The Nevada journal., 1861-08-30

lage from which the valor Of her Marion de-
livered her. That brave and glorious Re-
publican was surrounded by danger of no
common character, and yet in spite of the
legions of Tarlton, in spite of the degraded
Shareholders, who were the Tories of that
day, Francis Marion succeeded with his
band of half-starved non-slaveholders, the
wings ofCarolina, in placing the stars of his
beloved State in the glorious constellation
which burns in our midst upon yonder ban
ner. But, Alas the Tories of l7f6 have
propagated their species, who, in 1861, seize
upon pretext as ridiculous as It Is falla.
cious to follow in the footsteps of their no.
torious progenitors. (laughter), The pro-
lix-Russel, in letter to the London Times,
informs his delighted English readers, that
the people of Charleston openly avow their
desire for one of the royal scions ofthe Eng
lish throne to rule over them. Tho fact is,
the philosophy of John c. Calhoun has tax
en- root in the congenial sol. of their hearts
He taught that no Republic can be a sue
cess without an aristocratic class, and that
Slavery is the grand fundamental principal
of American liberty. Their model govern
ment is Sparta, which, whilst it held the
Helots as slaves, was the strongest mil.
itary power of Greece, with its three classes
of the citizens corresponding to the three
classes of the Southern States.
Lyourgus, who gave laws to the model
government of the Secessionists, taught the
strange but popular doctrine, that, if un-
discovered, theft pirture, its only dis
graceful features being detection. Spar
tan youth having stolen fox, over which
to avoid detection he placed his cloak, suf-
fered the beast to gnaw ont his vitals be-
fore he would open his vesture and save his
life. The Secessionists, adhcring to their
ancient model, have commenced their as
sumed nationality with wholesale robbery!
behold the arsenals in Alabama, Carolina
and Virginia Even now Virginia has dis.
covered that she had stolen a fox which is
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;ntorn vesture of territorial integrity to
conceal her crime or to avoid its disgrace
and punishment.
And now let no man accuse me of an ig-
nominious fight from the land of mobs.
In the language. but not in the spirit of an
ancient conspirator, I" go-but venture ,
not to bring anarchy" hut to present
to my countrymen, the non Shareholders OF
the South, the olive branch of peace, but
to rebels against my county, glittering
and sturdy hemp. consider every step
took in my flight from mobocracy among
the proudest in my life, since they brought
me among those who love the constitution
and the laws of their country, and who are
not particularly desrous for one ofthe royal
family to rule over them.
In my short life, | have seen two distinct
revolutions. The first, elaborated by de-
signing politicias upon the surface of South
ern politics, produced temporary agitation
of the wayelets. But having no depth, it
must soon pass away, and leave the ocean
calm and clear. Xer1es produced tempo
rary foam upon the Helespont when, IN his
puerile wrath, he had that incorrigble
stream castigated with willow twigs, but
the superficial ebullitioa soon passed off,
and the Helespont was as calm and incorri-
gibe as before.
was in Cincinnati when came the news
of Sumter's fall. Then beheld the second
Revolution before alluded to, and of all
popular movements, it was the most sublime
From the very depths of society, aye, from
the very mudslls " thereof, went up an
out gushing flame Of patriotism which, like
a volcano, swept before it all less impor-
tant things. This Revolution, coming from
The "people," swept the politicians into its
vortex, and the success was and will be
complete. Like the Great Revolution OF
l776, it was spontaneous and -
But, by the movements ia the rear per-
ceive growing lmpatience for dinner.
| will, therefore, conclude, as you have been
standing long enough. (Cries OF no, no go
on, go on y No, it must be half past din
ner time, and, with single remark, will
bring this to a close.
When you shall have completed your
work, citizen soldiers, in the realms of Cot
tonia, you will have deserved-richly de-
served-a feast which has long been pre-
pared for you. A feast prepared by Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, and others, who
have arranged for their descendants viands
of liberty and bread stuffs of glory. From
that table you will retire to take your siestas
among the brightest immortaltiss of our
glorious past
A PATRIOTIC PRIEsr.-The following re.
marks by Rev. Father Creedon, pastor of a
Catholic congregation at Auburn, Ohio, will
come home to the heart of every Irishman {:
81 wish every man that can leave his
family, to enlist. This is the first country