Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-28


The Recent Volcanic Eruption OF the "Gnlinni
keitt' at the White sulphur Springs.
We have waited in vain for more than week tor
neighbor Of THE South" to introduce to the De-
mocracy OF Virginia the latest programme OF pr'il'
ciples" laid down by the Mahomet of the new south'
ern party for the guidance and instruction OF his DE-
voted followers We refer to The declaration OF hos
tility to the Administration, aud the announcement
of war to the knife upon the National Democracy
which the 'chvalrous and gifted ket" iuIniha'eu
rom the White Sulphur Springs, fortnight since
| knowing the admiration Of our neighbor ior 'hls
va!orous son Of thunder we had no idea th"l u
would let his last and most tremendous thunderoo',
fall unnoticed. For ourselves we averse 10 Danu'
ling such red hot productions, and greatly prefer
! taking hold of them after they have grown coiu.
We lay no claim 10 the slightest admiration lor
Ket, nor are We admirers Of that BombGs'es u
roso style Of rhetoric in which he deals. Yet as the
"gallant and chivarous Kett," with his usual e1'
qusite taste and decacy selected Virginia watering
place for his workshop and hurled his Tndict''e
thunderbolts upon the heads of the Administrator"
and selected Virginia soil for the denune'a'lon Vi
Virginia Cabinet officer, who is more valued oy Tue
State Rights Democracy than thousand he'''s-"e
must notice his letter.
Mr. Keitt seems to have made the happy discovery
that medocrity stands no chance for acquiring .a'''
amid the throug Of able men who are no" ~ oou-
gress. Eccentrcity OF style and the sk''" WI
Of the English language, with grotefque se'e"oe'' 70"
ways however, attracts attention. and gains 'ei'
tain amount of notoriety for the man Who has Inc
hardhood to try it. In this style Of compo'lon' te
authors of"Dow's Patent Sermons, undol "uanhioa'
Hercules Lectures acquired awide spread popularity
More RECENTLY "Jobu pbnnix," the wonderful "Squi'
bob" and the eloquent 'Doestcks have kept Inc puo
lie in broad grin. The gallant kelt'' u '''''ns
very grave subjects in thg sarie atyie mas oeeo'''
eGua.y fsnous He is the John fh"nH Vi '"e
disunion party, with the slightest possible 'oucn o'
The style Of that famous pronuncamen" wrer' n''i'
oastes Furioso.
Take the following soecmes from the " "h'te SUI
phur explosion, and let our readers s,y whether '"es
ever heard of Southern Ststeam -'or % Tue
disunionsts call Keitt-Trhins such astounding SELL
! tenaes
"The rival forms of society At the Nora ana III !he
South are about TO face each other al" IL,
Cabnets nor convusive Administrations nor uy lns
psrtes, can avoid the col h'ct or nt.AS '"e vnonv
| a spurious and lachryInose philanthropy. synony
NOUS with pauperisra aud riot, IL now lh''nk uS"
upou the poiuted spears OF Southern slavery ana ei
! tber Nortbvrn license or Southern law must "i'
umph."
Stupendous as is the above extract i Is quite
eclipsed by the following
Periured Governors have broken faith to blast
her cauee, aud yet she brsvey struggles ann wins ,e
v;ctory ayaipst all odds. Prostituted patronage IN
snus,es its debauch-ry, aud yet the nerves OF 'he
South are uussck.d and her energy uniae'Iea. iear
after year the territory is shaken win revolt 10
stained with blood and wrapped in hsmes, ana ye.
the cause of the South prospers and her oan"es 10
triumphant.
| Again:
How happens it that Walker dishonest ln'rlgues
too have not been boolless also! Is moi because
the Administration ia believed TO sympaihise win anu
abet the fraud and wrong Is it not because ne Is
believed to be clothed with the sanctions OF 'ne ea
eral Government that hs has succeednd IN hls .ou'
and subtle machnatonsl IL ih. Gauss u tlie South
be Loaf in Kansfs it is lost through The base betray
Al of per;ured inin!on of federal appointment IL
the cause uf the South lost in hansas, is lost be.
cause federal official, with the tarnished t'nse oi
office around him, has Travelled through tie territory
nountebanS, cc.Iupiiag and debauchng' tricSing
and bullying, wherever FREQ soil o6lecs cor'a % nc
compished by these base appliances.
