Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-10

The coarseness and indecent curiosity
which have surrounded the Prince in the
Eastern cities, and the total want of taste,
tact discretion and regard for his comfort,
on the part of those who assumed the charge
of his reception, must make him look back
to Cincinnati as the only city in America in
which he enjoyed the amenities of civiliza-
tion and refinement. At Washington he
had reception in the White House, at which
he was compelled to stand and shake hands
with mob of all sorts which besieged the
doors. This was continued until he was ex-
hausted, and then many of the unwashed
went away bowling. Then it seemed neces-
sary that the Prince, willing or not should
be put through the peculiar American enter
tainment of seeing our institutions" and he
was taken the round of the government
buildings, including that Babel of American
genius, the Patent Office, through all of
which he was pursued by mob of clerks.
Then be was taken to Mt. Vernon, and
marched to the tomb Of the Father of our
Country and the rebellous son of his, in SOL
emn procession, leaning on the arm of the
and probably tear in one princely eye and
a wink in the other. They remained at the
tomb-the correspondent of the World
states-while the Prince was made ac-
quainted with the leading features in the life,
character and services of Washington. We
hope that the story of the cherry-tree, and
the astonishing youthful feat of telling the
truth once, was duly impressed on the
Princes mind. This was certainly Jolly.
AT the Capitol he was paraded before the
paintings which adorn that mausoleum of
Government appropriations, such as the
Surrender of Burgoyne and Corvallis"
and other cheerful scenes, commemorative
of our victories over his nation.
But at Richmond he came in contact with
the most barbarous vulgArity. At Harris
burg he had been compelled to follow
military escort at funeral pace, whenever
be appeared in public. So he declined one
at Richmond and decided to trust himself to
the courtesy of the people and the protec-
tion Of the regular police, as he did at Gin
cinnati, but with very different result
which shows the comparative civilization of
the two places. He reached the hotel pant
ing and mussed and soiled by the handling
and jostling of the crowd which blocked the
entrance. The arrangement of the hotel was
such that the Princes apartments were open
TO the view of the people in the Exchange
Hotel opposite, where q crowd kept watch
of him; even his dinner was taken in the
same public way.
He spent Sunday at Richmond. In
Vitations we're sent him to dozen churches.
lie went to st. Paul's. 1t and the square in
front were densely packed. The vestry met
him at the door, and as he walked up the
aisle, the congregation rosel We can family
imagine how the editor of the Courier would
have held forth if he had been there and seen
the same alteration paid to the Prince as to
Deity. The congregation anticipated much
qualification from seeing the Prince take the
sacrament. So the correspondent of the
New York Times says; but he did not re-
main TO be gaped at.
After dinner, he went with the Duke of
Newcastle, General Bruce, Governor Letcher
and the Mayor, to visit the Capitol. AS this
was a violation of the Sabbath, the treat
ment he received was probable a judgment
on him. There was no police; the mob sur
rounded the party, and while looking at the
statue of Washington, enliYened them with
such remarks as these:
"'He' (Washington) 'socked it into you at
the Revolutions; 'he gave you English
equirts the colicP 'We reckon you do love
Washington, oh, certainP"
They were driven from the Capitol by the
annoyance Of the crowd, and took refuge in
the Governors house, from which they
escaped unobserved to their carriages around
a corner, and rode back to the hotel, only TO
find another crowd with similar ideas of
Southern hospitality.
Some of the noblemen in the Princes
suite attended the African Church, where
great crowd had gathered, expecting the
Prince AS the minister was reading, car
riage drove up, when the congregation rose
up all over the house saying, ''He's come"
''He's come" The preacher tried ia vain to
quiet them. They mistOok Lord Hinchin- |
brook for the Prince. A drunken man |
voice assented to all the remarks of the
preacher; The Englishmen wished to retire
but could not.
While at Richmond, the party was put
through all the revolutionary relics, inelHd-
ing the Monroe Monument and the table
over which Patrick Henry and Leo made
thelr revolutionary speeches. Naturally, the
Prince has seen enough Of our institutions,
and he begs 70 be excused u New York and, /
somehow, he does not come out 30 strong in
.he Jolly way over our nsg0lntionaFy relics,
ss marx Tapley wsuld under similar adverse
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