The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-09

I wi tllhp ne SAUL Won lilt
I hearts 81 all who came in contact with
him. lie used TO say that in his early
years IN parliament Ia declined TO dine
out except very rarely with intimate
lii'nds, but he bad to say no 20 often
iihh', rather THIN appear chmlsh. he AT
"heih yielded 10 the many invitations
sent iim, and found that. although H..
/ EVENINGS were made pleasant i'm tia;
/ way. he lost his time and some of lis ca.
| racity for worS. Dir. BRIGHT has been a
ioial ah7tainer during thogrrater part Of
u. lie, hut oB exceptional occasions he
/ takes little Wine &C dinner. as if TO Law
down any claim 10 superior virtue OF
which he isht be suspected. Unlike
alf. bladstOue, who never touches to-
bacco. Dir. Blight Is "A great smoker. The
smoking room OF the house il q frequent
resort oi his during the sittings Of parlia.
ment, and when he saunters to the Re.
form club IN Pail Mall he is likely ~ be
found where the votaries Of the fragrant
weed do cOngrecate.
AS TO the relative importance Of his
great speeches. the one which he delivered
III the house Of commons in 1856. while
the Crlmean war was in progress. is the
best remembered in London. chiefly be-
cause Of one beautiful image which he
employed TO move the sympathies Of the
house in favor Of peace. Intelligence
had Just come of the loss Of many yalu-
able lives in the conflict, and it was
known that more than one family. hav-
Ing a personal representative 10 the
house, was in mourning for a dead
father, or son. or brother. He referred
to their unavailing grief. and poured
upon them Hood of sweetest sympathy;
then, when the whole house was alb
sorbed, by his pathetic clOquencc. in one
common feeling of solemnity and suffer
ing he added: Tho angel of death is
abroad. We can almost hear the beating
Of his WINS Old men who were pres
ent say the effect Of this speech was
almost tragic. When he concluded the
house looked like n chamber Of death.
and there was hardly a dry eye in the
whole assembly.
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Mr. Bright has been throughout his
whole career q consistent advocate of the
cause Of peace. His principles. as
member of the Society of Friends. are
opposed % all wars of aggression. anC
he holds that IT, b. q violation of the
moral laW 10 draw the sword except as
defensive weapon. Acting on these prin.
cipics he resigned Office in Nr. Glad
stones government. i'm 1882 ON account
Of the COMPARTMENT Of the forts Of Alox.
andria By the English fleet Ash spOkeanl
voted IN the house on his side Of tho
question had some conversation with
him about it 40 the time, and he took
pains 10 explain 90 rae, i'm extcnuatiOn Of
Nh Gladsionc's action ON that occasion, |
that 5lr, Gladstone supported him in the T.
cabinet as LONG as lie could 10 so without .
destroying the government, and that he F.
yielded only when he had 10 choose be- .
tween sanctiOning some form of military .
operations in Egypt and the breaking mp .
)f his ministry, which would have meant .
he return If the Tories To power and a
itillmCrc active prosecution of h0stilities. .
by them, against the Egyptian National
party
His attitude on the home rule qucs-
ion marks rather the change which has
.0mo over Mr. Gladstone and the bulk
II tho Liberal party than any change in
.lr. Bright, for since the demand for
'i't' "AN VI 80 AAiat 'Ai1'tNf an IL htpANltl
0rm, by the late Mr.. Butt, he has been
Is av0wcd opponent He was foremost
ID pointing out the wrongs of Ireland be.
ore even Alr. Gladstone gave any attcn-
ion 20 that country. and he was the
hampton Of Irish rights when iIr. Par
.oll all his COLLEAGUES were in swcddling
lOthCs; lat he always held that those
wrongs might be rolrcssod and those
lights vindicated in The parliament Of
lie United Kingdom.
O'COSSOR POWER