National Republican., 1883-11-20
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Headings from Macbeth.
The Richmond (va,) STATE, a few days after
tho election threw It's whole power into one
prolonged shout of triumph, followed by
fierce cry for general political and official
slaughter of the defeated. Its article was
headed with tho question: "Spare tho Van
quished {" and the answer IL gave to its own
question was an emphatic no. The writer
said
We have driven them forth by defeat unpar-
allelod for its completeness aud they lie PROSTATE
at our feet and there let them lie. They were in
every respect unworthy Of the power they had
stolen, and in forcing them TO surrender the stolen
property Virginia only receives hor own back
But this Is not enough. She demand, that the
oulpnts shalt be punished in an exemplary man.
nor. forgiveness would be cruelty now to our
mother state. aud they must not be pardonod. No
| nor forgotten. .ti..
But the State seemed moved by sense of
insecurity as much as by the ecstasy of vic
tory, and exclaimed: ave are we'll in power,
but that is not enough. Wemust bo safely
thero." Had tho writer been reading Mac-
beth, who. though woll in power, through
tho murder of tho good Duncan, said:
- to be thus is nothing,
| But to be safely thus.
Macbeth thought the murder of Banquo es.
sential to his peace. The State suggests no
murder, but It has way to propose whereby
the government and the supreme court may
be disposed Of Here it is:
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| to secure ourselves we should copy their example,
we should "learn from the enemy" and not hest
tate n moment 10 Use our means, MS they used
theirs, and with as little regard to their feelings
interests We lack JeO Uotes Of it0o-tirds but
these tUe can readily secure, as Gey secured their ma
j0rg aud The people ,Oii not be satisfied ercsDt iOi The
completion by their representatives Of the cork they
nOby began and carried through 10 The present potnt
on last Tuesday. 1t was worse than Waterloo,
and the results must be equal to the Victory. They
must be measured by It, The power of the inso-
lent boss Is no more, but his gortrHor aud supre Nc
court must be rendered equally fnpOtenL We tUdnt
.'MoNsIEuR VETO" IN Virginia, and WtR hare none
The goyernormay remain in the mansion assigned
| to him for the remainder of his term but 1t must
depend on his behavior, and he must be power.
less for evil.
That is to say, the power of each house to
judge of the qualification, election, and re-
turns of its own members must be used in so
revolutionary manner as to secure two
thirds vote in each, by which tho governor
and supreme court" may be made "cqually
impotent." Then the two-thirds necessary to
impeach officials as we'll as to legislate despite
vetoes will be held in reserve to arbitrarily
declare whether tho governors behavior so
harmonizes with bourbon taste as to entitle
him to "remain in the mansion assigned to
him for the remainder of his term" AS for
Mahone the State again borrows from the
voca bulary of Macbeth, and says: i
| We will keep him, but only
- to be the show and gaze of the time
| We will have him as our rarer monsters are,
! Painted upon pole and underwrit
| Here may you see the tyrantl"
We beg leave to suggest some further read
ings from the same tragedy. Let the victo-
rous bourbons say with Macbeth: u
We have scotched the snake not killed It; q
She'll close and be herself; whilst our poor
| malice ' - ."
| Remains In danger other former tooth.
| But let the frame ofthlngs dsjo,nt,
| Both the worlds suffer,
Ere we will eat our meal In fear, and sleep
In the alIllction of these terrible dreams
That shake us nightly Better be toith The dead.
| IVhom iUe, 10 gain our place, hdue sent TO peace
Than on the torture of the mind to lie
In reckless ecstasy.
And if any shall faltor let him have held up
to him in letters written with a pen dipped
in tho blood of the Danvile victims:
For mine own good all causes shall give way;
| am in blood
Stepped in so far. that, should wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go over.