Litchfield enquirer., 1867-08-22
Vice-Versa.


 the Salic law. The spectacle of woman holding the highest position in q represen tative government, under which no female is allowed to participate in the election even of @ yestryman or of town constable, is absurd and anomalous. Not only, also, is the present arrangement demoralizing ill it's public aspect, but it has upset and trans posed the received notions of the proprle- ties of private life to an extent the public have never realized, till lately disclosed by the present occupant of the throne.
 Queen Victoria has, it appears, been writing life of Prince Albert soon to be published by the Harpers. which will un- doubtedly show up the practical workings of system under which young lady pro- poses for the hand of a blushing youth, marries him, gives him plenty of pin mon- ey, and control of her household; reserving to herself, of course, the outdoor business of the concern. Yet Conservatism takes no offcnce-on tho contrary, highly ap- proves-so much stronger are their habits than their principles.
 It is queer how naturally the young Queen takes tho masculine part. She had paid Albert some attention in former years, enough to raise the expectations of the old Cobourg considerably. Business, however was pressing and she didn't follow the matter up-always devotedly attached, she now affirms-but really hadn't time to make love- She thus expresses her regret:
 ssNor can the Queen now think without indigna- ton against herself of her wish to keep the Prince waiting for probably three or four years at the risk of runng all his prospects for life, until sho might feel inclined to marry!"
 A German Prince, it must be recollected, ikea young lady in easy circumstances, has single ''prospect"- -matrimony. It is their mission to keep the race of kings from dying out. They have labored at their vocation successfully. Assisted a little, indirectly, by Garabaldi, Bismarck and the like, they have, in fact, overstock- ed the market; the world now stands in much greater need of kingdoms for the kings than of kings for the kingdoms; and there is as little likelihood of ''War of tho Succession" in our day as of an irruption of mastodons.
 Finally in 1889 the Queen proposed and was accepted insta,ter-the Prince not even referring her to his ''papa." We have seen nothing so exquisitely gi1Eish as his letter announcing the result to his grond- mother We could easily fancy it one of 'Evelina's" choicest epistles giving an ac- count of her feelings on the occasion of Lord Orville's proposal:-
 s"rhc subject which has occupied Us 80 much Of late is at last settled. The Qucon sent for mo alone to her room a few days ago, and declared to me in genuine Outburst of love and affection that had gained her whole heart, and would make her intensely happy if would make her the sacrifice of sharing her life with her, for she said she looked on 1t as sacraiicc the only thing that troubled her was that she did not think she worthy of me. The joyous openness of manner in which she told
 ID this quite enchanted me. and was quito car
 eoI Aod, and that we sha a De ihT happy "a togel a
 ''Sinco that moment Victoria does whatever she fances | should wish or liko, and We talk together great deal about our future life, which she prom | ises me to make as happy as possible. O., N.e tu- | tN'c! docs 1totbTtnJ toMt a Ue moment arAen $dN hdcc tO tdke (eace Ot nay detr tear honc a!al of fyoa! I cannot think of that without deep mel ancholy taking possession of me- It was on tho 18th of October that Victoria made this declara- ton, aud Ihace hitherto shrt3tk from h4li,s9 yoa: | but how does delay make it bettcr?"
 In reply to letter from the Queen the King of Belgium says:-
 | "You say most amiably that you consider it a sacrifice on the part of Albert. This is truo in many points, because his position will be diff cult one; but much 1 may say all, will depend on your affection for him. !f you loUe him aud are Kind to hino he will easily bear tho bothers of his position, and there is steadiness, and at the time cheerfulness, in his character which will facilitate this.>
 The young gentleman's affections proved to have been most happily bestowed; Vic toria was a kind wife and Albert dutiful husband; and that queer tranposition of duties, so opposed to all our habits and no- tions produced none of the unhappiness we had right on theory to expect. The Prince was not allowed it is true, to be out late nights; nor to play on the Bb bugle about the palace. nor to dance the ''round' dances; but he conformed his conduct beautifully to circumstances, madea sweet "Consort," nursed the queen angelically in sickness, and finally his loss was most sincerely deplored both by his sovereign and her subjects.
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