Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-09

conjug parental and fal life. fascinating though
anciful ST. Leon which in its turn produced ST. Goodwin
satrica parody, which may DO said like many other
ephemera, to have, nearly so, fallen slbofn from
the press. Not so, with 81. Leon. The horrible Inca
mens oil the gamblers character, and the admirable
traits oil conjugsl affection In the suengs OF Marguerite
Mus 10 ST. Leon
The mention OF St. Goodwin leads me 10 speak OF Hol
croft Vhe Hell craft OF ST. Godwin) sc. sc. who,
dent in their pursuits they were their results
were daily and nightly assembling in London. Matching
sediton, pvy conspiracy aud re6eilion; aud acting in
such manner to compel Tia. oi the Pitt aud
Grenville acts then called the Gag Laws.
Nor, were Messrs. flolcrolt * Co, the only crazy
aud mistaken in this scene may be truly sand
that then, Sin England ali mail" Even that No
BILE OF Nature Charles James Fox, and the polite master
OF Earl Grey, talked treason; and, when chairman OF
the wing club, lac gave toast, our sorereign the
majesty Of the pe0Pe"-the King, aud very properly too
erased his from the roll Of The Pvy Council The
Duke oil Norfolk repeated the offence, and wa- dismissed
The Coonelcy oil the West York Militia. The example
was followed by the intelligent the enlightened and the
patriotic Francis, Duke of Bedford lie held 10 Office
and could not be punished.
To extend my views, from London into the p ovinces
with am intention TO alude to the celebrated pausocrac
school oil which the now superahoundugly loyal Messrs
Souey and Co!eIidge the heads would also al.
Jude To the iervor oil feeling exhibited by the a,niahle and
excellent Mr. afterwards Sir Benz Hobhouse the father
oil SIR j. C. H. Che pon, OF whose speech, with his their
newly .mouned up0,cdered head, shall never orgei,)
when he made iruItless attempt TO obtain the represen
'aion OF Bristol He sustained BY the Bed
does the equally celebrated Edward Long Fox the bcne
hce"ce oil whose character and the benevoence well
AS iness oil whose conduct, in his insane asylum, will
immoriaixe him. For, him may in great the asure
be asc6ed the change OF lunatc treatment from brutality
TO millness.
About this time, the head quarters of the pau.i..o
Gratis were in Bristol. Coeridge lectured there aud
never can the vehcmence of his manner, or the vo-
lence oil his expressions, be forgotten. In lecture,
which proved properly Tor the public, aud perhaps lucky
Tor the lecturer, the last he delivered-in this lee
tnre, he boasngly declared, that the period had ar.
rived when those massive pillars of oppressiOns Tenn
pie, MONARCHY and ARIsTocRACY, tcere shaken to
men CASE Fortunately Tor the country, then a state
bordering on revolution this Ian guage ceasedor public
lecturers were silenced. But, driven from the public
Rosrd. the pauisocrat, Souhey, gave other conpa,i
lively private lectures the Jewi. theocracy making
every thing to bear on the propety of English d,in
cacyn short, to aid in the endorsement OF the Br
''sh Government However, thanks to the pilot the
was weatbered and the vessel OF the State safely anchor
ed. The example IF France pr0ued earning to
Britain"
But before quit Coleridge, cannot avoid alu,ng TO
"ra III Indian ink oil Temple oil OPPRESSION which the
above expression had given rise and the character oil
which 1T ampihed and in very illustrative, though to
public order, very injurious manner. However il was
seen out oy a lew, and perhaps not by himself
Southey, however, was not for a long time to be beaten
out OF the path he had chosen In his in Spain in
his poems SC. Sc, he euogzed Martin and Danon both
Regicles muits ais of the same class and TO can
the climax, under the character OF Henry the 5h lie de-
piced George the Bird any thing but what he ought TO
be- IL was done in his Vision of the Maid OF Orleans-
he truth OF the charge is selievdent from pcrusa
the speech he puts into the mouth of Henry when AL.
dressing Joah-or, such the channel by means of
which the now loyal poet Laurea sought to Witty the
reigning sovereign.
On these subjects my feelings reused by the Ian.
guage oil both these TO Lord Byron and
VIII assure you they have long tempted by their gc
neral conduct TO recall of the of past
times to their memories. Many of their dupes and disci.
Piles may ascrbe the dark hue their future lives to the
miserable effect which the opinion OF these men, so
elevated, had them when susceptible of mpre
and alas In this case, impressions highly
however, II Is time Tor me 10 return 10 Mr. Goodwin
act hef,r
Parliament, he published "Considerations OH the two
Bills, by Lover OF Order" They did him infinite honor
lie vindicated the necessity energy part of the
Government. He denounced the foes OF good order AT
subsequent period OF his life, still friend of man. but
fortunately IN amore practical and successful way. he
opened bookshop and books for the rising genera
ton Among his abours OF this sort, Rsdwins fables
or 4Esop e. written.
have received impression and one now confirmed
by his acceptance OF the snecnre that like most ersr,
men, he failed in the necessary TO his pecuna,
interests; and hence, cannot avoid adding that have
never heard OF any thing with satisfaction than that
his old age has been rendered comfortable and that too
III so handsome by the Earl GREY W ho must "
iecolect 'he events OF times, and who, in the
cIne OF ms lie though III the meridian of his intellect
thus so loudly declared tina, Goodwin has deserved WI
has been done for hm-4or, OF good government he LA.
been firm supporter, and OF violence of Ian.
gudge and conduct, determined opponent How diGe
rent the case OF his contemporaries Speaking OF the
OF London in 1850 having been possession OF the mob
ior tree days Horne Tooke said eli c been
ed OF IT, the government might have expelled hn,-G il
could' And never can forget an expression used by
ahoher oil inns click Being asked how he had esca ped
so well, he adroity and punningy replied "lat he had
been cautious, as he had been fond OF cuysOyL
structures Al that moment he was pedestrian tour
and no, in the highest state OF popularity. His conver.
salon was pleasant aud Instructive he survives il
US my earnest prayer, that i'll calm and tranquil old age
he may continue 10 enjoy every comfort.
As 10 Mr. Goodwin, must confess that should lie arm
with satisfaction his views 10 that u,urIy, which it was
100 much the fashion of his and my early days TO daker
and to perPlex with doubt. With me- trust the cloud,
nave disappeared and cannot but hope they have with
NM AS 10 temporal matters, he will be comforta
bic I'LL his arrival at the dark OF death Ma,
ne be as happy III his CONCENTRATIONS of the events yond
h! Is but barrier, aud that he burst by ia,
greatest OF vc,ors.
lie VIII pardon this intrusion of his name on the pub
lie attenon-his alusion 10 his conduc-tis mpeifrc
Illustration OF his chaacer-and this all of his course
through life.
IT has all been prompted by spirit of respect and
wish TO vlndicate bin from the charge OF Inconsistency
ahd which trust have proved to have been iuproperl,
/ brought. Ii proceeds from almost
SEXAGENARIAN
TO TIE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
COAL ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK
RICHMOND, July 8, 1888
GENTLE fSN-Passing few days siuce through the
counties of Spottsylvans Caroline. fell in company
with Mr. William Spotswood whose esffsssaSe is in the