The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-03
What the Britisi, People say.


from the Pail Mad Gazette, Oct. 1871
The prind Jdcfe aspects OF the proposed marriage
of LORD Lorne witn the Princess Louise seem to ave
beeu at last exhausted Oy the LONDON press The
fk0r7san9 Posi- has explained 10 US tnaG the Queen
has now 80 many graadc hiidren IS make lt very
Unlikely that any Duke OF Argyll VIII ascend the
British throne ana tylanniZe over Us as Mac
nonaids and Camcrons were tyiannized over by
many an older MacCalIum More. This reviveS
inat queer Jargon whlca Lord PaImerston
was so fond OF employing on similar OCCASIONS and
(Which seemed TO proceed on tne assumption
Chat the great danger impending over our country
was the failure o! The dynasty and the consequent
necessity or looking out for descendant OF the
Esmes has correctly told Us chat marriages Of Pm
cesses with subjects were once kncwu Ia England,
more recently assured La readers in somewhat
mysterious language that her Majesty had o
great problem u solve, and mas solved It
tue demonstrations OF elusive affection in which
the Daily Teoraph takes The lead mad been all toat
could be wished in number and warmth, II they had
hot been transcribed in the latter quality by the
tra0rdlnary nuptual Grafton which Mr.. Vernon Har.
Court appears 70 have addressed to the electors OF
pr the subject Nothing but good can be asserted or
predicted OF the proposed marriage; and Of the
paid without impsrtineace IS that she probably
bcted on o balance of motives such ~ con
ena her Mssy shoas
share the breiudces Of her Immediate predecessors
ia favor Of the marriage OF princes and prinEesses
with persons belonging to houses convenJ.Onaty
Britain had more Of this feeling than the older
English dynasties, for two reasons first the theory
pf the divine rlght OF kings had been gaming ground
Tor century before they assembled the British
chrome, and had tendeA to turn soyereigns into q
bnnch more jealous Of their position than Others
precisely BECAUSE awaned as they were by the stll
Fesered majesty OF the empire their situation In
iuonarchicaI society was somewhat equitocal.
Bat there are certain conclusions OF our
contemporaries In which we cannot bring ourselves
TO agree. SO far from thinking u desirable that the
marriages OF English royal personages with subjects
should be contracted In any large number, we are
convinced that II much multiplied they would con-
Etitute considerable political Danger II Is true
that oy their fundamentally great part Of the ter
rlt0riai wealth OF the country might Dc drawn int9
The private domain or the royal family, aud the quea
clon which may be some day pcrplexing! Of pro-
vision for multitude Of royal coilaterals
might lose much Of its Importance. But there are
political possibilities which outweigh the fiscal
advantage. Let as Just reflect how the British con-
btituton really works. The country Is governed by
Parliament through committee OF members Of
both Houses, taken alternately rom the two greas
Jess BY the direct sot,on Of Paramsnt IN regulating
hnd voting supplies than through the delegated
agency Of the Ministers who form tue governing
committee. There Is. In fact strong and gro wing
Ssadcncy In Parliament 10 prefer government
khrougb lib own nominees to direct government
Sxercised Dy Itself But the Caolaet Minis
Minister Of the Grown. Tue 1ction mas
LIS III, many was and N compIess
Parliament aud the ritiah public delight In rather
exagReratng thaa otherwise the prer0gs1ves Of tps
TG e e%py aTe ~ en-
mercy Of Q dsspOtism. We nave before taken occa-
sion observe that the foreign c0pylsts OF our ns
buttons arc often msled-and sometimes disas
triously mlsled--by this very fiction. Nor can any
domestic Inconvenience OF greater magnitude be
Imagined than the accident OF having the British
Throne occupied by king or queen VINO showed a
1sposlt.on " treat etis class Of bottoms AZ facts
or realities.