The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-14
T's.5E ENQUIRER.
RIcAtioMD. hGfRcH II, 1869.
CAROLINE, Feb. 10. 1902.
SIR,
SIR,
Icon.ider your letter of the 9TH instant,

lCOii,iuST your lcttCT Ot ttc Itu InSNalV,
asa ilattering event of my LIE. The omni-
uu of a four months collection of defamati-
on, with which TO assail All old character,
almost proves that fnnn may get through lie
void or offence, iii spite OF The revolutions OK
party and the zeal vi parrizans. The scruti-
ny must have been severe, and the e;iuitS
of the agent Violent, which ccu:d bicak oleu
a closed pit of od federal c,.iuiany, and draw
from thence tOod, ,uitthsoI:c To the repub,i-
Cans OF that das, toregtic tivse u tais.
leave to yo', ;he e;jos Iusnt o. that spe-
Cies OF CaSuisiiY, winch j, able To reconcile
with m~aSaaliln;ty, I. Consciousness q. injury
and a suppyessio, % ackno~ .,dgenicm and
which can alters pit 10 conceal d,aloyalt, 10 a
confidence, under pretence that Lac Justice,
SO plainly the OBJECT of i,y first letter. was
not its object with the proinsal to suppress
the second, IL you wuu.; render it bei9lc is
eyes.
No sub;crfuge betvcen wh,t / had said to
my Son and his .ettcr TO Mr.. Stannard, "a CO.
py OF which l have secn) can tor;ure the
terms OF either Into any rcpiehensi0ie Mcan-
ing. You dashed opt Il calumnv with The
Intention OF decciv:ng the free holders and
injuriDg Col. Monroe /; You regretted, vet
suffered the act 20 have It's opsrAtiai. Nei
shcr your regret nor my rem0ustrancc, could
prevail on you 20 repair Az inJ ury Gone To ne,
Tor the purpose OF Violating me rights of O.
theirs, even af!cr that purpose was effected.
Ii it would have been right in you 10 have
corrected yourself, how could it be wrong
in ne to correct you! My patience under
the injury, wit probably be thought mole
CeISurable than a demand for the pablicari-
on of tie defence in any form could have
been.
For this correction. if your protestation.
that it was your first ohci.ce a true. l was
entitled TO your thanks. The gratitude to
those who viii CHECK our first trAnsgressi-
ons, ought to be ~grdiIated By the danger u
habituai sin. But why do l mention graft
tude to the Editor of Ritchie's Enquirer, iii
whom the new light still shines? Ii this
was the FIRST instance of your depravity, |
attempted to make 1t the last. In vain.-
Four colum ms of falsehuod demonstrate, that
your FIRST plunge beyond the confines os truth,
has demolished Your barriers against vice,
and enabled YOU tosatiate your natural appe-
site.
TO nourish this appetite, which will rem:
der you more cadavCrous, the more it is fed,
yea have employed d most formidable mill
tia. The sages of Greece, the hero Of Eu-
rope, Mr. Maiison's popularity, the learn
inS or MIR. Mc4Aiister, my anonymous neigh
Dor, your aronymnu, correspondent, the Sc
cretary OF the treasury, and Il black crow
are the auXiii.ries you claim !; aud with the
hc'S' ~ 'HiSb io oSo tiGl ltC Sbt'iDs
should DC q fair ono, YOU assign 10 lie the ex-
i.ting prejua:ces against Mr.. Randolph. Is
this Confidence or despair, or do you balance
the anconscionab!e odds by the magnitude
OF truth /!
Your defence ofthe profession Of a school
master, was not necessary to Con vince me ot
its responsibility, nor can it convince others
that my aiiustGIi vas a s:ircasM intended fer
the profession, and not for the pride OF 4 pc
dtnt ahdthe tyranny OF a pedagcguc. lem
ploy ments could oestow hunOr where there
1sno merit, none, perhaps. cou,d put in Il
str1nserciaim to the privilege. ies,eemthe
scioci- master, from whcsc brows YOU at
tempt TO transplant To your own, tlic laureis
won. you say, CT me. Gould tie impression
mace upon me By Mr.. McAiilsteI's superb
GRITTY demonstrated at parting, be conceived
by Il mind 10 Which envy is ..3tuiul and pride
iiaoituai. it would disprovc .hc existence oi
the sensation atttibutctl TO me towards Mr..
Madison, f"um Il similar cause and a>tt,-
hisil you with the knowledge, chat ianan na-
tufe Can CONFESS superiority with pleasure,
and bestow praise which it is not cntitleA to
receive. Piain aI,i Aristotle we've indeed
c i.masiers; but are you not a little mis-
taken IN the inmiest inaiIuation proclaimed
ny your iaoourcd "uip8} , 40 praise one
ike us, isa stale device for rrH.,ins our
selves. Il is tl!e living Pl..to vino dcyont,
has own fiatieiy, not the dead. who Is .nsen-
Siblc evsn to the hatciy q ot.,cr5.
Conscious thar no nI;ic would DC a better
Confirmation of Islander than your own, YOU
have published a long ieteer Concluding with
the charge, that | am iiaciy 10 BETA NY
triends. Betrny ruy friends! What-Eayc
P! been unknowiusl enlisted by men and not
by principles: IS il tac case with you, MIR.
Anonymous, or With you, Mr.. Richie? Have
my friends any vicious designs, that they
entertain this fear! Are your friendships,
gentlemen, liable to such risques, and would
disclosure of your secrets rain your repu-
tations? Is there then ii band Of friends
somewhere, upassociated by principles and
yet associated ! II there is, 1 regrcti it, be-
Cause to this species OF friendship republics
often owe their ruin. But dcesth possible
~ that J may terminate my life, with betray
ing a political friend, Justify you for almost
commencing yours with bclying me? In free
elective governments, every honest politici-
an should wear his principles as open, as
ms tace. / absoivs every friend [ possess
from a loyalty which implies "A fear of dis
closure. The man who hides his opinions.
retains the power % modelihg them by his
interest, and wotk By stratagen, is seldom
q true disciple or 4 safe defender Of rgp;jii-
Canism.
Upon the strength Of this lCteer, as I sup
Pose, you have asserted that | an as varia-
bic us the winds. Yet believe that the GEN
IANA.