New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-20
DYNAsTIC MARRIAGES.

Victoria ard not Alice, it seems, is the name OF
the Dung girl whose projected marriage to Prince
Frederic William of Prussia, is now exciting so
much feeling in England. Alice is second daughter
of Prince Albert and the British Queen, being some
two years and half younger than the Princess
Royal W no is now nearly fifteen and whose affanced
husband was twenty-four on Thursday last.
1t is certainly i'll judged on the part of Prince
Albert and the Queen to bring this little domestic
arrangement into notice at the present moment.
They would have done well to put it off yet for a
few years till the conclusion of the war should
diminish the popular evaporation which prevails
in England against the royal family Of Prussia on
account of its connection with Russia, and the
course of the Prussian government since hostilties
broke out. Prince Albert has made several
political blunders within the past year or two,
but perhaps none more serious than this.
1t is but natural that nation which enjoys the
luxury of keeping a royal family should take an
interest in the matrimonial disposition of its men,
bers; but yet it is difficult, either in the light Of
history or Of practical common sense to attribute
any great weight TO such marriages. The policy
of governments is always conducted with shrewd
eve to self interest and the fact of relationships
by msrrisge between princes and prncesses OF this
or IL at country counts but little. Thus, for IN
stance when Belgium was broken of from Holland
such relationship between the Dutch courtand that
of St Petersburg did not afford any help to his Meth
erlands MAZE sty in his efforts to regain the revOted
territory. Nor did such relationship form the
slightest obstacle to the cooperation of Austria in
the overthrow of Napoleon |. Even in the present
war, and with the intimate family ties existing be-
tween Berlin and st. Petersburg, every impartial
observer will admit that the conduct Of Prussia
has been dictated by regard for her own welfare
infinitely more than by any domestic sympathies
If the interest of Prussia clearly commanded it, we
may be sure that she would make war on the Car
in spite of all the private wishes that might thrOb
in the bosom of king, queen and fifty princes and
princesses Politically, then, such a marriage is
of very little moment, and we see no reason why,
in the middle of the nineteenth century, these
obsolete and exaggerated notions should be kept
alive.
1t is also contended that the Prussian dynasty has
too uncertain tenure of office to make it fitting
for permanent princess like one OF England to
attach herself to its fortune. No doubt revOlu-
ton at Berlin is within the range of probability,
but it is by no means certain that Prussan royalty
possesses a monopoly Of such liability to sudden
yicissitude. Even that of England is not guaran-
teed an eternal lease of its present position. As
between the two houses, it is only a question OF
time. Both are destined to tumble, and it is
not good ground for putting on airs of
superiority, that one has chance of little longer
duration than the other AS well might the Greek
chieftain have looked down superciliously on his
companions in the cave of the man eating giant,
because it had been promised him as special
favor that he should be the last to be eaten. Not
more surely does death await every man, than
revolution every monarchy and the prince who
is to be devoured tomorrow may fairly be pro-
nounced the equal of him whose quietus is post
poned till next week.