Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-08-23
QUEEN vICToRIA's MARRIED LIFE
DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

The book lately issued in England giving
the life of Prince Albert, late consort of
Queen Victoria, written under the direc-
ton Of the Queen, is as touching and beau
tiful in it's personal narratives as it is in
teresting, and must exercise salutary in
fluence in the domestic relations of civil
lied society. No small part is written by
the Queen herself. The TRANSACTIONS of the
letters of Prince Albert have been made
from German into English by the Princess
Helena, the eldest unmarried daughter of
the Queen. We give space to the following
further extracts from this most interesting
volume:
THE FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE.
A very interesting chapter of this volume
is that which describes The First Year of
Marriage." The demeanor of Prince Albert
is thus alluded to:
cit must be admitted, however, that
constantly, unostentatiously, and perse
veringly as he now gave himself up to the
discharge of his new duties, he was ex-
posed, almost during the whole period Of
his life in this country, to much miscon-
ception and much misrepresentation. Not
for that. however, did he for one moment
relax in his efforts, or allow his zeal to flag,
in seeking to promote all that was for the
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might be misunderstood, his opinions
might be misrepresented (of which there
was more than one notable instance)- Note
By The Queen Especially at the commence
ment OF the Russian war but, supported
by his own conscious rectitude, he still pur-
sued the even tenor of his way. Not COM
plant, not a murmur, ever escaped his lips;
not single hasty expression did he ever
indulge in, even towards those who were
most unjust to him. He accepted such in
Justice as the inevitable lot of one placed,
as he was, in high station, trusting surely
to the coming of the time when his mo-
tives and actions would be better under
stood and better appreciated by his adop-
ted country.
"The principle on which he always act
ed was Ito use his own noble words) 6 to
sink his own individual existence i'll that
of his wife, to aim at no power by himself
| or for himself, to shun all ostantatlon-to
assume no separate responsibility before
the public-but, making his position en-
tirely part of the Queens, continually
and an1iously to watch every part OF the
public business, in order to be able to ad.
wise or assist her at any moment IN any OF
the multifarious and difficult questions
brought before her-sometlmes political OIL
social, or personal, as the natural head OF
her family, superintendent Oh nef Houo0
hold, manager OF her private affairs, he1
sole confidential adviser in politics, and
only assistant in her communications with
the officers of the government"
THE PRINCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
g It was not, however, for some time
that the position as described as above was
established. For the first year or two the
Prince was not, except On rare occasions
and by special invitation. present at the in
terviews of the Queen with her ministers
Note by the Queen; But this was not from
} any objection on their part.] Thougl
] taking, the Queen says, great pains TO In
! form himself about everything, and though