The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-05-23

children. We hope the men will re-
member how the people cried out for
war against America. 1t may be that
!" fhe juss avsnger" is now visiting with
chas,isement those very mea, who rot
long since, lifted up their hands and
voices against US; and who were impa.
ten, at the too tardy foo, of victory We
do not wish TO see the capital OF Britain,
like Washington city in flames, their
sons and daughters slaughtered and a
bused tut we hope to see the people
OF England driven TO due reflection on
their unfeeling conduct towards US.
To the Wy concern our
selves with the affairs and eonducf Of tie
English /? We answer, because there
are too many amongst us predisposed to
ioilow her track They admire the the.
DRY of the English government, but arc
sot apprised Of her practice. Our tri-
ais are to come. Providence, before it
conducts nation to greatness, leads it
through great difficulties and embar
rassments. w hen storms arise, and
storms will come, we hope we shall re-
tain our two best anchors, free press,
and the bo6eas eorhus act and not do
ike The parliament Of EDgland, cut a
| way both fror' their snip while in a
| storm. at short allowance, and with a
| mutinous crew Thcir pad manage.
nent should be warning to US.
Besides, if the transatlantic poli,i-
clan has affixed mask on the lair face
OF truth, the American politician should
'ake it off, and shew her, as she really
is, TO her admirers Our government
has no secrets. no intrigues neither is
she under the necessity OF holding up
20 the people picture of things differ
'Tg from the reality. Few of us read
The history OF England to the best adj
vantage. We give here a very into.
resting portion OF the history of the
present times, drawn from sources in
which we have entire confidence. This
account which follows does credit TO
distinguished traveller, who was in Lon
don last February. N
Last week the prince re gent grave
ly told both houses Of parliament, that
this naticn paS 6ieSt with a system of
!a7US and government, uhich has been
h"herfo teh 6y ourselves (meauiue thu
British people, as IL is acknowledged by
either nations, 10 be me most herfecf
hat had eUer Jatiea TO The, to! of any
feofie." In going to the house of lords
to make that speech, the prince regent,
the head of the most perfect system OF
law and government that has ever sal.
len TO the lot of any people, was follow
ed oy the hlsses, and groans, and exc
cratlons of an innumerable multitude of
this most blessed and perfectly govern
CO PcoPic. In returning horne from
making that speech, in the midst of eli
his royal maSniEcencc, in his giIded,
6ulet h'oof coach, drawn by eight
cream >colored horses, caparisoned VII,
harnesses all giittering with gold, trick.
sled all over with blue satin ribbons
with grooms, and coachmen, and foo.
men, and yeomen Of the guard, bodi1>
zenod win gold lace from The crown o.
The head 10 the sole Of the feet, and
with a troop OF horse before, al the
sides, and behind The carriage, pressing
he throng back to distance from it,
and commanding officer repeating in
cessanliy the command. keen them
back !--kecf1 them back !'-with a ton
IS II a herd Of tigers were breaking In
upon q boarding school With all this
glory, aud with all this defence, h.
passed through concourse of tens Of
thousands and hundreds of thousands of
his most happy people, by his sceptre
sway d." whose mode of manifesting
their felicity, was by Kisses, eroans
cries Of" hro1v mud at him-hnH him
out "--aod finaly by showers of stones
and potatoes
"The master of the horse "a most
o5le dpke) and lord ofthe bed cham
Der (son In law oftwo other dukes) who
were with the prince in his carrjare,
have a'tested moss solsmnIy before the
9ouse OF lords and the latter also be,
tore the house of Commons, aud before
police magistrates, that in their con
sciences and from the bottom of their
souls, they believe that the window
ot the carriage was broken by two bull
cts shot from q tree although they
beard no report, and although no bul.
lets were found and although other
witnesses testify that the window was
thus broken at place where there was
no tree. But that the glass was broken
and pounded to powdsr by stones there
IS no doubt That potatoes were thrown
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