Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-15
Perry r.Ion OF History,


Pery -rsIOn OF History.
The Louisville Igir-ldI d hard run II appeals day
sfser day to the young men Of Kentucky to join the
Yankee army but all in vain Il eonfesses that the first
Regiment has no. yet been raised.
In the aahcly and infamous task in which ii Is er-
gagged ii prostitutes it1 ,al,n 70 the psrverson of his
tors; and Rkens the eoEarty toryism Of Kentucky to
the heroic resistance Of Greece to the Barbarian invE-
son II is ~onderul i, had roc the striking ieniiy
between Kentucky oryism in its ;rsAehery the South
and IU1aAa b&seaess ia is treaehery to the GrecAn
cause. When the Persian despOt ike bis imtator LIN
coin, determined lhs sntagstiOn Of the Greeks be
sent his heia'ds and demanded earth and a,sr toe
videJess Of Submission on the part Of those who should
grant them. To the eternal infimy OF tie. Boz titan
lame thai State responded favOr,by the Barbarian
dsmlnd aad when the INVASION took place, it eoopera
ted actively With the Barbarian in their attempt
anguish The GreciAn name and liberty. Al The great
oou1ci Of the Anphyc,ioas Of all the free Grecian
States oDeeuih OF all the property of this traitorcus
safe pledged 10 the G5d at D.phi aud It's infsmy
vas consigned to everlasting eKecraton. 10 all the sub
ssq-en; stages Of G.eean history It able
recover from the loss Of reputation which It experienced
o. this occasion Il the subj Of and con-
tsmpt-from which even the genius Of Pindsr and the
stainless virtues Of EpamnOndss could relieve IT,
bad rasSi,,d-i, bad cousprsd with the BGrbAnAns
against he cause and liberty Of Greece; 1t voted ir
famous BY the whole Greeisn name and infamous il con-
dnged while Greece had history.
Tbs Is jus the part which the Fooafehs Of Kentucky
have enacted in the present day. The South has been
tArsltsned with Invasion and sutjagadOn by the Bar-
barAns Of the North jos: Greece was threatened by
Tire Msde more than th0usAnd years ago. Grand ar
Ia e. eq irpsd uiia haadeui and halters. and all the
yaFaphernaa Of dssposm, poured upon our terri
tory mighty fses ines. and plumber our coast; cities
sud ours are occupied and pllged aud the rights Of
the inhabitants tran ped uader foot rivers are bfdged,
ald II the wave AZ rot beaten have all the other
s4travsgArees of BlTbArian insolenes. 10 such an
emergency, vhea the lives hbSrties aud properly OF
tasr brethren Of the South sell their o~n, are
h7easned Nh extern nation, they are found fAise to
ter blood and name and worss than the base Bsotsn,
irstf, freedom and honoT for mule eonirlcts
With JOB in bis pocket, msn, who has read the
closing narrative Of HsrodOus seeks 10 muddy that
aosng font Of patriotic inspiration, and appeals to the
mobiles. impulses of youth upheld the b,ssst cause
4 fhsrmopyR defended by Be,dsrs a Thermopyfs
Iatrased BY tue hired tools Of dsspO;sm' There
character, With UaSii-g hearts and una dag hands
WhRe " the 500 sgSrtans won inpershAbe rsnOWn,
they stood idly by aad At the first opportunity ssnfed
the adhesion and devotion to the Barbarian invsdsr
As IN ancient 50 IN modern tines The base OF
the old Is revived in the new Beptia with this differ
saee the classic Et orchs gaze dirt The vulgar Of the
present day receive IL.
We copy the commentary Of Be odAn Of Kentucky
upon fhermoPy'e:
From the L9uisviH. Journal,
Thermopy'e although in Que sspsc, word Of inspir.
iou 70 men, Is In another a word OF warning II i the
beacon OF supine1ess well the star OF heroisu. 10
each aspsc il teaches lesson which Kentuckisns, in
this crisis o. the destiny Of their country aud Of their
Su.e should earnestly heed.
When X.rxss re-. ou. for the invasion Of Greece,
congress o. deputies from the Greek States at the
I,mus Of Conth to make arrangements to resist the
INVADER Ths cor gress wisely resolved tha. the invader
should &c encountered a. the pass Of Tbermop5le.
narrow defe in NOSshern Greece, and Leonidas, with
detachment Of SIaraas and other PeloponneSians.
sent forward 70 occapy the pas. The body Of the Gree
can force however did not fc 1H LeOnidas and his
On the contrary dsemiug the danger Of Greece not imm
peut hs Creeks In general remained at home TO attend
tse ypc festival aud the festival Of the CArnean Apollo
persuaded Notwithstanding the foot Of the invader
sready upon the soil OF Greece, that il would be time
es0ugh % 20 u the relief and reinforcement OF Leondss
whsr two or three weeks distant the approaching games
sbould be over They stayed bone not, del, TO
protect their ln they had too much military sense for
hat bat 10 anuse themselves. Meanwhile, Nsixe', at
the bead Of one OF the largest armies ever assembled on
Ihs globe came Up Thermopyla. and attacked Lsoni
da Who REFUSING the djssr Of the Persian army with
havoc thai caused ,rxss 20 leap in rage out CT the
thrOne IRON which he watched the bie, beld the nigh
" host at bay for to spse Of Two mortal days wheo
traitor having revealed lls, the mountain paEh
that led the Of Leoaidas the PeISians
del the hero and his band and them pieces eav
log Greece TO SXpiae Al SAamis and PgeI the slpins
nsss which abandoned her immortal vanguard to q fate
tina, was almost unnecessary and bootess 10 a militia.
~ view asi is morally mperishable Such Is Thsrmop-
va.
DO We wart Thermcpy'e in Kentucky God forbid
an yet one seems all but impending The Legislature
celebrating uot unlike the lsthmiAn Congress Of old
tie means Of resisting the invader has resolved that the
invader shall De xpsllsd ard Lsonidis with bis band
Of heroes has gone frsArd 20 bis post but though the
iaEldilg lsgions dawn up ~ battle array and IN
ovefpowering strength before this devoted pbalAnx
portion Of people, neglecng their vanguares as the
Greeks neglected theirs when the myria6s OF Asrxes
hung above Il like thunder-coud are inactive and
supine the shades Of danger had crossed their
minds ad crossed only pGrayzs and s.upifs them
HO~ loIg shall tbs suicidal apathy endure SSaI it
st until err brave defenders the railway and In the