Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-05
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| ENGLISH VIEW OF THE LATE kofA Al VISIT.
The London Post has interesting article on the Wis
reureseuts fairly the sentiments Of the in Enga
towards this country We have selected portions OF the
article as follows: ,
"Time has healed all the wounds contracted In the
war OF independence and the Americans, Who after all
are really fond Of England glad to have an opportu
nity of showing friendship, respect and hospitality to
this country's future King. That Prince OF Wales
should have been received in the country which calls h
self the headquarters of Republican Government IS only
another instance Of what surprising things some men
NAV live 10 see There are men living who can remem
Der the heartburnug ard bitterness that followed the
American war; when the very name of King and the very
idea of monarchy was scarcely mentioned without e1'
pressions of contempt Those feelings have passed away
and in their stead have warm and outpoken re-
gard not only for English people, but for English Pfin-
ces.
"The son asd heir Of ieen Vctoria though travel
ing in private capacity, is lcomed and eted along
every inch Of his journey. press TO look at him. all
proud of his coming and ,'sh him TO carry away
only pleasant and Afieconate recoecons OF remark
able tour Such visi, Is great epoch in the young
Princes life the recollectons Of which can fade
from his memory. He may visit Canada and the States
again before he is King Of England and be as well re-
ceived he may India and other portions OF his mo-
thers domnions and wherever he goes be viii be
honored with the loyalty and love of his mothers sub
iects bu. nothing one would think will ever equal in
Depth cearness and freshness the impressions Of this
first Transatlantic trip. But is scarcely less an epoch
in the history Of the United States lis middle point
between two eras. The old will compare the public feel
ing displayed with what they knew in their youth
the young will recount t in years TO come as great
event to date from.
"What past is that which the history Of the United
States presentsl What a growth What a progress
from the disadvantages Of distant aud igoverned CO.
Oby all the strength and influence Of great nation
To its fertile soil men have hocked from all parts Of the
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They have penetrated the dense woods crossed the pra
Gle red the forests spanned the gigantic rivers, and
planted themselves in all directions. Scattered iarms
have grown into AOurshng settlements, which again
have in reased into towns have leccme centres OF COM
merce and communication, have attached around them
the industry and enterprise Of new comer, have been
brought near other cities by the railroad and nearer
still by the telegraph have combined their political in
uence organized themselves into States, and oy their
admission iuo the Union have become component men,
bers OF Of the richest most prosperous, aud most
powerful nations in the world. All this has happened
within living memory. Indeed, it is happening every
day. IL never stops Daily the population is augment
ed from without as well as from within. Every day
new havoc Is made with the old trees. Civilization
presses farther and farther into the remote West
aud fresh sources Of wealth are opened up. There
is no want Of space. II population presses too hea
Willy in one place, cheap and hasty migration TO
another rectfes The inconvenience Labor is welcome
every where, and everywhere it is well repaid New
states of society creating wants, are continually
supplied by developments of industry aud new COM
Onations OF the inventive faculty.
Nor is all this enterprise confined to the States only.
There is port market in the world where the
American merchant is not epresented-American ships,
American shoes American clocks, American cotton and
American leather everywhere.
as there any defnabe limit all this forthputting
We know Of none. As America has grown she will
continue grow. Let what will be in store for Amer
"a long she cherishes such hearty feeling toward
this country she has expressed by her attention to
popular young Prince she may count TO very large
extent upon the love and sympathy of the English pco-
ple Among those hospitable friends we viii for the
present leave him. thankful for the welcome he has
,eived which can be exceeded only by other-his
welcome home"