The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-30
ALBERT AND VICTORIA.
HOW THE QUEEN AND THE PRINCE
WORKED TOGETH AT THE
TRADE or MONARCHY.
Curious ana Intimate Pictures of p0liti-
cal Life as Seen from within
the Veil.

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Mr. Theodore Martins
third volume of the Life OF the Prince Con-
no little sensation. There Is something much
more In it than vindcation of the Prince
from the suspicious and attacks which fol-
lowed him through the greater part of his life
In England. 1t contains what cannot fail to
be regarded as state papers OF The very high
est Importance, especially as bearing on Che
future of Turkey, and other aspects of
the ''irrepressible'' Eastern question. 1t
throws great flood OF light on the general
management of public business In England
and shows what minute attention the Queen
Is In the habit OF paying to what is commonly
considered the mere routine OF departments
and how deep is the interest she takes In
every question. small or great. which affects
tho wellbeng Of her people. The book,
moreover, must be regarded as one Of great
political value, and think your readers will
be glad to have placed before them q few
gleanings from It made from an early copy
which have obtained.
between 1886, and thus takes In the nego-
tiations and events connected with the ORR
mean war. On the 2Bth February, 1854, the
Queen writes follows to her uncle. King
Leopold.
1.-The last battalion of the guards Scottish
Fusilliers) embarked to-day. They passed
through the courtyard at 7 o'clock this
morning. We stood on the balcony to see
them, The morning fine the sun shining
an immense crowd collected to see tie fine
men, and cheering them immensely as with
difficulty they passed along. They formed
| line, presented arms and then cheered us
very heartily, and went off cheering. It was
| rowing friends were there, and lone saw the
shake Of many hand. My best wishes and
prayers will be with them all
During this and the following month the
King of Prussia had been gradually with
drawing from the position which he had at
first taken on the side of England, and q last
he addressed letter to the Queen advising
her not to risk a war with Russia, and warn
ing her that no help was to be expected from
Prussia. To this very firm reply was sent,
| from which extract few passages:
eff the Turk now retres into the back
| ground, and the impending war appears to
! you to be war for an idea, the reason is
simply this, that the very motives which
urge, on the Emperor. In spite Of the protest
Of oil Europe and ut tho risk Of war that
may devastate the world, to persist in his de-
mands, disclose determination to realize
fixed idea, and that the grand Interior eonse-
quences OF the war must be regarded as far
more important than it's original ostensibe
cause, which in the beginning appeared to be
neither more nor less than the key Of the
back door of O mosque"
The letter goes OF to remind the King that
since the peace Of 1916 Prussia had been one
glarantors of treaties:
"Renounce these obligations my dear
brother, and in doing SO you renounee for
Prussia tho status she has hitherto held. And
Il the example thus set should find imitators
European civilization is abandoned as a play
thing for the winds; right will no longer find
O champion, nor the oppressed an umpire to
appeal to. But now to conclude You think
that war might even be declared, yet you ex-
press the hope that for all that 1t might still
mt lnnt fI, ,ri,
countenaneeto the hope that the declaration
will not be followed by immediate action.
Shakespearos words
Beware
Of entrance to q quarrel: but, being in,
Bear it, that the oppressor may beware of
thee
Have sunk deeply into every Englshmatl's
heart. Sad thatthey should find their appl-
cation here, where, in other circumstances.
personal friendship and liking would alone
prevail. What must be your maiestys state
OF mind at seeing them directed against q
beloved brother-in-law, whom yet, much as
you 10 love him, your conscience cannot aoquit
passionate bearing, brought such vast misery
upon tho world"
1t will be admitted that what was justly
regarded as weak and pusillanmous sug-
more royal spirit Weakness. indeed, of any
kind seems to be quite unknown to the Queen,
as 1t was to her husband. 1T was unfortunate
for England that ut the outbreak of the
Crimean war Lord Aberdeen was in power
a imid, hesitating man, little fitted to cope
with so great q crisis. Even yet" writes
Prince Albert to Baron Stockmar March,
1854, Aberdeen cannot rise to the level
Of the situation. The war Is in his eyes
like civil war, Ike a war. between
self, but for all that cannot coniure up his
feelings within myself perhaps because was
born In 1919 and he was serving In 1918 and
i 81 In the headquarters Of the allies" In
the same letter ne says "the Baltic fleet is
the Napier dinner at the Reform Club, where
Palmerston presided, were scandaIous and
vulgar" Nothing that went on out Of doors
seems to have escaped the notice of the Queen
and her husband, and they were evidently
diligent readers of the newspapers, and held
strong and decided opinions on tho occur
rences and men Of the day. Here are two OK
tracts from letter of Prince Albert's to his
friend Stockmar:
" Palmerston declares he will continue his
opposition to that reform which he has now
for the third time allowed to be promised to
parliament by Lord John RUSSELL in his
presence, Lord John Is furious, but Palmer
ston continues to be the popular man, and the
only national and liberal minister {! Italics in
Gladstone wants to pay for the war out
OF current revenue, SO long rs he does not re- |
quire more than ten millions sterling above |
the ordinary expenditure and to increase the |
taxes for the purpose The Opposition are for
borrowing that is, increasing the debt-and |
DO not wish to impose in the meantime any |
further burdens on themselves The former |
course Is manly, statesmanlike and honest;
the latter Is convenient cowardly, perhaps
popular. Nous perrons"
Ii Prince Albert had "a secret contempt for
popular opinion we need not be surprised at
u, considering how thoroughly wrong head
ed and unjust 1t had been towards himself.
On the Dist March, 1854, Lord Aberdeen an
nounced that 1t was proposed to set apart q
lay OF humiliation and prayer for the success
of the English arms. The Queen at once
wrote to him on the subject, and it seems to
ne IN every way one of the most sensible let
ers have ever read
"The Queen reioices to see the debate was
10 favorable in the House of Lords, and that
t was concluded N the House of Commons.
She is rather startled at seeing Lord Aber-
ieen's answer to Lord Roden upon the sub
ect of day of humiliation, as he has never
the subject to her, and it is one
ipon which she feels strongly. The only