Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-29

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sasT..s. sra ssolan his ta.ta soae: tHss'
III could rot kssa explained L, aets!y Taa
it the tiuel OBJECT .hs tlnsi etsu.t Ct tho s7il
thoughts he had brought from tho esllsys,
remnant of impulse, result Of what is called
in physics acquired force? 1t was that, and
it " a. also perhaps even less than that We
will cav plsinly il WAS not be who had stolen,
il was not the man, il was the beast which,
from hsbit and instinct, had stupidity Bit his
foot upon that money while the Intslecs Was
struggling in the midst of so many new and
unknown influences. When the intellect
awoke and saw this net of the brute, Jssu
Vatican recoilad Ii anguish and uttered cry
OF horror.
II was a strange phenomenon, possible only
in the condition in which he then Was, but
the fact is, that in stealing this money from
that child, he had done thing Of which he
was no longer capable.
However, that may DO, this lsat mi4deed
had decisive effect upon him. 1t fusked
across tho chaos Of his intellect and dlssipsted
il, SGT the light On ono side and the dark
cloucs en- the oibar, aud acted upon his soul,
ia Tho condition it waa.in, az certain chemical
re agents Sc: upon n tusbid mixture, By pre-
clpiAting ono clrmsn. att producing clear
solution Of the other.
At tlcst even bef,ro differentiation and
reflection distrsctedly, like ono who seeks to
escape, no tndrAvured 10 find lhs boy ~ give
bin back his money; then, when no iouu tn ut
that was useless and impossible, be storpad
IN despair. Al the very moment when be
exclaimed What wretch ! AM" he cav
himself AZ be was, and was already Ho far
sonar ated from himself that it seemed tu him
tho. be was only phantom, and that he had
there before hip,, init .sh and bone, with his
stick in his hand, his blouse on bis back, hia
knspsack filled with stolen srtlclos on his
shoulders, with his stern and gloomy face,
and his thoughts full of Ahominsbla projec:s
the h,deous galley slave, joan qs;jsan.
Master Vs'jsan beccmss sftorwatda this
name being changed) Ito respected Mayer Of
city, ensa bles &c to his ncighh"rhsoa !;
and his further adfen;ure5-inc l1dITe-tt
aaid, one gr.ndy heroic seiinn- mast he
sought in the Book itssif.
Tho most interesting person, &c inihis strange
boz is T .nine, first gTisette, and mistress
of Gu old too,tless and patched mp dehaucEee
~hym shs tsnderly loved; afterwards in
due Course a regular unfortunate female.
N.na Of Ter pcc:adilloss wtre sny fault 81
her.; en- Tho contrary she was purity and
,lstic. cy itse:f S.ciO,y hal done it al. Thus
lhS author n Il .c's upon the sad case;
Whs. il tho history CT Famine 1t is So
cisty buying slave.
From whom? FrpE misery.
From hunger, from cod, 'ra IN l"nelIneSa,
from abandonment, from pflIatl,n. alslan
chgly barter. 4 bnGl fvr III! Of hrelt.--
Misery ln.Ea6 the Cff,r, so,lsty accepts.
Truly, sccioty ought to be ashamsd Ct him
self.
The mistake oil NJ Victor Hugo, IS Of olfsr
socialists, ID that socsty is properly Lie,
Liberty sni Happiness MuluA! Insurance
Company; whereas it has h0en moro lilly
liken.l unto an Esyp.ion pitcher filled with
:aneI sirais, ea-h struggling TO got lis head
urp:rlucs:. and so it will remain, we
fea, un;il tia. fall of man is repealed.
Inawo,k which deals b familiarity with
ali aoris CT jsil.bi'ds, there is, you may be
sure polio, constable; yes, an idssl police
constable aud CT resisct example Of &c
ax,f gsratcd slyls Of NJ. Victor Hugo, we
present his portrai!ure of the p;lic ,nsn,
JaYsrt:
Jhve,t waa =! this moment in Heaven
Without Clearly defining bis ow Il feelings, yet
notwithstanding with n confused lntuition Of
his necessity and his succsas, ne, Jsyert, per-
sonitied justice, light and truth in their csles-
tia !unc i4uE 81 dostroysIa Of evil. lie was
sun ounded and supported by j, finite depths
Of authority, reason, precedent, legal con-
Science, tic wang ancs Of The law, all tho
stars in toe armament; To protected 81
der, h. hurled IOi IL the thuuGcf Of the law,
be avenged socct, he lent aid II the 1'.ss.'
iute 10 stood efbil in a halo OF glory th='ft
nAs 10 his victory n rsnindar OF defiance shd
cap,ebt; standing naughty, respondent, he
displayed 10 full glory tho hupsr human biu.
tshty Of n ferocions nrchaugei; tie fe,fidi
ALADDIN of The derd which he VS. accomplish
ius, usde visible in Lis alsnched fiat, the uf-
c,,r,a,n flashes If the sotisl xcrd; happy AID
lad giant, En lad set bis 1T ell on crime, vice
rctullian, pe:di:i,n and he'll, he was rkdl,nt,
ex;ciiii laiing, smiling; ihore Wa AL irltau-
testsbI. grandeur in ths InUnStYuus ~.
Michael.
Bat to appreciate fully tho astonishing elu
qnence Of this writer, you mnst study the
awful conflicts in tie aCuI Of one Of bis
criminals, when about to commit moan
theft. Thsy writhe liko ono possessed of an
vii spirit, (o.me!y SjcistyD ind struggle With
strong cry ing and teas, to cast il OUT In
vain. With drops Of agony on their brnWs,
,hsy pray that ths cup may pass fioIn then;
hut drink tbcy must: ateal they will.
Tia style Of Victor Huge is now we'll
known; nut US he grows oder bis manor
ism, hs usual, btccmss Inore marked. HIS
characteristics ia now, we think, porientous
sxtravt gsnca-the iusg insti"n Bid the lan-
gusGe each trying to run aSsy from
the ether. They Lave both run clear out Of
or reach, AID ale, indeed, cut Of our sight
stogsthery