£84 LIFE OF OOBDEN, fons?

852.

Fr. 48.

tists of appointments and promotions as officers of the
militia? There is quite a flood of flunkeyism and patronag®
in the counties. Lords Lieutenant are looking patronizingly
upon the Squire ; and the Squire’s son is gnobbishly looking
up to his Lordship for a grade in the county militia. Ther
there is all the small patronage for printers, surgeons:
lawyers, ete., with its necessary consequence of servility and
demoralization on the part of all interested. The whole of
the working of the militia is calculated to foster 81d
strengthen an aristocratic system and tu degrade the mast
of the people.”
Sept. 20. (To Mr. Sturge)—The death of the Duke’
would, one thinks, tend to weaken the military party. Bat,
if the spirit survive, it will find its champions. After all if
the country will do such work gs Wellington was called 02
to perform, I don’t know that it could find a more honest
instrument. He hated jobs and spoke the truth (the very
opposite of Marlborough), and although he grew rich in the
service, it was by the voluntary contributions of the Parliament
 and Government. If he had been told to help himself
at the Exchequer, his modesty and honesty would never have
allowed him to take as much as was forced upon him. L
who saw with what frenzy of admiration he was welcomed
by all classes at the Exhibition, can never honestly admit
that in what the Legislature and Government had done for
him, they had exceeded the wishes of the nation, Let US
hope that a more rational sentiment may be promoted
amongst us, but we are slow to learn, At this moment We
are doing more than any other people to keep up the vast
peace armaments of which we complain, , , ., Can you?
the face of such facts travel to the Continent to advocate
a reduction of establishments 7? »
“ Midhurst, October 4. (To J, Wilson.)—It having been
§ The Duke of Wellington died on the 14th of September.