The New York herald., 1871-03-19
some Of the vast Jobs involving millions Of
dollars to the State, how 1t would add to bis
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popularity!
The Princess Beatrice-Reported Marriage
Enlargement.
1t Is now reported that the youngest daughter
Of Queen Victoria, the Princess Beatrice, Is
afaanced to the youthful Marquis Of Ely. The
report may be without foundation, but IL is not
on that account the less interesting. It indi-
Gates the sentiment Of the British people in
the matter of royal marriages. 1t shows that
the principle adopted by the Queen in the
little love affair of the Princess Louise and the
Marquis of Lorne has engaged the attention OF
the British public and that the Queens policy
is most heartily endorsed. Scotland is proud
of the Argyll affair. II is pleasing to the little
kingdom to know that at least for one time
more the blood of the Scottish people is to
mingle with that of the governing family.
Queen Victoria, with that good sense which
has always distinguished her, has found out
that she has paid compliment to Scotland,
and If there is anything In this Beatrice Ely
affair it means that the Queen means to pay a
similar compliment to Ireland. The Ely
family is scarcely less ancient and not whit
less noble than that of Argyll. 1t is our con-
viction that the rumor regarding the Primo ess
Beatrice and young Ely is we'll founded, and
for this reason-that in consequence Of the
Marchioness of Ely having been for years one
of the Queens principal ladies in waiting, the
two young people have grown up Ogether.
In democratic America we have no cause to
be sorry that the most popular monarch of
modern times has discovered means of re-
conciling all the peoples that look to her as
sovereign. Reconstructed Germany must
look to the fact that Victoria says" We
want no more German lairdies."
DIR. Dnryca nnd the Temperance Question.
AS long as we can remember the religious
press of this country has taken the subject of
temperance into its especial keeping. Reli-
gious revivals are allowed to slumber if the
soul of temperance can be touched. When
that soul is quickened it seems as if all the
crimes "that flesh is heir to" must feel the
shock and the work Of human regeneration 90
on at an enhanced pace. To Judge from this
weeks religious press, taking two or three
for examples, we find that DR.. Duryea
has created quite a sensation by his
sermon on temperance delivered before his
congregation on Sunday before last DR..
Duryea is inclined to be merciful to those who
are, from inclination or friendly aud social
associations, disposed to quaff the exhilarating
juices of the vineyard. The Eeang3ist terms
this movement Of DR.. Duryea i "commo-
tion"--which We hold to be little more than
a ''sensation'-and the Independent thinks
the whole question of total abstinence from
all alcoholic beverages viewed from
his (Dr. Duryea's) standpoint, is simply
one Of ''expedlency." The Evangelist thinks
the Doctor did not believe that drinking wine
was wrong in itself, but abstinence from
it was wise as a matter Of Christian expe-
diency." In order, however, to make the
subject as clear as possible, and to allow Dr..
Duryea to speak for himself, as well as to
give its readers an opportunity to Judge for
themselves, the Egamgelist announces that it
shall publish next week the Doctors sermon
In full, carefully revised and corrected by the
author
1t Is regarded as somewhat remarkable that
DR.. Duryea did not recur to this subject in the
sermon he delivered last Sabbath. Perhaps
he may enlarge upon it to-day, and thus re-
lieve his congregation and large number of
his temperance friends from their prevailing
anxiety about his real views on this very
interesting and important topic.
THE PRESIDENT AMONG THE HBERNIANs.
General Grant, in honor Of st. Patrick, dined
on the evening Of st. Patrick's Day with the
Hibernan Society Of Philadelphia, at the st.
Cloud Hotel, in that ''city Of brotherly love-"
His visit there is said to be IN reference 10 the
choice of a Collector for the port His dinner
with the Hibernians, however, is a good hit,
and wonld have been good hit had he gone
to Philadelphia for that express purpose. 1t
shows that while some of our republican jour
nails are foolisbly aboring to revive the old
condemned Know Nothing spirit General
Grant is by his example, endeavoring to cul-
tivate ''brotaerly love" among all races and
creeds of the American people. This is the
true policy, and eminently worthy this Phila-
delphia example and all the other good exam