The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-29
An Expensive Young Lady.
From the New Hsrk Trissss

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~ ses noehenleeHcd We 'emei.o~f
argnt' VINO OBSERVED tns' tnere IS something
10 tnc misIortunes OF our HiendS no' ehtireiy
dispessing 70 us' rernaps' toere'ore' our cry
IN view OF the seandsioss rotsennes. oi our
Muncipai Aoministrauon tne exhofoitancy Of
our taxes, the general insecurity Of iiie and
property among u.s. the smplitude and growth
Of our public debt and the immeasurable filth
iness OF our streets. will derive consolation
from the facts set forth below
Queen Victoria OF England is believed to be
q good wife and mother, and her six or seven
children are oil living The eldest Is the Prin-
cea Royal Victoria, now fifteen, bstrothed 10
the 500 Of the Prince Royal OF Prussia, now
about twenty-five Hitherto, she has been no
special burden to the British nation; but her
approaching marriage raises question Of do
nation or out6t--in other words-how much
shall Great Britain give 10 the Prince who
weds her Queens almost unrriageabls daugh.
teri The sum hxed on BY the Ministry
doubtless after full consultation with their roy
a mistress--is 10000 Tor SS5O,00O) per an
num- about ten times the annual stipend OF
our President. Vice-Presidept aud Chief JUS
tice combined. The little lady in whose be
halt this generous allowance Is proposed, Is We
~ likely to hive my yeafs longer, IN which case
she will have drawn directiv from the British
Treasury no less than Sl7 1900, ,0OO--which, II
We mistake not, Is rather more than the entire
cost Of maintaining our Federal Government
during the eight yesrs Of Washingtou's Admin
istrstiop. This sum 10 additional to the
amount which the Princess may hiiy expect
10 receive from Prussia a. consort OF tho Heir
Presumptive and ultimately ~ Sussn OF thet
powerful and prosPeroas kingdom. And on
tor WHAT NOT Tor augnt thst the young isdy
has done OF gwen promise Of DONG, peyond
'copdescending to Be born shs may be
paragon oi wisdom, virtue benificenoe but as
yet, she has bsen simply chlid 10 arms aud
little girl eating her bread and butter and mind
ing Tor slghtngl hsf lessons. ANA ior tnis
and her Royal birth she s ,o he lowered with
S3o0OOO per annum
Mr.. Robert ci.nstone, frs'deut oi tne LN-
erpool Financial reform Assoclatlop' WINES 10
the two Members Oh farinment ron that Guy
letter 90 tbs subject OF tbis DONATION OF "h'cn
the following specimen
"Ihe proposed oowry 10 pfei.sssf0ssiy
eIuavagant tha, the nrst menton OF " Dnveys
the impression that in Tins a. 10 many other
instances, common report must be common
deceiver. 10000 per snnnm Jun cons'der
the circumstances under which tins Joo m SAID
70 b 10 contemplation. We have spent up
ward Of hundred millions 80 the war now
terminated Tor the present. We have borrowed,
or shall have To borrow. some thirty or hfty
millions more; on, double income tsx and I'm
pos~ on commodities wrng from Us nearly
seventy millions annually; tbese are the strong
est motive, Tor reducing etpeoditare TO the
lowest limits consistent WITH the emc'ency on
the pubic ser''ce; how, uen, " Poss'ne
that our rulers can mediate such piece Geo o.
wss'eful eItrssagancs as uae % sfenauoo o. |. ~ ~.