1832 (June 10) Letter from Daniel O'Connell to Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue KG, PC, Whig politician.
Signature: Medium: Dimensions: Provenance: Exhibited: Literature: A two page letter. O'Connell seeks to explain remarks he has made to Mr Bulwer 'expressing the opinion I entertain of Mr Disraeli'. In April 1835 Disraeli fought a by-election at Taunton as a Tory.... . Daniel O'Connell, misled by inaccurate press reports, thought Disraeli had slandered him while electioneering at Taunton; he launched an outspoken attack, referring to Disraeli as: 'a reptile ... just fit now, after being twice discarded by the people, to become a Conservative. He possesses all the necessary requisites of perfidy, selfishness, depravity, want of principle, etc., which would qualify him for the change. His name shows that he is of Jewish origin. I do not use it as a term of reproach; there are many most respectable Jews. But there are, as in every other people, some of the lowest and most disgusting grade of moral turpitude; and of those I look upon Mr. Disraeli as the worst.' Historica more
1832 (June 10) Letter from Daniel O'Connell to Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue KG, PC, Whig politician.
Signature: Medium: Dimensions: Provenance: Exhibited: Literature: A two page letter. O'Connell seeks to explain remarks he has made to Mr Bulwer 'expressing the opinion I entertain of Mr Disraeli'. In April 1835 Disraeli fought a by-election at Taunton as a Tory.... . Daniel O'Connell, misled by inaccurate press reports, thought Disraeli had slandered him while electioneering at Taunton; he launched an outspoken attack, referring to Disraeli as: 'a reptile ... just fit now, after being twice discarded by the people, to become a Conservative. He possesses all the necessary requisites of perfidy, selfishness, depravity, want of principle, etc., which would qualify him for the change. His name shows that he is of Jewish origin. I do not use it as a term of reproach; there are many most respectable Jews. But there are, as in every other people, some of the lowest and most disgusting grade of moral turpitude; and of those I look upon Mr. Disraeli as the worst.' Historica more
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