The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-01
A Pranee Conventsat for the south Cnro-
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Most OPPORTUNITY for the South Osxolinisns
. ffioce Alfred, Of England, the second son o
7 queen Victoria, is now on his travels In Cana
da, snd, at our last advicss, was enjoying him
SELF az Ottawa City. According to TIE verae,9u,
carcnicler of the London Tines, or by thril
own confession, if this be one Of the subiec.f
: about which Russell's letters were altered
we South Carolipians desire Prince, end here Ia
one ready to their hands. AT the North we ara
somewhat busy with war matters jast q. pre-
selt, and have but little time and less incIiaa
ton to make feasts, parade, dance aud be ne,
~ in tonor Of Prince Alfred, as we did for
the dedication Of his royal elder brother
South Carolina, therefore, can have the
whole Geld to herself. We shall send
no committees to Ottawa 10 interfere With
her delegation. We shall hold out no
counter attractions TO eclipse her invitation.
She may 60 In and win, il she can with orr
best wishes snd without any opposition.
1t seems almost ProvidentiM That, lust az the
cavaliers of the Palmetto State we're heating
the air With their ardent aspirations for royalty,
. 1.-Two Prince should disennbark upea this con.
dnent and journey within hearing distance Of
their cries. A Prince, too, whom England, in
The multiplicity ct its royal family, can well
spare. A Prince who, in lineage, in manners,
In temper, in everything, will just suit the well
born, gentiemanly, free spirited, chivalric sons
Of the sunny South. Why should not the South
Caroliaisus, then, take this Prince Alfred ~
their king? Verify, the condolences referred
to seem 80 remarkable, and the arrival OF
Prince Alfred SO apropos, that we cannot help
thinking the little arrangement will be made,
and all parties be satisfied.
There mead certainly be no fear of opposi-
ton from England. The London Times, which
is popularity supposed to control events the
world over, has already pronounced in favor
of the scheme by the prominence it has given
| % South Caiolina's advertise nent, "Wantsd
King The royal family will be only too
| glad to settle q younger son so comfortably;
for all younger sons are troubles and bothera.
| tons, more especially when they are of blood
royal, have wills of their own, lead an amphi-
bious existence, and pummel their elder bro.
thers-and Alfred is one of just that kidney
The English people will cordially agree with the
London Times and the Queen. And, "a for the
| government, is it to be supposed that Lord
| John Russell would fail in such q crisis!
Would he, who could discover precedent for
the recognition Of the belligerent rights OF the
Southern confederacy, neglect to notice that
Portugal sent over royal scion to be Empe-
ror of Brazil, and that Brazil is exactly what
| the Times defines the South to be-" An aris
tocracy based upon helotry." There's a pre-
| cedent for you; and England Is a government
| of precedens. What With the Times, the
Queen, Lord John, the cotton lords and the
| gentlemen who think that our democratic bub-
BILE has burst into aristocratic fragments, the
thing, so far as England is concerned, is an af-
fair settled. All the objects to be gained by
recognition Of Southern confederacy, and
very many more, could thus be easily obtained
| by her, while the embarrassments Of the pre-.
sent situation could be entirely avoided.
| Nor would there be any difficulty about
South Carolina, or, indeed, about the entire
| South. The Southern people are not well sat-
is6ed with JEFF. Davis and his Cabinet They
think JEFF. mere martinez, and they know that
Floyd, Cobb d Co. are only waiting to get
money into the treasury in order to repeat tho
nice little game of g fill your pockets and run"
which they practised so successfully at the North
South Carolina is ceysain-the London Times
correspondent Tor the samperer with his letters
assures that. Her people are gentlemen and
gentlewomen, and only ask to be titled, to have
the entree at court, and to put their darkies and
carriages in livery, and they are an aristocracy
ready made. All white persons would belong
to the nobility, their rank to be graded by the
number of niggers each owned-one chattei
making knight; twenty, lord, &c. The
poor whites who own no negroes at all, would
compose thai srata of society known as tee
middle, or mladling GLASS, being eligible for a
title whenever they could buy or steal any
slave property So South Carolina would be
arranged.
The rest Of the Southern States have become
so accustomed to following South Carolina in all
her vagaries that they will 60 wherever she
leads. Having changed their republican form of
| government for a military despotism, they will
easily settle into monarchy, and will find
Alfred and his suite easier and cheaper TO main
tain than JEFF. Davis and his clique. About
Virginia there would doubtless be a little
trouble. Her people suited the Prince OF
, wales during bis visit to Richmond, and, in
fact, s.sm aIlost destitute Of Southern ealva,rs
aud breeding. Besides, General Scott Ia 30 at
tachsd to the Mother Of Presidents,r and Ia,
located GO many thousands Of Northern men
upon her sacred SOIL that it will perhaps
Do best for all parties to lie. us have her
Without more ado. With the aid OF the
British feet, which is coming over soon,
ihers is no question but that the remaining
Southern States would bs able to tear them
selves away from the Union with but little
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