Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-13


bls Talk" written in 1888, have solnc re1ec
tons, the appositeress Of which, at the present
time, will at once strike the reader:
"JANuARY 1, 1888.
, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES or TIE
AMERICAN uH.?S Can there ever be any tho
Southern States. | think not In fact, the
lnlon will br shaken almost ~ d!sucaton
whichever yer" Serious question between !hc
States arises The american Union i!as y.
centre, ard it is impossible now 10 make one.
Tie laure they extend their borders into the
Indians land, the weaker will the National
cohesion be. But lock Upon the States aS
splendid ,ndsSes, 10 be used by.anl by in the
c.mposltun Of two ur three great Govern,
lneutS"
".iprH 10Th, ls33.-But when New EiE.
land, Shich may be considered State i2 itsci!,
taxes the admission Of foreign manufactures, in
order 70 cherish manufactures Of lis v~n, and
thereby forces the CarolinaS, another State OF
itself, with which there is little intcrcommu.
Mon, which Dls no such desire or iuteres. to
serve, ~ buy worse articles al higher price,
i; is altogether different question, and is, III
fact, downright tyranny Of ,nc worst, because
II the mos sord!d, Kind. Mnat would vou
think Of a law which should tax every person
in DevoushiGe iur the pecuniary benefit Of eve
~ person in Yorkshire? And yet that is a
(rehl, image Of the actual usurpation OF the
New England deputies over the property oi
tie Southern StsteS."
Oar dear friends evijenly find the nut hard
er to crack than they expected. They fancitd
,uat before The upiisen majesty OF the Nor;h
the South would have fallen upon its knees.
They did not think that this heroic State would
STAND alpljss single handed against the whole
.'0rth from Indiana. They were told that oul
soil had heen worn our, ard ihar our FIRST
| !2mi;as' had grown "seed:,' and ,nnt poor
thri;i.ss race I'D in Virginia now sort Of "a.
died and sluggish existence. When her tut,iar
spirits sprang up, with her beauteous limbs ar.
rayed in harneS<, anu uttered anew that batt!c
cry, SIC Sempcr TyrsaniS, and when all her
suns started up Like wall Of steel against ali
odds and all extrcn;iLies, they PAUSE and try
20 beat down her weapons by lend Ike thtcuts
md acts OF vanGal and unnatural warl.rs--
| The fangs have struck tile--the arrows
which dsrh.n the sun" are caught upon
i Greciau shieli-tte fierce Ienplar has
encountered R dsinherited knight who
takes up his naughty challenge, and
makes the lists rcsouni BY striking ths
suspended buckler with the point Of his lance
! The response Of the Northern people 10 tht
call Of tho Government" for volunteers i,
such q spectacle as could only be exhibited
among population of the American race; but
the uprising of Virginia, without cities with
| ,r;fl, t1a hia ,npniui irp
exposed at all points, is one of the greatest acts
N all history, und parallels the resistance Of
ierred By the .A,hcnians to those Persian gen
erals who ca1ne with especial orders to burr
down Athens and Eretria, and 10 carry away
inc inhabitants as ssves-bringing along witt
.heul letters TO bind Tue Grecan prisoners
MiitiaIes did Iot forn more intrepid body
on the plains Of MAratiiua, than Tow stand q
| MtnaSsuS, ur are scattered along the York ant
James. Leouidas lid not wait at Thermupyla
wi:h Il more determined heart thsu nov Lcar
at liarpe,'S Ferry.
Tue birth Of every new nation has beer
scaled wHlh blood High heroic acts are tn
stones upon which every editice Of na.iorait,
Is Constructed. The deeds Of her heroes un
der the walls Of Troy formed for many cent?
rirs the inspiring ideas Of Grccian patriotism
fhc glory Of the Persian wars kindled 20 th'
highest that splendid fame Of Grecian nation
ality which is tue most brilliant passage il
human history. The life Of England is il
her memories Of Asincourt and Glsiut:ni
and Families. and Trafalgar, and Waterloo
We accomplished something ill the Revolution
but the battles we're for The most part no
very striking. Doubtless now we shall Sc
un some land maiks-monunental objects Il
which future generations shall look back will
wonder and prids. Successful wars ennobl
The whole generation. The warrior is folowe'
by the statesman, the historian, the poet
the artist. And if any war ever did appeal t.
the more valuable traits O! character-activ
exerlion and patient endurance-this does in
most eminent degree. And failure in this wa!
i: seems 10 us, will crush our spirits forever
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