The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-03

OF limitations robs Of property. However,
oeiaS Willing to ieave you in ,iie enjoy .l.viit
OF thls delicious rnorscl of s,ental food, | re-
fused the copy asked for, and referred the
disposition OF the original wholly to Yourself,
without dreaming that you would quarrel
win me tor being lett to do as you pleased.
10 assuage this testy humour, permit me
70 entertain you with an anecdote, l heard
Doctor Franklin tell about SO years ago. ~
newspaper edited i'm Philadelphia, though
dull contained a succession OF abusive es-
says underline fictitious signatures off, Qua
ker ana Il Presbyterian. The circulation
Oh 'he paPer and the rage OF The seCts CON-
tinued to increase, until the danger of po-
pular tumu!t became imIniuent: when the
prudent me-: On both sides waited on the e.
dltor to demand the auiho,s $, who honestly
confessed, that he had no religion himself,
out mad written the essays merely to make
ibis paper sell; upon which discovery, the
TWO parties. before prepared 20 CUT each o.
tners throats, became Instantly good friends.
NOW as one hall OF this original genius seems
u nave transnigrated into yen, by imbruing
some contra editor with the other, ym may
wf'hout a deeper ~tincture of principle, thai,
nc saa2 5chiu5 had vi rc higioI, regenernt.
~ me copy, the blessings bestowed on socic-
" by the %oiisinl!, Finely illustrate your tad
ieits' ana a'so make your papers sell.".
me reniembf ancc of this aneCdo,e SUI
seSteI my remcnstrancr, for really wished
pom Tor the sake of the public and of YOUR
'eii, Uatv"u could ind ont some better way
: to make your papers sell"
NiaJnrities 80 pleasantly when first moun.I
ca: but the rider is so apt - imbibe a dispcj
sItlun 10 KICK and spur or to grow riddy, that
,ley generally become restif and throw him.
" he tails ofh,mseif from a defect in his
lcad. Instead Of attempting to goad one ir-
to IA violent gait, get iirsr into the assembly,
'.3eaS often, suffer the Discipline. of two or
'hree sessions, and you will thtiiceforth dis
:ern the folly of seif-suliciency.
The stiie of the .tthihg" as you wittily
,erm my letter in Your nothing of January
ne l4th ,- at your service, and whist you
'ubiish taisehood and TRUTH. these appellate
nns viii be correct. Either the stile or the
natter however, has both inspired YOU with
= Poeticai vein, III that which ought tohav+.
2een plain narrative and also demonstrated
he acrid state of your stomach.
by declaring hat you would have printed.
my frst letter, If Iiad desired II. you seem to
nave IN idea ofjustice, end Therefore I requc. {
}ou to publish this auswer 10 our attacx.f
ne 18th. or to withdraw it and let meaioi c;
ne latter, would greatly prefer, for SO lar
rom being induced, ike youEselfby Il foolish Z.
nndness Tor scri5t,iiuY 10 attack cthers, II IS
s'en irAsome To defend myself. / submit O
IT. to pay Il public duty, for l do not see wi v
calun!niators any more than other tyrar.
>lonid require Innocence to stand mate a, n.
3reteXt for Cond rnnnation, nor any public SRI
r't in encouraging public lying, By submissis
on.
Don't, oh upright editor, rufuse to publish.
MY answers. protcssedly, because you chuse
20 call therl as you 90 the letter, " keen. G
ieSaht, indclicate, things. vain. geros flow
ers, sweet" you have omitted bitter - but
really that they ma not Confront your cha
gss; DO nor confess that these cannot with
stand = weak defence; you would damnvorr
own indictments before a great inquest IN
preventing 1t from seeing any defence at
by driving me into anotireI paper, vino,
few OF the same inquest may read. The u
VeStisatioh Won covet. coul'! not surely be @, c
to be made onlyby yourself.
Do tempted at tease - = ant my request,
by the 8 lden opportunity it will afford YOU.
o~Fen'ptying ONT a cargo of words, printefin
I'aiicks to al 1ertiseu US oftheir smart,iess. &
ga tered about. a 5 il you kept them in tl Z
in a scperate cell ready for YOUR com oosl.- r..
20 be placed in blanks left occasionally IN
your compositions, for the purpose of rccei-
wing this chance-medly wit.
am undoubtedly, one of $
Your best friends.
JOHN TAYLOR.
THOMAS Richie, ESQ.
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