Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-15
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l. not much % rav credit Of toe Confederate csri-
td that selstug aud froEcking, iraRcking aud
eN,0rt-ng, though existed. desperate cor
ts urged against fearful odds is going o. yet we are
hilarious in The midst Of profound pe.ce. Toe ex-
is'eEes Of the uai)H Is uperillSd vet dance ard
laugh eat drink ard are merry and seem As insensble
the dangers around us As Belshszzus bauque,e r.
We are in danger No man in hiI =. nses will DENY it.
WAC certainly say that the Joint ,tacs on Eyanspo
and Centrevle viii not succeed? Who will say tina, y
.pO yerfl mercIess Aad cunning foe NAV not devise
sch which shall prove successful in spite OF the vaor
OF our soldiers the skin Of Generals aud the ''wi4
d,u Of the deieas gs policy Such a catastrophe seems
im7ossble; il is far from our thoaghts-so far that We
Do care exhibit common prudence aud sagacty
il mounting and manning our ford6c4uo1s. But conf
dnce not security. TIE children of men could not be
persuaded shatthe Dauge coming and the people on
Port Royal island thought themselves perfectly safe So
thought the War Department regard TO Western V.r-
aia Shen i, stripped o! troops aud left TO be raw.
aged By Hessian maEuders. Is by no means follows
tina, IN Richmond arc safe because We think so, or
because 20 10 dancing and fancy there is danger
l. is among the possibilities, and not the remote
possibilities either that tbs Confederate seat OF Govern
may De N Inc bands OF the Yankees in les than
silty days from tlis time. VIII We never wake Up
40 We hsd rather dance, and trust everything to
invisible O5ugress and carc.atory Executive.
Not only dancing and juake,ias in bad taste at
sucS tine As The present. but they inhuuanly dis
respectful and foolish II a father or brother lay in
mortal peril il upper chamber would IL rot be bruta
il bis children be 'clttiag the pigeon ~ugn below
stairs Hundreds sad hundreds Of fathers and brothers
are auguishng IN the hospitals OF this very city, and
thousands upon thousands Of ataers so1s husbands aud
lovers exposing their lives in the ded from
sg1jugadoC; and here are, protected by the living
wall OF their dluatess breasts kckr. up our heels snd
tripping or the gi, fantastic toe in the mos, JOYOUS
manner T6is not nc way 20 show a decent 10 pect
or merely human sympathy fer our suffering defend
els. This Is not the temper which vii or ought 10 save
aP.oP.e from conquest
FAr be it from 20 arouse needless fears to repress
innocent amuseueats. Properly guarded, dliciag
Rel gh,u hea,:hiul pastme-irdgitey better than the
DRY and drsary r,-llols where only c,uve-atou haf
scandal and whole nonsense, is allowed. Blu. We must
dsacr let co1due ourselves 70 the o-.ashiond de-
cent. respectable dlucss-,he cOtIlon ard the like
Heaven save from the round dances as they
caed-;h- loatascme products of prurisnt Frei Oh
ts.e. We regret extremely hear that these round
dances are becoming al the rage at fashionable parties
and at the "big Lop- AZ the great hotels Words can
no. express dsesaou and abiorsuce OF these dan
c7 They ought no; be tolerated in the Coniedrracy.
Tire girl who dances them Oggb. to take HAmets ,dyice
10 Opheia-"get thee 20 nuunery." They will DO well
enough for the raupug female animals OF YIakeellrd
bu they ough; to be secuted by every pgre,miudsd
aud refined southern lady.
We know tha, he advocates Of these shameless dances
~i throw IN our ,se.h the old adage, evil to him VINO
evil hiuk,th' Asuspeesed Cypriau might do tue sane
thing Tde'c dances are utterly Disgusting They are 4
disgrace 70 respectable society They seem studiousy
DEVISED 10 prompt he suggcstops and sensations
t. SAY that the wGggu; uoruin-, Sbi-Iu-. squirmug
b5bbiag up AMI down motions Of these dances are gross
D. indecent, 90 ay the very last Of them. No good
MA can look at ,hcu for the FIRST time without bsag
shocked no good WOMAN vhoa, feeling her cheek tip-
gle With tis seal, lash Of terrible shame Only vixen
lls f-,qisnt repetition Of them has dnlled the usura
susibiLles. can they be viewed with anything bus dis
gut
There is very simple test by which The round dance.
ali al other Of Young people may h. tested
in regard 10 their deceucy. Are they proper and perm
.iD.e ia private What father would like to catch his
daughter dancing ,e polka ia he arms Of young man
45ea 10y themselves in parlor What father, shO bad
nassr before witnessed the filthy spectacle would noc
kick the Young uln out Of doors and seud the ouag
TO asylum, Dtuoiug the polka IN public does
no. make il les n.rnsieAy indseens We morth'd
ADD indignant think that these abOmnabe exhibitions
are becoming popular in Redmond.
We are getting eOrrlp too fast. What With cheating
ryoriu- drinking and dancing lh, round dances, We
are eapng into tie foul dephs Of Washington degrade
tol at a single bound. II We must become roUei lo,us
70, a little less rapily Lstus taboo and kick og Of re-
epseabe circles iumodes AID impure dances ard them
thai dance them. fnotE prefer rush into the FASH
iousSe depayity Of the European Yankee capitals
e. ~ By al means do 1t Eh impetaosy aud absolute
lie tha. will IN some sort redeem deprlyi,y Let
us have thsGerman' in churches after morning
ervce s Is introduce the CIHcan into our private
drawing rooms; and have Model Artist exhibitions
evry night the pArlOr5 Of the Exchange aad Spots
wood.