The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-27
The Inauguration Of Royalty.

50 The Inauguration Of Royalty.
In conversation with au intelligent and re-
spectacle citizen of New Orleans, a few days
since, we learned something of the royal airs
assumed by Phil. Sheridan, at the capital of
his satrapy. He assured us that, when the
conceited little upstart wanted to take an
airing, he invariably put on such style as
astonished the whole population, and excited
the quiet derision of all sensible men.
For example, the state carriage used on
such occasions is a landau, a covered car
riage which opens at the top, so as TO give
an unobstructed view of the inmates.
Therein sits his little Highness, surrroun-
ded by select members of his staff, he and
they bedecked and begewgawed all over
with elongated yards of gold lace, with a
plentiful besprinkling of gold buttons and
other Ostentatious ornamentatiOn, for the
eyes of wondering niggers to gaze at. To
this vehicle are attached six horses lit takes
six TO draw such a weight of charaeter,) and
these are caparisoned with the most elabor-
rely ornamented harness that vanity and
self-conceit can invent. But, to cap the eli
max of absurdity and ostentation, all
this fripperry is finished off with
grand display of long white
plumes, tipped with red feathers, which are
ldStCUcU u tHc HUFScS HSduSy III SucH fASH-
ion as to cause them to undulate in all the
graceful mazes of poetic motion. 1t is alto
gether new and unique display of fuss and
feathers. The royal cortege is completed
by "A train of outriders and guards, all en-
robed in the tinsel Of military pomp, and
consisting of two regiments of mounted
troops, who, on such imposing occasions, are
admonished to appear in their best bib and
tucker; for nothing common or unclean is
permitted 10 pass betwixt the wind and his
nobility"
In this style does Philip move through the
streets, looking, as he passes, alternately to
the right and the left, to see who is paying
homage and making obeisance; for these he
seems to expect, and his department obvi-
ouSly demands. One cannot help, on see
ing a being who should be a man, exhibit
ing such puerile vanity, in this republican
country. of the couplet from Pope
Behold the child by Natures kindly law,
Pleased with n RATHER, tickled with n straw
But this style of regal ostentation is not
peculiar to Sheridan, we are told. Sickles,
the satrap of the Carolinas, it was charged
| in congress, the other day. is inflated with a
similar emulation of royal display
1t takes four black horses, with CORES
ponding exhibition of fnery, pomp aud self.
| Importance, 10 haul this General. In short
| these men display, in their manners, the
| spirit and effect of the reconstruction meas
| ures. Such legislation is an exotic Of royal
origin it is foreign to American institutions
| and an alien to republican principles. 1t is
| the first formal legislation in this country
since the establishment of our constitutional
| system, which erects a viceroyalty in any o
| these States, and sends out vicesreyal agents
| from the central power, who establish Local
courts with all the incidents of regal pomr
and kingly tom foolefy. These vice .roya
| agents, the first in our constitutional histo
| ry, are appointed by a power independent Of
| the people, and furnish inGisputable evidenc,
of the style which bad men will put on tn,
moment they find themselves no longer re
| sponsible to the people. There was there
fore, deep and subtle reason for selectin!
military men, instead of sober civilians, t.
| fill these stations of high authority In tn,
/ conquered provinces" The military maj
| is accustomed TO the exercise of arbitrar,
authority; he is habituated to look npol
| other and subordinate men as mere machines
who are 10 be used to accomplish
certain ends; and the rights, the interests o.
| the feelings of such men regarded as un
| worthy of consideration by those who com
l lilauu tuGul ne cIlllTS SYSTEM luiTOohtts
by these military bills inaugurates new er.
| in American history; an era in which Their
| is an abrupt departure from our old-fashion
ed republican simplicity. and the adoption
| of style bearing every senblance of royal
| ty. . This cannot be accidental; it mus
have been foreseen, and therefore designed
1t is part of that systematic encroachmen
upon constitutional republicanism, which j
4 rn$nr Aad IN ,a4n tn4,a
1 government, IN manners, In customs, in tn,
relations which have heretofore existed be
tween the makers and administrators of on
laws, and those who have always, heretofore
| been considered the only source of powe
and authority. Sheridan and .Sickles, cir
gerbreaded all over with the trappings c
vulgar despotism, are representatives. of rad
icalism in the future, shadows of its con
cealed designs, out-crops from its purposes
which are now concealed under the speciou
disguise of 'progress,fh ere construction, an
equality without regard to color" Sucl
men, enacting such characters are no
the outgrowth of eur-oh republican mar
ners and ideas. They would never, lunde
old admin istrations, have dared 50 to defy
sound and healthy republican. public opir
ion. They are, the. spawn of the festerin
! bed of radlcalism, which is indulging in ill
cit familiarity with old rotten European 70,
atty.
When this PREDETERMINED revolution sha
be consumlnated-if, indeed, it ever shall b
. the suferance Of the people be consumma
f ed- such a shoulder ups:art4 a
Sheridan will expect to be nothing less tina
Duke of louisiana. We see he has adopte
Ducal habits already in anticipation. I
] such an event he will need a device for
coat of arms; for heraldric bearings appe,
tain to a aaoblesse. Being one of little Phil
admirers, We suggest the following as apprt
pirate to his character: The frog who,
j A,sop represents as trying to swell himse
to the corporal dimensions of the OK by il
haling wind; and in the back ground a moi
Key, with a white plume in his. cap, tippe
} with red, in the act of ascending q pole, !
illustrate the proverb that, the higher th
initiative and sprightly animal climbs, tn
more he displays his ungainiy proportion
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