Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-17
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own allotted 10 her from the great partner "
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W., oven in his do we mol see soile'hi"5 ~
the characteristic magnanlmliy Oh ynsin,a
ever ready 10 conlribute-c - L.iS;,a
Does the common welfare uehidnu 'iio A "a
Of blood?-she pours oui M IN 10 onens
contributions OF treasure demahdeus-ane o III
her nurse. without stopping 10 consider mat wn,le
she contributes. others reeetrs. she gives 20 'le
Union her Washington, her Jefferson, her Mau'-
son her M,nroe-and while she consecra'es
rhem 10 The nuhlic service, she charges them 10
remember thai they are Presidents OF the UNION
no, Of Virginia only. She even consents ~
share with others The honor OF their Dirth, ana -
content TO hear them called Americans 'h ei
not Prginians. Her wise ana ofave' wno s sIot,s
guide her councils, ana Sud'u ~ ar ,ha
are freely surrendered 10 the service oil Inc
TJn;on and cnl;sred on The side OF that great
usprninu central puwer with which she mas con-
tended during flity years in defence OF Inc cove,
nanled sovereignty Of the States. enc ioise,s dnu
torpiyes The wounds she receives al lheli Edhus
while she concentrates the splfndor OF lneil CD
reer Unsclfish always, ulselii'h ~ an '"'"o.i
how shall She escape destruction III lhe e'S
scramble which characlerHes ihis mos 'nsn ,.
ami moral ace in which all virtue, ~
centres in self. God hep hei ui'es' S"s "'''
help herself !. on, ,-.,. ,ha
Massachusetts helps herself She derldes the
dea OF Sta,e Sovereignty; but in her secret heart
no Stale chcrisbes Site pride SO much as Siie.-
What has she given 10 the glory or Inc service ol
The Union mai she does not sill claim a. al hei
own7 Who is there, from her Adamses and her
Olises and her Websiers down 10 the most weak,
mining poeta.er that ever Jagged rhyme, mat
IS ever permitted 10 forget mat she IS MS ho,ucl'
and thai 10 her all his allegiance Is que. VI
gna asserts her sovereignty, Dul ioiSe's W. Poi
lcal Individuality oil which y Is Pieaiea'eu, n"u
gives u her statesmen and her Jurlsls and her
warriors into common slochi W NC Pdi'ehea o'''
for the general reifafe :.
Massachusetts helps herself; she reads her b
bic. and she finds il there, thai MEN will praise
thee when thou duest well Tor myself. ANA so
she builds monument on bunkeTs ftii', 70 men
who did but fight, and bleed, and die as millions
have done before and since, while Virginia per,
ms thai old monument OF deed transacted
there, which has no parallel IN the ahhais %
time, 10 crumble into dust, forgotten, di>h'Ioieu,
dcsecrated. awhile stands the Coliseum, Rome
shall stand; when falls The Coisi;rum, Rome shall
fall"
And. when Virginia shall rebuild the walls o.
her political Zion; when that cid Capitol shall
rise from is ruin>; when tablet shall be oui''
into lis walls, bearing the names OF those, VINO,
seventy years ago. perilled life and fortune Tor me
rights of Virginia, Virginia will he herself again,
and The PROSTATE banner Of her sovereignty shaii
be lifted rom he dust, and her children shall raj
" around it, and guard ii like wall Of fire.
A single word, gentleman, on topic touched
on in the beginning Of these remarks. mean
The topic Of personal independence. do not pro
pose To dwell on il, though important III llseii,
and intimately connected with that OF which !
have spoken But il The time shall come, when
Virginia shall call upon her sons 10 rally 10 her
banner, and defend her rights, in that day. my
young friends, where will yen be found! Among
those. who, having already battered away their
own personal independence Tor The indulgence oil
appeles in slolh in vanity, in luxury, IN de-
bauchcry, diseraced in The estimation 81 me
world. degraded in their own, pressed b. necessl-
lies on every hand, and, wrought on through their
best remaining feelings, by the wants oil suffer
ing family 90 forth in desperation, prepared 70
treat with The enemies ot their county, WIN lhe
enemy Of their Col? But whathave they 10 olier
bu, their own, once priceless now worthless
selves? They are in the shambles: divided 10
suit purchasers; and all that i, mortal goes 10 the
Pres dent of the United Slales-and The immof-
tai part 10 the Devil.
VIII YOU, Young gentlemen be OF that number!
Or will you, BY the disent, sieadiasi, strenuous
exe!iion Of your faculties, strive 10 secnrc 10
Yourselves lha, independence without which You
cannot Uphold the independence Of yonr native
Slalel Iou will no! suspect me oi inculcaiinS
any thing soIdid or mean. On the ground on
which | place il none can be 50 disln9enuous as
50 10 consider it, But lest there be, lei me urge
il in The words Of Scolland's noble peasant bard
The freesl hand-ihe proudes spirit-;he most
OPEN generous heart oil ali the Sons Of Song
''To catch Dame Fortunes golden snile
hs-dnous wal, upon her
And gather yearly every vile
That's justified by honor.
Not for 10 hide il In hedge,
Nor for a train attendant:
Rul for the clnrous privilege
Uf being IspEPEspEsT."