Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-05

RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
, rsDAY MoRNING, APRIL ,, 1880.
Tur MIND or OUR COUNTRY.

connects them together in continuation oil the Tree
under this head. . ,;o,
uson claim consideration rests upon his conncc,oh
nth tho Republic of Texas. Of him. captain IN her
~ we arc not disposed TO speak--the character ol s
h, and heart is the subject for dsqusiton. The compo
thot have owed their being his head are unworthy
M rts of their woud-bc great author. lie borrows MS III
,,,cuo copita from considerations OF ambitious eii-
, He never speaks the fine and ripe sentiments OF gfe
,,,p--hs thoughts tngcd with hopes lar oeyoh' a'
r,dcr rewards that enlightened Republic VIII ever WISH
m 10 the blankcied knight Of notoriely earned by
,s nj n questionable integrity His GRAND Is performed
hos, when his Importance Is most successfully Wv
Incated lie looks Norlhward when he THINKS. oh'"'
,;,yori,n associae in deser,ion he does not cast
his thoughts 10 the past, but lie counts the ioo'ia's
If fine and events only they approach him win
h r,rises Of future promotion. The designations {"
, ,. furnish food for mourning and rcpnings ls dlsl
;,ious bear the marks Of ful scntinenay mat rises
mos, easily from the cns and OF immortality ~
,bc uce of a moral and elevated opponent his weahc"u
and ,inLhcartod boasngs find ready remedy III aoSc'
He has attempted defence Of himself by assautng '
h,u and has placed himself i'll the unashonaoie position
of c,rcaug expected controversy Win Tue JaA u
raopers His tame and yet anxious association with Ben
Inn uipht allow the suspicion that he wished MS eioon
Ia borrow from, during controversy IN "meh III ie IL
Ind an opponen TOO powerful for vaporng TO ALARM and too
,,nde fastened their angs al distance upon the name
and opnions of n champion Of Southern rights, and he
was ,pecteL 10 break lance with him III the Senate House
but hc has not been present the fight Houston II the
cunning iaccan small scale. His present ground Is
iar elevated iorhs capacities he IS too feeble l" @hiH
with those himhs fame will therefore diminish win
every step taxes and the Judgment al disappointed con
Try will blight all expectations Tor the lrcbcca''sc he mas
thrown away all claims consideration, By aiihessness to
that section Of r country which he owes his orlghaha III
which he ought to have recoccied he had found the most
jealous friends of his Republic when she needed most the
hepng hand and the resouc hearts OF those whose lives
were freely rendered a struggling Staeand now he I'M
gratefully leaves their for the selfish expectation o
advancing his interests in different direction His earnings
have been more than paid 10 him At the Temple Of Fame
Hereafter the effort will b. 10 keep the account correct ana
make him settle his overaits. His fame had come before
him The Scnnr house his approach has rssencd there
after he will count ony IN The register ii votes ana he
will never add another 10 IT, He has nobody so simple as I"
follow hn-his whole duty viii, therefore be discharged
when Inc can find himself close Benton and sheltered be-
meath thu ofonr lie sees playing the braesait where mo
,,y and true nuga. should be- the only currency entitled 10
credit There inc when RenIon could have ioslered
hn bat since III. exposion OF the Princeton Gen Jackson
had said the Misoan has lost his understanding lear
too nch The ruth OF this for Houstons good
efforts lost their CHARM but we may 90 Too tar when
We assert, that Houston is the simple follower Of broken
down imbccilc
In Corwn the car-marks Of career beginning in
obscurty is early life DEVOTED 10 toll and with The
harness Of poverty y upon all his capacities he started IN
life stranger those associations ia could teach him that
III. mind. Of others had been all directions before his
thoughts had travelled them. lie therefore resonte
in the OPINION that all should like him. begin wagon box
ard work their upward losing sight II the fact thai all
men have mi III. same that has bestow
al HIM lis ciplucnco is natural, ms person il GOOD
and hi. line oyr and head, Though is countenance is
black AMI sinister speak plainly a" sprihtly and iroward
mind within although its Limitations are too pably vis'-
81. in hi, reflections and sentiments The horizon which
binds his intellectual travelling, is small aul mitcd extend
ing single ideas and Ia but one SIDE oil any suoecf
which comes before him He define brilliantly an
cyi-he can place his finger with much grace on The
bruised point. but the remedy will never come from
his head His is tie Tiny Office grouping the thoughts
m other. into interesting attitude and handling well their
best reflections; he bears the mini of his hearers
away BIZ his strength upon chariot Ut his own cree
ton Lei him prepare himself AMI he will take the
iu-mned OF his hearers with splendid destinations and
with sesouatons suited 10 the most elevated anu classic
rcilccons but hi Ia reply 10 powerful analysis o
any s,t acl materials viii appear insignificant I"
command respect He has heelessy thrown himself down
10 lanacs and rushed blndfold into extremes where he
wist and good stray Ills career speaks Of nothing
so loudly as .. a commemorate regard in the State from
which he comes Tor the s,lmiic man in this PARTICULAR.
We are his enemy but chde his Jolly not because
we would wish put him again TO the implements OF his
youth b To enlarge the circle Of mans reflections whose
chief vcs is its coscness and lis want Of discretion Oi
what his speech on the Mexican war lie spoke
for no purpose he acted withou, endhis speech
IN
from his ba and surprising him sincere his labor he must
have known hopeless He has idea that discretion
is the better part yalorke certain politician US
however, he never looks before he leaps.
OF Seward need speak only 10 express sentiments alike
adherence and disgust He is the concentration OF all
folly he is the pressed mould Of design aud seshness No
respects him-no discern any correct seni-
cnl in any thing lie doeshc is the uaist in malice and
associates corrupted and tainted oti-
clans all schools and all is0S lie violates the truth and
moral Law without compnnclion-hs graces deception
and rkry his ayarcc power through every act
and will the end Of time Tic has bowed down
10 a faction and party of which he l. seeking make
himself the head in which the priest exhibits his zeal
by reckless denunciaons nf all others and 10y teach
ing the OF discrimination in every office he performs
lie badly the robes Of Silas Nrisht-he looks
IN his place, like The criminal in the seat o the
Judge New York is strangely deuded By false prophets
and maelacors whose for each other has from her
o influence except that Of the ballot box An
ncpcn step her reckessncss and folly is the clothing OF
this man narhs and robes which little become him
any man on whom she has smiled In attempting 10
put Lions skin, this ls has turned It's name in
improper direction His bnying, therefore, is natural
and falls the with surprise and contempt whilst he
Frances the silly steps Of hs sire without grace and even
without music. 1t would be well il this man could, with
Hale aud Truman Smith, be employed forever III lsiansu
lar duel far wonl b. Bothered ii hcy lived and none
injured if they all ilNl-t The "f safety could be al
eruaicy INDUCED in b. each ot them, she two td
or sm,eiuns seeking enc. others downfall Can any man
keep instrument sacred and secure and yet do
all in his power destroy it, The child that would wish
disgrace his fathers work ought 10 receive every
malediction that devils could heap upon hmbu
unfortunately these hardened Phasees they read the aw
but chde Others and claim exemption from oaths and
duties which Others rise above oil other considera
tons Corrupted ministers they, teaching loirs wilder
than and cmptier than nohingness itself We
might respect Wibero!cc but find materials
enough in man, who will moi incrpe, his oath bind
ing upon himself for sentiment except that ut contempt