The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-24

Rscepeaon Of the Prance q wales IN the
Unated etatos-TAe Heal Meanlnx oe
tine Denonstrati0ns
We perceive that some of the old ladies who
conduct the Wall street blanket style Of jour
mails are much exercised in their minds ct the
esnpressemest Of the people of Detroit on the
occasion Of the Prince of Wales reception.
The Detroiters are said, BY this authority, to
have behaved "more like an emancipated me-
nagerie than body Of civilized men" Fur
Their along we are told that If the people Of
the United States shave any self-respect they
will put down the ilbred and impertinent rab-
movements and comfort Of gentleman travel
ling in no official capacity, and declining all
public ovations."
Now, while all this il to . certain extent
true as to its conclusions, 1t Ia not exactly cor
rect in its conclusions II Is true that the Prince
comes here in sort Of semi incognito, but he
does not travel like private gentleman by
any means. On the contrary, be has o royal
suite, which includes one Of the Ministers Of
the Grown, On officer of the Queens household,
q Governor who is Major General in the ar.
my, physician, an equery, and so on. The
movements Of the party ore calculated rather
to incite than to repel curiosity. Evidently
the Prince courts and enjoys popular favor.
He drives about in open carriages, with four
horses, and at Chicago he shows himself to the
people several times, according to advertise
ment and in very marked manner. As to the
Detroit reception, we have no information that
the crowd behaved in any rude or unsesmly
way. 1t was goodQhumored crowd-a cheer
ing crowd-a most enthusiastic crowd-a crowd
such as the Prince may have seen in Hyde
park when the Queen distributed the Victoria
Cross to the Crinean heroes. We are at loss
to see why the people Of Detroit should be
called ian impertinent rabbler However, the
affair is Of no great moment. If the Wolverine
crowd was little too large for the ground 1t stood
on, the circumstance will be duly noted, and
will produce good effect upon the people Of
the other cities which the Prince may visit They
will be very careful not to infringe upon the
rules Of 81 that honest and simple republican
courtesy" that our fossilized contemporary talks
about Every one will recollect how disgrace
fully the mob in Philadelphia behaved when
the Japanese Embassy arrived in that city. The
torrent Of popular disapprobaion which those
occurrences called forth acted like charm
upon the rowdy population of New York, who
received the Japanese with the utmost cour-
tesy.
We are not at all surprised To hear that the
gentlemen of the Princes suite were astonished
at the warmth Of the reception which they re-
ceived when they landed upon our soil. The
cheers that rang out from the thirty thousand
freemen who taluted the Prince at Detroit had
quite different meaning from the demonstra-
lions made by the Canadians. They received
their future King-the immediate representa-
tive of the sovereign. They desired to prove
their affection to the person Of the Queen and
their attachment to the homo government and
at the same time had something to gain by 80
doing. In this country we have no such feeling
The reception Of the Prince Is In no sense .
political one. To be sure we recognise the fact
that England Is the only great European Power
which Is free from the shackles of absolutism, and
that, like the United States, the soil Of Great
Britain Offers sanctuary to the oppressed of
every CLINE. This Is the common bond Of SYM
patty between two liberal governments, and
may be called political to q certain extent. But
the coming Of the Prince stirs other feelings.
Old England-the land from which we sprang.
the land which gave US our language, our COM
mon law, our religion and our literature-sends
its hereditary Prince to greet the sturdy scion
of glorious mother. History and romance,
our earliest recollectons and first explorations
In the stored page are crowded with
"Reminiscences Of the Princes Of Wales. In this
respect We are all Englishmen: our imagination
Is appealed TO through the same medium. Eve
ry child win tell you the story Of the frat Prince
Of Wales, or Of Edward, the Black Prince, and
his heroism on the Geld Of Cressy; Of that mad
cap Hal, Of whom Shakspere gives so brilliant
and vivid . picture; Of the young Prince Ed
ward, and bis little brother, the Duke Of York,
who were murdered at the command Of their
cruel uncle Gloster: or Of the hunted Charles,
and his concealment from the Puritan troopers
In the famous oak. Thus the visit Of the Prince
has poetic and romantic interest for every
young man and maiden especially the maidens)
In the land. Then the merchants and bankers
and traders look at the thing In business point
Of view, and consider the Prince as the repre-
sentative Of our best customer and good friend:
then he Is q fine, manly young fellow, fall CT
animal spirits, and animated apparently With
the true spirit Of his gallant ancestors. AID this
gives him strong hold on the American heart,
so full Of generous impulses. 90 hozpitstie. 80
80 excitable. and. IL we may coin
word, 90 sensational. SO the Princes career
from Detroit TO Portland will be ore continued
ovation. TIE ladies win light bis pathway with
their brightest smiles and the young men VII
salute him with those hearty cheers which well
up from hearts that have never known care ncr
sorrow.
We have no doubt that the Duke OF Eewcas.