Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-08
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The Prince OF " ulen' NinAt W
The yiainous fasehoods concoeted by some vagabond
Yankee and published in certain Of the New York jour
nails alleging that the Prince Of Wales was rudey treat
ed in this city, have found their way into the London
Times and so imposed upon the conductors OF that jour
nal AZ TO have elected an editorial commentary, but little
less false ard sanderous in its picture Of the Virginia
people and Southern society," generally, than were the
wholesale hes that drew it FORTH Before this the Iss
has probably learned that the accounts to which refers
were repeatedly denounced by the Prince and his COM
panons as false We trust that it may yet learn that its
own reflections are equally so. For the amusement Of
our readers we copy portion Of the Times article
at was hardly TO be expected that the Prince of Wales
should pass through the United States without some dis
pay of dscourtesy on the part Of small section OF the
people Ia every free country Is IN the power oil an
insignificant minority to set itself against the feelings of
the public and by its violence noise and ilbreedng
@ down on the nation Of which forms part the
sure OF the unthnking. We have had in this country
sufficient proofs that faction may sympathZe with all
the country drests and may glory in displaying its ma
nevoence and uaroW-mindedness IN the lace OF popular
indignation God forbid that should ever desire that
the people of any country which has common origin
with our own should be drilled to uniformity Of opinion
or be tutored in enthusiasm by police. IL is one OF the
good effects OF liberty that any outrage Is sure TO call
up corresponding demonstrations OF good feeling, and
we doubt not that the vulgar and unproyoked attack
made on the Prince OF Wales at Richmond, Virginia. will
augment the cordaty with which important CT les
of friendly nation It is hardly necessary to assure the
aud more enlightened class will receive the representative
English people, as our New York correspondent does,
that the Americans disguised at the conduct OF the
Redmond mob and that they have no sympathy with the
acts of the Irish emgrants in New York Whatever has
happened or shall happen, the American people have
given ample proof that they appreciate the spirit OF the
Princes VISIT aud know how TO respect themselves in
respecting their youthful guest
After travelling many hundreds Of miles in the far
West after being received with rough, but sincere po
teness by the Inhabitants Of prairie villages or the SOL
itary pioneers who are heWing their way gradually
through the forest the Prince OF Wales in his journey
East came to the capitol Of Virginia, an old English
town which contains some memorials interesting TO the
traveller Here urged on by what impulse we know
not but perhaps stirred up by some Irish or semlrish
demagogue dsorderly mob treated the Prince and his
party in a which not only violation OF ccur-
tesy of their rights travellers under the protection
Of the law The Prince and his suite went With the May
or of Richmond to visit the Capitol and, there being
police the crowd proceeded press on the party and TO
subject them to every kind of nsul ing remark Unjust
be promised that nowhere in the Free States is there 10
be found among the native Americans at least class
so rufilnly and depraved are the lower class OF
whites at the South. These worthless the drinking,
staggering swearing, gambling, revolver aud bowie
knife using gentry who furnish many paragraphs to
the newspapers and have almost come to be taken as the
type of the American character Fancy mob oil Tour or
five bundled slavedealers horse Dealers small planters,
LIQUOR storekeepers and oungers together WITH proba-
bly,, large sprinklng Of blackguardsm from Ireland,
and YOU will PRIMARILY have the crowd that rushed after
the Prince Of Wales and the Duke OF Newcastle Accus-
toned 10 uncontrolled dominion the streets, ready
for any deed Of violence from the arrng aud featherDg
an Aboltonist to the burning alive OF iusurgent ne
gro Southern mob is capable Of being led away by any
worthless fellow who gets its ear and when once eGct-
ed is beyond the control even OF its leaders IL
appears that at Richmond the crowd began by merely
being curious aud jocose They pushed in and allowed
the Princes party privacy whatever.
This has been the first instance OF rudeuess met bv the
Prince since he has been in the United States and will
probably be the last.