The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-23
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1874.
Celebration OF the Queens Birthday
at Bethany.

Ne sre requested 10 give notice that
several British subjects Of Her Msjety,
Queen Victoria, attending college 81
Bethany, will celebrate the birthdsy Of
their liege-lady- on Monday next, til
25Ih, by appropriate exercises. This Is
all right and proper on the part Of the
young gentlemen concerned, and we trust
that they viii have an interesting occa-
sion and do fitting honor to the natal day
Of their worthy sovereign, Tor whom we,
in common with Americans generally,
entertain the highest respect, Besides
this abstract sense Of respect we feel
somewhat related 70 the British nation,
now aimee NsIII8 GRANT, daughter oil
our imperial President and embryo Cesar,
married into the SArtoris family, and
therefore we take more lively interest
In all that relates TO their excellent
Queen. In one respect she Is very much
like our National head ct Washington
viz-she attends to her own family and
friends diligently and providently, and Is
saving money OF very rapid rate She
Is also 8 great hand TO visit. To be sure
she Is not always in 9 Pullman Palace
car going to an army reunion or an sgri-
cultural fair Of some kind, but this is
owing to the extraordinary iecundity Of
her family and TO the necessity Of her
being often on hands with some Of them.
With ell these numerous family crises
however, she contIives TO spend q good
deal Of time in Scotland, Tor whose peo-
pie she has Partially, SO much, in fact,
that abe Is occasionally twitted with q
neglect Of duty by the London news
papers, just as our man was called "a
loiterer by the sea" by the late Senator
SUMMER. Notwithstanding this pro-
clivtty Of Her Majesty, however,
to take life easy, she has, like
General Grant, the commendsble quality
Of not having a governmental policy to
force on the people. She IS willing that
their representatives should change the
laws and rotate cabinets as often as they
please. She hiss the vetopower but she nev.
er exercises it, and GRANT hiss only exer.
cised it once, and perhaps nothing would
induce her to 90 so ssve the passage Of 8
law cutting down the Annuites Of the
royal family, money being her "stroDg
weakness" Just as it is said 10 be Of our
il!usuious $4,000 sovereign. She will
probably die the richest Of all English
sovereigps, just as GRANT will NO doubt
die the richest Of all American Presidents.
Bat with ali her money gaining propensi.
tea che is, IS We have said, most excel
lent woman, and The model of 8 loyal
wife and devoted mother. Her birthday
deserves TO be celebrated by her subjects
In every part OF the world. She has set
the WHOLE world virtuous example Of
unexceptionabls behavior in all the rela-
tions Of lie. Her fidelity 10 the memory
other husband is a shining trait in her
admirable character. No queen Of Eng.
land ever did so much 10 raise the moral
tone Of society around her. Scandal is
unknown in her court, and all the puIi-
tics Of life are scrupulously regarded and
honored. Such a woman has been a
model to look up to and q help in every
time Of need to the wives and mothers Of
England. They do well therefore TO hon.
or the anniversaries that gave them such
aQleeu. 1t may be long before they
have such an other. When she dies they
can appropriately inscribe upon her
tomb the epiiaph that was written on the
Countess Of Pembroke:
"Dt1,h etc tlou hast slain another,
6ood and tllr, Ind Ard tlus Gs che,
Tine shall throw dart n thee"