The Portland daily press., 1870-01-15


ishness.
The Boston Journal, speaking of the visit
that Prince Arthur proposes to make to the
United States next week, says: "Prince Ar
thur may be more exemplary and promising
young man than his oldest brother-may, in
deed, be every way worthy of his excellent
plrentage-but there is no reason in the world
why any of our people, young or old, should
make an exhibition of themselves for his en-
tertainment. Let him come and go like any
other respectable young foreigner" Such sem
tlments are calculated to justify the opinion
oten expressed in European circles that dem
ocratic institutions are calculated to blunt the
hner sensibilities and annibilate the nobler
q I'd more chivalrous sentiments of mankind.
It is true that arthur Wellington Patrick
has never done anything whatever to deserve
attention or applause 1t is tue that he be-
lungs to family which has presented to the
3 re of an admiring world more Uniform
. .reer of stupidity and vice than any other
: ce known to history; that his elder brother,
waom we received ten years ago with no less
enthusiasm than would have been accorded
TO the savior of nation, is one If the most
dissolute and worthless young men in Eu-
rope; that England, Immediately after our
generous reception of Albert Edward. virtual
ly make war on the United States and to this
day has refused to settle the damages 1t is
true that the young Prince has no qualities,
mental or moral, that are from their intrinsic
worth calculated to excite enthusiasm, and
that he is popularity credited with possessing
the vices that are so marked in the case of
his elder brother.
But what narrow view of the case does
our contempol airy take! Is not his mother
an amiable lady and will not all our impressi-
BILE young damsels want to kiss him for his
mother? His mother, we must concede, is
paid an annual salary much greater than the
aggregate compensation Of our President and
all his Cabinet for performing merely nominal
duties, while Britain counts her paupers by
the million,-but she is Queen, and since
she was graciously pleased to be born to that
station, who but vulgar Boston Journalist
would think Of criticising her on that account.
No, no! Let US show that in spite of the
disadvantages under which we labor in conse-
quence of not having lived in the atmosphere
of court that we have enough of the old
English blood left in us to enable us to have
correct idea Of appropriate conduct. Let us
PROSTATE ourselves the moment His Royal
Highness deigns to cross the border. Let it
make no difference if some uucultivated, I'M
titled newspaper man tells this story of how
the good Prince Arthur and his suite treated |
il-starred Alderman Glackmeyer who enter
tanned them at London, Canada West:
One Glackmeyer, Alderman, gave his house
up for the entertainment Of the Prince and
suite, when they visited London. Suisse
quently, net satisfied with harboring Prince,
the Alderman sent In bill for hospitality,
and laid his damages at $500. This enor- |
nous bill was disputed, when Mr.. Glack- |
meyer came out with the items, and showed |
that be had entertained as dirty party OF |
roughs as ever Mackerelville could turn out.
he lost from his house, during the royal occu-
patton, a dozen and half OF table cloths, and |
stockings and napkins unnumbered. One |
pair of trowsers disappeared from his wardrobe |
and his sister had not one pair of stockings |
left to her name. He AYERS that ga splendid |
Brussels carpet in the room occupied by Col. |
Elphfnestone was almost ruined. Two tubs /
had been sent for, in which to wash, although |
there was bath in the house, and in the |
morning the tubs were upset, and the soap
suds were all over the ROOM" With such
shocking behavior did the blossom and crown |
of English nobility and good society disport
himself TO the disgust of his lieges, one of
whom remarked that "nothing meaner and
more contemplate than the Accomplishments
OF the Princes visit TO London has ever hap |
pened in Canada.