The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

"the rs" james Ill" was never any
body's darling" neither did anybody
ever describe him as the young cheva-
iier." There was nothing about him
attractive to youth or chivalry. whar.
ton never had any chivalry. but he
was at least at this period young. His
father and his grandfather had used
their best efforts. first to prevent Q
Catholic Stuart from coming to the
throne and then TO dethrone him. There
IL really no accounting for Whartorfs
conduct on any rational hypothesis. 1t
appears here that Q few months, or
even weeks. before he offered his ALE
glance to the Pretender he had been
attacking the Pretender In 90 violent
language At Paris a. to be warned
that II he did not desist from talking
in that way "he would get Into more
Quarels at the English coffee house
than all the Whlgs In Paris could get
him out Of" His course was pure
within and there was in II no sense
or reason. 1t was well on in the
summer Of 1718 that he was rebuked
for denouncing the Pretender In Paris.
On September Is Of that year he wrote
to the Earl Of Mar: my fathers zeal
for the usurper. and his share In sup
porting q cause which for his sake
will not give the deserved epithets TO.
probably raised In your mind q mis-
trust Of my loyalty, but his Majesty
Is too just to let me suffer for the
faults OF my ancestors" In this same
letter he Offers to raise regiment at his
own expense And also In the same
letter he begins to importune for the
reward OF his very recent attachment TO
the Stuart cause. and sets forth plainly
that the order Of the Garter would be
gratifying to him as an instalment Of
the reward due to his merit. The
Pretender and his advisers put him
of as civilly as possible. II was not
long before he intimated, not obsc urely.
that q dukedom Of Northumberland
would meet his views. and this demand
ne reiterated without producing any
effect.
His loyalty to the stuarts lasted, on
this ocasion. for about a year. in the
course OF which he was employed in
some overtures on the part OF the Pre-
tender toward the Duke OF Hesse- Cas-
sci. who was supposed to be a person.
age very important to win over. Nat
urally the court at Avignon was will
ing enough to let an English nobleman
try what he could do, especially as he
was trying II at his own expense. In
fact. however. he was becoming very
short OF money, hts political absurdity
enhancing the disgust which his guard
ians entertained at his open debauc
cry. He was frequently and outrage.
ously the worse for liquor and was stead.
lily preparing the reputation Of a hope
less sot, which he afterward 40 COM
pletely earned. In addition to that
OF his other obliquities. More
over he was making displays
Of the most shameless cynicism.
He had managed to negotiate a loan
OF $4,000 from the widow Of James III.
at st. German and told an English
acquaintance: MY dear fellow. have
pawned my principles to the Preten-
ders banker. and until can repay
him ! must he a Jacobte. when that
Is done I will return to the Wings"
/ At the same time he was writing "a
/ the Earl OF Mar: II hope that you and
he flames I'LL believe that ! would
willingly cut those dogs throats with
whom am forced to dine" And again
IL smile on the faces OF the Wings in
order to cut their throats" Clearly
not at all nice person.
The reasons for Wharton's abandon.
ing the Pretcnder after a year are al
least more comprehensive than the
reasons for his Joining him. He had
n boundless vanity and a vindictive.
ness which. II not more durable thar
his other sentiments. was fierce while Il
lasted. Hts vanity was founded and
his vindlctlveness aroused by the neg
lect to bestow upon him the honors
s.rt.t tn - n
although of course he could never max.
any public use OF them except in cas-,
OF the restoration OF the Stuarts, and
Indeed promised not TO show his pat
ents until that event took place. Tn,
greater his anger that a compliment
that cost the Pretender nothing should
he withheld from him Toward IN,
restoration he had contributed an ad
dress to the freeholdcrs Of his owr
county n England which he had sen
to the Earl OF Mar to he privately dis
trlbuted, but OF the existence and au
thorshlp OF which the English Govern
ment OF course at once became aware
Tho real weakness OF the Stuart caus,
was the Protestant feeling OF England
The real weakness OF tho Hanovcriai
cause under the first two Georges wa
the general English belief that the in
terests of England were sacrificed I,
those ~ Hanover.
All the same the abundant and va
rious and curious details printed here
many Of them for the first time. con
corning the procedures OF the It'll
knot OF Jacoblte conspirators at Avig
non and their correspondents in Eng
land give vivid notion OF the fatu
: ity and ineptitude of all the parties con
cerned. from the old Pretender down
or up, and give US to understand hoy
not even the clear personal unpopular
lty OF the early Hanoverian monarch
nor the widespread popular belief Il
tho unsoundness Of their title coul
| greatly endanger their position in tn
, face OF tho folly of their adversar!es.
, ".
, II was doubtless in part a Just con
! tempt for the Jacobte intrigues whc
: led the English Government to over
look the return of Wharton, not indee
TO England hut TO Ireland, TO take hi
= seat under his Irish title In the Iris
l House OF Lords. Partly. no doubt.
was sympathy with the waywardnes
, OF a bright boy and a desire to Civ
4 him a chance 10 redeem himself. I
either case II was abundantly justiflc