New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-26
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f., weayers' meet upon a common theme-the
.,.mg miseries and possible relief e that most
-.v.,ched body. Enelands Poor most wretched OF
II. worlds sufferers in being worse Knocked by pre-
,.,sou. Of freedom and glory, most wretched in
having minds more awakened TO feel their wreched-
nes $500,
Nh. Norton and Prince meet on the same ground
IN, IN strongly contrasted garb and expression, as
-igb, be expected from the opposite quarters from
which they come Prince takes this truly noble
no,to
aKoovledse and Truth and Virtue were his tasme
And lofty hopes OF Liberty divine -Sheu1H
Mrs Norton preiaces poem on subject OF such
.,rowful earnestness, and in which she calls the
,,,nre sovereign Of grooming land TO thought upon
p.du,ies. with this weak wish couched in the verse
dNoore:
As half in shade and half in sun,
This world along tie course advances,
NAV that side the sun supon
Ie all thai shall ever meet thy gances
TIM, upconsciously showing her state of mind. 1t
. 4. very different wish that a good friend, let
,oue good angel, would proher to the Prince OF
Wales A, this moment. Shame indeed will II be tor
him f he does wish to stand in the sun, while the
millions that he ought TO spend all his blood to ben
az are sbvering in the cold and dark. The position
ofbe heirs of fortune in that country under present
circumstances is one of dread, which 10 noble soul
would bring almost the anguish of cruciixion How
can they enjoy one moment in peace the bencht OF
their possessions And how can they give them
m and be sure will be any benefit TO others The
causes of i'll seem SO deeply rooted in the public
economy of England. that, if all her rich men were
10 sell all they have and give TO the poor, II would
yield but temporary relief. Yea all those heaped-
I'd gems the Cour, array of Englands beauty the
immense treasures of art enough TO rouse old Greece
from her grave the stately parks, iull oil dewy
gsdes and bosky dells, haunted by the stately deer
and still more thickly by exquisite memories; the
enormous wealth Of episcopal palaces, might all be
given up for the good Of the people at large and not
relieve their suferings ten years Ii is not merely
that sense of right usually dignified by the name OF
generosity that is wanted, but wisdom-a deeper
wisdom by far as to the conduct OF national affairs
than the world has ever yet known. IL IL not
enough now for prince or noble TO be awakened TO
good dispositions Let him not hope at once to be
able to do good with the bes, dispositions things
have 10, too far from health and simplicity for that
the return must be tedious and whoever sets out on
that path must resign himself to be patient student
with painfully studying world for his companion
lnwork he can for a long time hope no shining re
suits. the miners dig in the dark as yet for the ran
som Of the suffering million.
Hard is the problem for the whole civilized world
1t present, hard for bankrupt Europe. hard for en-
dangered America We say bankrupt Europe, for
surely nations are so who have not known how to
secure peace. education, or even bodily sustenancc
for the people at large The lightest lore of fairy
tale is wise enough to show that such nations must
be considered bankrupt, notwithstanding the accu-
mutation Of wealth, the development OF resources
the prodiges of genius and science they have to
boast, Some successes have been achieved, but at
what price of blood and tears, of error and OF
crime,
And in this hard school time hardest must be the
10, Of him who has outward advantages above the
res and yet is al all awakened to the wants OF all.
Has he mind how shall he learn iime-how en-
pbyh' means-whcre apply them The poor 1T
tie ",rapper," kept in the dark at his auiomaton
TASK twelve hours a day has an easy and happy life
before him compared with the prince on the throne
that prince possess \ conscience that can be
reused mind that can be developed
The position of such prince is indicated IN The
hlovins extract which we take from the Schnei
post Laabe says in his late work called Three
royal cities Of the North" KING Oscar still lives
The second story of the castle al Stockholm. where
A lived when he vas crown prince He was out
I'd bis dressing gown thrown upon an elbow char
ssOre the writing table; all was open. showing how
hwss occupied found among the books that
sened in presen, use, many in German among
hen the Stats Lexicon Julius upon Prisons
'Rot,eck'. History of the World 1t is well
toOwn that King Oscar is especially interested In
sadies for the advantage of the most unhappy
easses Of citizens the poor and the prisoners and
iss himself, written upon the subject. HIS apart
Rent shows domestic habits like those OF q writer
No fine library full Of books left to accumulate dust
'uwhst he wants, chosen with judgment, ready
brose around him. hundred little things showed
shai should be the modern kingly character, at
kne in the intellectual life Of our time earnest for
'genersl culture. Every thing in his simple ar
nascmen,s showed the manly democratic prince.
Heh1p, early and late, attending with jealous
wasen;iousness 10 the duties OF his Office
Such life should England's prince live and then
b would be only one of the many virtuous seekers
VIII better chance TO try experiments The Sc
ss Of the time is working through myriad or.
gus speaking through myriad mouths but condo
Ssnds chiefly 10 men of low estate sheis spelling
thew aud sublime spell its frs, word we know Is
r''serhood, bat tina, must be well pronounced and
ant By heart before we shall hear another SO
3Hy. One thing 10 obvious we must cease 10
'~1ip princes even In genius. The greatest ge'
~''es will in this day rank themselves as the Chief
"'n's only. Ii is not even the most exquisite
highest. bet rather the largest aud decpes, expo
"e hat can serve u.s. The Prince OF Wales
JUS poe,ess, will no, bc 50 able a servant on ac-
A'0 The privileges she 80 gracefully enumeraies
= 'ahno, persuade herself are not blessings But
WIZ Keep him, as they have kept Der, farther
inc truth and knowledge wanted than he
nave been IN q less sheltered position.
1--WE sympathize with Mrs Norton in her APP
every boy should be young prince; since
~ y" o. In the present distorted state of society,
~axtunl 10 select soroe one rber,.bod chico, as