Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04
WHAT NEED OF A KING,

ideas OF the Olu world. AS tne ne
public aforesaid has dared to live
nearly through its first century, with
ont those royal appendices, a king
and princes, we might expect common
kind of folk to admit that the world
might survive its last king, and the
worlds business still go or, though
there were not left, as Punch once
wit.ily phrased 1t "change for a SOW
ereign." But when we find the Lon
don Times speaking as 1t does apropos
to the French russian-Spanish diff
fculty, we are lost In wonder. 1.-The
Royal and Princely class, says the
Times. "may be excused for believing
that the delicate porcelain Of their own
structure is superior to the common
clay Of humanity, when they observe
the extraordinary value that Is set on
them by the world" Pretty we'll for
the Times, and at Its instance we may
consider the Royal and Princely
classes excused. A very handsome
apology Is made for them. The Times
proceeds to say 1t appears to be the
universal belief of European nations,
the leaders in knowledge and civiliza-
ton, that a political community, how
ever patriotic In spirit and united In
| opinion, however we'll endowed with
men of genius and craftsmanship, can
not be safe until 1t has placed at Its
head some member of the reigning
families of Europe, with the title Of
King" TO be sure not, according to
all royal and feudal precedents. This
stating the case rs if there could be q
doubt, should lead the crowned heads
to inquire, Call you this backing
your friends?" But worse remains
behind. at is admitted that the tai
en,s and even the moral character Of
this necessary parsonage are a second
airy matter, provided that he Is free
from the sin of ~obstinacy, all other
failings. whether excuses or defects,
will be easily forgiven" Can this
possibly be flattery to the rising son?
The following paragraph certainly Sig
mites that Spain should content her
self with the trial Of a republic:
- When the prevalent superstition Is
satisfied by the presence Of a hereditary
monarch, the public interest asserts Its
right and the person whose tutelar In
iuence is deemed so indispensable,
and who is raised to the highest rank
amid the prostrations of mankind, Is
expected to have as little as possible a
will of his own. As he must reign,
but not govern, a certain narrowncss
of intellect and sluggishness Of dispo-
sition are to be preferred to energy
and originality, which, If unaccompa-
MED by tact, are nearly sure to bring
him into trouble. But, good or bad, a
King must be had statesmen and SOL
diers must peril their reputation in in
trigues to find one they must make
themselves ridiculous by endeavoring
to drag a schoolboy from his form or
an aged veteran from his easy chair;
and in the meantime the nation must
look open-mouthed for the Heavenly
gift that Is to give Its happiness, and
be ready to throw up Its caps for any
parsonage, young or old, clever or
stupid, gay or morose, who Is present.
ed to it to perform the indefnable but
Indispensable duties of Royalty. What
is the pressing need of n King In Spain
that a foreigner, unknown to fame,
totally without experience Of political
life, and with no qualifications that
can recommend him to Spaniards but
the doubtful one Of being connected
with the Portuguese Court, should be
procured at the cost of alternating the
Power which Is necessarily the most
closely connected with Spain, and the
GOODWILL Of which Is the best guar
antee for tranquility and progress In
the PENINSULA" The mischief, so
far rs Spain Is concerned, appears to
have subsidized. Amy new choice would
probably bring new entanglements,
for Spain cannot, for herself, choose a
King from among the Royal and
Priucely class without a farther frac-
ture Of porcelain. If she would sub
nit. like the Greeks, to let the leading
nations choose her master, they could
send her Il King Log of the most APP
proved prlncely class, always provided
that the threatened war Is delayed to
give them opportunity. The sensible
thing would now seem to be to post
pone the whole matter of n foreign
ruler indefinitely, and to discuss at
leisure the question which the Times
propounds: "What Is the pressing
! need of King In spainr" The coun-
try is doing no worse, II 1t Is doing ITO
better, than 1t has done for the last
| thirty years.
The NEW GRAPE REvoLvER.-The
Paris CORRESPONDENT of the New York