Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-17

Prom Oe London Jtsafs, Nay 20.
i,is no, cnea In the Of agcs that whole pop
ulatioD reduces itself crowd OF children For such an
occasion In this county people have 10 back forty
year, and the graybears OF the day thought that
ioas Innovation We don't assemble all nations
chariot and loot races wrestling and boxing matches
a. the wscst and greatest States OF antiquity did; hold
the CANDY elias. OF spectaces made children
aud Is only for the protection OF his children and their
cousins that middle aged gentleman will 20 TO show.
To-day, however, the whole movable portion VI
three million people resolves itself the throng OF MAY
feast a country fair For once, have all object
IN common Il is delight eyes with illumination.
and trsnspaisncics and with all those magical contrya
with which makes little amends for
special work Yes, at least million, of people will bc
gathered this evening not TO a review, constiIu
tion proclaimed reign inaugurated evcn ycster
day. horscracc: but watch with entranced gaze rock
cts, bengal 'hres," Chinese wheels fiery cascades,
'golcn rain, chronatropcs, crimson flame" wheels of
every variety, "aeral bouquets" hundred rockets
at once. "hights OF gerbs," mines, transformations
wondrous colours, blazing suns, Peruvian frcfiics
Kaleidoscope, golden iuchsss and passion flowers
mcteors true lovers knOts, stars, rocket wheels
pieces OF uurvaed intricacy Roman candles, yew trees
waterfalls aud about twice much MORE each spectacle
still more, astonishing and described ia the programme
with fitting phraseoogy. How happy all shall be!
What cankering cars. what foolish recoections what
vain regrets can possibly invade the mind when hun
dred rockets are soaring heads, and sprukmg
colours the lace OF the sky Then this
will Tor be gorgeous II the gas companies do their
duty, shall city that the Oympian gods might
habit aud walk aud o ill., The reality alas must 20
out before morn but till then gaze and gaze
heats concnt and impress memory with those long
vsts oi and and laurel wreaths, aud ~ Rs"
and crowns aud heradic devices those familiar fos
in which the London artist finds iull satisfaction
We bask in light OF own this night. We ask
the tolerance not the favour, OF the skies. II they
but leave alone, aud send cnvious dtizze spoil
our sport We shall have light enough without them or
But, the spectacle to the spectators This will be
night OF uial to much abused country in general
and London IN particular. Society will be reduced
its simplest iorn for Government, with strong faith in
the native virtues of the Englshman and in Just cqua
OF our corlmon merits has this time no reserved places
for ticket aiistocracy. We shall be n democracy to-
night Have Englishmen, then, that love OF order, that
mutual respect that Difference the weak that modesty
that will dispense with palisades and consabes There
will not be the least for pushing, every
OF the four places where the fireworks be exhibited
there will be for the whole OF the spectators
the whole estimated million perversely choose to select
the same locality people, however are reasonable aud
go the park to thcmhc most obvious course
when with one exception the fireworks will be the
at the ioar placc-they will have room not only 10 stand
see, but also freely. 1t is possible
that here and there owing to the peculiarly Of the
ground OF the approaches, there may be little
ding, word OF advice. Never push. 1t is national
stigma in the mouths Ct Foreigners that an Eng
lishmau in crowd is TO push Ii only packs
crowd closer, and dsables it from motion. When
strong man pushes IN crowd, the pressure he
adds To tine misery of poor woman
child the openings will be all wide enough for any
multitude gain never run. This is the fault OF Eng
lshwomen. Though ready enough to 20 into crowd,
II looks large, dense or in motion, at the
slightest unusual sound, is apt aud To
OF course, she is then apt to fall and get over
while halt dozen people, standing walking quietly
gchcr, resist divert the most violent movements
around them. w suspect that county friends will
be the offenders. They with the idea hat
London crowd consist exclusively OF abandoned ruihans
with whom they may wage with elbows, toes Shout
ders, and voices, discretion. The truth London
crowd is mob of backgtiaris than a country
crowd H. Ii contains ut least the proportion of
der frames and tender natures When the provincial
stranger regarding the crowd simply herd OF savagc
whom ne may treat with lair play or uu play as he plea
most probably the greater part Of them quit
much novces in mob he is, though perhaps with
more humanity of feeling. Indeed there is 40 employ
ment profession whatever that makes at
homc III "A mob than another. The situation is a
10 everybody in m That is the why people
awkward at it, and Il Is also why every
should do his best
But there will be- a good number Of foreigners also
among Would that Engishmcn knew the charges OIL
made by foreigners, conversation nnd in writing ON
the manners Oi natioui The day will he described in
many foreign tongue, aud the description will Ice rad
10y those who know nothing of race except through
books deeply coOrcd With prejudice We have
ries OF Foreigners, and they pay themselves oil US
They describe almost incapable Oi tranquil hl.m
less, social enjoyment which with most of them is the
great object OF life. they divide people into
puritans Supplying ourselves with business doing
home, quarrellng with wives and sculdnr our
children, under pretencc domestic comfort or seeking
mad excitement in prizc-hghting, hOrscraciug cock
lighting or the House OF Crmmons. Cannot show
them to-day, aud prove to ourselves too that We can
anuse ourselves with tries altogether Of doors
out quarrclug disorder For this purpose we must
add, something is than that each man
should behave well and keep the peace. There will OF
course, ia great a crowd be few bad subjects There
Will, we fear tie good many who, with great u
wish 70 be unobtrsve aud undemOnsative have the
means OF purchasing supper bed. In plain Eng
hs, there will be needy pickpOckcts among and
some, too may break windows attempt To get up dis
turbace' a. trick Of trade. Let everybody therefore,
with good pair Of legs and arms do his best to.apprc
bend the first fellow he this work aud TO assist the
police IN dom. There is another danger. During the
exhibition OF tue fireworks houses will OF course
lett comparatively ungulrdcd Yet nobody would deprive
servant OF his share in the nights Cannot
masters aud mattresses manage relays for their servants
30 that all may something? Though the freworks
are announced to begin at $50 aud end about l. the
length OF the programme must make that difficult task
and We have little doubt that any relieved from
guard at 1890 will good deal. For this aud all the
other arrangements OF the evening believe that mutual
consideration will be found much cnectual and
comfortable principle to 90 upon than the ruias rule Of
everybody for himself II people will he thinking li;te
ot others well themselves they will liable
10 absurd suspicious and sudden paucs. They will
dusll through narrow pass, if they crowd
hear explosion they prepared for. They will
be quiet stand still, and look about them and perhaps
even what service they render Our advice may
seem unrcaSouaby SOLEMN, but is impossible cOnt
plate vast AN assemblage without degree OF 40
prehension. by the common laws OF chance there must
be accidents, aud even some disorder and We are
telling people how not to make bad worse.
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