Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-12


"Whats In a name 2" asked Shaks- |
peare, ga rose by any other name would
"smell as sweet" but lesser poet, of
modern times, yexed by the difficulty Of
rhymiug English words with French
names, petulently replies, "the very
"Devil's in it," and we must remember
that this oft-quotod saying Of the great
master of English was a piece Of lovers
special pleading, and even Juliet is not
made to say q rose by any other name
would sound as sweet, and, if we remem-
Der rightly, Shakespeare, in that same
play, speaks in reproach of "name un-
"musical." And again, In Othello
(though speaking Of name in different
sense, we admit,) he declares
GOOD name, in man or woman, dear, my
I,'he immediate jewel of their souls.
But he that flches from me my good name.
honH me OF that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed
and speaking of name in similar sense
the Scripture says "a good name is bet
"ter than precious ointment"
But not to wrench the meaning for the
sake of the argument, there is much in a
name Of itself, both for its sound and its
associations. Campbell asks
"Who hath not owned with rapture smittcn
frame,
The power OF grace. the magic Of name 2"
Byron says, "'Tis pleasant sure to see
"one's name In print" With what con-
scions pride born,of the associations clus-
toring around the name. did Rot Roy's
wife shout out almost as a battle cry, my
" foot Is on my native heath, and my
name Ia Mac Gregor :" How this dread
name thrilled the hearts Of her friends
with pride and of her foes with terror.
No r1an so humble but he desires ga
"local habltation and a name while livt
Ing, and hopes when dead "to mark the
"marble with his nome" And apart
from association there lie still much in a
name. Byron says, "Thrice happy he
"whose name has been well spelt," and
.galn in English Bards and Scotch Re.
viewers, he, in supreme dersion and dis
daln exclaims " o Amos Cottle Phmbus
"what name 20 while our own Halleck
speaks Of the few immortal names that
'were not born to die"
Ifappears then that there is much in a
name and the duty which dovolycd on
the gentlemen who last night who
the zane 70 the new hotel was no trnlug
one. It WIS a name 10 he constantly be.
fore our people, and 10 become familiar
Gin their mouths as household words
and il hehooved those choosing tito choos,
well. ON the whole We think they have
done 80 Clayton House sounds well. /
IL name as distinguished ne any Othe
10 the history Of our state, and one hearinl
II Hon. John NJ clayton. occupied high
IT position in the Government Of the Re
public than has been attained by any othe
OF Delaworc'- sons. i is not a naml
nov prominent in our state and hence hal
no present political association, and is MOI
likely to he scorchcd and blackenod 20 u,
free beat Of pauizan warfare. Com
pared with any other family name To
new name will stand the comparison
which Cassius made between those o
Cwsar and Bruius when he says
"Write them together, yours is as fair
name.
Sound them, IL doth become the mouth a
well.
Weigh them Il 40 heavy. rouiure whittier
Hrptua will starr "a spirit IT, soon M Cwsqi
It Ia not the name Of our choice, but :
strikes us at very good one and great
ly better and more appropriate Than mos
those proposed.