Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-11

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first the work of birth the second the work
ofaccidcnt; the third, the work OF talent. HIS
fortune has been triple, like his titlcs-irst a
noble, then Jacobn, and thirdly n king.
His wealth Is enormous and he has used IT for
three purposes-to ENJOY the reputation of be
ing the richest man in Europe to marry his
daughters TO all the needy princes of Europe {;
and to purchase the French by gliding YER
snIcs for the ParIsans, hanging up fables of
French battles and delghtlng them, from the
king To the beggar, with the belief that they
are the first populaco in the world. 4 people
of contradictions, they are now with one hand
trumpetng challenge TO Europe, and with
the Other digging a ditch for the defence of
Paris -ey have created despot under the
title &c citizen king; aaA to revive rcpub-
| lcG 4, are bringing back the bones of the
| haughtiest of empcrors.
! CuINA. Taou kwang China is the great
tea warehouse of mankind. quarrel having
been raised by some of its dealers, the warc-
houseman has shut up his shop. Foolish as
this was, the dealers stood on the point, and
determined TO starve--morc foolish still. But
this was not enough. The warchouscman
turned some of his capital into powder and
shot, and building up his shop windows mount
ed them with guns, the dealers already half
ruined, resolved TO 90 the whole length turn
ed the tca,money into cannon balls and Con-
greve rockets, and determined to burn down
the warehouseman, shop and all, To force him
! to trade with thcm-most foolish of the whole
! The affair is going on still, and the dealers
say that, when they shall have destroyed some
thousands Of Chinese lives, and wasted some
millions of British money, they will only be
the more amicabe on both Sides and will have
/ Il L.
more poison than ever.
BELGIUM. Leopold the first, born in 1900.
The luckiest of the family of Europe. An
Austrian aptain of cavalry, who superseded
the Prince of Orange in the alliance of TIC
Princess Charlotte OF England enjoyed pen
sion Of 100000 a year for twenty years, OF
which he saved every shilling next suppressed
ed the Prince Of Orange in the possession o!
Belgium, and is now king on the simple
credit of having good leg, nothing to do, and
| being Coburg.
RUSSIA. Nicholas the first, born in 1906
daring, active, and ambitious despot. He be-
gan by excluding his brother Constantine from
the throne, and is supposed to have the largest
Gsophagus of any sovereign IN existence. lie
has already swallowed Poland--has made an
enormous bite out Of Persia holds Tartary in
his left hand, ready for a luncheon; Turkey
lies dressed before him for dinner and what
he is to sup on, and where, is known only &c
himself ard his old namesake. But he is Wig.
orous, vigilant, subtle and perseverlng; and
therefore the better to be baiiled by Lord Pal
merston
Prussia. William the Fourth, born in 1875
Since the beginning of this year, successor tc
his father Frederic William the Third. His
character is yet to be known. He is a suppos
ed lover Of war, as all princes are for want Of
something else TO do; and certainly no love,
of the French, from his recollection of tina
most polished and plundering Of all nations
but worshipper of Russia, on the same prin
cipe that makes the African bow down.
AUSTRIA. Ferdinand, born in 1898. II
Austria, the government is wholly constructed
on the principle of the nursery the people
are children who think of nothing but then
breakfast, dinners, and suppcrs, and, if fur
nshed with dolls and dances, are as happy a
the day is long. But they never gr0ir. Wher
refractory they are whipped, or put in the
black hole. When good -humored, they are
suffered to run about the fields provided the,
never run out of sight of the head nurse, ant
can be brought back by the check Of tho
apron string. While they live, they merely
walk in go-carts-when they die, they ar,
merely wrapped up and put to bed.
SPAIN. Maria Isabella Louisa, born in 1880
The youngest Of soyercigns though by II,
means the most childish Her mother mana
ges the state for her; Gen Espartero manage
the state ior her mother; the city Of Madu,
manages the state for Gen. Espartcro tho
mob manages the state for the city Of Madrid
and the mob itself Is managed by the bcggar
the thief and the soldier. The civil war ha
died out for want Of material and pain is now
amusing itself with shooting prisoners.
sPonrrGAL. Maria de Gloria, born IN 1919
Sovereign Of an independent country, which
England saves from being swallowed up b.
Spain: ruling by an Imperlshable constitu
ton which has been changed three times since
her accession in lS16; and sitting on lh'
throne Of an enlightened, free aud tranquil
i.ed nation; themselves ruled by the priest
the police and the mob OF Lisbon.