The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-25
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The Language ct Compliments.
1t Is unbeatable that In The mutual inter-
esar.e Of mankind, the asperities and anga'
tartties of life would be quite inteleraoie bn
for the oil of complimentary sentiment an'l
sxpre.siou which it il the custom of all civil
lied society 70 employ, Including the Chinese
who excel in il above all other nations, an.
have carried politeness, or the art of Initiating
GOOD feeling to such an admirable climax
that while il answers all the purposes for
which IL was invented, no one is imposed upon
nv it, no Chiuaman having ever yet been
found who believed single word that another
xyhiuamau said In the intercourse or nauo"s,
the same lubricating process is often EN- pioSeo
with happy effect. and generally win s"eh
determination aud prudence that 'ue M
b,ance of friendship is mistaken oy tue "n-
,nt,,,ted for the reality, and produces III
.ha ,,,,raa of the masses a geniai glow OF self
satisfaction aud philanthropy. IL must oe
admitted. however, that the phraseoiogy OF
national com pgiment is becoming more monot-
,sous and barren than that " hieh is found in
,,ri,ate lite, especially between England and
America whose people can never meet each
other in q dinner or upon any festive occasion,
without the stereotyped ALTERATION OF COM
mon literature, lineage and laws" which has
been worn so threadbare that we were quite
sismsyad to see the Chancellor Of the New
York University sporting II IN the presence
=, the Prince of Wales as if 1t were a bran
new garment, ana eminently adapted by its
nox.lly and lastre to grace q royal presence.
Ina notice OK the reception OF the Prince IN
New York, the Erening Post, of that city, dis
courses in the following courteous rAaEner:
England may lsarn from these warm popula,
,nanl iestatloas mat Americans cheIish noie O.
the Old pf e ad!ces engen lered In war lhey have
I, rgctten the lnJpsuees OF the vast, ara 'hey en-
tsrtsIn no jeaiousies for the future. Lacy yet
honor Great Britain Tor what sac mas bsea and
for what sne Is-tor ~hatsh has done ior the CIV
Inzs,Ion of tie word what she Is stlli dong.
TRey aamlt Eel substantial sTeatne 8, siory, Tree
dom ihey admire the lTs..kness. he sntt rpT!se,
the rlucA Il the tngnsh people. lhes lote the
YIrtuous and amlabie character OF Their Queen
who as mother aud as monarch Issqn"iiy oistln
gn,sbed foT her excellent Quaiues; ana "a large
part of the homage eVinced Iowa dc me son - IN
tended h, reject iiouI lam 10 his lusttiQus pa
rent AS au evidence, then, OF thelr fraIk good
viii, aLd Of their wish 10 cultivate forever tle
nation tbey receive the son III It's sovereign with
open arms aua exuItaht voices
This is compliment sary and Chinese. When
we add also that it is not rue, we do not i'm
quite TO the Pest any other intention than to
DE civil aud polite. 1t may describe accurately
what ought perhaps to be the public senti-
nlent towards England, but not what Is,-far
from IL. To say that either nation has forgot
the future," is TO say what the consciousness
of every human being in both countries iiatiy
eontradicts Americans respect England ;
they honor her, If you please, ard they have
annie reason Tor both sentiments, but to sly
that they enter tain the most cordial sentiments
towards that noble nation, is the language OF
a courtesy too extravagant even for the ocea-
sion Of a royal visit. Even il it were true, We
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regards OF our countrymen are reciprocated,
or that we are viewed in any other light by
proud and undemonstrative people than as
vain and exeitaole race, always rushing, like
the Athenians, after some new things, and as
ready to lavish our entire stock Of enthusiasm
upon pugilist as upon prince.
1t is very agreeable and quite as fancitnl to
profess that The deep homage OF the popular
heart towards Queen VICTORIA was the Sc
cret of the vast excl temeat during he visit of
the Prince of Wales. Is moral excellence SO rare
IN the high places of the earth that the lnhabi-
-auts of this distant Republic must be reused
to phrenzy of delight at the spectacle of Ole
exemplary Queen anu OF one mother, whose
heart is not as hard as the diamonds in her
crowul If is The almost universal effect OF
monarchy TO deprave and brutaiiZe the pos
SCISSOR of a throne, republicans ought To be
chary OF the respect they show TO Its repre-
sentatiyes. Wedo not believe that such is the
fact We do not subscribe TO the absurd idea
that the high places OF the earth, the mountain
tops of rank and station, are surrounded by
an impure and polluted atmosphere. We do
not be iieye that the special advantages OF re-
fning. eIevating, ChristianIzing education
which princes ENJOY, are SO often overbaianced
by the special temptations of their position,
that the spectacle OF single virtuous monarch
like VICTORIA is al object OF special won
der Even France, which The silly traditions
handed down t. US by our Algto-SaXon fore
fathers have taught us TO believe is the most
profigate and licentioIs OF nations, can show
I; cluster Of royal names as bright in their
moral purity as any which ever graced the
hunblest abodes of virtuous poverty, some OF
whom have lived ia our generation We PIE
sumo that no one will deny that the vile OF
LOUIS PaILLlPPE vas the pattern eli every
social and OF every CaTistlan virtue, a woman.
the equal of VICTORIA in every quality OF the
heart, and her superior i'll every attribute CT
the mind yet The son Of this woman, the gal
liant and courtly Prince DE JoINvILLR, an
officer and gentleman who would lave
graced the most chivalric era, and the repre-
sentative OF country which, i'll the extremity
of our fortunes, fought side by side with Us
against the toreta theirs of The Prince OF Wales,
has lately yisit ted the United States, and there
were none SO poor as do him reyereEce."-
Surely. our republican appreciation OF q ueen-
~ goodness was not blunted by the fact that
the Prince DE .ToINvILLE was no longer the
heir apparent OF The crown of France Such
a supposition would be d death blow TO the
theory that all our 10 We TO the "ladde'' ALBERT
has been shewn on account of his "mither's
sake"
The truth is, notwi thsta landing all the stereo-
typed cant of common literature, language
and laws" there is as much commercial and
national jealousy between England and
America as between any other two countries
on the face of the earth. Each may respect
.he energy, the pluck and bottom OF the other,
but IL is precisely because each knows the
other is its equal in all the qualities which
ensure success, that the feelings which they
really entertain towards one another are any,
thing but those attributed to them by the Post.
Like SAVERS aud HEEsAN, when stripped for
the fight at Aldershot, each may gaze with
admiration upon the bone and muscle of his
opponent, and even shake han DIS with smiling
faces and cordial grip, but these outward
signs are not faithful reflex Of the inward
soul. Whilst we rejoice that proper courtesy
and respect have been shown TO the representa-
tive OF the English Government, we cannot be-
lieye that, in our large cities at any rate, it |
had any deeper springs than the same love OF
excitement and novelty which made an oya-
lion to CYRUS W. FIELD only surpassed by
that 10 ALBERT EDWARD; and which lavished |
municipal enter tai nmen Is and personal atten. |
Mons npon corps of japanese police off, |
promoted IN