The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-01
THE PRINCE-A NICE YOUNG MAN.

THE PRlNCE-A NIUE YOUNG MAN.
From the NJ. Y. Sun.
Nobody could behave any better than
Prince Arthur behaves. He is a nice, modest,
unassuming, quiet young gentleman. That
he was born prince is something for which
he cannot justly be censured. 1t may be
misfortune, but certainly it is not his fault.
He was born at too early an age to be held
responsible for the circumstances
We are sorry to learn that the Prince was
hissed by few ill-mannered people at Niblo's
Theatre No doubt, however, that Mr. A. Il.
Stewart, who owns the theatre, made the
proper apologies for this rudeness. The
Prince will find the young men in this city
more cultivated and better dressed than the
Ottre gawks whom he saw about Washington.
More sorry than for the Kisses are we for
the marked insult put upon the Prince by SO
old a man as Moses Fl. Grinnell. We are
as ardent as anybody in our republicanism,
but we do not on that account feel that we
should be justified in offering an affront to
unoffending members of the British royal
family Mr.. Grinnell is in error if he thinks
it was incumbent upon him as Collector to
insult Prince Arthur, just because he was
passing through the city.
What did Mr.. Grinnell do ? Why, he sent
the Prince an invitation to ball, to be
sure; but then in doing so he took particular
pains to intimate to the Prince that he did
not consider him anybody, and that it was
not on his own account that he was invited.
In the next place, he insulted all the royal
families of Europe by saying to the Prince
that he was invited because his mother was
a respectable woman-iust as if it was very
uncommon thing for the mother of Prince
| to be decent woman
| Finally, Mr.. Grinnell insulted the memory
of the late Prince Albert by saying TO Prince
| Arthur that it was to testify respect for his
mother only that the invitation was given.
In other words, because the Prince had one
respectable parent, clearly implying-inas-
much as the Prince must have had two pa
rents-that the other could not have been
worthy of respect
We are not partial to monarchical institu-
tions, but we think this republic is strong
enough to let a broth of boy, even if he be
a prince, pass through the city of New York
| without being insulted.
Signed to the letter of Mr.. Grinnell are
some most excellent names; but every one
knows how hurriedly and carelessly sigma
lures are affixed to letters after they are once
drawn up. These gentlemen are among our
solid citizens; but they will do we'll hereafter
to criticise more closely documents drawn up
for tn em to sign by MIR. Grinnell.
The Prince must not infer from the man
ner in which he has seen few persons make
fools of themselves at Washington, that the
American people are all fools; or that most
of us have not too much respect for ourselves,
as well as for him, to insult him as Collector
Grinnell has done.
We are pleased to learn that the Prince is
to visit the Hon. G. S. jerks, at the Brook
lyn Club. The Prince will have an oppor
tunity to see in his accomplished host
regular John Bull in person, on whom are en-
grated all the splendid improvements of the
American character