The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-02
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DISH ELL.
The Imperial Title of the Queen of
England.

'rhe Imperial title ef the queen ,
England.
Correspondence New York Nationl
Mr.. Disraeli prepared with som
ingenuity couple Of surprises In tn
Queens. speech, the one to dazzl
the Philistines, on whose active sym
pathy he confidently calculates, til
other to get himself and his administra
tion out of serious difficulty. Tn
solemn announcement that the Queer
deemed the present fitting opportl
nifty for making formal addition {,
her style and titles in respect that tn,
direct government Of India had beer
transferred to the Grown some twent,
years ago. has been received with AZ
elainatipn by oil the retired shopkeeper
and villa oeeupiers IN England, ant
with regret by everybody else An
tritle regarding royalty, oven an unve
raoious scrap of news picked up b,
fashionable prints through the servants
hall. is read with interest by many well
to-do Englishmen and Englishwomen
A morsel OF gossip about tho prece
dency Of the Duchess Of Edinburg. o
the domestic doings Of the Marquis
Of Lorne and the Princess Louise
Is greedily devoured by tn $50
people. This sort of thing delights
them and engrosses them more thai
tho gravest piece Of political intslli
genee. No one knows this better thar
Mr. Disraeli Whether It he due to tn.
insight Of genius, or to some obscurel
cause. ! do not know. but ii Is nm ln
doubted fact that the creator Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Putney Giles has u keener appre
ciation than most people OF what will
take with that numerically not insignili-
| ~ - ys;t syI. AL.
! Thaekeray has assigned the name oI
Snob. Years ago, when tho present
Prime Minister Of England was u clerk
In solicitors Office. he displayed this
popularity OF his genius. He used tc
come down to his office. the story goes
day by day. and sit there listlcssly read
Ing Spenser's "Faery Queen" He had
no turn for parchment deeds and mlsty
documents. and. but for regard for his
family, the head Of the firm would have
parted with him before his apprentice
ship wins over. But there came turn
In The tdo Of his fortunes. The firm
WIS called upon to draw up pros
pectuses for companies, and by good
luck 1t fell to the listless student
Of the "Faery Queen to try
himself to perfection. He turned the
sentences and threw out the bait to
catch the British PhiIistine Of the day
with an adroitness that charmed and
amazed the head Of the firm, who. no
doubt. good man. was caught himaelf
And from that day To this. during full
half century Of time. Mr.. Disrasli has
been drawing prospeetuses with an ex-
perienced hand, and dazzling Philistines
with increased success. Just consider
the various incidents with which Mr.
Disraeli's name has been prominently
associated during tho last five or six
years-the coming OF the phrase, "San-
itaa sanitdtum 0nnid sdnitas" the bath
letter the reference TO tho "Straits Of
Malaoca' in his address to the Buckinp-
"bil to put down Rtualism - the tele-
gram announcing that the Messrs.
Rothschild had bought the road to
India" and now the formal addition
to the styles and titles of the Queen.
What are these but so many paragraphs
or marks of exclamation in Mr.. Disra-
ellis political prOspectuses
Analyze these emotional intersections,
or anyalyze the whole Of Mr.. Disraeli's
political life, and you will find 1t all of
q piece all tinsel and spapgles and the
atrical effects. Analyze his novels, and
you will find the same ingredients. He
Is we'll aware that this artificial glitter.
when applied To politics. acts upon the
halfeducated Briton who vegetables In u
villa like q galldy fly thrown over n
sluggish salmon in q pool. The salmon
cpnnot resist it., neither can the Briton.
Sensible people In America must read
with amazement, not unmixed with
something like contempt, discussions
In Parliament, like that Of last Thurs
day, on the propriety Of the Queen call
ing herself by this title or by that. The
whole proceeding must have an air OF
unreality, almost Of servility, about it in
the eyes Of your hard headed. practical
people. When the paragraph in the
Queens speech upon the subject was
read in solemn silence mt one Of the otil-
cial dinners the night before Parliament
opened, whether at the Duke of Rich
monds or Mt Lord Granville's l do not
know, u young peer was overheard to
say in q loud whisper, Queen of Eng
land and Begun of India" amid the in
extinguishable laughter Of the as
sembled magnates. That light hearted
sally represents, not unfairly, the feel
ings Of the majority Of sensible people
whom YOU meet. Mr.. DisraeIi, they
say, having created three dukes, which
is one more than any other prime min
lister ever managed, Is Unsuitable. He
now wishes to create an Empress before
he dies, and accordingly has taken the
Of making royalty ridicn-
lOus. The matter was uncoDsciou5ly
brought to its proper proportions ~
bell suggested that the Queen should be
as the Great Mogul, and the
Indian princess as the Great Macalum.
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