The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-16
From the Richmond Enquirer
" Why art thou cast dopn, o my Soui?"

Now that the battle is fought and won, let US look
10 results-what they are, and what they might have
i been-and while congratulate one another let US
sympathize with friends, who are beaten-not,
| that we would crow, not that would advise our
brethren 10 crow Tor Growing IL merely to initiate
the barn-door fowls but We would be dgnfed, self
possessed. Neither would We give way to the feel
| ings expressed by Old Wmkler, when he said, lie
whipped his son Johnny and he links dammit; and
he whipped him again till he no thinks dammit" But
we would look we feel, calm and unIulled as
summers sea. We would feel Washington felt,
when he contemplated the field Of battle which he
| won mourn for the dead, and take of the
wounded, but glory in the success of our cause-and,
| surely, never had men greater reason for triumph
| than have the Spartan Band Of Richmond. We
have fought the good fight; we have kept the faith"
and have not to say did the messenger of Job,
"And only am escaped alone to tell thee" May
we not give utterance to JOY without exultatioD'-
May not glory in the triumph of principles, that
we have long cherished and believed to be in peril
may not rejoice that Virgiaias "peculiar opni-
ons' are nobly vindcated' If every State in this
Union had deserted our flag, we should have had
cause for graduation, when the Old Dominion, God
bless her, refused to show "variableness or sha-
dow Of turning - but when State after State wheels
into the Democratic column and renders noble sup
port to the glorious prime of noble ancestors
we may be pardoned for more than usual citation. AT
least may be allowed to take each other by the
hand, and with the Free Masonry Of silent grip and
| sparkling eye, indicate what tongues may not ex-
| press. We may be allowed we hope, without an
outrage upon propriety to tell why countenances
| should Indicate inward serenity.
We rejoice, because our triumph will place the
seal OF reprobation upon system of prepostcrous
humbugs, tending TO demoralizc and br,italize the
people because it will prove that and nelli.
gence are not 10 be swayed by appeals to grovellng
| passions and sensual appetites because it will de-
monstrae, that grown men not to be taken in by
the exhibitions OF mill boys and meal bags and bran
| they inf nredh at mil
| ty principles, and by higher and nobler objects be-
cause will prove TO the actors such scenes, that
they esteemed not much above the cooDs they de-
light TO honor and that, # they glory in such exhbl
tons, and rejoice TO embrace such animals, the peo-
pie are willing 10 leave them alone in their glory
| Oh that we could assemble more the Glee
| Club of the metropolis of Virginia, "the Gibraltar
of Whiggery," and amid the assembled crowd of her
beauty ana iasIou, and .id The array of her intel
ect and science, such would adorn any city in any
age, could see Leader of the Choir stand forth on
| the platform, with the "Yalier kirer" in his hand
and proclaim to the gathered multitude, "Let US
| sng'' "Oh, Polk is used-up man--man--man-
| mau"l!! liza blush OF shame would not mantle the
cheek OF some men-then would the high soul of Vir.
ginisns have lost their elevated character But oh
that we could once more congregate such assem-
bly, behold them animated with ardent desire TO
obtain instruction upon the great questions which ag-
ilate the country 10 lis centre see them eagerly
looking for the distinguished men, who are to enter
tam them with flashes Of wit, with moral reflections
with argument and sound logic; and then witness the
ieens o. s,okness lnat would Cypress
e'e'y ne. W 9euoo . i''''e isn s'eP iorth nicely
u'eSseu "'n iu'u hIr IA rs hand and squeak
oua ~ sor 'on.s u ", ~ loiA used
see the sight, We re,ract the expression. We would
not witness the modification and chagrin Of such an
assembly, now, for thousands.
But may we not tell why feel serene and why
some people feel cheap Behold in Imagination a
v,gssce Committee of the great Wing party in Sc.
cret pcave-see the imaginary train they have laid
70 prov up n'sp uhe IPat'sns OF 70 humble them
,,,p,s oo' na ,"e'noees heufe OUT oy
:. ~ ~ eso' 10 '"o immense "sJorities
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ae ee s's"' ,ss ss WIN wni'e
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20, yee' eo JVyi ,.sa =, ,"pi,, 'o'ofy. near
on a. m. cor. ,rrive Of The turn oT ,ho 80 -
the white asg and we will walk tall and crow loud ),
Accomnanv that messenger See him as A. :.
about breaking leave The cars-follow him 40 tho
wood ace him select the ,allest mole trim 1, n,o.Iv
mel off m. harry and te The oag 10 ,s ,ansr ca ..
him seated once more IN the returning car. hehold
bs elonvaied nhiy b.bold him ubitti,nu lau,, r.,
lofty mole into a smsll-sized siicL a.. ,ha
,ongus thai meyer ceased 10 VAC nj tbrn Iii "a
mute see The end of that eag rrotruding i,sslr s,
his we'll stuffed pocke Witness the easerness Of tha
committee hear them xhisner among the ,I,, .nd
mass Inc word among die crowd "Now Won Vii aaa
The white g,g wave Give us n ions roar ,iv. ,s
Duaalo,. belIow give ms TIGER. gro.I. H., ,hon,
have Uyena,s veil. LET them have a wild uo-e's
.no,tfp But. where il that aae, send for a Ie,der
of the Gles Club and let him sing
40,
On say, can you see by 'he dawn early light
Nhst NO proudly we hahed az thc twiights last
49,, cleaning
whose oroso STRIPES ana ongh' stars, through the
Peri'ous hght,
oe' me ramParS we Wa'chd were so gailantly