Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-05

PrOspecting for Trouble May
ThOusand M1les Away.

PrOspectimg for Trouble Many
Thousand M11es Away.
Communicated
Some Of your contemporaries are Of the
opinion, and with reason, I think, that
upon the death Of the present Queen, OF
rather Empress Victoria, there will be q
revolution in England such as has not been
witnessed since the time Of Cromwell.
The reasons assigned for this belief are
that the middle classes Of Great Britain
are asking themselves why they are taxed,
at an enormous expense. for the support Of
the royal family; why it is that there is an
hereditary aristocracy, who, from the
cradle to the grave, are surrounded with
every luxury. while the common herd
suffer the ~privations Of poverty and have
to beg and toll; why it is that thousands
of acres OF land that could be successfully
cultivated are kept merely TO pamper the
pride or pleasure OF some 'Brikie cad q
Lord" when the same land would support
them were they permitted to work IT.; why
it is that these privileged classes have the
many rights and immunities they enjoy,
while they, the producers, are held TO the
s~trictest account, under the severest
penalties of law, should they chance to
violate, unwitingly, any Of these inherited
privileges. These and kindred questions
are asked, and the result Of such reason
ing, when men have thought maturely,
cannot be doubtful.
Then added to this is the fact that many
of the aristocratic class lead lives Of the
most abandoned character. The present
heir apparent ia noted for his numerous
~laisons, and they Of the most reprehensi-
BILE sort. The Lady Mordaunt affair, by
reason OF the court proceedings, got into
the public press and now ventilated far
and near; yet this one instance is not the
1.-THE OF what every well informed English
few weeks z o lady of noble birth left
him deliberately on the floor Of the ball
room because he took liberties with her
person, which, had he been q less exalted
parsonage, would have eliminated in .
horse whipping, and no lady now permits
his marked attentions unless she 10 re-
OF her reputation.
Is it any wonder that in this age
thinking men ask themselves why this
should be longer tolerated? We know
the conservative feeling Of Englishmen.
We know they have a strong attachment
to their traditional form Of government,
social life, and customary habits Of
thought and action, yet we believe
this feeling was never In the
history OF the nation weaker than it Is at
present, and that il is daily becoming
weaker and weaker. We know they have .
love and reverence for their Queen, by
Of her domestic virtues; but this
would make them the more dislike and
despise her Oldest son, who 10 nov expected
81 no distant day to ascend, or to attempt
to ascend, the throne. We further know
that the Sovereign Of England is hedged
in by the Constitution until the executive
power is scarcely greater than, il as much,
as that OF our own President. The throne
IL scarcely more than . mouth-piece, q
fgure-head. Hence. may they not reason
that it is at best a most expensive luxury,
and one that they can we'll dispense with ?
We offer no opinion. A revolution in
Great Britain would but slightly affect us.
1t may be that it is none of our business.
Yet. if we read the signs Of the times Alright,
far less probable events have happened in
the worlds history than would be a revo-
luton in the present form Of the English
Government.