The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-12-16
ter, though. by the way, I ncv or
saw one Of those worthless.

saw one Of those worthies.
Among many Of the memorials
Of the ancient dead. is monu-
ment to eighteen thousand martyrs.
IN Edinhurg between the
years 1861 and 1858, beginning
with the noble marquis Of Argyle
and ending with Mr.. James Rem
wick. The incription on the tomb
is not to be resisted:
"Halt passenger, take heed what you do see;
This tomb doth show for what men did die.
Here lies interr'd the dust of thoss who stood
'Gainst perjury, resisting unto blood"
Another curiosity is the old iron
church. with part Of the old post
still standing to which offenders
were nailed by the ear. / wonder
were those the good old times We
hear spoken Of 50 regretfully by
those who mourn our degenerate
days My very modren taste re-
fuses to appreciate them.
In my church going have. with
the flower and fashion Of this
capital, sat beneath the wisdom of
Dean Ramsey, and / have min
gled with the people as they lis
tened to the almost inspired elo-
quenoe Of the peoples minister.
within the POI tails of the venerable
St. Giles; and as their heartfelt
praises filed tho lofty aisles that
have echoed the songs Of martyrs,
l felt there was still abundant ele-
ment of the same ma1tyr-spirit,
and my heart throbbed with pleas :
ure to know that the people, in
treading the thorny path Of life,
were led and guarded by such q
firm but tender and loving pastor.
Long may he guide them>
And thus, as I go musing, my
senses are led captive by the spirit
Of romance and poetry. that so
thoroughly imbues every thing
here, But this morning was
made to burst the silken bands,
and aroso from nv dalliance in the
Castle Of Indolencc' by this in
the morning paper, after long
review Of the situation in New
York city: Very swiftly does that
country seem drifting toward the
gulf which has swallowed up oil
the great republics Of the world
The forces that are impelling il
toward Pn anarchy, that can only
end in dictatorship, are precisely
those that can least successfully be
resisted in q republic
l ask. can such things be2' and
is there no balm in Gilead2' or is
there something in tho wish being
father to the thought
Now. If there is one thing 1 an
more ignorant Of than another, i
is the great sci ence Of govern
ment. unless it be its wee moddle
petticoat government. which BY
the way affords considerable
scope for science. It was ever ,
part Of my education to repres'
all curiosity in that direction, ant
I was never more severely repri
manded than when putting myseI
in position of taking political OBJ
servation. ald nv partial sense,
would fain close themselves to al
unseem:y sights and sounds tha
reach me from my native land, bu
were to close my eyes and clos
my ears, my nostrils would sill
lproclaim, something rotten il
Denmark alias tho devoted cit,
New York, but exac tly what
is 'surpasses me to know, an,
among much that do not, thi
much / do know, it is too sad tha
free America. standing out as sh
should and does, the great beacon
Hight of the world, whose yer,
existence shortens the arm Q
power and curbs the fierce tempe
oftyranny, should have her brigh,
ness overshadowed by such dar
scenes as New York riots, an
probably worse events. II ther
are not among the politicians OF tn
lpresent any dauntless spirits an
strong right hands. that can re
adjust the tangled reins Of legisla
ton, we still have some statcsme
of the past. ~Lose native vigo
eighty wears have not shaken; bi
them grid on the armor again an
lcome to the rescue.
In winding up my Edinbur
wanderings, / can not close with
out doing this littl, piece of jus
tice to the ladies of this bcauti
full city. l fancy it would bc i'm
ipossible to walk the streets Of an
capital in the world, and inset wit
more fresh. lovely faces than al
daily 10 be seen here. not alon
the freshness and loveliness {
youth, but the beauty Of . highl
refined and intellectual type. B,
humsn nature is the came ever
where, and l will just mention fc
the benefit Of my sisters across IL
water, that these fair ladies assel
their feminine humanity, by array
ing themselves in exactly the sam
kind and same amour. of innocer
finery that they do. this OF cours
excepting the hords of dem
monde, that tread each other
heels on Chestnut street, and
other large cities, and who aI
very unjustly allowed to represeI
American style and taste. Thel
is here to be seen the same mod
cs', retiring girl that We hav
opinions to the contrary notwitt