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Aug. 18, I860.] The Saturday Analyst and...
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THE HEHt APPARENT ON HIS TRAVELS. I F ev...
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Aug. 18, I860.] The Saturday Analyst And...
Aug . 18 , I 860 . ] The Saturday Analyst and Leader . 733
The Heht Apparent On His Travels. I F Ev...
THE HEHt APPARENT ON HIS TRAVELS . I F ever Albert Edwakd should come to the Throne of England he will certainly , so far as personal experience of the world is concerned , he the best-informed Prixce that has ever ruled these realms . That is , of course , presuming * that he has the intelligence to mark , learn , and digest' all that conies under his notice . We have had not a few kings who were ; wise enough in their own conceit , and no doubt sagacious enough in their way ; but with perhaps the exception of Oliveb Gkomvell , who was not a king-( and consequently shall not have a statue in Westminster Palace ) , no ruler of England , from William the Conqueror to William the Sailorhas enjoyed' the benefits of what may be called a liberal and
, enlarged education . The male members of the present Royal family enjoy these advantages to the fullest extent . There are very few persons in England who have seen as much of the world as the Prince of Wales and ' Prince Alfrtjp . The former has travelled over all the highways of Eurojie , visited the principal courts and capitals , and has even paid his respects to the Pope in the Vatican . His younger brother is as familiar with the beaten highways of the Ocean . He has braved the Bay of Biscay , explored the shores of the Mediterranean , gazed upon the Avonders of Egypt , and traced the footsteps of sacred history to the gates of Jerusalem . While other youths have but their paper maps and pasteboard globes , these favoured princes have the globe itself to study from .
The visit of the heir apparent to Canada and the United States is a conclusive proof of the desire of his parents that their son shall not pursue his studies in any narrow spirit ; but that , while acquainting himself with the manners , customs , and governments of Europe , he still also be a witness of lands where the genius of the people and the form of government are of a more liberal and popular character . The very best results may be ; expected to flow from the Prince's personal acquaintance with North American colonies and the United States . Nothing tends so much to avert differences between
individuals as a favourable impression acquired from personal intercourse . It is the same with nations . When Queen Victoria and Mr . Buchanan begiii to exchange familiar private letters , and call each other " my gobd friend , " we have a certain guarantee that if any occasion of quarrel should arise between the two countries their rulers will hot be in a hurry to plunge Into an open rupture . ^ A little forbearance in these matters wiil often avert the direst : disasters . Rulers Svlio are " dear arid good friends " can afford to cede a point or two to each other " without incurring any serious loss of dignity .
This will be much more the case when the citizens of the two nations beo-in to know each other personally and more widely . The jjrejudices and false notions which prevail in this country withrespectto the United States have been originated and fostered by the ignorant and exao ^ erated accounts of idle tourists , intent only on making a smart book out of the subject . Jonathan ' s absurd notions about John Bvh are simply a retaliation . We call him names , and we <» -et back as good as we send . But let Jonathan arid John meet over a bottle of port , in Piccadilly , or a brandy-smash in the Broadway , and all this prejudice melts away , like ice before the sun . John thinks Jonathan a littlefast , but hearty and hospitable . JoNATJiAiC thinks John a little slow , bwt hearty and hospitable ; and so they are remarkably well pleased with each other , agreeing about almost evervthins : but niggers . And no doubt when Jonathan
—jflnfflBrtariniorcrfftw ^ subject . The only fe that we have is , that the Piunce of Wales may be so overwhelmed with complimentary attentions , that he will not have leisure , or composure to observe and study the character and institutions of the people whom he has gone to visit . There would seem to be considerable danger of this . Ever since the young man set foot on the shores of Newfoundland his life has b ' een one round of pleasure . Fetes , feasts , presentations , and balls have followed each other jn rapid succession ; arid it is not a little remarkable that the most ample and most courtly descriptions of these festivities arc conveyed to us through the medium of the journals of the republican Union . The reporters of the New York papers write with all the sentimental loyalty of our own
Morninq JPostQY Court Journal , They exhaust the vocabulary of adulation in describing the Prince ' s looks , his dress , and his manner of dancing . The special corrpspoiulcnt of the New York Herald no sooner catches a glimpse of him on the quarter deck of the Hero , at Halifax , than he photographs him on the spot , lie is very prepossessing in appearance ; in height he is five ' ¦ feet seven , and slightly built . He has a small but full-formed and lullmouthed face , and his eves , which have a . merry twinkle , are large and hazel , coloured , lie has a complexion equal to that of a peach , and looks very healthy . His hair is dark brown , and cut so as to show the lobes of his ears . He wore a black cocked-lint , with a tuft of . white plumes ; a red coat , with a blue ruhIi across the breast ; black trousers , with a thin rod stripe down each leg ,
patent leather boots , white kid gloves , and a regimental sword . Wo doubt if over tho Court Newsman at . homo took so much trouble to describe the personal appearance and ' appointments of his Royal Highness . Everything which the Pkinck ( Ioch arid—says—I . ?—a"TOattpr ~ of ^ intore » t ^ ty—< nu *~ --coiwinnr— -Hw--vevy blunders are virtues . Ho made n miwtako in reading his reply to the Council of Halifax ; and the Now York reporter is delighted to record that " he coloured , but soon regained his selfpossession . " No small admiration has also hepn excited by the i ' m ; t that the Prince stood a shower of rain without being in the' slightest degree overcome ; in fact ho " sat his horse us coolly in tho rain as at starting . " We , who ore more accustomed to royalty , might Nave expected him to sit considerably cooler under the circumstances . At Newfoundland anil Nova Scot in balls and presentations were the order of the dnv and niirht , the monotony oi the
proceedings being relieved by the ceremony of presenting the Prince with a big dog and a grindstone- At Halifax there are other treats in store for him besides the wet jacket . He is witness of a flat race for Indians , a grand Indian war dance , greased pig race , & c ., at which he laughs heartily : then a ball . On the" authority of the JVew York Chronicle , we have it that Aibe . rt ? Edwakd is in his glory at a ball . He dances like an angel , and he knows the figures of the quadrille , the Caledonians , and the Lancers , better than anybody iii the colony . The colonists went all wrong , and the Pbince had to shout out to them and put them right . And
the ladies—they are all over head and ears in love with him , old and young . " It is amusing ,, " says the New York Pepys , " to observe the eyes of the ladies in the room and gallery watching his every movement and gesture , and casting envious glances at his fortunate partners . " Pepys hears more than one whisper—" What a beautiful dancer . " And the Prince is both condescending and gallant . He changes his partner every dance and rests her , frequently filling up the intervals with cheerful conversation and remarks upon the company . And at this point we are informed . ' that his Royal Highness's finest feature is his nose , which is nearly Roman .
