Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-04

Our European Letter.

Our European Letter.
LONDON, Eng, Sept. 10, 'S2.
Various rumors have been circulated rs
to tho health of the prince Of Wales, but
am happy to say there is no reason to
suppose thst the health of the prince is
affected beyond the fatigue natural to
long and trying season. A few weeks
of absolute rest will entirely remove
the languor and lassitude from which the
prince is suffering. The incessant demands
upon the princes time and attention this
season have been enough to weary the
strongest frame. Knowing how eagerly
bis society is sought everywhere, the prince
has frequently accepted invitations and
duties which, but for his exalted position,
he would gladly have postponed for the
sake of necessary rest and quiet. Such
station has its penalties as well us its
pleasures.
Cetewayo isto DO restored to regal power
in Zululand. Not without serious protest
however, for there are many and serious
difficulties to be got over before the eX
king can obtain anything like prominent
authority in his native land. Many Of the
colonists of Natal are hostile to the propo-
sition, for they remember the warlike
temperament of Cetewayo, and fear that
bis restoration will only be the signal for
new outbreak between the tribes and
with the Beers. The accounts of his visit
to the queen and the prince OF Wales are
amusing, and still more so was the scene
of Melbury. road, when Cetewayo went
home and told his friends the good news.
They danced round the table, stamped,
roared, sang, and uttered the widest ex-
CARNATIONS of delight. AS measure Of
precaution, there will be British resident
to see that the suggestions made to Cete
wayo are carried out.
An important London daily paper con-
tanned leader last week on the subject
of "How England is Hated" Uero is
what the writer has TO say about the Amer
icans at is useless Disgusting the fact
that thcUnted States do not love us. Every
now and again there is bit of elusive
gush. but it is no sooner commented on rs
proof that blood is thicker than water.
than something occurs like the Panama,
the Peruvian, or the Fenian business,
which shows how. perfectly shallow all
this talk is. There are in America, as
there are IN every othor country, many
people who regard England as a model
which their government might profitably
initiate, and who would deplore any
breach in our relations. But these we'll
wishers are at no time Il majority. and in
period of excitement would speedily be
converted into small minority; while there
is large and ever increasing section of
the people who imbued with an unquench-
able vindictivnness towards US, who use
every effort to embroil the two nations,
and who will never rest until England is
in difficulty from which they may be
able to reap from their villanous point o.
view. "rhe writer then goes on to assert
that the press of every country in Europe
teens with the most virulcnt abuse of Eng
land, her government and policy.
There is in England at present an asso-
citation calling itself "The Amateur Row
ing Association, whose business seems to
be the controlling Of all English amateur
oarsmen. This body, this aristocratic body,
is self selected iono and is apparently
irresponsible to any authority. 1t com
pletely paralyzes the actioni Of amateur
oarsmen, and in the case of the IIillsiale
crew sent by the American Association of
| Amntuer Olrsmnn has brought English
rowing and English oarsmen into Il very
humiiatng position, SO much so indeed
that sporting paper declares that 1.-THE
sooner this upts tree of the ameteur row
ing world is uprooted, the better for sport
and our English character for fair play
| This upas tree association hls doggal the
| footsteps of the iIillsdalo crew, and has
virtually closed the door of all amateur
regatlas against them. Ghis conduct is
insulting, inde'ensible, unwarrantabe and
cowardly. 1t is wonderful that, cons Ier
ing the whole OF the amateur world il
against this association, no body or cui
of oarsmen have had sufficient pluck tc
shake themselves free from its trammtls
The sporting paper alluded to says very
justly that "Amercans have a just griev
ance against English hospitality, fair play
pluck and instice. AUGUST