The Nevada Democrat., 1858-09-01

DISSERTATION OF THE HOUSE WHERE BURNS
WAS BoRN.-The dust of Alexander might per-
haps be found stopping beer barrel, but the
event IL not likely II the dust were known to he
Alexander He might come there by accident.
but scarcely by utentiou. The worst Of W. have
still some reverence for departed greatness.
We do not put heroes in bung-hOles. knowing
them to lie heroes aud bnng holes to he holes
for bungs. Other bungs do az well. or in fact
better, and heroes may have other and better
uses. Scotland. however. is a convicted Grim
inal 10 this respect, and she requires an improve
ment in her taste. She has national idOl-R
MoOch that devours her children. and to this
said Moloch she devOtes the memory OF her wise
men aud prophets her hero warriors Md her
bards. If ahs can found no other mnnumen', ,
she can found u esprit shop" and pour lba-
tions of liquid fire down the throats of the liv-
ing out of honor to the illustrous dead. I'm
this house." says al inscription on little cot
tage. not far from Ayr. Robert Burns, the
Ay, shire poet was born,' end on the same cot
tage. at the other side Of the open door, is IN
Fcribed the announcement in similar. though
larger letters. that the sad Gotta 20 is licensed
t0 sell spirits, porter and alo.' What GOths nr
Vandals, we should like to know, licensed he
birthplace OF the poet for snch purpose? M
wonder that strangers from Other lands come
10 Scotland and brand her "a the most dsunken
country in Europe-which unfortunately is not
trne-when we present 10 their amazement the
Wallace Tower pnblc house. and the cottage
where Burns was born converted into O little
mean. contemplate roadside drinking shop
which no man or woman Of taste would set
foot for fear of desecraing a cherished associa'
-tiOD. Magistrates who grant such licenses are
the barbarians of ScOland--those who bring
Scotland into disrepnte. and defamc her before
She world-[Glasgow Commonwealth.
EDWARD EVERETT ON PoLITICs On the 5th
OF July Mr. Everett spoke tO the Democracy OF
of the Revere House, Boston. He INDUCED in
o bit Of personal "reminiscences:
''As long az | was in public life. was
member, a. you know, sir, Of that old Wing par
tv to which you have referred-the national
Whg party; II political association. sir, am
sure YOU will l'grant, Of which no one need he
ashamed. The prostratiOn of my h alth com
PEELED me-, four years ago, 10 resign the honora-
ble post which then flied in the public service.
Since that p.riOd new parties have been organ-
lied; old ones have either retired for while
at least from the field, or have oeen Iorceo !"
some degree on new Issues: and II iteit tne
slightest inclination, (Which do not,. with the
partial restoration of my health, to return 10
public life. should be deferred from it by the !
fact that between the extremes of opinion which
distract and threaten to convulse the country,
find no middle path to practical usefulness
which friend of moderate counsels is permit |
ted to pursue. StateSmdnship as il ,Uds understood
tn my younger ddys-that il. the study of the for
eign relations of the country, its defences, naval
and military. its currency and finances, its in'
ternal improvements, its great industrial inter-
csts, and the relations Of the government to the
Indian tribes. has almost become obsolete idea.
aud our political life has assumed almost exclu-
sively the form of sectional agitation. Into
that dfeary and protitless agitation have not
the heart to enter"