New-York tribune., 1871-12-19

world to forget its prejudices in moment
too amiable to be severely criticised. Even
il it makes men little illogical. that Is no'
so bad ~ to be unfcelng. .,
The convalescent Prince is likely to proht
greatly by this suddenly aroused movement OF
sympathy. BY a species of generous injustice
which is perfectly natural under the crcuni-
stances, the fantastic calnmnles whch "erc 81
rife against him before his illness are mo-"
likely to he balanced by resolIte disDohei
IN any accounts of his failings. The prevail
ing mode in speaking of him il to be not ohiy
charitable but kindly, and it will not 1 dihcult
TO imagine the amusement Of hecpicurean young
gentleman when he reads, few weeks hence
what manner of man his people take hlm 10
be. No man ever had al easier popularity
before him. The simple hearts which nave
been giving their thoughts and prayers 10 mn
for the last month, can readily believe good
and hardly i'll of him. From the cathedrals ana
the hcarthstones of England, from the prayer
meetings and pulpits of America, nnd' mos'
touching offering of all, from the affairs OF the
Parsees in India, have gone up daily suppllca-
t;ons IN alien tongues to different deities. for
the life and salvation of the stricken Prlnce.
People of all creeds love to believe that theT
,rayers are answered. 1t will be easy for the
Prince of Wales to convince these pious hearts
that they have not prayed in vain. lie mas
only to exercise little care and prudence IN
his daily walk and conversation to make MS
loyal people think they see in him living
cyemplar of the virtues of his father, Albert
the Good.
IT ia even possible that this national ini-
pulse may have some effect upon the present
political agitation in England in favor of DEM
ocratic institutions. In the earlier stages OF
the Princes illness, it must be admitted that
there were no Indications of truce being
sounded between the Republicans and the
Conservatives. On the 4th of December, when
frequent bulletins were attestinS the gravity
of his case, there seemed to be no general
public anxiety. Mr.. Lowe, the Chancel-
lor of the EXchequer. spoke that evening
at the Mechanics Institute of Halifax; and
while defending the integrity OF the Queen
from some presumed structures of Sir Charles
Dixie, he made no reference TO the condition
Of the Prince of Wales. The same night Sir
Charles Dixie had a stormy meeting at Derby,
which wound up BY his partiSans giving 'hrec
cheers for the Republic. On the same day,
also. Mr.. Charles Srcy and the Hon. Aubcron
Herbert gave to their constituents at Noting
ham an account of their stewardship during
the last session. The former, who spoke IN
conservative sense, was received with derlsloB
and hooting, which made it almost impossible
for him to continue his remarks; while
the aristocratc radical, Mr.. AubcrOn Her
bert, was met with the most entht-
sia,tic administrations Of favor lie spike
strongly in favor of Discstablishmtnt,
of Home Rule in Ireland, of the abolition OF
the standing army and while he depreca''d
any change in the fundamental constitution OF
the realm during The lifetime of the present
Queen, he spoke of the Republic as the form
of government which was most reasonable,
most in harmony with ideas of scf-gOvcrn-
mcnt and self-responsbility, and most likely
to save the country from unnecessary divisions
of party. Mr.. Herbert gallantly assumed the
defense of Sir Charles Dixie against the at
tacks which had been made upon him, and
took his seat "amid great cheering and some
Missing" The meeting passed vote OF con-
fidence in Mr.. Herbert, and of censure upon
Mr.. Seely. All this animated and
tnmultuOus discussion took place In
different parts of England, evidently
exciting public interest in high degree, and
apparently no word and no thought was given
in these meetings to the heir to the Crown
who was languishing at Sandringham. The
attitude of Mr.. Herbert is especially signif-
cant of the general indifference which then
prevailed. 1t is not to be wondered at that
Odger and Bradlaugh should care little for the
susceptibilitics of the "bcter classes Even
Sir Charles Dixie is but one generation re-
moved from the people. But for the son and
brother of an Earl to attack Monarchy and ad-
vocate the Republic, while the Crown Prince
lay dangerously i'll, is certainly grave and
significant symptom of the power of the pop.
u.ar tendency. 1t is true that all this took
place q fortnight ago, before the despair of
the doctors had wakened the dormant loyalty
of the MASSES 1t remains to be seen whether
this sudden amiabe impulse is to check for
any length of time the advancing tide of dem
ocratic progress in England.
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