The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-29
Terms of suhscrIptlon--in Advance.
The Visit of the Prince of
Wales.

Wales.
The visit of the Prince of Wales to
the British American Provinces, and
TO the United States. has, doubtless,
political object as well as the mere
qualification of the laudable desire of
the friends of the Young heir 20 the
English throne, that he should improve
HIS education by travel and by extern
ded intercourse with the world. -
There has been as flattering q demon
sfration of loyalty made at each point
he has yet touched on his route as he
could reasonably expect, and the Off
cial addresses he has received have all
breathed a spirit of the wsrmest at
tachment to his dynasty, and to the
rule of Great Britain.
But underneath this fair exterior
turks secret danger. There IS an
4" irrepressible conflict of nationali-
ties and religion ever raging, in Can
ada, between settlers Of French and
Irish extraction, who profess the Ro-
man Catholic faith Oh the one hand,
and the descendants of emigrants from
England Of the Protestant faith on the
other. This antagonism, it is true,
does not often exhibit itself in very
alarming forms. yet it is apparently
ineradicable No people adhere more
pertinaciously to their ancient customs
ana language than the French, and
many of them hate the English as cor
daily as they love their own race and
mother country.
The prevailing mania in England is
apprehension of a French invasion
and if it be indeed true that Louis
Napoleon meditates an attack upon
Great Britain, it is not improbable
that he may endeavor to reconquer
her British North American posses
sions, and thus reannex them to their
former mistress, France In that
event it is not unnatural to suppose
he would have the sympathies, if not
the actual cooperation of q portion of
the French Canadians But if the
visit of the Prince of Wales serves to
strengthen the loyalty of all those he
Visits, an important new safeguard
will be established, not only against
the ambitious Emperor, but against
turbulent and revolutionary manifesto
tions Of every kind II is also sup
posed that the propriety of uniting all
the British provinces in North Amer.
ca under one local Government, with
the Prince of Wales at its head, is un-
der consideration, and the present
tour win probably furnish important
indications in reference to the propri-
ETY. and policy of this scheme 1t is
certainly somewhat injudicious ex-
pertinent, and one well calculated to
inspire discomfort, to make the yonng
Prince the recipient of so many honors
in Canada, and thus thrill his breast
with all the intoxicating delights of
homage and power, if there is no dis.
position to invest him with govern
mental position before in the due
course of nature be ascends the proud
throne of his ancestors.
About the close of the coming
month of September, or in the early
part of October, the Prince will prob
ably pass through this city on his way
from Washington to New York. Not
being particularly fond Of sensations,
10 staid Philadelphia, we have not yet
become unduly excited on the subject,
and we are not aware that even a sim
gle public movement has been made In
regard to his reception. We have
among as, however, so many citizens
who cherish feeling of goodwill to
England, and of profound respect to
Queen. Victoria, that when her son
arrives among us he will be received
in manner, which, if not ridiculously
ostentatious, will at least be agreea-
BILE to him.-PhllG. Press.