The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-22
VICTORIA.
The Attempt to AsssssiAate the Queen
of EmXlaAd.

This mornings European dispatches con-
tanned the meagre account of an attempt made
to assassinate Queen Victoria at Lucerne,
Switzerland. The New York World thus com.
ments:-
The Queen of Great Britain has numerous
personal virtues to recommend her to her
people. Coming of a bad race, taking charge of
q Court by no means purified from the ndecen-
cies of the Regency, she has ever sho wn herself
highly sensible of her moral Obligations and
careful to make her courtiers feel the same.
On this account, whatever may have been
her weakness as political ruler, she
has constantly merlted the esteem of
her subjects, and of numbers too, who
owe her no allegiance. If any sovereign
IN Europe were likely to escape assassna-
tion it would be Queen Victoria. UntorJu
nately, however, her life has on more THAI
one occasion been the object OF an assassin's
aim. In June, 1910, while yet girl, poor
wretch named Oxford, more than naf de-
mented, endeavored 10 assassinate her, but
happily in vain. Scarcely two years afterwards
John Francis was sentenced TO be haGged for
a similarly unsuccessful attempt but the excel.
lent young Queen WOul not per mit the execution
of the sentence. In July, 1842, John Dean was
sentenced to Imprisonment for eighteen months
Tor another attempt. In these cases the
criminals have been invariably Eugllshmen.
Speaking OF attempts on the Queens life it may
not be out OF place TO call attention to the
rumors prevalent some thirty years ago, of the
more than legitimate anxiety OF her uucle, the
Duke of Cumberland, after Ualds King of
Hanover, 10 have her removed from his path to
the throne OF the Georges On account OF this
welknOWn feeling her mother, the Duchess of
Kent constantly circulated rumUrs of the young
Princess declining health. These had their
effect, and no kuoWn attempt on her life was
made before the drst just mentioned.
The cable telegram OF this morning, which,
with meaere detail, announces a rumored at
tempt on her Majesty's lie in Switzerland, il is
not necessary to state, requires continuation.
And that portion which impedly charges
society embracing a large section of The Celtic
race with Coldly aud deliberately planning as
unnecessary a crime as there is recorded needs
very strong evidence in its support. We hesitate
to admit that even bona tide attempt has
been made by some enthusiast like the
Victorian, OFaTel, rendered senseless
by brooding over Celtic wrongs and re-
FpoDsible only for himself. At the present
moment the tide of popular feeling is setting
strongly in England 10 wards "justice for Ire
land.n The strength of that current involves
the existence OF a great political party now
ruling the country, aud the heaven.born MINIS
ter of these latter days might not be scFupuous
as to the means he may employ in dlverting the
tide. Until it is placed beyond all doubt that
this ALLEGED attempt at assassination was
planned by the. Fenian organization, let our
readers remember the kindly feelings of the
Irish people towards the Queen personally, aud
that knowing who is TO be the next klng OF
Britain there is constantly on tier lNs the re-
mark OF Charles TO his brother:-"James, they
will never ass8ssnate me to make Sou Alhg'"