Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-26
RICHMOND, MORNING,

The first thoughts that strike us on learning that ar
English Prince Is 10 the to receive Il re-
pecs of bis future subjects in the cities Of her hem
phere, the mighty destiny of the Empire which hal
founded these communities and the fitness of the mcn
archcal system for giving political unity TO any
various and widely sundered States II need hardly be
said that till the present age, the old countre Of Eu
rope did not appreciate this power and that tradition
and etiquette, than the difficulties Of ocomo-
ton kept kings and tie and brothers Of kings fom
making acquaintance with Of the most attached OF
their subj cts.
The Prince of Wales goes to North America at the
quest Of the Canadian Legislature, and bis visit will Illus
trate only the loyalty Of these prosperous provinces
but the immense Of British dominion and the deep
laid foundations of British power. After voyage Of
5000 miles which he will daily the horizon stud
ded with the sails of bis native country aud with the
ocean steamers which are perpetuav sweeping along this
greatest track OF the worlds commerce, the Prince
cast anchor in the nobes harbor Of North America and
see the union jack flying barack and customhouse
and red coated sentres santing just he them ten
days before ct Erglish port Or he may enter from
the at 10 the course OF the St. Lawrence
and pass the farms and settlements Of people strange
TO in race, religion, aud language but row living con-
tentedy and Loyalty under the sceptre Of Queen Victoria
Further on he will the pure stock of the English
race the emgants OF the last forty years. increased aud
multiplied in which the United States have
rot Tivaed For hundreds Of miles he viii tie works
Of their industry and in their and fourshing towns
old country but in some degree changed in ap earance
by the climate and in customs by the neighborhOod Of
the American Republic
But on the north of the border the Prince Of Wales
appears in the high capacity Of heir and the epres nta
tive of the British crown another task grateful though
az responsible will devove on him when be enters the
territory Of the American republic. We may predict
without much arrogance that this visit will be hsor
cal event What can be stranger aud more worthy the
curiosity of those to come than the reception by
publican President, of royal prince, whose ancestor
was deposed and resised during years Of by the
nation which shows hospitality to his descendant
We might make the obvious reflections which to
every one this great revolution of feeling 1t is how
ever sufficient say that the demonstration indicates
two hings-frst that the Americans convinced that
the British state noushes insdious designs against
them their institutions, and tha; they will not be mis-
understood il they give vent to their good feeling with
something of their usual yehemence and secondly that
the character and personal demeanor OF English royalty
the present day is sIch 10 insure the respect
of those who have discontinued it polit cal form
In the United States the Prince will be received with
that cordialiiy which people can show better than
Americans aud he will doubt, respond by bearing
equally coreous and honorable Were the Prince older
in years aud his stay longer he might bring back
many idea 10 be of service his country and its
dependencies. Such an examination of the New World
hardly be hoped for. But there is thing which
his royal hghness and oil OF US, may learn from this
visit and that s that neither civil revolution
nor commercial rivalry, political chickering's
acrimonious social criticisms totally sunder nations
which, having common origin aud language, deveope
themselves by the practice OF the same free nsu-
tons.