The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-11-08

,lished there, and we might add that
Richmond is not unlike most other cit
is and communities in its possession of
such persons as think it a great honor
to tie themselves to the coat tails of
aristocracy. If the Prince Of Wales
had come down here we reckon scores
would have almost broke their neclls
to shake hands with him, feeling no
doubt that it was an an immense hon
Or to do so,
The Enquirer says:
"Baron Renfrew's visit was in no
public capacity whatever. For his
private pleasure and instruction he has
very properly visited the United States,
and extended his visit through the threo
great scctions-West, South and North.
He wanted no public reception, and
decent poltencsss demanded that his
wishes should have been complied with.
Every man has full and complete pow
er to mako fool Of himself; but we
deny any mans right to bring con-
tempt and ridicule upoa his country.
Still more do we condemn that impe-
ous and irrevcrent curiosity that filled
the House of God on Sunday, with a
gazing inattentive crowd. A man
worship which pays unbecoming HON.
age to the representative of foreign
power, at the cost of disrespect to the
symbols of the Holy Sacrament, is nei-
ther becoming to man, nor respectful to
God. The particular crowd that gath
cred in st. Paul's church, Sunday
morning, could not have been collected
by any Divine, however sacred his
character, or great his intellectual abil-
tiles. People, to whom Episcopacy is
an offence, flocked to gaze upon 4 beard
less boy, who has, as yet, exhibited
no talents whatever. The prospective
head of English Episcopacy, receiving
the homage Of American Episcopalians,
Presbyterans, Baptist, Methodist, Ca
tholics, Jews, and that larger portion
of the people who belong to no sect,
was neither in proper keeping with our
religious or political principle.
Il had the pleasure of shaking hands
with the prince'--was announced by
an individual on the steps Of St. Pauls
Church, on Sunday, with as much self
satisfaction as if something really no.
bic had been done-the poor fellow
never once reflected that what had
given him SO much pleasure may have
given the Baron no little contempt for
him."
And it did, we'll wager our old hat.
The pleasure ofshaking hands is alto
gether relative and dependant upon
being mutual. it gave no pleasure
to the Baron, we cannot conceive what
pleasure IL gave to him who seized
his hand. If, to shake his unwilling
hand, gave pleasure, to have kissedh his
foot should have given more.
The rapidity Of the Baron's move.
ments was not the least singular part
of the whole proceeding. The Dis
patch says:
Cleaning upon the arm Of the Mayor,
the royal visitor was conducted rapadly
to a barouche in waiting; his suite as
rapidly followed, and took seats in the
carriage designated. The movement
was executed so quickly, that few per-
sons could discern the featu cs Of the
Prince or any of his party All the
spectators could boast of, was having
seen young gentleman in q Ii sht
ovcrsock and white hat, whom they
took to be Baron Renfrew, pass hastily
by in twilight, and with many expires,
sions of disappointment they retraced
their steps to the city
In fact the whole thing looked like
q silly raco-as though the Baron was
badly scared, and flying from the eager
crowd of negroes and boys who shouted
around his carriage wheels-at this we
are not surprised if the Baron directed
it, for the young man had doubtless
never seen anything like it until he
arrived in America. English people,
who are daily accustomed to royalty,
pay their homage and respect by po-
lite Difference to its wishes, obtruding
nothing upon its privacy. Itwas new,
even for Americans, who, pretending a
contempt for all distinctions between
man and man, protesting and pro-
claiming equality, to debase them
selves before the Baron in manner
his own subjects would have shrunk
from.
But, says the Enquirer, the worst
mart in this ridiculous farce, was the
pointed disrcspect shown the house OF
God, on the part Of the organist, in
plaving God save the Queen in the
n;dst ot the communion service. The
c.nons of the church say-'And espe-
c;.llv il shall be his (thc Ministers)
dutr to suppress all light and unseemly
music. a d all indecency and irrever-
epce in the performance, by which vain
and ungodly persons prOfane the. ser
vicc of the sanctuary.
Tha Roctor of tho Church, we believe,