The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-15

tAsl Election.
In little less than q week the Cana
dian tour of the Prince of Wales will be
brought to close. The viceregsl party will
land upon American soil at Detroit on next
Friday, and afterwards visit the chief cities Of
the Northern States.
The provincial sojourn Of the viceregal party
has not been altogether agreeable. There
were thorns 10 the roses which were thrown 10
the pathway Of the young Prince. In every
feast to which he was hidden there came the
skeletons of ancient prejudice md modern po-
litical squabbles. In Lowe Canada there was
found the remnant Of the ola animosity against
the English, which originated In the time when
the province was held by the French. There the
church of Rome is predominant, and, by con-
sequence, overbearing and arrogant. 1t is the
regime Of Louis Quatorze over again. In
Canada West there l. large party of maniacs
who swear by William the Third and the battle
Of Boyne Water, who have not forgotten the
siege Of Derry, who drink deep to the DE
struction Of the Papists,' and to whom "Crop-
pies Lie Down" Is sweeter cir than the most
enchanting morcea,er ever warhled by prima
donna. And in this fierce internecine warfare,
political and religious, the poor Prince has had
rather tough time Of it. Leaving the ques-
ton OF loyalty out of the matter, the sacred
rites Of hospitality have been overlooked in at
least one instance, and all along In the Princes
wake we find exhibitions Of petty Jealousy,
heartburnings, rabid animosities and general
bad feeling, which will not be obliterated in
years, If ever.
Happily for US, no such dangers await Baron
Renfrew when he lands on the soil Of the
United States. We have warm political contest
going on, but there is no religious element in
1t. And it is in view of this very fact that we
are able to cay that the party could not have
selected better time for q tour in this country
than the present The Prince could see our
great rivers and prairies of the West at any
time; he could hunt the buffalo, or encamp on
the track of the aborigine; he could visit our
great cities and thriving towns; he could re-
ceive our bospitalities and review our mill
tia as well next year or the year after. as now.
But there l. one thing, and the most interesting
of all, to wit, the Presidential election, which
does not happen every day, nor is it probable
that such q curious campaign as that which is
going on now will take place again In many
years. Our English guests will travel through
this country while the canvass is at its height,
and will have full opportunity to see the way
in which our general elections are conducted.
Undoubtedly the morale Of the affair, the tricks,
and turns and twistings, the lies and humbugs,
that make up the stock in trade of the political
spouters and managers, will be explained to
the Prince and his suite. They will hear
people Of all parties proclaiming that the
country is assuredly going to ruin, and they
will see that the country seems, like the Irish
lady who was abducted three times, rather to
be pleased with II than otherwise. They will
see all the politicians worked up to tremen-
dous pitch Of excitement, threatening blood,
murder, FIRE, treason, insurrection, civil war
and general anarchy, aud may, possibly, be
for moment that the republic Is
really in danger.
But II they remain until after the 9th
Of November they will End that the
storm has subsidized; that nobody has
been In the least particle hurt; that
everybody has become quite reconciled to
he result, whatever II may be; that the new
administration will be allowed TO work out It's
,wn salvation or damnation, a. the case may
,e, without hindrance; that the people Of the
country will be ready, as ever, to fulfil their
obligations; that we will all 60
N the same way a. ever, buying and selling,
specializing, making money aud
pending II, preparing for another crisis, and In
few months getting up the steam for another
Residential election. And IL all that Is not q
furious political and social spectacle, then there
lever was such thing In the world. The fu-
ure King of England will nnd that his Ia not the
My uneasy head In the world. Our Presiden-
ial candidates deserve pity in much greater
legree than even the poor King Of Naples, who
lss not friend In the world.
THE AMERICAN EAGLE ABRoAD.-we print
o day some account Of the opening OF the drst
American horse railway In England. This rail-
ray has been constructed In the streets Of
q town Of considerable importance,
opposite Liverpool, by Mr.. George Francis
rrain, rare specimen Of Young America In
b fullest developement Mr.. Train, although |
till young man, has made q good deal Of
'oise in the world, and d what we call In the
;tates . "smart" fellow. He watched the ope-
alton Of street railways In our large cities, and
,ecame satisfied that they would do equally
vell In England. He had, too, the example Of |
he American railway In Paris, running from |