Thus we have certainly no reason to complain of the reception which our Pbince has met with , since even the sternest republicans join in idolizing him . But this sort of thing may be carried a little too far . Fetes and balls are very good things in their way , but they are good thing's one may have too much of . Wetrust , therefore , our Canadian friends will allow the Prince a little breathing time , so that he may look about him and see things of greater interest and importance * than ball-rooms and reception-halls . Canadians , we are sure , would very much regret if the Prince of Wales were to return to England , with no other impression of their country than that it is a place distinguished for its balls , its feasts , and its fireworks . We are afraid there is not much hope that the Prince , when he visits in the less
the United States , will be allowed to cloak his royalty glittering title of Baron Renfrew . Strange as it may appear , the republicans of the States are as fully alive to the importance of royal raiik as the Canadians . The Whole Unibn is already throbbing with the expectation of seeing a real live Prince . The Compliment to our monarchical institutions conveyed by all this enthusiasm , is in the highest degree flattering both to the Sovereign and the people of this country .: BuVnevertheless , it will be a matter of much regret should this incessant lionizing of our young Peince leave htnv ho time thoughtfully andqiiietly to , study the character of the people , and the resources and institutions of the countries , which he has travelled so . many miles to see .
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ISOLATION IN" RELIGION . I SOLATION from all current human forms of living , and frctm intercourse with the world around us , is not the best means to personal spiritual improvement , or to advance the religious welfare of others . Caste is the invention of superstition and priestcraft ; and monkish seclusion , the result of gloomy fanaticism . Before we can benefit others we must be '' and doing , " and not be locked up in a saintly independenee . Religious caste is fatal to religious proselytisin . Our life to be an example must be frequently soon ; and the life that shuns the light of day ; is as lawfully suspected of its blemishes as it is giveiremlitrfOT a desire to prevent contamination with surrounding evils . The
perfection of moral character is seen in the resistance it gives to that which is evil , when that evil is connected with those things which meet us in our daily avocations , and our communications with the society in which wo are placed . We cannot be heroes without a fight , and the world will not admire our virtue iintil it has witnessed it . Oar honesty is to be seen in our commercial transactions , and our sobriety in meat , drink , and general conduct ; by snowing others that wo can partake of all rational pleasures without being led away to an ) - excess . Our example in . this way will have more power than by living apart from society ; and , in fact , to live apart from it is to give no example at all . Of course , whether wo mix with tho world or do not . there will still be those
who will rovilo null slaiidcr us . It was tho same of old ; both J onx and Jusrs wero mocked at ; tho lormei : on account of his secluded , rigidly-abstaining life ; and the latter , because he mixed with all grades of men , and partook temporatcly of their gifts . It will bo clearly soon , on moro considerations than one , that Jf . sus is tho higher type of woll-dcveloped religion . AVhen tho Jews said of tho Ohvat Teacher , " Behold a gluttonous man and a wiuo-Mbber , " and that he was " a friend of publicans and sinners , " we gather from thoir censure and his remarks two things—one , that although John came neither " eating- broad nor drinking wine , " that tho Son of umn " came eating [ bread ] and drinking [ wine ] , " and that llo was often soon in conversation with " publicans and
dinners "—tho lowest eluss of society ; and , next , that because of this they libelled him , by assorting that he was a glutton and u dininkard , ~ aud ~ thut .-ho ^ vtt & iuiuL ^ 3 Iin free , manly , independent conduct was the innownt oauso ol unjust n causations . Kovorthcluyo it wa « by mioh denxuanawho ? a ' vo ( ividonoo ol'his divine purity aud immutable moral sUibuity . twiiHthuH ho gained tho mlminition nnd uilootion oi all with whom ho became acquainted ; and by his gentle , Mocmont conversation , taught them clleotutilly tho \ vay to a Ufltw Mo . uj walking in -his footsteps we cim best promote Uio ¦ ouuso oi . xnw Christianity , and . instil iH- » h blood into the hkmuI , moral , and religious world . , . ,. . .,. i To mnkc tho illation eounilotcr we liuvc m )> r <> U *<» v * ami .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 18, 1860, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_18081860/page/5/
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