Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-13
Death Of tho Duchess Ksns.

The reign Of the present Queen of England
has been 90 singularly exempt from the near ap
proaches to death to the Rosal House, that, nov
It has come, 1t takes the pt tople proportonably BY
surprise. The most important deaths oil LAT.
years in England have not been those Of member
Of the Royal Family. The dectase of the late
Duke of Wellington, ss the great warrior aud
Statesman of his age or even that OF Macaulay,
great in genius and historic brilliancy, have both
been of superior national importance to any
death in the Royal Family Of England since the
present Queen came to the throne. But the
death of such q mother of such Queen has an
Importance In Its own way, and teaches lessons
deep, lasting and important. She died I" in q
good old age" having seen her great-grand.
child, and known no death of children, grand
children, or any descendant. Few can cay this
where the family has been so large, and for so
long period unbroken.
No doubt this has been In part owing to the
very superior medical arrangements Of the pres.
ent day. II Is astonishing how well preserved
the English nobility appear, and how long
they live. Hunting and the vigorous pastimes
Of English sports seem to undo all the enerya-
ting influences of balls and parties and mid
night revelries, with which we are 90 apt to
suppose their time is consumed. But in this
case long life and healthy race has been the
legitimate result Of careful training and domes.
tic virtues of q very high Character. The
Dutchess of Kent had but the one child to bring
up, (the present Queen,) and to that duty she
devoted herself with unW0nted iaithfulness.-
In the KensingDn Palace gardens, daily exer-
else and air were secured for her child, who,
having no brothers and sisters, was educated
for her position with her mothers whole care.
In turn, she brought up her own large family
In the same careful, regular and virtuous man.
ner in which she herself had been trained, aud
good, sound bodily health seems to have been
the inheritance of the present Royal family
thus secured.
These family qualities. become matter Of
national interest In country like Great Bri.
tain, where the example of royalty has 90 much
weight, and ehere the disposition, and there.
fore the health, OF an heir to the throne may be
of 80 much consequence to the nation. The
good example Of the domestic virtues set by
this deceased lady will help to form the nation.
al character Of race and nation celebrated
above most others for their qualities as careful
mothers. ue
Married to the Duke Of Kent, who, like all
George Ills children, lived beyond theiI
means In early life, the Duchess, by her econo
my and sobriety, helped TO produce. no doubt
that better state Of thiDgs which characterized
the close OF the lie OF the father OF the present
Queen. He had become indeed celebrated rath
or for the debts which he LETT unpaid, than fol
any remarkable qualities OF head or heart, be-
yond good sense and good nature.
The early married lie Of the Duke of KEN
was nos BY any means propitious. The Eng
lish Parliament, which afterwards voted thiriy
thousand pounds year to the husband of hil
daughter, could only be persuaded to allow hin
six thousand pounds after the ministers Of th,
crown had proposed ten. So poor and embar-
rassed were they st the time Of the birth Of tn,
present queen, that . London Alderman, travel
Ing on the continent, had to lendthe Duke Of Ken
0 few hundred dollars to enable him to brinl
his wife, the late Duchess, to England, from
some place In Germany, where they then were
for tbs heir 10 the throne to be born within Oh,
British dominions. Nor was this aum ever re'
paid until after the present. queen came to th,
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