The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-11-12
For the Palladium.
RICHMOND, INDIANA, !
Nov, 3. 1870.

Over the euphonious nom de plume of
G-R-A-T-z, there appeared in the 1ndi-
annapolis Journal of the End inst, letter
written from this city, by some very OBJ
servant, veracious, enterprising. and
highly literary (O quill driver.
Whether the writer of the article in
question, so complimentary Of our quiet
burg-commercially, socially, and edu-
cationally-belongs to that species of an
mated nature, which parts its hair in the
middle OF its head; whether that por
ton of the essayest's scalp--where hair
ought to grows naked, or whether
there is even more hair than head, are
not so much matters of interest or Of
curious inquiry, as is the mooted ques-
ton of the mental condition Of the indi>
vidual--"special correspondent, at the
time of perpetrating the curious gem.
In force ofdiction-in beauty and va
riety of illustrations-in poetic imagery
in business Of comparisons-in flights
of fancy-in harmony of periods, and in
cogency Of ratiocination-the essay ranks
among the most finished productions of
the golden age of English literature, and,
as a mere literary effort, reflects honor
and credit on its author.
As but few of the readers of the Pal.
ladium have enjoyed the felicity Of Pc
rusal Of the. gifted effusion. and to the
end that our benighted aud semi>barbar-
Gus citizens may be fully apprized as to
what angels in disguise, and what mod
ern Daniels condescend to domicil
among US, and to do our greedy village
the distinguished consideration Of 'wri-
ting it up will select very few of the
choice compliments 20 to the enterprise
of Richmond in which the painting
abounds.
"Richmond-this greedy little mol
lusk-has for years been sending out its
tentacles in all directions, ever ready to
draw within lis grasp every thing within
known space that would add to its COM
mercisl and social interests"
In the language of late funny~graph-
list, A. W., this fattering photograph is
slightly sarcastic-rather satirical.
'Mollusk' is good-'tentacles is better
and exhibits in striking manner an
easy familiarity with the nomenclature
of learned naturalists-but Known
space is simply immense
1t is most defferentially suggested,
that if the word Richmond in the quo
tation, were replaced by the name of
city of six syllables, situated near the
centre of our Hooser State, the sketch
would appear more life like.
Having failed in its mad grabs after
the Soldier Home and Court House, it
has ceased the inglorious strife and has
gone to sleep, to dream of the new pas
senger depot and an elegant Hotel"
See Hamlet's soliloquy, and let the
torpid Lizards of Rich nond, in the Ian.
guage of the blind bard take timely war;
ming and
"Arise-awake-or be forever fallen r.
"With a subduing ballast Of five thou
sand Quakers, it is impossible for the
balloon to sail very high here.''
Heavy on the .Quakers! But then, they
are q meek and a gentle sect-slow tc
anger and of long suffering that is, they
formerly were, before their metamorpho
sis. SO POLITICALLY, so graphically describ-
ed by a-R-A-Tz, they can endure even
yet reviling without rehabilitation, and
can patiently suffer any small nuisances
even special espondents-without
resentment.
1t might have been supposed that a
quiet, unobtrusive sect, who are con-
fessedly the pioneers in all the great
moral reforms of the age, and even in
being the only sect of Religionists who
at their origin accorded to women, in
their church polity, equal rights equal
privileges with man-because she is
equally human being, equally rcspon>
sible for the performance of the same
duties-the same obligations to her Ma.
ker, to herself and to her race, with mar,
and therefore entitled to the full enjoy
ment, in all respects, of equal facilities,
equal means, to meet those duties ard
those responsibilities-a sect certainly
not remarkable for the neglect Of the sb-
servance of the requirements Of sound
morality, nor distinguished for theirig-
norance and want of thrift and Of
healthy enterprise. Such sect night
be considered as justly entitled to inn
munity from the vindictive attacks Of .
small ink waster.
"In opportune jacks of clubs" metshe
sensitive vision of our amiable pennf-a-
liner. What kind of cards "inopporune
cards" are, / am at loss to know. Per-
haps it was to the 'inopportunely' dop>
ping of cards on the pavement. thairef>
erence was had.
Severe gay dresses" as applied j: not
very lucid to the dull perceptions Of the
subscriber, neither is the expression eel