leave an
opening for a future war-and then hurry
back to Paris This, should say, was the
great benefit OF what we did in Spain-of
what we did and enabled the Spanards to
do. We starved him out. We showed
him that we wouldn't let him fight bat
tie at irst-except under disadvantages.
If you do fight we shall destroy you; II
you do not fight, we shall in time destroy
you still"
When asked his opinion of Nine. dc
Stae, the Duke replied, "She was most
agreeable woman-if YOU only kept her
light and away from politics But that
was not easy. She was always talking OF
matters of state. / have said to her, more
than once, 'Je deteste parler politique,
and she answered, 'Parler poitique pour
moi c'est vivre.' She and i were great
! friends. She sent 10 me on her deathbed,
| but | was not just then in Paris" At
luncheon ut Strathfeldsaye one day in
June, 1913, the Duke "related to us that
the Queen had been originally christened
| Alexandria Nictorina-the latter after
| her mother who was also Nictorina, not
| Victoria. But the name was altered at
the time OF Queen Caroline's trial, when
Bergami's daughter-'la petite VictoriDa'
| came TO be SO often mentioned in the
proceedings, and commented upon, not
very fayorably, by the public. The Duke
added that George w., who was god
father. had intimaled that some one OF the
family names-C Charlotte, Augusta, Caro-
line or Sophia (the latter, said Wellington.
a name they ought to make n point OF re-
tanning in that house Knight be given
to the young Princess, in addition to
the rest. But the Duke OF Kent insisted
on calling only after the Emperor Alex
ander and his own consort. Upon this
George W., much aifronted, refused to at
tend the Christening" Before even the
King or Lord Liverpool heard the news Of
Waterloo, the Rothschilds were in possess
sion Of the secret. The Duke said that a
Jew in the service OF the great fnanclers
was at Client looking in with crowd at
the Kings window, when a messenger ar
rived. lie saw that the King, having
read the letter, embraced the messenger
and kissed him all round the ROOM"
The jew was shrowd enough to draw his
own conclusions Instantly he slipped out
OF the crowd ard set of post haste to Eng
land. lIo said nothing to any one until
he reached Rothschild's house in the city.
lie afterwards FASTENED TO Lord Liverpool.
Lord marlborough, who was present when
the Duke told this story, added that before
they sailed that day from Ostcnd they saw
Dragon who ran down TO the shore,
took Off his cap and waved II in the air. d"
! Nobody knew what il could mean, for the
jew had still the composure TO keep
his countenance and-his secret. There
is very little in the book which casts much
light ON the Duke rs statesman; in fact,
lac seems 10 have spoken the simple truth
, when he informed Nine. DE Siacl, "Je
deteste parler poliiiquc." Moreover, Earl
( Stanhopesaw less, perhaps, of him about
the year 1882 than at almost any other
period OF their Intercourse. Ilo yever, the
loss, after all, was not very great, for all
!. tie world knows tolerably well how stereo-
typed the Dukes political conviction be-
: came, especially on such questions rs that
OF reform. Yet II is interesting in this
connection to be able 10 add that Lord
Byron's flippant remark that "the democ.
ricy is only an aristocracy oil blackguards'
. was promptly met by the Duke with the
reply, "a democracy, II a real democracy
could be formed, would be the strongest
, Of all governments; but then, remember
the strongest Is the most tyrannical!"