The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15

him.
The Prince OF wales Departure from
New York.
Our royal guest takes his departure from the
metropolis this morning, carrying with him the
cordial good wishes and regrets OF its inhaoi-
tants. He leaves us under just such circum'
stances as should mark visit of this character.
All feel sorry that he is compelled to quit us SO
soon, whilst on the part of himself and suite
we are assured that the feeling is reciprocated.
Short, however ~ has been his stay amongst us,
1t has shown him more Of the true character OF
our people and given him Juster conception of
our Institutions than he could possibly have
acquired in his visits " the other cities of the
Union.
To-day the Prince proceeds to West Point,
where grand reception has been arranged
for him by General Scott. There he will be in
troduced to class of men of whom the com.
try feels justly proud, and who rival in mill
tary qualifications and scientific attachments
the best officers turned out by the Sand
hurst and Woolwich schools. He will find
from his observations there that, although
we rely upon our volunteer force for
the defensive strength which a standing army
is supposed to give to other governments, we
not the less carefully cultivate those abstruse
branches Of military knowledge which consti
tute what is technically called the art Of war.
This visit paid, the Prince will have received
a separate and equally cordial welcome from
all the classes of which our community is COM
posed. He was received on landing by our
citizen soldiery, which is made up for the most
part Of the sons Of our wealthy merchants and
their employees The striking ensemble which
this magnificent body Of men presented so i'm
pressed his Royal Hghness that he paid them
the highest compliment that can be offered to o
military force-that of reviewing them in uni
form. Then followed his reception by the
masses, which was q spectacle such as no other
country or city could have presented. Nearly
half million OF people, embracing representa-
tives Of almost every nationality, poured into
our leading thoroughfares to join in this com
piiment to our young guest. II was one Of the
grandest and most striking scenes that history
records-that of the freest people on earth
paying this spontaneous tribute of respect to
the representative of the freest monarchical GO
pressve frem the fact that although there are
in our midst numbers of political refugees who
are violently ultra in their republicanism and
who hate royalty in any shape, every hostile
feeling. every dislike and discomfort, was hush
ed in presence OF the overwhelming demonstra-
ton gotten up by our citizens on this occasion.
The Princes reception by the pseudo aristo-
cracy OF our city was, though well intended,
productive of only one result that of leaving
on bis mind the impression that aristocrscy is
and must ever be failure amongst US. We
will not wound the susceptibilities of the vene-
rable gentlemen concerned in that fasco by
dwelling further upon 1t, and therefore pass on
partment to our llustrious guest, which
is admitted to have been the most
imposing spectacle Of the kind that has ever
taken place. The New York iremen are. as
Is well known, composed almost entirely of the
industrious mechanics and workmen Of the
metropolis, and 20 email proportion Of them
are German or Irish. Taken collectively, they
are the finest and most intelligent body Of
young men that can be found the world over,
and may be truly said to represent the bone
and sinew of the country. Few If any Of them
absented themselves from the parade, even the
Hibernian Hook and Ladder Company, which
bss only been recently formed, making up its
full number for the occasion. In the fact that
all the members OF the department as we'll as
Of the militia turned on, In these several recep-
tons, at their own expense and uncompelled
by any order the Prince will estimate the sin
certify and unanimity Of the welcome that was
given him by all glasses Of our community. If
II was not marked by the servilty of some Of
the Canadian demonstrations, II was much more
to be valued, because 1t was entirely disinte-
rested and free from the suspicion OF tosdyism
TO rank.
Tns-e facts cannot fail to be fully appreci.
ated IN England, where the political intelligence
OF the people win enable them TO detect at
glance the difference that exists between the
motives Of the reception which greeted their
future sovereign in the British provinces
and that awarded him here. But It's moral
effect upon the despothrns OF Europe will be
still more important. They will derive from 1t
the wholesome conviction that Ia all conflicts
between the principles of progress ard political
retrogression, the policies OF the two countries
viii he henceforth az identical as are their in
tsresis
GENERAL PAEz IN DIPLOMATIC POSITION AT
wAsHNGToS.-The government Of Venezuela
bas taken a vice step In appointing General Jose
Antonio Paez its Minister PlsnipotenliarE al