Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-25

had passed with NEST persons aS man
iofsensc; but would any man OF serse. il
has been asked, lave been betrayed into
such indiscretions For our own part,
"e should not. have goue out ofour way
to Ia, e noticed these nuptials fthe" Hon.
JomatIiah Russell, late Minister, &c. u c."
but we find them before us. They are
in the newspapers, aud we shall treat them
as ye think they deserve.
Manners are more al less suited to the
form of government. Royalty delights
IN pomp. Strip majesfy OF lis externals,
(said Beaitie, u and you lea,ca Jest. Sim
pliclty, again. salts Republic. No cx-
orbiant salaries, no splendid Palaces, no
tat sinecures or pensions nothing ought
to be done on the part OF the government
to encourage that baneiul luxury which
Is forever attempting to sap the simplicity
OF public manners. Private men, indeed,
must use their wealth as they please.
Sumptuary laws have failed in every
country: and though the rage for Injury
may operate as a curse, yet even The Press
can only attack If ia the general. Indi-
vIduals, however novious in their habits,
are beyond It's jurisdiction and ii is on
~ when particular cases are brought, as
At were, into public notice by themselves
on their friends, that the Press is permit
ted to say, with Nathan, ''Thou art Tie
man"
AIR. RusSell's is the first case, we believe,
IN this county, where il, has been notified
6ef1Tehand that man WAS 10 be married
on !, particu.arday in pub!ic-Sucli things
toav he prac,ised by the Princes and recIs
81 Europe; but, let us not ape their man
ners. Whether MIR. b. gave the notice,
We know no, II has been said, we think,
by the Boston Patriot, that he did moi -
this is certain, then, that lie must have had
some id good natured" indiscrect
friend.
VIVA; foious2 a crowd ofgaping specs
ia'orS Is drawn to the ci,apel-mc,., wo-
men and children, anxious TO witness this
entire ceremony this ceremony of'rur.-
ish trovseis AMI boots, OF white ribbaAds
and tavors upon the person OF fhc lions
orabic jonathan Russell" his decorated
servants, aud his horses.
The whole ceremony closes with three
cheers on the part Of the 'popuIace," and
polite bow on HE part cfille bridegroom
Finally, the Whole matter is 2azcitctl--
to The disgust otthepiain American Peo-
pc.
How can il be otherwise These i.ni-
ta;Ions OF European manners are aohOr-
rent 10 the American People. They have
no taste for them: They know that great
man has no need Of them, and that they
do not qualify any one to serve Tie P.o-
pie. We have manners of cur OWE. con,
genial 10 our form of g0yernment-Pu
Men cannot slide into those q. Europe.
without giving offence.
We cannot dismiss this subject without
one more ren,ar.l-lt is on the siNie in
which too many Of our country men s?eai k
of Public Officers; tie titles ,.y which
they are addressed. The first Congress
indignantly reie ted proposition 10 give
the President ofihe United States title 4;
but we have fallen into the use q these
honorary distin, tons. Ihe newspapers
IN particular, encourage the contempti-
bic practice. Call a man after ihe Office
or profession be iiolds-call him PRESS
dent, Governor, Judge, Doctor, or Law
yer; the name but responds TO the fact.
But call him Eis Erceftencg, tie Honorable,
yo.r Honour, yo"r IVorshap, or amy Other
silly official nickname, YOU fall at once
mic DISTINCTION, drawn from a spirit Of
adnlatiem. You tickle his vanity al tie
eXpence OF principle and irutl--a sacri-
IL e which the Republicans of Greece and
Rome never made.
Worth makes the man the want of il, fellow
Al! else Il leather and pFurs..a.
We are afraid that this spirit of cemplai-
sanceis increasing among Us. MIR. Mon
roe, il is said, is going to lake The tokr OF
the u. S.-Aready some Of the newspa-
pers begin so hope ihai ihe President will
meet with ELECTROMAGNETIC respect which
are due 10 h;m.-Sow. is il meant by Ibis
that Col. Mol.fGe IS 30 have, wherever he
goes, pubic manifestations of reverence
and respect! That we arc 10 have pub.
lie PROFESSIONS, ana Addresses and An
swers, aud toasts, and all the accompani-
ments ofpublic spectaclesl Col. NJ. does
not need them-ii he is TO take this tour
at all, we presume it will be one Of bust
ness-not Of exhibition. He wiH meet
with respect wherever nc goes-but Col.
NJ. should discourage the manifestation of
If IN these public forms.-We hope, he
will put down all such attempts to court
lis fsvour.-We 90 furiher-if he can
not succeed in this, if he cannot discou-
rage these public exhibitions, that he will
cut short his tour at once, and abandon
tie scheme altogether. We wish, indeed
thai the President would take more time
10 reflect OF the scheme Itself.
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