The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-19
. Foolish Custom Disregar6ed.

a Foolish Custom Disregaroed.
The cable informs us that the Princes
Ior1sA. the fourth daughter Of Queen &c
ror,s is to he married to "a subject c'
hcr mother'S-to the Marquis of LONE
who is the eldest son Of the Duke o! Al
cryle. She is 80 and he -. He is already i
member Of Parliament but rs he owes ms
seat to his father. his presence IN farl':'-
ment is no evidence that he is tit to he there
His father. however, is as good as be Is
great. and as learned rs he is wealthy. That
he is one Of the few. Of his class who sympa
thized with the North during the recent
civil war in this country. Is the most dis
,red,tah!e fact that we arc able 10 state con-
corning him. This by the way. The 'abie
also informs us that this match Will he per-
mitted 10 take place because the poS>lhli!'!
rbo. the Princess will ever succeed to tie
throne sis too remote TO render the alliance
dangerous
This last sentence calls up many Mono
ric, Of British history. and reminds Us once
more Of the old adagc that oman proposes
but Cop dispose>." How many ofthe various
royal families Of England have been COM
PEELED 10 go abroad to seek companions III
order that their alliances might not prove
dangerous" to the peace Of the Kingdom,
and vet how many disasters to those iaini-
lies and how many wars have been caused
by those very alliances. HENRY VII. bad
no good title to the crown OF EnSland-
indeed the crook-backed tyrant RICHARD
III. had better title, notwithstanGlngtA that
we all rejoice TO see him slain lN hlcH
MoSp. Yet HENRY married 4 home prin-
cess, 1.-The good ELIZABETH hot her OF
worldwide fame, and the alliance secured
peace in England for many years. HENRY
VII. married CATHARISE OF .ArraCon, ana
II needs only TO mention this latter name 4"
recall to every ones mind the scenes o! tn
multi, discord. confusion, and trouble q
every sort. which resulted, among winch
was war with France to preserve the
territories OF HEHRY'S fathrr-in-laW. Ep-
WARD VI. succeeded. and. trying 10 eE-
cluGe his sisters from the throne. one o.
whom was CATuAElNE'S daughter. ana
consequently Catholic. he caused the VIC
ful tragedy of Lady JANE GEty'S death.
His sister MARY succeeded him, ana sac
married PHILIP of spain. who caused her
and her country infinite trouble. For hi
sake she engaged in war with France,
and owing to popular appretenson> that
danger to the Church establishment would
result from this marriage, there were dur
ing her reign formidable instructions and
much blood>hed in England. ELIZABETH
was the next sovereign. She carried on i
war with Spain which grew out OF the riS-
tom we are speaking oi-PHilte claiming
the crown Of England Is the descendant Of
joan Of Gaunt.
When ELlzABElH died the King OF Scot-
land, with his foreign wi.c, succeeded her.
He was the foolish father OF that ll1n-
hearted man, but feeble monarch, CHARLES
l.. who lost his head and plunged England
into the horrors OF c!vsl war, aud Ill he.
ca,,se of notions that he would not sui
render. and for which he was no doubt
indebted to his own and his fatEei ;
foreign alliances. Then came OLIVER
{ ROMTELLs anu dliti iiAh N'h'" 14''-''->
H.. whose habits. contracted ID fofci&l
countries, amongst his relatives, made HIM
20 poor ruler that his country Was well
nigh d;sgraced in the wars that occurred
durine his reign. JAMES II. succeeded him.
He had SO many outland>h ideas, ana
had 50 little sympathy with els own people,
all owing TO these fol cign alliances, that he
lost his kingdom and disgraccd himself.
But it is highly probable that nc would not
have lost his crown ii il bad not been Tor
the fact that he had sought foreign all
ances for his daughters for WILLIAM q
Orange certainly never would have as
cended the throne Of England il he HID
not married JAGrs's daughter.
1t IS plain, therefore, that England las
suffered much from this worse than Salique
law which the Princess Louisa Is gri'
riouslv allowed to disregard. II is time such
autiGuated customs had fallen into dcsue-
tude. Princes and prince-seS have all the
characteristics Of other people, and should
be permitted 10 make love matches, if the!
can. Certainly, Queen Nictoria's children
should not be forced to Iorsakc all the
handsome cavaliers and beautiful girls OF
Old England with whom they associate III
early years to form unhappy alliances WIN
unknown foreigners. The most famous OF
England's long line Of sovcreigns was the
daughter of Henry VIII. by Anne Boieyn'
one OF his own subjects.
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