Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-13


Bishop Burnett who went to visit him, complained
that he had gone to see great Prince aud fouad only
an industrious shipwright Evelyn not better salts
fed with his imperial tenant:
cit was not in the character of tenant that the Gar
was kev to gain the good word of civilized men. With
all the high qualities which peculiar TO himself, he
had all the filthy habits which we're then common among
his cOun,rymen. To the end Of his life while dlscplu
ing armies founding schools framing codes, organizing
tribunals building cities deserts joining distant seas
by artificial rivers he lived in his palace like hog IN
sty aud when he entertained by other sovereigns
never failed leave their tapestried walls and velvet
state beds unequvocal proof that savage had been
there. Evelyns house left i'll such state that the
Treasury quieted his complaints with considerable sum
OF money
In disquisiton upon Standing Armies hacaulay Ia
vors the idea that none but regular soldiers" dstil
guished from the militia win great battles. lie then
proceeds-usng the argument of Lord SOmers;
at was idle to report the names of great battles won
in the Middle Ages by who did not make war their
chief calling; those battles proved only that militia
might beat another, and not that militia could beat
regular army As idle it to decaim about the camp
at Tlbury We had indeed, TO be proud oil the
spirit which all classes Of Engfsh-gentemen and
yeomen, peasants and burgesScs-Aad so sigualiy
displayed in the great crisis OF loss; bu. bad also
reason TO be thankful that with all their spirit they were
not brought face to face with the Spanish battaons-
SOmers related anecdo,e well worthy TO be remen-
bered which had been preserved by tradition IN the no
BILE house of De We're. One Of the most ilusrous men
Of that house captain who had acquired much expert
euce aud much fame in the Netherlands had in the cri-
sis Of peril been summoned back TO England by Ella
beth and rode with her through the endless ranks OF
shouting kemen. She asked him what he thought oil
the army. IL is' he said, a brave army There was
something in his tone or which showed that he
meant more than his words expressed The queen IN
sisted on his speaking out. Madam he SAID, your
grace's army is brave indeed have not IN the world
the name of coward, and yet am the greatest coward
here All these fine fellows PRAYING that the enemy
NAV land ana that there may be battle aud J, whe
know that enemy well. cannot think OF such battle
without dismav' De We're doubtless in the night
The Duke Of Parma ind ed, would not have subjected
our country; but it is By 10 means improbable tha
h had effected landing, the island would have been
the theatre of war greatly resembling that which Han
nba voged in Iay, and that the invaders would not
have been driven till many cities had been sacked,
till many counties bad been wasted and till muittudes
Of our stout hearted ruscs and artisans had perished
IN the carnage OF days not less terrible than those OF
Thrasymene aud Caun@."
Let those in any country, who co1liy speculate upon
the chances Of INVASION and above all Of civil war, take
the moral o. De Vere's remark into their heart Of
hearts.
We have quoted sufficient to show that TO the last,
Mlcaulay did no; lag as writer We add, from his un-
revised account the concluding suenee of bis Death OF
William Ill
"He was uudor no Illusion as to his danger. Il am
fast d,awing he said, to my end His end was wor-
thv of his life. His ia,i.ect not for moment
cloudCd His fortitude the admirable because
he was not wiling TO die He had very tel' said to
OF those whom he most loved You know that never
feared death there have been times when should have
wished it; but now that this great prospect Il
opsuieg before me- do wish stay here little lon
ger Yet weakness qncrul l>usuos di>graced the
no be close Of noble To the phyScius the
K1g r-un'd hs thanks grScoEs.y Ind -cHtl, i hno"
hat Won have done all that skill and learning could DO
for me but the case i beyond your art and submit
From tn word. which escaped him, ne seemed TO be
frequently engaged in mental PRAYER. Burnet and Ten
i,lu rcniiuyd many hours IN tie SICK room lie lro-
tossed jh-m trm ttli"i IN the truth o the CuiiS
tian religion, aud received tie sacrament loh
their hand wh great seriOl>l ess. The ante ctLOrrs
seis e-qwi-d a n'..1t vita iu,ds aul pity councillors
lie ordered several o. them ~ be called r., aud ex'rted
himself TO tlae leave ui them with few kud aud cheer
fll words Anoug the E1glsh who were admitted u his
beds lc Dvo, shire aud Ormo1d. But there we're
in The crowd those Whg tlt 10 E1Lshmin could feel
frsn OF his YOU who had been true 10 him, and to
whom be had been uu', through all vcisitud3s at for
tuur who had served him with uuterahic ieiity when
his Secretaries Of State, his Treasury aud us Admiralty
had betrayed him who had never, on any field OF bat
! .le or in an atmos here tainted with l--:hs-mo
! and deadly disease, ,hsunk irom placing Their own
lives in jeopardy to IL; and whose truth he had, at
the cost OF bis popularity, rewarded With bouneous
muu.hc,nce. lie stain ID his feeble voice to thank Anv
eruIeIqlc for aircouatc aud loyal ser vices o thirty
wears To AJcmil be gave the keys OF his closet aud
of his private drawers 'Y0u know he said what to do
| with them BY this time he could arccy resri.e.-
Can this lie said to thepbysuar-, last long, lie "a'
told that the end approaching. He swallowed cor
dial and ask for Bentnck Those we're his last words
Beatinck asa tly came TO the bedside beat down. and
placed his ear close the Kings mouth The lips OF the
Gy. ."cved, h@t nothing could be heard The hing
took the hand OF his earliest friend and pressed tender
IL to his heart In that moment, no G2ubt all that had
cas- slight passing cloud thr log and pure friend.
| shin vas forgotten. t was now between seven aud
EIGHT In the morning He closed his eyes and gasped for
breath. TIE Bishops kuelt down and read the commen-
| datory prayer. When il end William vas no more
| When his remains laid ou, It was found that he
wore next his skin small piece of black silk ribbo1-
The lords in waiting ordered it to be taken OIL. It con-
tanned gold ring and lock Of the hair OF Mary"
Our duty would be only half performed here, were wN
to conclude wthou; rem,rkng that Nac@gl,y IS thor
ougLly consistent trou aOGt antipathies and Ia
vorltisms. his Ike and dlskes. William ia his hero,
and Macauly passes very hghy over the dark shades
of his centous character which greatly grieved b.;
fair and loving copso- tc whv hv o"ed bIs Crown
The in which his intrigue with Elizabeth Viiers
Is slurred over when its consequences had to be noticed
i scarcely pleasant the reader credabe to the ~
shOs
When The oppGrtgn arises t)r being savage and sa-
trica upon persons subj which he dslkes, Aacau
lay dips bis pea in oil--Of y.riol. Iu the aew volume,
his attacks upou John bake OF Marlborough are kept up
William PeDn the obe2t OF his violent assaults in the
former volumes, is unnoiiced in this,-but Macaulay
here INDUCES in sTe3a abuse of the Qakers going eve
to the length of declaring het h olse or tue seyen
teent esalty, shay "haa scrnpes about capital put
ishment" aud therefore had ted to hunt Spencer Cow
per to death, for a crime he did not commit As usual
With Macauy he fercey assals the Scotch (though lis
father was the son Of Scot.h clergyman, and pours
the vials Of bis wrath upon them account of their
having got up or rather Of having been taken in by the
Daren Expedition Byron, who praised the wrath and
Partially of Milford the historian beGaasS they made
him write in earnest would have been yet more pleased
with Macaulay.
Iremaias 10 add that copiOus Index to the whole,
work closes this last volume and that Macaulays "hs
tory" in this edition is placed only forty cents vol
ul.e making two dollars for the whole. The price in
England is $40. This is marked difference in our ia
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