! In the following whirlwnd of wrath the "Alna""n'
Keitt" declares war to the knife upon the Admins
tratiou. lie loes not intend to stop when he has
wallopped Walker lie intends 10 get buchanan {
head "in chancery," and rei.oe H. Id gentleman
coun,enance to eliy. but we do not regard this
offer of Kei, to beat Mr. buchanan with ssNn!les as
either cbyalrous or manly 70, ho President is near
ly seventy, and kett in The letter before US informs
the public that he is ''Paroiyt'r," and "hpst'tcaF
besides. Now, for peihoric able5odie "fre-eater
Of thirty six, to beat an old gentleman of seventy
suffering with both "pardiySis" and "hyf,T.c.' to
| boot would be outrageous. Tie .Loie South would
rise in srmu CT s..a al sct. Lst the gallant and
iupeIuous hett initiate the example OF his organs the
"Deta" and the "Mescury." and pet the President
soundly With fine language call him rs the "Delta
does, "viper, "rator, scorpion; "haal OF Wheat
land &c; but for hia cwn sake we beg keitt not to
"srike hita with gsunlsts," and il he will kick uE
muss in the White Eouse,let him try his "gsunsts'
on the "shverug cabinet" Let him LOG the heads o.
the departments in detail, beginning with the vene
rabs Casa. But We are keeping our readers by our
comments from enjoying another OF Keitt's gems:
THE loss Of Kansas to the South is great loss
And does il become tie mihons Of the party in the
| losing section to stigmazs those who have shed
their blood and given their money TO avert this ca
lanity, by saying that the struggle was foolish
in tho beginning, or that the cause Of the South was
long ago nnpeleea NO-tn6 SaCrinCeS were patriotic
and the efforts made to save Kansas to the South
were noble. Nor were they boO'ess until the Fede
cal Government fradulsntly inerfered. Is / honest
is it manly, is it decent, for the Administration to
gather the spois Of the fraud committed by its
miniun, ara then shuttle OF the responsibility To
do 40 is d.Ipcabe oowardoe and vulgar meanueas
will not strike the miniOn aud bend the knee to the
master. will not have gsuntlets for the former
and vslvet for the latter"
From these extracts We fear that the National lie
mocracy and the Administration m:si prapere tC
meet The dreadful Ket il ,oadiy conflict. 1t is use
less to coucssi the fact-keitt is now in his fury
Sitting down upon US with pointed spear: :" ant
there is great danger Of some body's being hurt
As Don Qui1ote buckled On his arIaor, and conse
Grated himself Rosuapa, and the basin helmet, in the
presence Of tho maids at the Inn of Lapis, to ths
vindcation Of the fearless charms of the Dulcinea
del Toboso, did the redoubtsd Keit at the White
Sulphur, surrounded by dyspeptc old gentlemen
pretty girls, and timid Old women, swear to ex.erm
nate the National Democracy and the Admnistra
ton. To quiet the fears OF "dssolvng party" a
"hysterical President" and "shvering Cabinet,
We will mention an incident which may illustrate tht
probable result of X .itts fight with the Nationa
Democracy. As it is nursery tale vs especially
| iu'Ho the a.Ie"'ou ~ s'o S''S'eu, WHO may VI
imagined as gain at kett, with thsir thumbs in
their mouths, very much as they do when they are
viewing the wonders OF travelling menagere.
Many years ago, valorous little Knight went fortl
in quest of adventure. He searched for many days
withou, finding any Knight of his own sizs TO con
tend with. lie WAS more dscreet than Don Quixote
aud avoided wind.mills, mue.dr:ver. and cavacadet
of wandering precs; at least he did not chaIleng
them to deadly conflict. lie had almost despsred o
encountering an adventure which would make hin
famous, when, whilst travelling through forest c
gigantic trees, whose tops seemed to pierce the hea
vens, he found stretched upon the ground, and pro
fouudly asleep, huge giant The giants proportion
were million times greater than the little Knights
indeed he was as much larger Than the little Kngh
Iaxaaa.aa. a.Ix.=