New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-06

OUT TIC lanO. LII Cno gen6faI lmpuIso vi uh-
merited regard and affection which then went
out to this cold and selfish profigate, the pre-
dicste Of Bien-Aimt, the Well-BelOved, became
attached to bis name; tho most grOtesque alb
surtlity that ever attested the blind love OF
people for tyranny outwOrn. Before the
end of that long reign. however, this Affection
ate people bravely recovered from its infatna-
ton and when, thirty years later Louis theWell-
Beloved lay dying in Versailles, there was little
interest felt about it in the streets of Paris,
except among betting men who had taken the
odds against his recovery. II il true he was
older and worse in the latter year than in the
former, but his condition had not drgrnrratrd
80 fast 10 had that of the superstition he had
represented and prOhted by. The monarchy
was 80 Ear gone that it made little difference
who filled the throne. His successor, Louis
XVI. was the best man who had worn the
crown of France for many ayes, but his virtues
awaited nothing against the Judgments which
had been piling up 20 long against his dynasty
His unity ancestors had eaten sour grapes.
and hs innocent teeth were set on edge.
The decline Of tho personal popularity Of
the royal family in England il not thu ca's'
LOYALTY. Few sovGrcgns have ever lived d
more blarneless life than the present Queen OF
England The history of Queens Regnant ms
been usually marked by great excesses either
of personal immortality or unrestrainrd anu
capricions ntsgOyernment. But the reign OF
Oueen Victoria has been distinguished by an
exemplary practice of the domestic virtues,
and a generally scrupulOus observance OF con-
stitutional requirements. Yet it IL lmpossiD'c
to deny that the loyal devotion which accom-
panied her accession to the throne has IN great
measure ceased to exist throughout England
Il il idle to attempt to account for this by
ascribing it to the retirement in which she
has lived since the death of her husband
Grief and secluson have always increased the
affection and reverence OF loyal people 10
their rulers. There is nothing which indicates
a more complete ignorance OF the naf1onai
feeling on tho part of conservative JOURNALS
than their proposition that the dangers which
threaten tho dynasty might be comured
away by u few balls and drawing-rooms. 1t
il something beyond ths sccluslon OF the
Queen, something beyond the personal char
acter of the Prince of Wales, which ais the
monarchy in England. 1t is the progress OF
democracy which is invading the very pre-
cincts of tho throne. When a people begin
calmly and seriously to consider whether the
crown is worth the pennies it COSTS the be-
ginning of the end is not far off. The sacred
ness of the monarchy is a matter OF feeling
and sentiment with the many, and although
conservative statesmen may still defend it
upon purely rational grounds, it will be i'm
possible to retain it against the advancing
tendency of democracy after the majority have
once decided that it is not worth while. AS
soon as kings and princes come to be gen.
orally regarded by their subjects as merely
fellow -mortals holding high Office, and nothing
more, tho days of dynasties are numbered.
The comments which tho illness Of the Prince
of Wales has excited in England indicate
state of sentiment and opinion but little re-
moved from this.