The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-29
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A NOVEL ATTACK ON ROYALTY.
Sir Robert Peel in the Role OF "Junius''
without the Mask.
From, tho N. Y. Ercni,,g Post.

From, the N. Y. Ercning Post.
Since Brummel's tiff with the Prince
of Wales, which was embelished by the
memorable "Who's your fat friendT'-
put to mutual acquaintance by way OF
cutting the roSal offender as he passed
there have been few instances when En-
glish subjects have ventured upon pub
lie uuarrels with members of the family
of the sovereign. An astonishing excep-
ton has presented itself of which we
have now only the opening incidents,
but which promises to extend into re-
markable and interesting history.
Sir Robert Peel lately made speech
in the House of Commons in which he
pronounced some sighting illusions to
the same exalted parsonage. He spoke
irreverently of him, that to say, not
as Prince of Wales, but as George the
Fourth. Now Vanity Fair, publica.
tion which is called q society journal
and is supposed in some occult way to
represent the royal family, took up Sir
Roberts remarks with no little heat.
Nenity Fair, in spite of its title, does not
think Mr.. Thackeray's example by any
means proper one. Or rather it prob
ably holds that while one of them "dash.
ed literary fellers" might be permitted
to speak i'll of the "first gentleman in
Europe" and the offence be passed by in
contemptuous silence, such immunity is
by no means to be conceded to mem.
Der of Parliament speaking within ear
shot of Buckingham Palace. Therefore
Vanity Fair has gently delivered itself to
the effect that Sir Robert Peels speech
has very naturally given great offence in
consequence of his disrespectfnl a.lusion
to George w, and his personal remarks
upon the Queen, and that several MEM
bers of the royal family have declared
their intention never to take any notice
of Sir Robert for the future"
To this in high dudgeon, Sir Robert
has launched forth flaming manifesto
which is perhaps the boldest and sharp
est piece of writing ever put in print by
q member of Parliament about any per-
son or persons of the royal family Two
hundred, or even one hundred years ago,
both Sir Robert and the editor of Vanity
Fair would long before this have been
cooling their heels in the Tower. 1t is
suggestive commentary on the changed
usage and temper of the times that up to
this day nothing has been done in re-
gard to this curious attack, whatever
steps may be contemplated for the future.
Sir Robert shaped his onslaught in the
form of letter to the editor, and r7pays
his compliments TO the latter gentleman
in passing. 1t would be-a pity to omit
or TO cut the last paragraph Of this curl
Gus missive, and we therefore give space
to it as follows, Sss
@You appear to be instructed to make
me challenge, which. notwithstanding
the channel through which it comes, ac-
cept with great pleasure; and asyou in
yite me TO a game which two can play
at, one of the parties in the contest may
prove q pungentl critic of the, coming
k & Co and by the way, i would
advise you strongly, as you profess-to be
the depository of the Imperial confidence,
to be little more discreet in the circu.
lation of your authorized versions of royal
messages, or they may get you into
trouble, dear Mr.. Bowles. Like many
others, / have put up with good deal Of
your insolence from time 10 time, and, as
your personalities have nothing in COM
mon with the honorable and legitimate
duties of journalism, you will find me
now quite equal to the occasion. But as
in the present instance you act as the
plenipotentiary of. royalty, 20 and tell
your master that 1 am not the sort OF
man to be smothered by imperial men,
aces, and, unless I receive the most am
pie satisfaction, from the royal sources
which have made you..their most impudent
mouthpiece, / shall send copy of your
statement, together with copy of my
reply, to the Prince of Wales and to the
Duke OF Cambridge. And, as you have
published and circulated such adeclaraz
ton of the intentions of the, Royal family
with respect to my remarks in the House
of Commons, shall laval myself of a
fitting opportunity. to publish and to pla-
card in London and the Provinces, un-
der the heading of Sir Robert Peel and
the rest Of. the Royal family both your
oficia, notification ofthe royal message
and my contemptuous acknowledge;
ment.o -. :. : s-s;,-q
1t was necessary toget into the nine
teenth century, and to get near the end
of it at that, for an Englishman, and
such an cEnglishman, to publish SO
daring letter as this, and what is to
come oft will5bs looked for with pro-
found curiosity. To take active notice
of seems impossible, to pass it with 81
lence seems equally SO, the Prince of
Wales cannot fight. subject, and alto-
gether the dilemma is one out of which
there appears to be no dignifed or be:
coming path whatever. The mild dis.
claimer of responsibility for Vanity Fair
that has been put forth touches only the
outer edge of the matter. That Sir
Robert Peel contemplated and perhaps
chuckled over this embarrassment as q
fruit of his amazing procedure is very
likely to be true; but if such is the
fact it should be said that to inhict an
insult that cannot be resented is scarcely
to be accounted proof of chivalry.