Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-15
THE REsURRECTED


lied them with the etiquette of the spiritual
circles TO such an extent that they accordingly
now perform their conventional rites after the
most approved style of ancient and honorable
usage.
We are taught to believe that in consulting
the Pelasgic Oracle whoever would enquire of
the imnmortal god must approach his home
with votivc presents OF birds In confirmation of
the orthodoxy of spiritualized Whigsery We are
fortunately enabled to attest the fact, that the
ear Of the Pelassian Zeus has been properly
propitated by the Immortal Conclave doan
terentes; and that worthy sacrifice has bcea
made upon the holy Altar. Verify, Crane
and Martin have been respectively offered up,
skillfully spiked, prudently picked and imme-
MORALLY roasted
They were both birds Of parts The first
was one Of those unfortunate beings who vain
ly attempted to hide the loathsomeness Of
Nothing. Native. Americanism with at
tractive feathers and .audy plumcS. pluckcd
from lis own wings. but met an untimcly end
in this world, when the ugly carcase Of its pro-
tese collapsed, killing so many in its fall: thus
verifying poetic fancy about \ diseased gen
tlcnan of literary fame, who also is said to
have nurscd the shaft which afterwards quivcr-
cd in his breast. The other, upon we'll known
principle Of morals, that birds of feather
flock together" seems to have devoted himself
to the laudabe study Of his kind; and with
commendab!e sympathy for the ignorance oil
others, f,cetiously relates anecdotes of their
nocturnal habits, telling It's, among other things.
that one Of the notable characteristics Of the
genus turkey; species, mc,c0grts gdliop"ro, is.
that when once wounded, they are in most cases
disposed to roost lower. (For tho benefit Of
economical housewives, interested in the breed
ing, nurture and raising Of these birds, we con
gratulatc the Convention upon the discovery
Of this heretofore unpublished information,
and refer the curious, for further facts, to the
gentleman aforementioned
Both Of the aforesaid spoke TO the spiritual
crowd The effort Of the first. called to mini
Jcrrold'S fling at a crochcty man, "one of those
fellows who dive into the well Of truth and
only croak with the frogs at the bottom"
While the other, with the memories of Demo-
cratic triumphs. and the hopes Of future Whig
success, seems TO have nurSed another consoling
thought Of that great wit, that there is no
trouble however great that has not in the core
of its very greatness some drop Of comfort:
and the human heart, like the bee, will gather
honey from poisonous blossoms.
Not content with the black spirits &c
who were present in the throng, the remains of
others "whosc circumstances prevented them
from attending another union Of the Wings
for the sake Of the Cnon," were disturbed ;
aud letters from these gentlemen were read
breathing the samc hopeless spirit, the same
sclf:vaunting purity of party purpose, the sa,ne
initiated fire Of enthusiasm which has charac-
,crizcd this whole opposition movement The
to>>i!ized bones Of Mr.. Fillmore's Ex-Sccretary
Of the Ia;crior, Of quondam Minister to
France. with those Of defeated candidate for
Govcrr Or. jostlcd in their graves, and their
spirits were delivered Of diScouraging words
Of encouragement, and hopeless incentives to
hope.
The only remaining plank for these gentle.
men rcSurrccted spirits to cling TO was far
nishcd by Mr. Marmaduke Johnson later in
the evening, whose fine words and appropriate
adjcct;vcS. conveyed the for,orn consolation
;ha, possibly the immortals were to put on
mortality once again and were soon to ''rcturn
to life on the righteous mission Of putting the
living to death" The Gentleman however, fail
cd to commit himself upon the possible under
ground railroad scheme Of Mr. Lctcher, which
he suggested; and closed with an elaborated
rhetorical appeal to the Wings Of the State to
put on all sorts Of unnecessary and impossible
a,mor 10 battle for their ountry and their coun
try's cause He had certainly Tart de plairc ):
and should VIC ever find ourselves before the
dean sovcrcigns we will devoutly pray in the
words os an old French madrigal:
So;, pour savor de1rouiller une aaaire.
Car ~ palais ne soBt mes rendezvous:
Mai, % ur pouvoir apprencre Tar. lie plare.
u
Exccp; Mr.. Il. 7. Daniel and Mr. r. L.
Scott, the res, Of the speakers Of the first day
gre quite unknown to fame; and lest a notice Of
their remarks might deliver them over to more
unfortunate memory, we commit them to our
local columns and leave them. We must, in
Justice, however, mention Mr. Littlcton Tazo
well. = newcomer in our midst. lie was
known IN former times by an eccentric hut
eycusablc desire to rid Mr.. Goodies district Of
thsir faithful representative and, in that me-
morablc Know Nothing contest, was unhappily
defeated. with the consoling reflection of having
been beaten by only two or three Mo"""d
votes. De mortuis dc.
Mr.. x. +. Daniels effort was not equal TO
his wcnted spirited and graceful manner. To
us his rich, musical voice, always clothed in
choice and elegant English. loses much OF its
beauty and power, because Of the bitterness
and par,izan spirit which always characterize
his spccche- on the hustings. There are few
men in the country more gifted than he; there
is no more unyiclding and uncompromislng
Whis TO he found anywhere; buta few spoons
ful Of the sweetness Of charity % the other
party. with inodicum OF the cream Of kind
ness. would render his dish Of political tea,
however hot and hl;ing it may be to taste,
as acceptable to us AS his kindly nature would
have the genuine Youns-Hyson furnished in
the friendly circle.
We have ior long tine had :; scr; Of vague
suspicion. which our late intimate association
with these spiritual gentry may eventually fix
into settled conviction, for they have all the
evidences Of its reality or untruth now in their
nn,yer derived from the other world-that all