Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-09
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II IL announced py Telegraph th"' '"0
Prince Of Wales will extend his American
j. tour "a far West as Cincinnati. His visit
J. would certainly he very incomplete and un-
satisfactory without that The Enquirer
hopen that our citizens, will not lose their
propriety on the occasion. Fortunately, our
5 mode Of entertaining strangers is 50 well
established and complete, that there viii be
no necessity for throwing it out of gear even
for 90 large a fish as the Prince of Wales. --
The Prince comes here, of course, to OBJ
serve the working Of our institutions, OF
which he has doubtless heard much, with
view to qualifying himself for administering
the British Government, by observing al
the modern improvements. 1t is pretty gen
orally admitted that American ins'i'u-
tons are little ahead OF those oi
any other nation, and il is pretty Wen
nnders.ood that those Of Cincinnati
ara a little ahead of the balance OF
America. A good while ago the London
Hustrated Nstos had picture of our steam
Bre-enRines, which has made their fame fa-
mllAr TO the nobility and gentry of England.
Il is known that we have the finest Opera
house in the world, which necessarily gives
us a metropolitan character, as well as the
highest taste in music and the drama. Be-
sides. our attainments in the other hne arts
are famous. This classic atmosphere pro-
duced the genius Of Powers the author OF the
"Greek Slave" a figure whose careful mod
esty entirely relieves the nudity which is so
suggestive TO American imaginations One
of his early works, the "Inernal Regions, Is
still exhibited in this city at a price that
brings il within the reach of the humblest
lover of art. The SKILL rapidity and grace
with which our favorite animal is prepared
for export show the great genius of our peo-
pie for high art while our achievements in
the wine culture might tempt Commodore
Noah again into habit of cursing which
would be great comfort to our devout
Southern brethren.
II is natural to suppose that the first object
of the Prince is to become acquainted with
the highest improvements in government.
Therefore he should first be taken to our
City Council A Committee of the Council
should be appointed to extend the hospitali-
ties of the city to him, with handsome ap-
preparation for that purpose. In New York
they held short opera season especially for
the entertainment of the japanese, who
cared as little for our opera as they did for
our bibles and catechisms. Suppose that
here, for the entertainment of the Prince OF
Wales, we have a short pork season, to show
the skill of our artists in putting the unclean
animal through the hdri-kdrR Then the Prince
should be taken to the 0pcra-house to Spring
Grove Cemetery, to Longworth's wine-cel-
lars; then to an exhibition of the Steam Fire
Department, winding up with an excursion
on our Street Sailroads out to the savory
region OF Brighton, during which the City
Council can explain to him their brilliant
feat of financiering by which they make every
citizen who rides in the cars on the highway
pay one cent, every time, to the city, under
the impression that it comes out of the COM
pany! Nothing in our institutions would SC
demonstrate their superiority to the Prince al
this financial achievement.
A reception for the ladies would, also, be
indispensable as, their interest is, of course
much excited in Prince who at the age O
nineteen, has achieved distinction in ladies
society.
These, with the customary able and elo
quent speeches from our Councilmen, who
will be expected to exhibit to the Prince the
acknowledged superiority of American ora
tory, would make an entertainment fit for 4
Prince, and creditable to the city.