Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-21


them to Lord Melbourne. He seldom an
swers me, but I have often had the satis-
faction of seeing him act entirely in accord
ance with what have said.' And again,
In April, 1911: All can say about my
+ political position is that / study the poll
I tics of the day with great industry, and
resolutely hold myself aloof from all par
/ ties Gortfdhre mich Uon allen Pdrteien .tret Su
I hdtten.) | take active interest in all nation
al institutions and associations. 1 speak
quite openly with the ministers on all sub
jects, so as to obtain Information, and meet
on all sides with much kindness. =
I endeavor quietly to be of as much use to
Victoria in her position as l can.'
io"Here we have the first announcement
of that principle by which the whole of
his future life was guided, and to which
many years later he gave the noble ex-
preston already quoted. of Sinking his
individual existence in that of the Queen
SLOWLY, but surely acting on that prin-
ciple did he establish his position; and so
entirely was it recognized by the Queen
herself, so unreservedly and eontdlngly
did she throw herself upon her husbands
support, relying in all questions of difficult
ty on his judgment, and acting in all things
by his advice, that when suddenly be-
reaved of that support her sense of the loss
which she had sustained as Queen found
expression in the pathetic words, That it
would now he, in fact, the beginning of a
new reignr"
/. THE QUEENS PARTIsANsHIP.'
'Ithas been already stated that the Queen
up to the period of her marriage, had in
dulged strong feelings of political parti
sanship. Among the happy consequences
OF the marriage may be included the grad
ual extinction of any such feeling. The
Prince had already shown, in the discus
isions and correspondence respecting the
formation OF his household, his own deter
mination to stand clear from all political
parties. Lord Melbourne now, most hon.,
orable to himself, supported the Prince in
pressing the same course upon the Queen.
He told the Prince that he thought the time
was come when Her Majesty should have
general amnesty for the tories;' and on be-
ing spoken to by the Queen, to whom the
Prince had reported what he had said, re-
peated that such was his opinion.
"On another occasion the Queen records
that Lord Melbourne, speaking of the
Prince said, looking at him with tears in
his eyes, There is an amazing feeling for
him-eyery one likes him. and then adds:
Then speaking of the tories, against whom
the Queen was very irate, Lord Melbourne
said: You should now hold out the olive
branch a little.'"
THE FIRsT-BoRN. l
When the Princess Royal was born, s'for
a moment only" the Queen says, twas he
not son. During the time the Queenwas
laid up his care aud DEVOTION" tue Queen
records, "were quite beyond expression"
He was content TO sit by her in darkened
room, to read to her, or write to her. A
memorandum of her Majesty says:
"No one but himself ever lifted her from
her bed to her sofa, and he always helped
to wheel her on her bed or sofa into the
next room. For this purpose he would
come instantly, when sent tor, from any
part of the house. AS years went on, and
he became overwhelmed with work (for
his attentions were the same in all the
Queens subsequent confinements) this was
often done at much Inconvenience to him.
self, but he ever came with a sweet smile
on his face. In Short the Queen adds,
5 his care of her was like that of a mother,
nor could there be a kinder, wiser or more
judicious nurse.'"
PERSONAL HABITS OF THE PRINCE.
One passage describes the personal habits
of the Prince:
From the moment of his establishment in
the English palace as the husband of the
Queen, his object was to maintain and, if
possible, even raise the character of the
court. With this view he knew that it was
not enough that his own couduct should
be in truth free from reproach--no shadow
of shade OF suspicion should by possibil-
ity attach to it. He knew that in his posi-
tion every action would be scanned-not
always possibly in friendly spirit; that
his goings out and comings in would be
watched, and that in every society, how
ever little disposed to be censorious, there
would always be found some prone, where
an opening afforded, to exaggerate and
even to invent stories against him, and to
put an uncharitable construction on the
most innocent acts. He, therefore, from
the first, laid down strict not to say Sc
we're, rules for his own guidance. He i'm
posed degree of restraint and self-denial
upon his own movements which could not
have been otherwise than irksome had he
not been sustained by a sense of the ad-
from it. He denied himself the
pleasure-which to one so fond as
he was of personally watching and
inspecting every Improvement that
was in progress, would have been very
great-of walking at willfabout town.
"Wherever he went. whether in carri-
age or on horseback, he was accompanied
by his equerry. He paid no visits in gen.
eral society. His visits were to the studio
of the artist, to museums of art or science,
to Institutions for good and benevolent
purposes. Wherever visit from him, or
his presence, could tend to advance the real
good of the people, there his horses might
be seen waiting never at the door of mere
fashion. Scandal itself could take no lib
erty with his name. He loved to ride
through all the districts of London where
building and improvements were in prog
ress, more especially when they wero such
as would conduce to the health or recrea-
tion of the working classes; and few, if
any, knew so WE'LL or took such interest as
he did, in all that was being done, at any
distance-east, west, north or south of the
great city-from Victoria Park to Batter
sea; from the Regents Park to the Crystal
Palace, and far beyond. He would fire.
quently RETURN the Queen says, to lunch
con at great pace, and would always
come through the Queens dressing-room,
where she generally was at that time, with
that bright, loving smile with which he
ever greeted her, telling where he had
been, what new buildings he had seen,
what studios, &C., he had visited. Riding
for mere riding's sake he disliked, and
said, 'Es ennuVirt mich so; Gt bores me
so.")
The volume closes with the first year of
the Queens married life; next will proba-
bly, begin with an account of the Princess
ROVal'S chriSteninU in the beU inning of