Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-20

Der 10, 1IOS. He was pre- eminently the
most striking figure on the English po-
Htlcal stage during the eighteenth CEN
fury. BY force of his own abilities and
his extraordinary popularity, he became
the foremost man in the nation, not
withstanding the prejudice entertained
against him by George IT,
I'm him, Mr.. Locky says: ambition
was the ruling passion of his life, but
Ii was ambition associated with worthy
objects. the representation of his country
abroad. the integrity of her free institu.
lions at home. He was scrupulously
exact in his dress, was never seen or
business without fine dress coat and
tie wig. His department in society
was extremely dignified. III spite of his
many weaknesses, Pitt was undobut-
eddy man of consummate genius. HIS
mind was signally fertile in resources.
The vice of irresolution was unknown
to him. His courage was indomitable,
his energy irresistible. AS a war min
lister his greatness is beyond question.
Though his military plans We're often
faulty and sometimes unsuccessful, and
inspired all those who worke under
him with his own undaunteG courage
Regardless of the traditions of the
services. he chose men as commanders
of his expeditions for their merit, and
not for their rank. 1t was his dscarn-
ment that designated Wolfe for the
command of the expedition to Quebec.
"On January IA, 1866, Pitt in re-
markable speech denied the right of the
mother country to tax the colonies and
| maintained that taxation VAS no part
| of the governing or legislative power.
In reply to the charge that he had given
birth to sedition in America. he declared
that he rejoiced that the colonists had
resisted the tyranny of England He
concluded his speech by recommending
that the stamp act should he repealed
absolutely, totally and Immediately. On
May 26, Ire, he implored the minister's
to adopt a more gentle mod" Of govern
ing America, While he redssrrted that
the mother country had 10 right under
heaven to tax the colonists. In the FOL
lowing month he opposed tn. Quebec
legislative council, which confirmed the
French laws. Pitt declared that the
whole of the bill appeared to him d.
structive of that liberty which ought to
be the ground work of cry constitu-
ton
I'm 1875 he proposed an address TO the
king requesting him to recall the troops
from Boston in order 10 open the way
toward a happy settlement of ii dam
gerous troubles in America. In an elo.
quent speech he told the ministers that
they would be forced to a disgraceful
abandonment of their present measures
| and principles which they avow but
cannot Defend He fully justified the
| resistance of the colonists.
After a conference with Franklin.
Pitt on February /, 1875, introduced
bill in the house of parliament for the
! settling of the troubles in America, the
I of which n n
| supremacy of England over the colonies
| in all cases except taxation; to annul
| the various obnoxious acts which had
| been passed. and to authorize the meet
| ing of a general congress at Philadel-
| phia. at which the coonists should ac-
knowledge the restricted supremacy and
| make a free grant to the king of cer-
tain perpetual revenue, subject to the
| disposition or the British parliament.
| The bill was rejected.
Pitt was a great sufferer from the
| govt. and for more than year. was
| rot able to go to the house of parlia-
ment. but on May 3Oth, III, though still
very weak physically. he went down to
the house and moved unsuccessfully an
address to the crown for the stoppage
of hostlities in America. You may
| ravage. he said. but you cannot con-
| quer the Americans, l might as we'll
| talk of driving them before me with
| this crutch.' He insisted on the inn
! mediate redress of all the American
| grievances. This he said, will be the
herald of peace. this will open the way
for treaty, and added should you con-
| quer this people. you conquer under the
| cannon of France.
| Pitt made two brilliant speeches dur
! ing the debate, on the address. at the
| nf, yli in,
| 1I.1. and vehemently denounced the en-
ployment of savages against the Ameri-
! cans. In his spirited reply to the earl
of Suffolk. which was made to the duke
of Grafton. he euualled. if he did not
surpass. all that We have ever heard
| of the celebrated orators of Greece and
! Rome. His death occurred on the llth
of May. IT'S in the 10Th year OF his
age"