Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-24
~ Far tks pslaNare Gazette.
"reminiscences of the Past.

Mn. Enron In looking over my Iii ldep
treasures of the past, laid away Tor the purpose OF
references when the gloom Of the present throws a
| pal --ofGeh pail OF despair aronnd the tatarc,
| orn. these "reminiscences up to cheer tho heart
4 Gnd show the Changes that time makes upon the
chess board of Iile. A few days ngc iii looking
over my budget, found the little history shall!
| Row give yu',, sent me some yr1rs ago by an old
honorod r.!a.iya wl.u is nea past his fur score
yctr and having retired from the busy and la
boroas struggle III the profession Of metH6ne.
amuses himself by collecting historical data for
his own amusement and the future qualification
OF his ehildseu and fgicndp Il was written IN
iS5auph wluisevs to3FetsAtto 10 tSedister nper4i
minds OF some the effect or cause for the present
unhappy state OF oar country. once the pride Of en-
American heart; but now "Ichabod" IA written
upon the scroll OF her history, and a black cloud
covers her once proud prcemlnencc. He wrtae:
= "TEe recent events at llarpers Ferry will conf =
tute a memorable era in nie history of'the ChNhd
\ States. Iha future historian will not consider
them as q ipere transient outbreak arising from
i, the nduigencs Of mbrilIed ambition, such as the
- iilihastering Of Waiker-ror as the numbering OF
few Horderers by the Indians in revenge aor por-
,e slhhi injuries ner III an atsacH % go paphs
, armed ship urht Sasctlas On tlses bieh eAs en ac
- coGnt ots9na supposed dsrsspeet " W. lag
-, There are frequent ci,Ises which pod0se war a'e
i, taeen rival natIousu Hhe issnrsent laevssasnt
John brown AMI Ills coniederas ID AfDSai snt
murderers has an origin lar more deeply ats1
VI principles and feelings INDUCED and cAsgsfled b.
Jealous AND hostile parties in tho ssn,s oiitica
p community, which. after long series q agitation
an / agressions. have reached their S1lA nstin
point.
s- The facts of this case are open to unssA hal ol
serraaon. Ii IS y tritc truish that ever etis'
'o' must ha produced by 4 sufficient cacsc' But
he l,ms tunes happens that these causes arep, deel
r. ffta III art asss. 50 remote and oceet. IN
th tlu moat p..cn aud ring historian will
ba nled il, MS ss4Irh Tor tio,n among cohtcnpo
pie AIRY records MS with the view OF aIcrdir son
h. assistance towards correct history that ne We
or ture the attempt to trace it to its oriRn, whi'
,is- can only bo reached by q careful ,strospect
to more than two hundred years. ssxsaaSta.e -
he3 before the time when the Stewards uaount
the the throne os England. The Court Party. IN eag
on with the Church, dealt 80 severity with all VI
tes dssented from their uonas OF the diSius sight
nlHl ns and Priests, that great isc"atent was OK
,iv II t,d all over the Kingdom. The Aiaaoating par
ave was distinguished BY differenl nala.s diifere
ted reigns--as Tollarls Purians, Dissenters, Roun
ll- Heads. Nc-all names OF reproach, not assuln
OF by them selves, but bestowed upon them by
me aahcrents Of tho ceeesastical hierarchy. The
be ritans, before they expallai frass or exec
ere n,,inicaed by tn, Cnrch ~ tAer pa
hat some OF the purest and best men in England: :
.od terwards, they increased in numbers and beg
unt TO lei then streD th. tho persecuted beoatso
en- rarsetuvns slor,is,; and Ike al other politca
sail anil religious fanatics, when they have the pow
nor proved that with the power they also bad the
iml to cypress their oppressors. These paities "
hose regularly organized AS national parties durln,
tel reign ot the lst Charles, under the names OF
,res alters ana Rounl-Ieaas The latter party, III
4 by yeage ior former injuries, showed mercy
- their eppoaents and with the battle cry OF :"
Sword II tie Lord and Of Gideon" in their mou
they broke ,uto churches destroyed the treasure
art, ofwhith they Were the repositories, sbe
jnst churches and family records which could neye
nga repn'ed and lerpetrated other eiiortn,t,es WI
istic only tern,inatsdiM tho de position and dsal
ntlis the King. Ists Il e .los ..a44
n q Ths csnQuerod party .scsNtirhs et y rstdr
'6ra- order and good ssosarnmant, sent OH dnrin2
ieie. Professionals OF GraMwsA ana the events W
they preeeded II. colonies TO the forests OF America
en- lcammeuec,l tne ssttiemeat oi Virginia, Mlryl
and The caroitnas, and denrsis where their desc
they ants may hr found. -
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