Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-11-10
PALACE OF DRESDEN.

aud 30 carefully Is every part concealed
that might have looked respectable
One sees no order; the eye traces no
connection among the masses of which
il is made up, and seeks in vain for a
whole. Unfortunately, that portion
which, from its situation, could have
made some show--that which fronts the
open space at the entrance OF the bridge,
is the most unseemly Of oil, and has the
air of prison.
The royal family which iDhabits this
palace has the best of all testimonies in
its favor, that OF the people. Its young
er branches, indeed, nephews Of the
king, are persons of whom scare ely any
body thinks of speaking at all; but the
king himself is the object of universal
reverence and affection. The Saxons,
though too sensible to boast of his ia
Tents, maintain that he is the most up
right prince in Europe; and all allow
him those moral qualities which most ea-
silly secure the affection Of German
people; and best deserve the affection
of any people Though Napoleon fiat
tered their pride by treating their coun
try with great respect, and even resior-
ed, in some measure, the Polish supre-
macy Of the Electorate, by creating for
it the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, they
are no fonder Of France than their bre-
thren; but neither do they conceal their
grudge against the powers who punish
ed Saxony for Napoleon's kindness, by
giving so much of its territory TO Prus-
STA. Germans are the very last people
with whom partitioning schemes should
be tried, for they are the very last that
will amalgamate themselves with ano-
Their. Attachment to his native prince
is part of Germans nature, no men
finds so much difficulty in conquering
old affections and prejudiees.
For a century the Sa1ons have been
accustomed to have = king ola different
religion from their own. The electoral
crown, which, from the fiat thesis of
Luther, had been the boast and bulwark
of the Reformation, was regained tor
the church of Rome by the throne of
Poland. The difference, however, does
not seem to produce any cause of dis
content or complaint, except that the
most important personagss about the
court are naturally Catholics. The Roy
al family is surrounded by them, and, it
is asserted, is studiously kept in the
trammels Of the priesthood.
There is no intolerance, no exclusion
of Protestauts; but it is not possible for
so deyout and priest-ridden a Catholic
as the king is, to consider the heretica al
among his courtiers as equally fit COM
panions for the royal presence, and de-
positarics OF the royal confidence, with
the orthodox, and it is just az little pos
sible, that the Catholic priesthood should
not govern absolutely so devout king.
Professionalism suffers, too, in another
way. Where any portion of the Roman
hierarchy, perhaps of any hierarchy,
nestles, the spirit OF prcselytism is i'm
mediately aroused. Where it rules a
court, and basks in the light Of royal
favor, it arms itself with much moro
powerful weapons than argument AS
the Elector OF Saxony Wa onverted by
the prospect of a new crown, his sub
jects may be just as esaily converted
by the prospect of facilitating their adj
yancement to honors, and offices, and
salaries.
In one thing, the King and his Capis
tai never have agreed, and never will
agree; the King loves quiet and priests,
his subjects love mirth and ballet dan
GERS. This people, Astounding in corn
and wine, living in laughing and beau
tiful country, and infected, in part, by
the crowds CT strangers who flock toge-
Their to admire the riches of their Capt.
tai, are fond of society and amusement
They are more light hearted, they have
more easy gaiety about them, than the
rest OF their countrymen; nor is it soiled
by the gross sensuality of Vienna. TIE
King has no liking for any of these
things; the passing pleasures OF life
have no charm for him. This does net
arise from his advanced age, for it has
always been so; it is in his character
and has been greatly fostered by feel
ings of devotion, degenerating almost
into the ascetic. The court of Dresden
INDUCES so little in pomp, or even in the
ordinary amusements of fashionable So
ciety, that one could scarcely discover
it to exist, were It not for the Royal box
in the theatre and the grenadier guards
at the gate of the palace The Protes-
tant gaiety of the people does not scru-
pie to lay the blame of this sequestered
life on :he priests. In particular, they
allege that the ecclesiastics, to ensure
the continuance of their domination,