The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-28
What will They do nth II ,

Since Sir BULWBR LYTToN thought proper
70 publish his last novel, under the above cap
ton, the question 1t propounds has received
good deal Of additional significance with but
little additional illustration, In the capture of
Picking by the allied forces. Like the lucky
farmer who bought the elephant, the high con-
tracing parties, of one side at least seem to
care but little for the price. They have bought
1t low-there can be no doubt of that. But as
the elephant market was dull when the first
named operator made his purchase, and there
seemed no PROBABILITY of an advance in the Pc
ouliar kind Of stock of which it consisted-as,
moreover, elephants eat great deal, and cost
In other ways vast deal of money--it was
not wonderful that holders should feel little
nervous, or that BRHRMoTH should seem In
fair way to eat off his head. Perhaps Lord
PALARRsToE and the Emperor NAPOLEON
have already begun TO sympathse with the
fortunate holder Of the elephant, and may
have found out that MT. TooDLKs was right
when he protested that bargain might be
a very hard, and at the same time quite
cheap bargain. Outsiders, at any rate, begin
70 ask What will they 90 with it - with
pertinacity quite equal to that OF BULwRR,
ToopLxs, and the elephant man. all melted
down and run into a solid mass.
We confess we are among the number of
those anxious on tside inquirers. We find our
selves utterly unable to answer the question,
though We ask II to ourselves whenever we open
4 paper and ind "THE ALLIES IN PRKING"
starine Va In thu face, in large capitals. We
can understand what Uas done with the plan
dsr taken ia the palace, and what will be done
with all plumber hereafter to be taken under
the same circumstances. We believe it was
hA SatA Sc
coat always fits your rogue" Even the robe
of a long tailed Chinaman is very apt 20
meet with some person whom it will fit, even
among the !" bar barians" of Europe And
a. for money, If 1t be as it is called slave, 1t
II an extremely popular slave, and cannot go
far without meeting with master. The same
may be predicated, we presume. of all movea-
biss that can be converted into cash. But
what IL to be done with the land 1t cannot
be put In the purse, or carried on board a
ship, or worn on the back. 1t cannot be taken
mp and borne bodily of, as SAMSON carried
Oh the gates ofGaza. 1t will not be taken to
Europe, we presume, and 1t will not be
ss1ueo oy Europeans. A man cannot put
temple In bis pocket. or walk or with
CITY on his back. What thenl Is a
1ofce 10 DO left to hold possession WeshouId
."aA Algeria and India might stand as two
toisrsoiy strong practical protests against that
so'' OF poiisy. Besides, the force necessary to
secure sacn enforced possession would seem
rAtnsr 100 large to be conveniently
spared Moreover, we cannot exactly see what
500 purpose II would answer. Would a gar
oa az feSing make the Ceiestials behave
os''sf In canton We must be allowed
70 nave our doubts, unless IL can be shown
tnat tne outlaws of Cahkornts ara .,er.,,,a.
~ Inc garrison OF Old Point Comfort. or tina,
ths foruncations OF Paris exercise a ,alotaYv
Influence upon the mob of Boston. Now w.
understand China to have mauv ,housanas q,
miles Of ssa-coast, exclusive of xuIf nny,v.'
BILE river, canal and lake coast She Is said to
possess population of aoo.Ooo,ooo. her sea.