New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-09
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE or Wales
DANCE AND 4 DIRGE.


From Our Own Reporter.
WAsHITGTo., Oct 6, 1860.
How did the Prince and the President 90 TO Mount
Vermont You have read the records. What drippings
Of false sentiment they wiring from this event. What
simperiDg plaitqdes Of weak reflection. Was it an
occasion TO think and feel and speak of with solemn
reverence 1t might have been. We all can see how
IL this pIneely scramble through the land the long
view Of snowy reveIy might have been molly shaded
by one silent hour here. But an hour from this way
Of gilded glit,eIiog lie could not he spared An hour
for 8 little homage to the greatest of a nations dead
was too much for the lively and mirthloving living to
yield. What ifane chronicles t-ese are which tell us
that history will love to bger over this royal pilgrim
age. think they mean that the tomb OF Washington
i'll gain ne " dignity from the tasty ssuce Of young
English Prince That the tree h, planted there will
rise to cover ii wi h a new glory. That 1t will stand
monument to mark the graciousness with which re-
belious rast is now forgotten What history may Ind
to goat upon in this strange visit! we cannot Sno"
but history should surely have ils text unrauneled
by the ilimsy fctons which are now buughagly woven
around it.
Let ne recall what happened yesterday. TIE Princes
paI I, and the President with aso many gentlemen
and ladies' of Washing started early upon water
excursion. TIE day was fair for such an expedition
The guests assembled at the arsenal, where along car
peted avenues, they were led to tie Government
steamer v hich awaited them. -Four times the royal
al presidential salutes sounded from the bat
teIies. The steamer glded away and the sports be-
gan. The time was passed in various emusements,
well suited TO the light aud frivolous temper OF the oc-
cason There was fine band, which kept the spirit,
Of the crowd forever active. There was dinner on
board, and the dance. For some hours quadrile'
were incessant The Prince ia fond of dancing hencs,
undoubtedly, the origin Of the whole festival. Tcey
cay it was the menes picnic that ever gladdened the
aters Of the Potomac There were hosts OF EPISODES
mostly full Of gsiety, and supplying constant sources
of delight. There were some less jubilant, but
less important. During the day, the steamer
passed Mount Vernon, where, for while, the
m, rrinent was checked. Boats were lowered, and
the party went ashore. The Prince stsered. They
cay he is fond Of steering. All landed, the Prince as
wei the rest and gave little time to the inspection
of the various objects there The interruption was not
long, 1t was a chilling, dreary place to bring thai
gleeful party hot from its bursts of pleasure. Wha'
had they to do with that sad old house, desolate,
vacant, decaying s halls heavy with gloom, Its
ch6mbe answering the inrudng footsteps with faint
ard sonowfnl echoes as if reproaching the long
neglect that had befalen them Wore they there TO
rad the shameful record of desecrslon and scnege
which every pillar and casement bears ? From the
clean, shining decks Of the Harriet Lane was not
Elm to lead them through tue tangled, wasted ps'nH
which dsscend to tbs family tombs WIN sense
stll waktful with bii sht music, why thouh 'nSy -
! olprested with sgbs Of the Autumn W'nl Al@is ''