Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

| alrs at all, Is frank and manly, and, VIVA
makes more in Ais favor than appears at the
first blush, is easily amused. He has not
half the loftiness Of many a young fellow
who reads Blackstone, with his heels on the
mantle tree, and settles the question that we
have "a BOBBY if not Bourbon among US.
And yet, when we think of it, if any one
was in danger of being awkward, it was the
BIron himself. for but once before in his life
had be been placed in position so novel.
Never, until he reached Detroit, had he seen
a multitude not composed of the subjects,
either of his noble Mother, or Of some other
uneasy head that wears O crown. lie knew
that loyalty to liege lords was not among
the virtues of the multitude he beheld that
he was rather the object of quiet specula-
ton than Of enthusiastic regard in Il word,
that he was welcomed as the son Of his Moth
er.
And so it 1gas an awkward position for the
Prince that shone little dim through the
cloak Of the Baron, and we marvel how he
bore himself so nobly, and made those who
came within the reach Of his hand, forget
the coming monarch in the present gentle
man.
His visit TO the United States is good
thing all around good thing for him and
them AMI us. We Yankees forget, some
times, that we are full brothers to the sub
jects Of the British Queen, though we may
not be SO apt to forget that we are all quite
as much her cousin as is Louis Napoleon
full brothers-on the fathers side by the
Land, on the mothers by the Language
- father land and mother tongue.
There is, " wrote Robert Southey, in the
0uarta~lv " Pat-in,r thapo roorad
bond between us of blood and language,
which no circumstances can break. Our
literature must always be theirs and tho
have the slme Bible, and we address our
common Father in the same prayer. Nations
are too ready to admit that they have natural
enemies; why should they be less willing to
believe that they have natural friends?''
Every swifter revolution of steamer
wheel; and every new spun thread of inter-
national telegraph; and every American
book read with English eyes in English
homes, makes friends and brethren in spite
of " lnterposing seas. The scofi is followed
by cordial recognition there the quick pulse
of yankee blood beats kindlier here, and
Jonathan and John join hands across the
water.
As the distance between US and the W 2
Of the Revolution grows long, the red-coat
AMI the minute men sleep peacefully to
gether our Fourth Of July is not so much q
day to keep old fires ablaze .the old sol
diyrs have nearly all gone on the long march
few live that ever felt patriots passion,
with foes before and homes behind them
even the fierce old ballads that used to sum
mon up the blood, have died out. and we
hear them 10 more. The past has gone into
History, whose Muse is as calm as the sweet
day OF old Herbert we are not pillars Of
salt, and the future brightens our eyes.
\ few fierce people who have inherited
hate just as they inherit sin, mourn because
our rational birthday is celebrated with less
Ct pomp and circumstance, than in the old
times that we hear less Of tyrants, tri-
umphs, and saltpe,re. and more OF the bless
ings Of peace Years, indeed, have done
much to soften those rugged features in the
annual rejoicing, but our good hearty Eng
iish fellowship IN art and science, in Iitera-
ture and commerce, has done more. And
here, as one OF the fruits thereof as a sort
ot hostage between the nations, an Heir O.
the British throne is welcomed in our midst
no Ii cOntiuentals stirring in their graves,
and nothing but manly comfy anywhere.
Washington Irving closing his "Brace-
bridge Hall, says Il am not 50 sanguine
as.to believe th4s the two nations are ever to
be bound together by any romantic ties Of
feeling bat believe that much may be
done towards keeping alive cordial senti-
mcuts, were every well disposed mind occa-
sionally to throw in a simple word of kind
ness. II have, indeed. produced any such
effect by my writings, it will be a soothing
reflection to me, that for once, by the casual
exercise Of pen which has been in general
but too unpro6tably employed, ! have
awakened a chord Of sympathy between the
land of my fathers and the dear land which
gave me BIRTH
The visit the Prince and his suite are DOW
making, touches that chord of sympathy
again, and there will be thousands more
therefore, that can take up Irvings fare
well, when he said, "and still linger, AMI
still, like child leaving the venerable
abodes of his lorefathers, l turn to breathe a
benediction : Peace be within thy walls,
oh England ami Righteousness within thy
palaces for my brethren and my compan-
IONS sake | Will now say, Peace be within
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