The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-08


nate, will, by default Of the House, become our
next President.
In view OF the election being thrown into
Congress violent, bloody and revolutionary
state OF things is anticipated at Washington in
the struggle there for the ascendency. But all
dangers of this sort can be guarded against in
the enforcement of the law; and, If there be no
law Of this sort at Washington, in the passage and
rigid enforcement of a law against the carrying
OF deadly weapons. Only the seven foot bowie
knife OF Potter, as guard over Pryor, should
be allowed to pass within the doors of the Ca.
pitol. This precauton, and a clearing away
Of the pine thickets around Bladensburg,
would make all safe. We refer to those pine
thickets because heretofore they have been the
shelter Of duelsts lodging away from the po
lice.
Seriously, however, the destinies of this great
country, its constitution and its government
its unity and its power. its prosperity or its de-
cline. all hinge upon this Penn sylvania October
election, and with the decisive success Of the
republicans in this local struggle, all parties in
any way concerned will be wise in preparing
for the probable revolutionary contingencies
Of Lincoins assured election. Meantime. let
the conservatives of Pennsylvania remember
thst the power and the issue are in their hands
GREAT TIMES AMONG THE PoRsopoIIrASs.-A
few days ago the people Of Cincinnati were
thrown into an excited state of mind by the
visit Of the Prince of Wales, and, as it appears
from the papers, they have not yet come to
their senses. Our reporters in the line of their
duty chronicling the Princes progress, were
compelled to suffer, along with the royal party,
the ipfiction Of ball. which, it appears, was
gotten up by colonel who owns the thea
tire or opera house, and who invited the Prince
there, q ID Barnum, to advertise the concern.
The visit Of the Prince was taken ad-
vantage Of to make known to an as
tonished world the fact that Cincinnati has On
opera house in the second story Of a building
which is used for various other purposes. The
muses. are lodged in "two pair back" while
pork, whiskey, dry goods, lager bier and domes-
tic champagne are retailed on the ground floor.
That is combining the ideal and the practical
in true democratic style When the Prince
came 10 LUIS NOHucTiul duaH ne iOUuu q large
number of badly dressed people, who seemed
very unhappy and uncomfortable. After
dancing few quadrilles, the royal party left
early; and worse than all "there was no sup
per-" What's ball without supper? 1t is
Hamlet" with the principal character omitted
This is the sort Of thing that our irate Gin
cinnat contemporaries are trying to gloss over
by abusing the New York reporters. 1t will
not answer, and the best thing the editors can
do is to keep quiet about the whele affair Il
is not so very bad, after all. The colonel
was not to blame for doing bis little business
dodge, nor is II criminal offence to wear q
badly fitting coat, or an old fashioned gown.
People in Cincinnati cannot expect to be as well
dressed as the elegantes Of New York and Paris,
who have elevated the science Of adjoining the
person to the dignity Of nne art. The Cincin-
natl people must live and learn, and in the
meantime keep cool. The brilliant Journal
lists Of Porkopolis ought especially to remem-
Der the excellent advice Of the good Doctor
Watts and never let their angry passions rise,
unless some opponent siezes upon their gov
eminent pap. Then they may go il as strong
as they please. Human nature, Of the rural
editors pattern, can't stand that