The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-08
A Gloriou. Chance for the Toadie,.

A Glorious Chance for the TOadies.
The Prince Of Wales is expected III Canada
this spring-so, a. least, the Governor Of Cana
da says in a late message. Doubtless he will
eandescend to visit this country also. Let
the toadics set their houses in order. Let them
stand up for the honor of their class in this
country. 1t has been said that England beats
the whole world in the tOady line but those
who speak thus know nothing " America
Probably it may be that the opportunity of
INDUCING Is not SO frequently afforded here
but, whatever be the cause it certainly is the
fact that there is a freshness, q heartiness, a
love of his trade about the genuine American
boot-lick, that defies all imitation. CALIBAN,
begging the drunken STEPHANO to let him
kiss his feet, is but a miserable caricature of
him. We hope, therefore, if his Royal High
ness has any boots that particularly need
polishing, he will come TO the United States
The tOadyism of his mothers subjects is
natural, Unborn, the genuine productions of
the institutions under which they live
1t 10 universal there, and therefore there
is nothing stimulating in it. Here it is more
rare, but. when found, infinitely more racy-
We have the good fortune, # it be such, to
know numbers Of gentlemen who would
esteem 1t miracle Of good luck to get smack
At the patent-leather.
Now, we have no genius for boot. licking, and
very little desire ever to be in the company of
"big men," We love to feel big ourselves, and
we never can in such company. We are not
enthusiasts, moreover, and when the " high
falutin" small-beer writers tell about the bril-
liancy Of this mans conversation, and the
overwhelming eloquence OF another, and the
1l r. - Of n hirA all hot
stun-they all copy from one another, and say
the same class of things about every body, from
SAN PATOA to General JACKSON we general
~ shut our ears, or content ourselves with the
simple exclamation, "oh fddlesticks!' Toad.
les deal largely in that sort of wares, but we
have no taste for them. The only sort of con-
versation we can endure, is one in which eve
rybody can take q part. Preaching in COM
pany We detest. 1t is abominably bad manners
and we do not care who may practice it, the
man that does 1t is bore. We have, we say,
NO genius for boot-licking, and not a particle
OF liberation for those half-tipsy, after dinner
exhibitions Of boring which 20 under the gen.
efal name OF brilliant conversation" Still,
we confess we should like to see the Prince,
Ana 70 hear him talk. We want to see what
Fnnce ID like, aud what he talks like, or
course ne Is obliged to be gentleman. and il is
A" own fault II he be not an intelligent one,
"f ne mas good parts, and they have had an
opportunity to BE- well cultivated. He will
nave oeen the only one Of his face that was
ever IN 'nis country, except his grand. uncle
"'ItiAA ~, who was here as an officer on
board The British fleet during the Revolution
ana was In RoDssY's action with Count ur
~AAsse In the West Indies. plot was laid
capture the Young sailor, we believe. and
would nave succeeded, had he not been unax !.
psctsdly ordered to sea. He was Prince VII.
LIAM HENRY then.