The New Westminster Times and Vancouver Island Guardian
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alternative: [The New Westminster Times]
issued: 2016-07-15
issued: 1859-12-03
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/newestimes/items/1.0319278/source.json
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note: ■w* ■BS wm w^se Ct/02* lines AND VANCOUVER ISLAND GUARDIAN. \ it No. ]2.J [Qt'AUTEUI.Y (IN ADVANCE) 10s.] VICTORIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1859. [Yearly (in advance), £1 &S.] Price Is. «II)c CEngltsl) jpttsa THE CONDITION OF TUSCAN Y It is not often that one sec*, or evon reads, 'if ;i people entirely masters oi' themselves, orderly, and on lin:" look-out lor a Constitutional Sovoreign. In settled times tho idea of legitimacy gathers strength, and takes a place among religious instincts and moral laws. Vet within tho memory of livingmcu (he Swedes have looked ahoul and presented their Crown to a foreign soldier, the Greeks und tho Belgians have selected their Kings Irom numerous competitors, Portugal has i rossed tho ocean in Boarch ol' a dynasty, I'l'iniii' has several limes exercised the highest rights of a freo people, ami the Danubian Principalities have been compelled to choose for themselves. A Royal election, thru, is nut so strange or so irregular an mi as it mighl seem after a lew years ol' peace-. There rually is no reason why tho Tuscans should nol proceed on theso examples, eleel and proclaim their king, ami it' he be only willing to accept it, tender their homage and swear (call v. If the Tuscans were oi tho Teutonic race, il instead matter they only dwell north of the of south, thev would do this this is exactly course. Y. i- not it it would take hue Alps as a what me, Anywhere north of the Alps be though! absolutely impossible to i, at the bidding ofa foreigner, a Sovereign who had been twice compelled to abdicate. We need not inquire into the circumstances which led our own nation to commit tho apparent inconsistency of crowning torn growing up, no speculative claim admitted ! A receiver has. been appointed, the rents are collected, a good account can be given, and philanthropy itself will not be allowed to divert tlie growing inheritance. It i.s natural that Tuscany should wish to be worth acceptance; but, strange to say, the richer the gift the grea…
note: Titled ""The New Westminster Times"" from 1859-09-17 to 1859-09-24 and from 1859-12-10 onward. Titled ""The New Westminster Times and Vancouver Island Guardian"" from 1859-10-04 to 1859-12-03. Published by an unidentified party from 1859-09-17 to 1860-03-10 and then by Leonard McClure from 1860-09-22 to 1861-02-27.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0319278
language: English
lat: 48.4283330
long: -123.3647220
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria, B.C. : [publisher not identified]
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is part of: B.C. Historical Newspapers Collection
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text