Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-26

fered piece to General Sumner. That, we
take 1t, proves his Gallicism. Sweet choco-
late to savage old soldier, hungry as an
earthquakel
But OF all princes the perfect beau ideal is
the Due de Charities. He certainly realizes
what has been dreamed by so many young la
dies, OF what perfect prince ought to be. Pc
culiarly effeminate in form and face, with a
quick, nervous manner, courteous and brave.
and always careful to look well-a gallant
Frenchman all over, and a gallant soldier. too.
lie will doubtless be remembered in the fu
ture, as the best approximation to personal
royalty that we have yet seen on our side of
the water. Whoever saw these men on this
day, as, with Gen. Mcclellan. they rode over
the held OF the Seven Pines, and up to and
into the fire, must have had odd fancies of the
topsy-turvey arrangements of old dame for
tune-born princes, with their swords out in
the cause of republican freedom and unity"
AS fitting conclusion to this sketch, we
shall simply allude to their departure from
Harrlsons Landing, having resigned their DO
stions as officers in the U. S. Army Onthe
SUN OF June last, they were accompanied by
Gen. Mcclellan from his headquarters to the
gunboat Jacob Bell, and afterwards proceeded
VIA Fortress Monroe to Washington, and in n
few days left for Europe by steamer from Bos
ton.
correspondent writes that "when the
Prince de Joinville and his nephews babe
farewell to Gen. Mcclellan and his army. thew
were deeply affected, and on parting, express
ed the klndest wishes for the success of the
government in queling the rebellion. What
ever may be the designs of the present emper-
OF win reference to the United States, the
princes, at least, are extremely DESTROYS of
tondly cheriShing the French tradition of
eternal amity with this country" We must
add one more Testimonial. writer in the
Philadelphia Inquirer says: "Their gentle
manly department has made them hosts of
friends, both in and out of the army. and if is
to be hoped that the experience they have ac
CURED during this war may be productive of
good results. During the late battles thew
rendered as effective service as if the saliva
ton OF the country depended on them, and
were apparently as devoted to their assigned
positions as If each were born American.
battling for the maintenance of the institution
of liberty in his land"
Since the arrival of the princes in Eurona
the Count de Paris has addressed letter to
Gen. Sickles thanking him for correcting
some false rumorS in regard to their return 70
France. We think it deserving of some no.
tee as giving their true sentiments In his
IetIer' the count says We quote from the
Boston Journal,
We shall always remember that campaign
with the army of the Potomac as one of the
best and most interesting epochs OF our
youth. tits with regret that we left our COM
panionS in arms, and nothing can be more val
liable to us than such testimonials of remem-
brance and esteem. 1 need not add that our
hearty wishes still accompany them; that the
distance has only strengthened the interest we
take In the success OF the great cause for
which we fought together.
Depend upon it, however ignorant and pref |
udced may be the public at large, there are
still on this side of the Atlantic some hearts
who follow with emotion the struggle of a
great and free nation for her institutions, and
who cannot believe in the ultimate success of
the efforts OF deluded minority to establish a
pew community, whose cornerstone shall he
institution as that of slavery.