Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-11-09

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was hitherto unc0mmitted.
II is rumorcrl that Senator Hammond viii
follow Snit.
Mcssrs Bonllan, Rhctt. cxt;ovcrnor ADAMS
and others spoke also in the same Strai'.
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Thc Prince ut Mount venom.
History furnishes US ut tli'eS Will stfalEe
parallels and contrasts. INC revolutions OF
opinion produce unexpected combinations, not
more changelul or Diversified Than the shifting
ncturcs of the kaleidoscope. These mutations
shouId teach orr philosophy moderation in its
rash doclnati,m upon the passing affairs OF the
world, Above all, they should teach the Pre-
sent to d:struSt its own judgment upon itself;
for society, as it sweeps swiftly along through
the cycles OF change may reach Il new point III
the orbit OF its movements, whence, as 1t looks
hack, it shall wholly re judge the tancied JUS
ticc of the Past, cast out It's gods and idols,
and elevate its victims unto crowns and thrones.
Is not Cromwell the very antithesis Of 4
Charles Was not INC Commonwealth blank
nesation Of the Monarchy: Yet, during the
present summer We have seen within the Par
lament Of the restored Monarchy, and during
the reign Of the descendant Of the same
Charles. the name AM memory Of the Regicide
exalted uOONc tllc eHulO w N''E'S
and We have heard it demanded that his statue
shall stand in honor SIDE by side with that OF
the sovereign in whose behcading he reioiced,
or that it shall stand apart in solitary grandeur,
overlooking and frownisg down upon tic whole
royal brood.
A few weeks since little group gathered
reverentially around plain and humble tomb
on the banks of the Potomac There is moth
ing in such scene which. of itself, need en-
cite our special wonder. 1t is the familiar les
son of mortality, that friends and kindred oil.
ten frequent the resting place of the loved and
beautiful who have gone before them into the
dark and silent land And were this IN ordl.
nary visit Of surviving affection 10 the grave OF
the departet, We would rot tear away the veil
of privacy which should guard the sacred scene.
The rude world should rot know with what
gricfS the heart is breaking, and how the eyes
overflow with manly tears 1t is rather re-
preventative scene, historic pageant, which
We are bcholding. 1t is even something NOSE
than the reconciliation Of personal ennities at
the tomb of generous foe which We are wit
Messing. The spectacle is ore OF Worldwide
significance leaving its lesson OF wisdom to
this and to all coming generations OF men. The
tomb is WASHINGTON ard he who barcS and
hows his head before it is the immediate dc.
scendent Of one who, three generations ago,
branded the man. when living, as rebel, set
prize upon his head, would have handed HIM
over to the executioncr, and hung and quartered
his body rs that Of traitor.
But what sublime vengeance has history,
nr rather Providence, taken upon the Past =
That grave is now halowcd spot planted
around with laurel and palm, and adorned with
trophies and this youthful vlSltant comes to
it, not to indulge in recriminatlons. but that he
NAV muse upon the changes of time, and in.
flame his breast with the memorials OF patriot
ism and virtue. An heir-apparcnt OF the
English throne doing homage TO the remains oil
Washington!
There il something Of the morally sublime
in such sight, which should commend itself
to the lovers of the true and the good. IL
symbolizes Il triumph over enmity and detrac-
ton, never to be forgotten by the brave and
pure. Let patriots hereafter revert to 1t as mn
illustration Of the ultimate vindicatlon of their
fame among men, and let all who struggle for
the right henceforth do so with more abiding
faith that time will be the avengcr OF their dis
honor and bring even their enemies to do
reverence 10 their memory, Philadelphia"
Inquirer.
Minute MES IL THE SouTH.-We have re-
ceived printed copy Of the constitution and
bylaws adopted by the Minute Men Of Edge
field, S. c., and which is the model generally
adopted throughout the South. The main oo'
iects Of the association are set forth in the pre-
anblc, as follows:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens OF South
Carolina, in view Of the impending crisis ne,
cessasily incident upon the election OF black
republican to the presidency Of these United
States, and in view OF our duties TO our section.
ourselves and our dearest interests, which
must fall in the event of the triumph OF north
ern fanaticism, hereby form ourselves into an
association. under the name and style OF MIN
Ute Men, and do further solemnly pledge our
lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor, to
sustain Southern constitutional equality IN the
Union, or, failing in that, to establish our IN
dependence out Of it.