Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-04
Rroas the .albaay Daily .adrersissr.

Ifor instance, as the editors Of Democrat
ipapers in New York, Philadelphia, an
elsewhere, appear to be prodisiousl
worried at the account of the late mar
sIriage of the princess royal Of Great Iri
'ltain, and the prince Coburg. They in
ssist upon it that it was an extravagant
lpompou., ridiculous, anti-republican at
Iiair-an affair that ought to excite kin,
|of horror in the minds of us in this sobe
country, where nothing of the sort eve
Twas, and we trust-though on this psin
I've feel less security than we did fit
lteen years ag0--ever will be, exhibited
THESE meek, and contented patriots
|even work themselves up almost into :
lpassion, that the people Of that country
lshould be such dupes, and idiots, as Il
|stare at, and be delighted with, such ri.
'diculous scenes. What 4 great misfor.
tune j. is, that we are not able to bring
all mankind to eur standard OF thinking
, and acting. especially as our standard ha,
been in great degree, furnished to Us
Iby foreigners. IF we were I contented
with using the arts of persuasion merely
to induce the people Of other nations, Iiv.
ling under forms of government altose'
|ther unlike ours, and possessing habits 'oi
feeling at least as dissimilar as their 70.
vernments, it would be all :" fair play. y
But tofret, and scold, and call the great
body of the people of a country $ ca.
naillc,' merely because they will not be
convinced by our logic that the po,np &
|pageantry OF royalty is folly, and that the
humble manners and style Of living a.
ldopted by our presidents is altosethe,
|praiseworthy, seems to be wasting our
Ivirtuous indignation in very useless
|maaner.-Englishmen will be fools in
this way--they will glory in thsr |" king.
and in their eountry," they will huzza
when they see regal wedding, they
will play & shout, g God save the king,
lin spite OF all good republican advice
we can give them, add there is no pos
|sibIe use in our being out Of temper about
liz.
Besides, mankind are somewhat alike,
batting the difference Of circumstances
Oar sovereignty is carried oni in the small
way /; theirs on large scale. We give
our republican majesty, professedly, on.
|ly twenty FIVE thousand dollars a year
This is cheap living, We agree, especial.
ly when paid in treasury notes. But
ways and means are found out 10 heir
this allowance out d little. We 80 or
the ground that our great man must kee1
home, whether he mas queen or not
|and 50 we give him fourteen thousand
dollars for furniture ; and il he lasts fo,
eight years, as loaD priced Kings are apt
Ito do, If we are not mistaken, when he
gets half way through, we replace his
chairs. and tables, and glasses, etc. etc
with fourteen thousand dollars more
Now, If it we're not for tni, notion Of
|stvle, and dignity, the presidents furni
tue, as far as usefulness is concerned,
|ueed be no better than that of other mem
bers of the great family Of the sovereign
people TIE truth is, our kings and our
queens. like little show, little parade,
and little pomp-just as far as their
means will go and their popularity will
bear, as well as any body. Now in Great
Britain, the king has an income OF mil
lion stetlins-a sum large enough 10 buy
up 4 scare of our great men, if they mere
TO be sod. Does any body believe, that
ii king james, or king Thomas before
him, had been paid salary Of four Or
five hundred thousand dolla a year,
there would not have been some splendor
at court : And il either of them had had
ia daughter to be married, ,cho ,cas to
take tie cro,ca, tha,fliere would not have
been a good deal Of parade, and a grand
display, at the wedding
Whence comes our levees-we do not
mean those on the Mississippi-ou. birth
night balls. etc.s 1t is d display Of i,po
|psasy ,aajesty, and proceeds from dis.
position which wants nothing but the
means, and security against loss of DO.
|pularity, to go the full length OF that Of
|CarIton House.
Nay, we srs mistaken if the very mat
ter of taking of horses, and drawing the
carriage by the people, has not occurred
in THIS Gerry higis minded country!
Ambition, and love Of show and splen,
| dour Turk under many aplain republican
qarb; and we have not q doubt, that the
meek and humble Jefferson, at the me.
tment he was mixed in with what the Ma
tionaI Advocate calls the Canaille at the
Capitol cutting cold beef with his jack
lnife and eating it with his fingers, would