Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-12
I. Horse, A uor.s. A kingdom for a Hor..

Our recollection does not at this moment supply US
with an instance of people becoming governing class
and welding the truncheon of empire, who could not
ride horse. The amiable and accomplished Nenophon
ons Of the only two in al history who have won renoWn
by conducting retreat in his charming dissertation on
sducaton he Cyropedia) ntimasss his opinion en- the
subject, in summing up the requisites Of gentsman'
sduc.,ioa in Persia To rsGe, to shoot, to speak the
truA These accomplishments with the incidents they
necessarily carry with them, constituted fitting train
ing for men who AsPircd to empire.
What may be the secret charm Of the mysterious con-
ueIioa between the man and the horse, know not
We are not seeking the philosophy Of the matter, but
merely stating fact attested by the annals Of mankind
that the horse l. always associated, and holds com
taunton and fellowship with the governing races of the
earth. 1t would simply fatigue to Adduee irsSnces.-
The des typaed in the CsntAur BY the lively fancy Of
ths Greeks Bowed down as We all arc in modern times
BY the eternal pressure Of commerce, still We cannot
foru an idea Of perfect gentleman disconnected with
ths AOrss. The Eupllrids and Knights Of Greece the
PatricAns and Equities Of Rome; the Kaights Of lie
Middle Ages ths Chevaers Of Francei the Cavaliers
of Italy; the CabaIlerOs Of Spain; the Cavaliers Of
gagland-sll varying forms Of the thing-hsyirg
sor bAss The gene<eus qusdrupsd all associated in
history and our imAgiuAtiOns with genty and denim
ion But the mere iootmAn the psrAh Of the East tha
pieton Of Spau the pasAn Of France tho pedestrian Of
Easland-an ploddsrs Of dull earh-everys6ere heSsrs
OF sood and drawers Of vater-groyeers-of the earth
s.rthy; Won cannot in idea make rulers of them.
So., our Yankee candidates for dominion disregard
chi, In, SriAbe lau Of sequence-they impinge on PHI
.opb.r srAres universal rule of right and the eternal
M, - hak ~ thatr
give them two sOS, piece Of t"ine and little paint
add in an hour they win have you an elegant seven day
clock warranted 20 run twelve months! That's their
fo<e But bring them up to Aanophons standard, AID
test them By his rale. Can they ride The very idea
OF Yankee on horseback prOSckss sense Of rdierle
Al over the Continent Can they skeoi II so, they
have 10 learn to do aer joining the SrDy, and that's
a trick which boys aeqsre more easily than men. Do
shey snail ne frs,Af We their own lips curl
at the question II there be habit more deeply To-
grained in their bsag than another il Is the early &C
gulred and nyine,5e habit OF lying The attempt of
people Who cannot set horse, shoo gun n0r tel
the truth TO conquer . kingdom and establish en-
pre, is amply absurd.
But speaking Of The horse, have we OF the South
UroHted a. much a. We might have done BY fami-
Arlty with that noble animal aud egs s he as,
tudss' There are very Can remember the time Vie
trets "a Got ride TIE saddle has been familiar 70 a
since boyhood. Should not prof. BY al The .dyan-
tage which this hsbitGds gives US eOmpensats for the
unequal number Of the enemy, If We bad bad ls,OGO
horse a. the battle Of Manassas could easily have cut
down or captured the greater portion of he s~iiootd
eosmy and hyouAeked that night the capitol square
II Washington.