Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26
THE spEsHTS OF DEyELTFsY
Remarks of Hon. 9. 8. Cox at the
Celebration of the Birthday of
Burns by he Burns Club of WASH
ton, ID. Cool. A. M. Uaddeir.

| afiicI6 WIS long SLICE IciSOttSI. LII Is
said IN Scripture that the devil and al!
his works shall perish. [ wonder that
all the works on the devil himself have
not persisted. BIZ really, he is not so
black after all He has many winning
ways. He is as much entitled 30 a
| biographer as witch to a cat. I can
see that my friend, the President,
takes family and national pride ia
him. When the article referred to was
printed, it vas in the Kuickerbocker
| "Old Knick" in literature How 1
omitted Burns "Auld Hornie" or
| "Clooties" I can scarcely tell Twas
| quite young then, had not mixed much
| in society CT politics; had not come to
| Congress, and, therefore, my know
| l<ge of devlltry was limited. Laugh
teri The longer I live the more [ sse
| Of lt-and perhaps tie more We liv-
| the more we tolerate the evil genius.
Indeed the Scotch devil, AS organlz
| ed by the genius OF Burns, is a subst;-
| tute to his better qnalit 'es. Il seems
at first blush to be suggested by Mi
toms apostrophe to the Prince who t,@
the embattied seraI'jims again
Heaven; but his is better Satan tha;
| the warrior of Milton. He takes no
| a,t;rkt - ~ ca,,ooi;,o. o;n,o~ Ola
49," I,ns go son5Ine for he
,otaS ,a i,S1 D. - 80 ra1 as
- - 60 ~ ,l,er;,lc, ~ ..ti,I,o,,
A.. I;rIs ); ~ ro,,,.'t,f,l..s +,.o 80
,s.,rnass [,f ~, s.,rHp l1, r,,an" ord univ.
- naytla o,,,i,7st ttSs Ui,dy u,t'.,.
I,ie,bts H. cai.a an lie ryar!.,oI.s an,-
J, ,7rs Of t}a k,rk-,ar,Ia the wa .y i,xl-
80 90 +l,o So ,rd Tho e,..,,Iy,..e -.
e. ti,o r7I,.., 90 NC a.so-;, 80 nT,.I H.
,';,'s h;s Satnr .,.,.,c 49, t',,,c
para'sis 49, ;,con To- t,,<e the ;,.f,,.,.
-.atI3 ..shcCr" ana 60, ,,.5,le I'm.
,n.,,, ,,,...o+;l al Iot,as -, In I,n-,i =.
f,,,r,v h,S:.d - n.rdon ~, J.. !.
hepeunlsnt un;yersalisro OF the In
varso
-, for y..lr r~kr"
which. ont OF the q2atois. means.
don't want q he'll. even omit tie dew
I'M
R7,t th;. re,,,a,kohlv ,oo9-nature,,
d4oii of Rrrna has SOM ,,ecnijari,i4.
of character and con0uct wb:ch 90
mind one of The come devils of ii.
sacred drama OF the middle ar,a. Ii.
is not In, devil mentioned in ancient
or modern times. He is more Role1 7
Burus Than Robert G Diahle. He h..
as iitt!,, of the A>pyritn devil MS II tic
! Promef;,ous Of T,scby!ug. But - aa
not cnn,nr,.hendaa IN tba un;,.r..i
genius OF Goethe? Inconsistencies
fakes ony shame He Ia Ihf. stInd,i,r
Diabolos Of the Greek. the adversary
of lob. the SERPENT of Eden. tn,
| dragon Of the Revelation. aad alvey,
| 1o,ly am NOT erre hnt that The ~
/ fipite variety If the articles which
Vashircton and its Hobbies furni, !,
was ntic;patael by tYc.tha if rot h.,
| Rrrns Whera did ROT tIeI.listn,.i'-
eles lnrk Where do We not fod that
! sniyjt If ,yil2 Not 1ha old thaui.t.,-
col on;,,,al w.t. :.orn ond ho,f s1nl
~ 49,, .,n,,,|;cated I'm, Ii, 49,.
nosscssed of s,,i such as old We
! tell IF but the ely devil. which dauc, s
in the eve of BENNY. oauEn,is in tn
uolka and German and on fine far
! fabIe ru1s ON the ,iaw-hammer of ;ha
c,urt,er AID the fr3ck of the preacher
pores over the missals of she schoiar
and She. ..ay.s AID noes" of Congress-
He is IN be- f,und in the imnpri,l ~
! oca ar nonr4st hnvet Yo,n my a
! this rn;versag soirit IN the bonrs.s ..
! s1,acnIation and he couceals under the
hIo nlster o9grcoot tbf. foTked l;gbt-
n;I'o,s of his nnecrrn,,l.,ue ;,,t.Iioc, !
| Tie Rn,ns devil is Eov,vtr SOM
! thing kinder and more hnman t,,an
| This 1,,;varsal oa1,ius Tn one Noon,
| HDr,,a makes E;n, an exc;sanan a.,4
| tbonoh not sttirtiv 6atine3 : may n,
| said Of MIN us some one said of Ksnt.-
aaI's dew. in tha Sisfine ch.naI ..if h.
,o+ tha al = - so,,a i 4 th;ro
or other"
| He vnujd not have the devil her.
| for n time oItIOnoh ne p-crl1 not. OH
! i.ct to q .'dav;l Of a time The trutl?
! "a. we each carry our devil around
with IFS a. q mart of orr person.iifv
Wi, sbonId net Rnrns' ID of iT,car-
rata owl he ss ioIiv "a I;m.slf 80
,ros an evcisems,, Aud what nla,.-
n.y., co,7Id tho evcis..no.n taka j., ia
at,,,o1 Sa..r,,,t;o1, -. net I;s+. -
hDt'on Of Scntch whiskvP Tcan we?=
i,nsg;ne bo,, IN The re.:ions of nortl-
ar1 scotland wL.re an FnoIiehmop
| lShakes,,earel located "blastad
| ha.,h "yon know and naonlad rs n,
Will beincs of metaDhvsicaJ entity
at :, oro7,d and terrific iaeaI - !: =.
snirit ef evil should rise I-a III
osta " or tho witches If "lIach.il >
f.,,,,, tho low ,oiIsts of ia HI.
iands R,,t E,r,,s' an 15bi'a -
once rode on the blrsts with Tan
| 0'Shanter had ; more social vav-a-
q Governments official [Iaugbter1 n.
YES rot @ corsprvstor of frnits .rd
Hnuo~s Fla ,c,, Ar President H
was a smile Government detective
He seized snirits. It j trnc, as S,,.,;
does. and h, confzcatea tncu TO TIE
hest nurnoses He wonld have bee,
an inv Inable IA nnder nnv admin.
trnti2n, think he nav now asd thei
bn datoal.5 IN or .secrat service
TGre.t laughter.
Bnt, ladies' and gentlemen, the Sc
| MUS If Burns was JloU limited ta CT "a
tlocs OF evil. IL Woitd have pee
more grateful to me tins evening j.
have discussed the GENIAL and ethereo
qualities OF his song: H"" ne Nynpa
tined with natnre, It's beauties, Its a;
fractions, It's hUn'iIty anc It's heart