The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-04-22
]. H0LCOMB, Editor & Publisher

interview with Louis Philippe The Ladi
anu Maids OF Honor were sitting round t
bic sewing; they send articles of their ov
make to almost every Fair for charitable pu
poses, where they command high prices
" While talking familiarity with him. the Kin
i spoke III the most agreeable manner of TIL
country and the cities he had visited, an
ct asked particularly about them. The Quee
was surrounded by five daughters in law, a
looking like Southern ladies, having dark CON
10 plexions, fine eyes, &c. The freedom an,
. happiness of the domestic circle were teelngl
0 illustrated by several private incidents. tn,
0 family all chat till nine o'clock, when tn,
Duchess D'Orleans rises from the work table
! the King accompanying her from the room
I with all the kindness father can do nothing
| can exceed the affectionate feeling existing
among them.
The King of Prussia is not much inferior
to Louis Philippe. Baron Humboldt who is
almost constantly with him. told me that he
was one of the ablest Sovereigns nthe world.
lie was educated in private and was very
much self made man. His public duties do
not allow him to read much now, but he keeps
up familiar daily intercourse with the Bar
on HUMBOLDT. He is in his ffty-sccond year,
| temperate, in fine health, and Of tlorid coun-
| tenance
The Emperor of Russia is two years young.
er than the King of Prussia, and became
Emperor of Russia while very young, unex-
pectedly to himself. He has no leisure for
reading while governing sixty-fve millions of
people but he is the ablest and best ruler Rus
STA has had since Peter the great, though |
will not say that he is as good ais he might be-
He is one of the finest looking men in the
world, and appears to have been born to COM
mand. He has light complexion, large blue
eyes, and face more German than Russian.
He hes great decision of character and is ex-
ceedingly attached to his family. He is no
infdel. know that he daily reads his Bible
and prays at times, having occasionally great
distress of mind but will not represent him
as man of unimpeachable religious charac-
ter, though he is man whom all would de-
light to honor. He has four sons, the eldest
of whom will be much better educated than
his father, and his ascension to the throne is
looked to with much interest. They are all
for personal beauty.
The next Sovereign in point of talent is
the King Of Sweden, who was born in France
and is much better qualified than his father,
who governed well, but with too strong
hand He 70 Sc from soldier of the ranks |
to be Marshal of France and then the King
of Sweden. The son is better and wiser
man and he applies himself to public bust
ness and is undoubtedly popular.
The King of Denmark is a man of fine tai !
ents, but wants decision of character and firm |
ness. He is naughty and unpopular, and it
is feared, Incorporate,
The King of Saxony is plain and simple in
his manners, and has fine talents.
Frbo Gr1to, FT,,c1,,1, I,o, L.,
is generally supposed, and governs Turkey |
better than has been for many day, though
young, under thirty. He entertains friend |
ly feelings towards the United States, and the
policy and conduct of our minister there (NIr
Carr is cminently calculated to conciliate
his respect and confidence. DIR Davis of
South Carolina, is employed by the Sultan in
the cotton culture, and his in6u-
ence is promotive of great good in this way.
Probably the worst Of all European Sover
eigns is the King of Hanover, who is most |
wicked and profane. The King of Prussia is
the most serious and religious. Of the nine
teen queens, five are decidedly religious
those Of France SaXony, Prussia, Denmark, |
and Wurtembcrg and there is not one against
whose private life have ever heard a syla-
bic. This was not the case some years ago.
The Kings also, generally have good private
though some few Of them are doubt
less bad men.
In manners, dress and appearance, the Eu-
ropean Soverei gns are exceedingly simple and !
plain there is nothing like pride in their APP
peardnce. They dress very plainly, and but
IA little better than public people with US,
though on great occasions they Of course make |
a grand display Ga being introduced i'll pri |
~, IL,
er gentlemen, but public presentations are
very different In England more ceremony
is required than on the continent, and inter
more unpleasant. The Queen stands near
the throne with the Ladies Of Honor, and !
each person is presented by an officer, or
YOU pass on and another takes your place
No gentleman is presented with gloves on,
but on the continent they are generally used, |
Ga the continent the persons stand in rota
ton, each country in position according to
the length Of time its Ambassador has been
there, and the King enters the room and |
walks round Familiarity convcrslng little with
each person.
As to the prospects Of Europe: every body
feels that a crisis is coming. The present !
state of things cannot last long, but where the
revolution will be begun is not so clear. Prus-
STA is looked to, however, at this time with in
tense interest. If the King gives the people
a proper constitution it will be quiet there Z;
if not there will be trouble and discontcnt.-
Many fear outbreaks in Germany, and if a
does commence there, no one can
tell where it will end, The people must and
will have good constitutional governments
Education isdoing great deal for them The
next great war in Europe will be for Const-
tutional Liberty.
CAUSE OF HAY BEING SMOKY. Iu con-
versation, the other day, with J. R. Abbott,
Esq of this town, he observed that the cause