The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13

voluntary emigration of some OF the poor from
his land In the County Sligo. Lord Pslmerston
wrote that n the terms did not insure the good
treatment Of his people they must be rescinded.
and . higher tender put I'D 20 that they
might have the best entertainment procurable
woman" he wrote. "havb q not tumbi of the
best Jamaica rum punch after dinnSr on Sun.
days. or oftener" Thsae good Intentions not
being appreciated BY the Advooatss OF TOM
perapce Lord Pslmerstop had presently TO
modify his order:'. "Ths. CLERGY write 70. me
that I am doing away tho good" effected tby
Father Matthew among the pSople: you Will
therefore sell the. rum, you have. taken on
board for the punch. On arrival q Quebec. and
let every man. woman. ard Child have . cup OF
hot coffee and q -bisodlt svery day after din
ner." Ten pounds sterling were given to the
Captain OF every ship conveying any Of Lord
PAlmerston' people, to iAduce tho officer to he
kind to them. and bono brandy And port wine.
as WE'LL for the use OF tho passengers II sick.
as for the enjoyment otthe skipper.
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The yesr 1s4s marked an acute crisis In the
history d modern EUROPE. the overthrow 81
Louis Philippe Fastening the develop Of
all the social and political forcos which have
since altered the map Of the Continent. Lord
Palm erston. syn1pathizing with moderate cont
stitutional reform. but strongly opposed to
anything like republican government.
sought to use the whole, influence Of England
for the twofold purpose al inducing on the one
hand the sovereens Of Europetoi grant moro
in the way Of reform than any ofthem relished
and on the other Of persuadlng the reformers
to be content with less than they desired. This
attitude Of his WINS favorable on tho whole to
l-k- = MAJ IN n
reactionsts. tho M orc that he som times found
It needful to use forcibles language. In
his official correspondence. ~ Challenged
on this subject he thus defends him
self in October. 1913: 1T. IL no doubt
painful to have to speak. OF .soyer-
eirns in the terms used by viscount Palmer
ston In regard to the King OF Greece. the late
King OF Bavaria. and the King otthe French,
but when important public interests are at
stake. essential truths ought not to be with
held. and nothing. he is firmly convinced.
which he has said Of those three sovereigns
exceeds the truth. In regard to one OF them
he fears that what he said falls short OF the
truth, and that the defects Of the King Of
Greece lie quite az much in his moral as in his
intellectual qualities.'' He did not hesitate to
denounce scathingly the Bourbon King 'of
Naples. An anecdote communicated to the
MARQUIS OF Lorne by friend illustrates how
we'll Palmerstons name became known
throughout southern Italy. Edward Lear, the
artist. used to tell a story how one day while
wandering in the Abruzzi he entered the gate
OF a small town. and was stopped BY an
Abruzzi Gendarme. who demanded HE pass
port, and seeing Palmerston's writ large at
the bottom OF it. hauled him through the
streets to the Podesta, shouting. Ho preso
Palmerston! Ho preso Palmerston" II have
taken Palmerston.l The smallest Neapolitan
official knew the dreaded name 81.
Well worth reproduction Is also Palmerston's
reply to the Austrian demand for satisfaction
when Gen. Haynau. visiting London in 1850.
was beaten by the draymen at the brewery OF
Barclay L Perkins. Gen. Haynau. 1t will be re-
membered, was notorious for his cruelty, and
was said to have inflicted feggings upon
women. Lord Palmerston said to the Vienna
Government: THE people of this country are
remarkable for their hospitable reception OF
foreigners. and for their forgetfulness OF past
animosities. Napoleon Bonaparte. the great
est enemy that England ever had.
was treated while at plymouth, with re-
spect and with COMMUNICATION willis at st.
Helena Marshal soult. who had fought In
many battles against the English. was re-
ceived with generous reclamation when he
came here as special Am bassador. Tho King
Of the French NJ Guizot. and Prince Meter
mich, though all OF them great antagonists OF
English policy and English interests. we're
treated in this country with courtesy and
kindness. But Gen. Haynau was looked upon
as great moral criminal. and the feeling in
regard to him was Of the same nature rs that
which was manifested toward the Mannings.
with this only difference: that Gen. Haynau's
bad deeds were committed upon far larger
scale and upon a far larger humber OF victims.
r. Ia ts,It
ton have not been confined to England"
Lord Palmerston's high-handed foreign pol
icy met with frequent protests and opposition
in Parliament In June. 1850. Lord Stanley.
the leader OF tho Tory party. carried in the
House Of Lords resolution affirming that va
rious claims against tho Greek Government.
doubtful in point Of Justice or exaggerated in
amount had been enforced by coercire meas
uros directed against the commerce and peo-
ple of Greece. and calculated to enpanGer
the continuance Of friendly relations. with
other movers. The reference was mainly to
tho case OF Don Pacitico. q jew. a native OF
Gibraltar. whose house at Athens had been
sacked in open day BY a mob headed by, the
sons Of tho Greek Minister OF War All do
mands for redress in his ease and many others
being treated with cont eihpt. Lord Palmer
ston. finally sent IL fleet to the Plrrus and
seized certain vessels there. by way Of an
swer to the ccnsure OF this act by the Pcers
Mr. Rocbuck presently moved in the House .oi
Commons that tho Irnciples on, which the
foreign policy OF hcr Majestys Government
had been regulated were, such us were cnlcu-
lated To maintain the order and dignity OF the
country. A four nights debate ensued. and
on the second night Lord Palmerston delivered
the celebrated speech which occupied nearly
five hours. and In which he undertook an
rSi hi rl,,lo
policy. From this speech. which marked an
era in his career. We quote the final and most
famous passage: Therefore fearlessly chal-
lengs the verdict which this House. as repre-
senting u political. q commercial. constitu-
tional country. 10 to give on the question now
brought before us-whsther the, principles on
which the foreign policy OF her Majesty's Gov
eminent has been conducted and the sense OF
duty which has led US to think ourselves
bound to afford protection to our fellow
subjects abroad. are proper and fitting
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