Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-21
A REAL AMERICAN PRINCE.
Ex-Governor John l.-s Carfoii's Claim to
the Title of Uriei.

the Title of Uriel.
Il In not generally known that there
is real. live American prince, born
on the soil, able To- trace his direct do
scent TO the man who last bore the ii.
tic, and having no European or other
competitor TO contest his right. An.
other lives in tho ancient castle. rc-
novatcd and motlcrnizcd. and derives
his income from his broad lands, but
he makes no claim to the title and
bears another which is tho gift Of an
English king. The man is John leo
Carroll, once governor Of Maryland.
and the title is Prince Of Uricl.
Ono Of his progenitors, Charles Car
roll, Of Carrollton. signed the Declara-
ton Of Independence, a rather demo
cratic document for n prince 10 put
his name 10, and the family have long
since ceased TO trouble themselves
about the title. but they arc the lincal
and only descendants Of the mon WHO
bore il for n thousand years.
Tx Governor Carroll il descended
from Roger Carroll. or, mor correctly,
Rory OCarroll. the last chief of tho
Irish clan Of that name. and the lincal
descendant Of the princess of Uricl.
who played not uniniportant part in
tho history Of ancient and MEDIEVAL
Ireland. lie espouscd the carse Of
the Stuarts in the wars between Charles
| and tho parliament, and stood
loyalty By that ungratcful family
when other Irishmen Of his kind un.
der Owen Roe UNcill. who hal won
rank and fame in the armies OF Spain.
were battling to shake oil the English
yoke.
Ireland was crushed under the iron
heel Of Cromwell. and Col. Roger
Carroll accompanied Charles II in his
exile, taking service under various
European governments according as
the whims Of the banislicd prince die
tated. During his absence the lord
deputy. Sir John Parsons. found the
Clan O'Carroll's domain. which. in
violation Of the rights Of clansmcn,
had been conferred on the chief by
an English title. most desirable loca-
ton aud selected it for himself. lie
settled down there aud na,!c il his
home.
Among the numerous Irish and
Scotch Jacobitc families who made
their home in Maryland were the Mac.
Tavishcs. They were the chief Of the
elan, and, as such matters 70, MS
blue" in blood us the Argylcs or the
Sutlcrlands or the Flies. or any
others now counting among the Scotch
aristocracy. In later times the Mac
Tavishcs intcrn,arricd with tho Car
rolls and the families are now related.
This involves curious feature Of
family history and n strange freak Of
the old "bluc blood" run wild. One
daughter Of the CAROLS. rs is well
known, married Bonapirtc. An
other married "a Wellesley, brother of
"thc Iron Duke" OF Wellington. Still
another married MacTavish.
A son of this MacTavish conceived
tho idea Of running for the British
parliament, and with the aid Of the
Wellesleys contested the borough Of
Dundalk. then rotten to the core. The
Welleslcys were Tories. but family in.
nucnce was stronger than party
fealty, and MacTavish was elected
over candidate supported by the
Carlton club in London.
An old Irisliman now living in this
city remembers well that rollicking
canvass, and describes how Macravish
used to drive u fourth hand through
town "showcring iistfuls Of sixpences
and fourpenny bits among the mob. p"
He was unseated on petition OF brib-
cry, these "sixpenccs and fourpcnny
bits" constituting the bribcs. Then
he commenced suit to recover the
O'Carroll estate from Lord Rossc, and
wound up in u private lunatic asylum.
His son was trained with great care,
and everything possible was done to
keep from him the knowledge which
led to his fathers mania. But il was
Of no avail, and he, too, undertook
the task Of ousting Lord Rosse from
tho ancestral home Of the O'Carrolls.
Neither seemed to bother about the
bleak, heath covered hills over which
the MacTavishcs held sway.
This last prince OF Uricl, as MacTav-
ish called himself. once made an alli-
ance with the O'Donovan Rosa Fen.
ians. by which for a time they re-
ceived a donation Of SEQ u month. FL
nally he notified them that. unless
they recognized him as prince Of
Uricl and began their communications
in the proper form with May il please
your highncss. he would not conde.
sccnd To take any notice Of them. That
ended the alliance. The council would
not hear Of princes or royal high
nesSes.
I'VE must draw the line some
where. said one Of them. IAN be the
hockey pokcyl wouldn't call any
man Yer Royal lIighncss' il he was
TO give ten thousand II year To the
cause"
Poor Prince MacTaviSh. who was n
tall. slim and very aristocratic looking
young man. went through course Of
training 10 III him for the task of win
ming back the ancestral lands by the
sword. lie entered the Scrvian army
as a volunteer during their disastrous
war with Turkey some thirteen years
ago, fought under the banner Of Don
Carlos and sought the sanction Of the
pope for his enterprise. He found
INSCRIPTIONS lawyers who preyed
upon his mania and encouraged him
10 go on. until he was iirally put in u
place Of safety by his friends. New
York Journal.