The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-11-17

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retired il shameful defeat from The very
locality 81 their alteration, would be still
more deserving Of the skin and poetic Ian
gnage Of the great historian.
The United States, as The materials Of
the nation are now composed, II certainly
an unaccountable affair. Once battling
TO the death against the very ribbons Of
royalty. again protecting refugees against
It's unhallowed influence, and again bowling
before itssimple satellites as idols What
an honor TO entertain king in exile
though his exile may have been the just
deserts Of his brutal tyranny. How equal
the honor to lionire the pretended patriot,
seeking refuge from that same despotism.
Bot how much more glory In boWing the
knee TO him who, in anticipation, has the
kingly sceptre ia bis hand. y
The glorious reception is moi bcgrudged.
Nay, We admire It's splendor on the intro.
duction TO oHr land Of the royal boy. That
he should be received with old democratic
hospitality as 4 friendly and honored
strangergncst. would be absurd. That
he should be called 10 review OF pay his
compliments to the ragged continentals,
who. with bleeding feet pursued and drove
from the land the glittcring columns Of his
ancestori or that he should be invited
Egoietly TO Bunker HUI aud the many sue
ceeding battle-heIds, where royal pagean.
TRY was put 70 shame, and where covered
with their blood, were reared holy altar,
to The god u right; this would be sacfilig-
ious. But 10 call out the giittering chis-
airy Of our fast-growing nation, her daz-
cling beauty and her wealth, and bow IN
sacred reverence to his most gracious ma.
jesty that isto be, i just the tkiDg that
was required The parts were well per.
formed. The last Of the Bunker Hill
tcterans felt hoBorsd no doubt in the com.
plimcnt he received. tl "a 4
OF codrse, the precedent being once ess
tablishcd, this admirable system will be-
continued. Mr.. Lincoln has now much
the advantage Of his predecessors Al
few days would take him over the big
waters, at the! head Of squadron, and
bonflrcs by the million would. Of course,
announce the arrival IN the British isles
Of the future head Of q great nation. |
This would be a fair rociprocation Of
hohofs.
The pomp aud pagcantry and swelling
pride Of the present day, shows q bad
:ontrust with the simple customs Of the
athers ard founders Of the nation.
Resistance 10 the imposition Of multi.
lying taxation for the support Of such
.oyal nonsense caused the war which
bought our liberties, and establishes US Us
one Of NC first,of nations
B The Queens young son, sovereign
though he intends to be, finds au equal IN
he honest industrious sovereign son Of |
our land; nor does he deserve more hom-
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What reelection for men who claim
10 be independent aud democratically OPT
posed toaI. the trappings and parapher-
aalia Of royalty to consider 1t an honor
and boast that they had obtained the
sight Of = prince.
Even the pious forsake their deyotions
10 behold him, and many hesitated not to
place . sight Of him in the balance with
their religious obligations. i, ..:.
These matters are in keeping with tile
nge in which we live. In cur nation, i
man or a boy, be he exiled king, fleeing
refugee, Or heir apparent TO- a throne, is
made 4 Norshipped idol to-day, and his
efdSy probably burned tomorrow. :.
The greatest disaster in the whole Of |
this recent affair, rs rumored, is that the
success Of the Republican ticket was oc-
easioned1 by ii. Al such sights, Delnoc,
ruCy Of by.gone days bowed its head and
blushed, while Repnblicanism shook its
sable plume charged and triamphed.
In all this nothing but the best Of feel.
ing to bis lerdsIip and all hands. T..