Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-12-26
Succession Of the English Grown.

Of succession 10 England, will be interesting
to those who are not well posted:
"L4tc in the region Of William and Anne,
it began to be feared ths. tho joint sovereigns
would die without issue, lrand that thereby
some Catholic member Of the royal family
would become the successor to their Protest.
ant maesties. For this reason it become i'm.
poltaut to settle tho succession upon sOmo
Protestant branch, to prevent the crown from
descending to Catholic. The lawyers Of tho
day, therefore, sought out tho leading Pro-
teStant Of the royal hue auG sSstsa the dsaoent
upon her aud her heirs, This person they
found in q granddaughter Of James /,
daughter Of Elizabeth Of SavOny, the Prin.
cess Sophia, ElectrcSs aud Duchess DOwuger
of turnover. The net Of settlement in 100
az and l3 Wm. aud Mary, chap. y settled
the crown upon her aud her heIrs, the same
being Prolesiunts The descentwas, Of course,
Intended 70 follow the ancient laws Of Eng
laud,
Agreoably to tue act Of settlement, tho
death Of Queen Aune being proceeded BY
that of the Elcctress Sophia, Geo. Louis,
EICctor Of Hanover, Of Sophia, and great
grandson OF James |, became King Of Eng.
land under tho title Of George |. In l727
he was succeeded by his son, George II. At
the death of George | [, he had no sou, Prince
frederick Louis being dead, aud therefore
the crown fell to the son Of the latter, the
grandson of George II, who succeeded to the
throne under tho title Of George III. Upon
his death his eldest son became King under
the title of George ", who, dying without
issue, was succeeded by his brother as Viii
liam ". The latter died without issue June
20 1887, and tho crown descended to the
family Of his brother Edward, Duke Of Kent,
deceased, having one daughter, Victorin, the
now regnius sovereign.
UpOu her dccease, the crown will 60 to her
eldest son, il living; or it he dies before his
good mother, the children whom he uiay leave
will represent him in this indiyisiblo Inherit
arce, and his eldest sou, if then living, will
become King by the death Of Victoria, his
grandmother 1t is possible even Albert Ed,
ward, now Prince Of Wales, may die before
his mother, aud also that Albe-t.VicIor.
Christian. Edward, may die without issue be-
fore his grandmother. 10 that Case the crown
would still remain in the family of the prcs>
eut Prince OF Wales, aud devOlve upon his
second son, George Frederick. Ernest Albert,
this rule always being followed; 'rhe liaeal
descendants OF any person deceased stand in
the same place as their ancestor if living,
would havO done Hence, if the present
Prince Of Wales dies before bis accession, his
eldest son, if living, will become Prince Of
Wales aud heir apparent to the crown"
Specializing On the death Of the Prince of
Wales and tho present sovereign, the New
York Herald says:
alt is feared tia, the death of tho Prince
would be such blow to the Queen that in
her infrm state OF health she would siuk uu.
der it, In such case, Of course, regency
would have tO be provided The possibility
Of regency has already, 10 fact, taken u firm
hold Of the public mind. A council Of Re-
gcucy is already spoken OF. The Duke Of
Cambridge, tho Duke Of Ediuburg the Prin,
cess Alexandria Of Wales aud others urC
named as likely to constitute its principal
members. The question is raised whether
the present Parliament, in the event Of the
Princes death and in the went Of the Queen's
voluntary retirement, could, without fresh
appeal 10 the constituencies, charge itself with
tho difficult task Of appointing a regency
Speculation on this head is wild, and all man
ner Of strange thoughts are finding expression.
1t is net unnatural that tho state of things
should be such; for there can be no doubt
that in the appointment of u regency tho pco'
ple would insist on having their wishes re.
spectcd. Since the days OF George the Sec,
Ond and George tho Third great changes have
been effected in tho English constitution, and
popular sentiment eau no longer be lGspised
or ignOrcd. A regency in every sense acceIta'
bic to the people it might DO impossible to
appoint. At tho same timo it is not to DO
denied that the difficulties Of the possible
situation aro greatly exaggerated. The con-
Sttution makes distinct provision for such
emergencies. Prcccdents arc not wanting
Reference has only to be nude to tho course
pursued in lTjl. on the occasion of the un>
timely death Of Frederick, Prince of Wales /;
to the course pursued in 1911, aud to what
was done in 1910 when the Prince COnsort
was appointed Regent in case Of tho death
Of tho Queen, until her next lineal successor
should reach tho ago Of eighteen, 1t is
simply absurd to imagine that tho death Of the
Prince of Wales, rs some people seem disposed
to do, would leave Great Britain without u
government. The two houses Of Parliament
would still remain. There would still be the
Cabinet, and the Prime Minister and the
Lord High Chancellor aud tho Privy Coun'
cl-barrier walls numerous enough aud pow
crful enough to prevent anarchy. If re-
gency should yet be found necessary, it is no
our opinion that in tho appointment Thereof
any serious or usuperublO difficulties will bC
experienced"
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Ing tho custom Of the seminary in which h
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Of ago Leland Stanford arrived in CaIiForni
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by cloaC attention to business, hc has accumr
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