New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1860

Roanoke obivious Of grammar. "The Guards"
has pined-tbeJ has; md the Guards are losing its
tapds, they Gre. In view Of these portentous and
startling facts we are rot surp i.ed 10 learn that
the CONN ittee is full OF sorrow, and bowed by
deep e,ief and mortifcsti n" The tears Of a
s,ldisr are terrible indeed; ard to witness them
running down the rose Of Rnan0ker is 10 learn
II o last lesson Of human nfrWiiy. With mny
sobs and mnltitudinous signs the Comm tes IN
form the meeting that {" the crouchiog beast m'y
" be at this very moment meditating descent
upon some unknown portion of our fair land
Mark well this beast " He IL "a crouch
ting beast" He is "a meditatiOg beast.
But be is also On inexplcable beast. lie IL
like young Cassius he has lean ana
bung,y look; be thinks too much. Alexander
sighed for new worlds to yauqusb; the beast
I" m, dtates" the coDquest of " some unknown
"porti,n Of our fair land, which IN the opinion OF
the Roanokers means Clartesville, Va, which is
really sufficiently upknowo for the nefariOus pur,
poses of this Thoughtful animal.
We ceItsibly bel eve that the cbivalry of CaIkes-
vile have not raised the aggregate sum OF one
hundred az thirty d., liars moment too soon.
With beast upon the border, c'ouchlDg ana
coptemplative beast, of one hundred and thirty
dollars is not dollar or a dune too much.
If the beast il not too absoutely absorbed 10
meditation to read tbepewspapers, he will OBJ
serve the preparations made to expend at least one
hundred and thirty dollars 10 giving him wOfuly
cd n
remain ar mediate in some knOUn portion OF
our fair land" If not, we must say that ne
medtates to very little purpose, aDd may just as
well abandon his stu 'iOus and reflective habits
altogether For we can tell him (beng ourselves
well informed by The Tobacco Plant newspaper,)
ttat Virginia is gettirg ready for him. "The last
" sands of the Roanoke Guard are running
in again. Old men have bean summoned to give
their counteDaDce ard their cash-young men togI'e
their "swellirg hearts" and their generous re-
"solye." wives, mothers, and daughters VIII
"do their duty;" although it is not very clear to
US what that duty ia still, whatever it may be- do
it they will. Application is to be made to the
State for arms. ard, although we suppose that the
Roauokers might just as well apply to the State
for Iegs; yet there c'n be no ham In trying;
for all thiogs are possible, and Virginia may fnd
somebody with more bullion than brains; may D.
abe to flectuate small loan; may be able TO Id
stmething to the one hundred aud thirty dollars
already raised, although we must candldy say
that we Think she is vastly more likely to borrow
that little fund for her own uSe. Our advice TO
tie ROauokers is to hold on to it, as it represents
two tbsusand and eighty drinks, by aid of which
the Guards" will be more than match for at
least three John Browns. The quarry OF the
RoaDOkers should be men, or at least medltati7e
beasts That little fund is sacred. Pray do not
let it be expended in posting guard over mere
oy ster beds, son the fundum of the public
waters"
Although, strange to say, we have nOtbeen called
upon, we are prepared to make small donation
TO " the Guard" We cannot bear to think OF
thst gallant body without drum; aud the shilling
which we are ready TO give, we desire may be in-
sestt in the purchase of that utensil-an empty,
noisy drum, which morning and evening may be
beaten in the streets of GAINESVILLE, to fIighten
away the meditatiye beast We give our mOoey,
however, upon one memorable condition, which s,
that The Guard shall not, with aoy drum bought in
part with our shilling, attempt to prevent the
inauguration of President Lincoln. Ii the RDanOk-
eIs mean to march 10 Washington to seize toe
Capitol, the Presidents House, the Departments,
TIE Sn ithsOniau Institute, Wizards Batroom, aOd
other NatoI al Buildings, we must withdraw our
c1tr; We cannot as We respect the Constitution,
help them in any such business.