Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-26
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borne with exemplary patience the expen-
siye machinery Of royalty, at length show
disposition to get rid Of It. Revolutions
move slowly in land where custom has al
most hallowed abuses, where loyalty to the
crown Is hereditary, and as = lex
90 freedom broadens slowly down
From precedent to precedent"
But even in conservative old England
the progressive spirit of the age has seized
on the minds of the people, and we have
the result Of it in the stupendous reforma-
lions which have been effected in the govern
ment of the country within the past two
years. Bh most Of all is It apparent in the
advanced public spirit which pervades all
classes of the nation. The hammer of The
iconoclast having stricken the idols of the
privileged class" from their pedestals one
after another, is now lifted against the aris-
tocracy, and even threatens the monarchy
itself. 1t is a hopeful sign when this
popular movement is aided and encouraged
by men whose genius and erudition fit
them for the work, and whose birth and
connections place them above the
suspicion of demagoguery. Such
man is Sir Charles Dixie, whose
speech at Newcastle on the 9th in
slant, has been the subject of much COM
ment by the British press throughout the
length and breadth of the land. Before
vast assemblage of taxpayers, he exposed
the costly luxury Of Monarchy, and pointed
the way to reform, and while his language
throughout was marked with respect for
the royal head of the nation, he was none
the less eloquent in condemnation of the
monarchical system Of government, and in
his advocacy of the establishment Of re-
public. In his remarks on the extravaganza
inseparable from royalty, be stated that the
royal family cost the nation five
millions of dollars annually, to
maintain it. He furnished the fig
ures on which he founded the statement,
and even entered into the minute details
of the expenditures connected with the
ROYAL household. The following extract
from his speech will give some idea of this
powerful appeal to his ta1burdened audi
| ence:
1.-THE salaries in the royal household,
which amount to $685., 900 year, include
vast number of totally useless officials
| laughter -Chamberlains, Controllers, Mas
| tiers of Ceremonies, Marshals Of the House
| hold, GrOoms of the Robes, Lords-in-Walt-
ing, Grooms-in- Waiting, Gentlemen Ushers,
and few persons who appear to perform
services, hut who ought to be paid for those
services as they perform them, and not be
made permanent officials with great titles o.
honor-such, for instance, as the Historical
Painter to the Queen, Portrait Painter to
the Queen, and the Lthogapher in 0rdlna-
nv, Under the Lord Stewards Depart
ment, and the Department of the Master
of the Horse, we have such officers as the
Coroner of the Household, and the Chief
Equerry and Clerk Marshal, and
various others whose duties are not OF a
very burdensome description. Laughter. ]
Nothing is more singular than the constltu.
tion of the medical department. You would
hardly credit the number Of medical gentle
men who are required for the service of the
I DOuStDOlu. DtlJ 4 dll an diC bAAeAS UNIV VI
them are unpaid. There are three Physi-
clans in Ordinary, three Physicians Extra
ordinary, one Sergeant-Surgeon Extraordi,
nary, two Sergeant-SurgeOns, three Sur
geons Extraordinary, one Physician of Il {
Household, one Surgeon of the Household
one Surgeon-Apothecary two Chemists o.
the Establishment in Ordinary, one Sur
geon-Oculist, one Surgeon-Dentist, one
| ;,,n rIirarr- aud Otblr nhVSl
cian-or q in all [laughterl; while the
Prince Of Wales has for his special benefit
three Honorary Physicians, two Physicians
in Ordinary, two Surgeons in Ordinary, one
Surgeon Extraordinary [laughterl, on'
Chemist in Ordinary, or IL more [lOuC
lAughterl making 80 doctors in one family
Laughter and applause.l l SHOULD
be almost afraid of firing anybod!
who listened to me while l went over the
list of strange offices of which the House
hold is made up-Lord High Almoner, Sub
Almoner, Hereditary Grand AlmOner, Mas
ter of the Buckhounds, Clerk of the Check
| Clerk of the Closet, Exons in Waiting, anC
, last, but not least, the Hereditary Crane
Falconer, the Duke of St. Adams laugh
teri who might, perhaps, with advantage,
he is to retain his salary of $500 year, b
; created Hereditary Grand Pigeon ShOote
, in Ordinary. loud laughter.l five turl
to the Lord Stewards department., we com
at once upon a mysterious Board Of Greer
Cloth, as it is called, at the head of whicl
are the Lord Steward, the Treasurer, tn
Controller of the Household, and the Mas
ter of the Household, with a perfec
army of secretaries and clerks
and with special secretaries, wit
| onA uvith cTapial salaries II
, each of those sections of the department
[Laughter.l In the kitchen department W
have a chief cook and four master cooks
receiving salaries between $4,000 and SIS
600 year between the five, and a host Q
r confederates, some of whom have duties tia
, | cannot even guess at-Such, for instance
!, as the two Green Office men. [Roars {
i laughter.l There are whole departments
}. the duties of which cannot be very consi6
e cradle, one would think, or, at all events
= not considerable enough to warrant thei
being made into Departments of the HOUSE
{ hold for instance, the confectionery depart
It ment and the ever department, while th
II duty of table-decking employs no less tina
five laughter WHO have SAIL
> ries Of between s., 500 and s. 900 year
, ALL"
k Of course the Conservative journals al
o furious in their condemnation Of Sir Charlie
# and even the Liberal press expresses regr
S at what it deems an unwise and unwa
ranted attack on the head of the natio
s. He is not man, however, to be turnt
z, aside from what he conceives to be his dut
d by threats or censure. His adhesion to Il
9 cause of the people, and his outspoken d
|, nunciations of established wrong al
S, privileged abuses, will aid materially in tt
y work of reform, and will have no slight i
= fuence in preparing the public mind for
= republican form of government.
% WHO ARE THE INSIDE FELLOW!
Mr.. o. II. Burbridge, of Kentucky, writ
, a note to the Washington Chronicle
/ =. hat