Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-23
shak.peare ON the RebeIlien.


to the general reader how aptly the fol-
lowing quotations from the works of the
worlds great dramatist, fit the rebe6 end
the rebellion of our day, and the war of
the loyal people to put them down. The
passages extracted arc from but two of
the plays, King John and Richard Ii, and
are such as attracted attention during the
perusal of those plays for another pur-
pose. The first extract is that wherein
the specious traitor Bolingbroke, although
in open revolt, puts on the air of the in
iured party, as JEFF. Davis does, and asks
to be informed what ofense he has COM
mitted. Thus:
Boliasbroke-" My gracious uncle, let me know
my fault;
On what condition stands it, and wherein y
York-"Even in condition Of the worst degree
In gross rebellion and detested treason. '... .
[Richard Ii, Act ILL., Scene 3.
Substituting Breckenridge for Boiling.
broke, in the next following passage, how
fitly the lines might have been spoken by
the Governor Of Kentucky, when that
Double traitor was traversing the State,
making his very plausible neutrality"
speeches:
Tell Bolingbrokc -
That every stride he makes upon my land
Is dangerous treason. He has come to ope
The purple testament of bleeding war"
Richard II, Act lii. Scene 3.
And then, after war had been made
upon the, United States, and vast armies
were set on foot to destroy the Republic,
and short sighted men still talked of COM
promise, how these words should have
been rung out by every patriot in the
land:
"Shall we, upon the footing of our land,
Send fair.play orders and make compromise,
Insinuation, parley and base truce,
To arms invasive T.
king john, Act Y, Scene .
Again, in the following quotation, one
can almost fancy he hears such q man as
Ben Butler, or General Isaac 1. Stevens,
rebuking his brother partisans who were
still adhering to party when their whole
energies should have been given to their
country. Listen
"Ihave had feelings of my cousins wrongs,
And labored all could TO do him right,
But in this kind to come in Drawing arms,
To find out right with wrong-it may not be
And you that do abet him In this kind
Cherish rebellion, and are rebels all. ;"
IRichmond IL, Act H. Scene
In the next extract, just substitute
"loyar" for royal" and observe how
well the words would have become the
mouth of Parson Brownlow on his return
to East Tennessee: ... n,'
Dear earth, do salute thee with my hand
Though rebels wound theo with their horses
hoofs -
As a long.parted mother with her child
So weeping, smiling, greet thee, my earth
And do thee favor with my royal hands.
Richard II, Act ILL., Scene q
To all remaining extracts we have pre-
fixed heads sufficiently expressive of their
application: "
GRANTS CELEBRITY OF MOVEMENT.
Ere thou canst report will be there,
The thunder Of my cannon shall be heard"
,.'.s King John, Act j. Scene ].
BUTLER AND "BALDY" SMITH on JAMES RIVER.
How much unlocked for is this expedition"
Ibid, Act ii, Scene !.
GRANT BEFORE RICHMOND. e..
"Well. then, TO work our cannon shall be bent
Against the browS of this resisting town."
'@73 "a ''s+ Ibid, Act Il, Scene l.
MERIT OF THE UNION SOLDIERS.
1.-THE peace of Heaven is theirs that lift their
swords
In such lust and charitable war"
Ibid, Act ii, Scene l.
THE sISEws OF WAR
How shall we do for money for these W arst
T-- tRichard II. Act Il, Scene l.
This last question is being nobly an
swered by the cheerful alacrity of the peo-
pie in paying their taxes, and in pouring
out their volunteer millions at the Great
Fairs in aid of the Sanitary Commission.
N. Y. Clipper.