Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-20
TIE oUIsrassENcE oFFLUNKEYIs4.
From the Home Journal, Ausua IL, 1881.
IoorIsas-ON At TIVE WAR.

WAShts0Foh, august, 1901.
Il Is Sunday morning. August T. and for the last hour
between eight and nine o'clock military music Of the
iysliest kind has come from the well known residence
Of John Quincy Adams just around the corner from Wiz
Iards Hotel This dwelling, Of sacred memory-now the
property ofC r. Adams, absent on his embassy to Eog
and-was taken military possession of, few days ago.
as house needed for the barrack service Of the
army; and the commanding officer Of the occupying reg.
ment having his quarters the hotel opposite the drum
sjor comes out morning and evening, with bis well
stuited band to gives Us an hour Of "marcbes" and
aqucksteps" on the sidewalk in 'front.' For the guests
az wiards near by, this grauitous envening OF the
sulsry atmosphere Ia pleasant simusut Of the neigh
bcrhood; but for those Who have hitherto sought the
dwelling house In question: only with hsstating ave, for
consultation with the revered statesman and sage Who
inhabited IT, ID rather abrupt novelty to common
soldiers oungng from all the trout windows and sen.
ing 10 the drums and trumpet even on week days. while
the beholdng Of the sacred threshold as the co.
pecial locality of this military disSabbahizng still
stronger comment on the awless reverence Of war
There might be principle Of prudent foresight ~ well
as Of natural religion Is seems to me- contained in the
line Of the poet
When wonder vaneth worship waKsth cold:
which should have prevented the seizpg and proclamation
OF this particular house If there were no other hold
osck than the preserving the country proper respect
for the memory Of the sage and statesman TO whose heirs
il stu belongs But Of course, there Is whitewssa for
every thing in the favore proyerb OF the most military
nation on esrth,-"A Ia g'sr,s, CONNIE ala gnrr.
The amount and uapnsr Of respect paid 10 lgh names
and high plsces-trivial though the deials may be
form not uninsructye port Of the ct TO OF society Of
any particular period and, therefore, (besdes claiming
20 be still horalzng in the vein of the foregoing b'iet
sermon on reverence) / may usefuly record some Of
the lesser incidents Of.
PRINCE SAPoLrox|s VISIT TO WASHINGTON.
The larger Incidents being sufficiently chroniced In
the well crowded columns Of The Daily Presr-fhough
49, allu inuifr
President on the day after bis arrival equstts OF course
CURED that he should acknowledge the supremacy of the
highest office in the government BY previously making
call Of ceremony on Mr.. Lincoln 10 person CHANGING
mysef to be entering the main hall OF the white House
a. be passed out latter this CALL obtained thus good
look at the Prince and seeing him twice or three times
Afterwards during the day qiite accidentally for his
movements guardedy Kept secretl can mention
r or two Of COSTUME &c. which may be useful especi-
ally to our functiouaries going abroad.
The Prince came 'n full drcss-that IL 70 say, with
black oy SCAT white trousers and black beaver, 1.-The
sitsr3 OF y enes >hiopsble Dorsey style; ball crown
ed bsoad trimmed slightly trnsd up At the sides the
royal party arriving At the door OF the White House
at halfpsst eleven, 1.-TWO carriage loads-SegetarY
Seward who was 10 do the PRESENTING riding win the
Prince on the back seatof the frsL spen barouc The
French aides-de-camp the titled French 10y cii
GER we're also in full dressthus expressing the eguet
teal and proper deference with which they had oomoto
make call on the soyereigu Of the country Secretary
Seward was in pepIs and salt gray suit and wore bis
usual broad trimmed slrsw hat. should add, tina. be-
fore On the remainder Of the mornings Sion
fineb-ito 10 Capital, Patent Office, &c, 6c.,l-the
Prince drove b his quarters at the French Minister'S
~ unbedscked himself Of his full dress, appearing sf
rpsrd in Leghorn hat rock coat, and sua~ colored
v1oost and pantaloons and changing bis white kids,
n sourse, for gloves cf the promenade tint.
n believe was ~ only spectator In the large ball
Is the royal party passed out the Prince acknowledging
tbS ceremonous removal Of my hat BY courteous To-
cnaton though be not at all aware that the stranger
70 whom he was bowling was very old acquaotance-
During the year that passed a. Florence The
perb palsce Of the Prince de Monuort ibis fatber,
Jerome Bouspsrte who then bore that ude, was most
Hospitality thrown open 70 the court society OF the las
cnatpg capital Of Tuscany and at those regal entertain
nenn this Prince then ten years OF age, aud Won
de,ul boy likeness Of Napoeon) object Of great
interest to vsers In shaking bands With the little fell
low then studied him with reference 70 the probable
importance Of his future destiny and OF the changes In
his appearance-ae be seems TO me now after inter-
val Of thirty ysarsI will Rad opportunity to speak
further on. ~.
But 10 the visit Of the royal party two hours later In
the House of Representatives there also incident
of dress and etiquette, which, hs though II at frst
SEEM Ia worth telling for It's sign6cance as an exponent
Of national manners CHANGING 70 be sitting In the ffont
seat Of the gallery In company with two English ladies
aud gentleman friend whom had accompanied to the
House. was not only az amused spectator Of che mat
ter, myself but called upon, as an American, %
account to these wandering travellers for what seemed
70 them most unprecedented anomaly Of Ceremony 10
high places.n $50
The PrIncs and his party bad taken their position a
the left Of the door, entering, and VII the Essseh
Minister and other dplouasts 10 Ne eres thsy stood
looking on q the proceedings, whils the Secretary q
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