Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-21
Ecce iterum Cristinus.-JUvENAL.
Behold again the APoSrATE.


The Enquirer intended to have dismiss
ed the Aurora, perhaps forever-but, the
Aurora has now brought forward certain
specific allegations, which display in its true
light the character of the accuser For
this reason, the Enquirer condescends to
answer them-but it pledges itself again TO
ITS readers, not to trespass upon their patti
ence, in similar way" am sorry that
yon have noticed him at all'-says a friend.
"Why 20 g Because it is Duane."-" No
one suspects him of telling the truth"
In truth, there never was so complete
tissue of misrepresentation as appears in
the Aurora of the 10th. There is a lie in
every line-This is plain language-but
" the Rose by any other name would smell
as sweet"
To come to the point
"The Richmoud Enquirer had pledged itself OF
'siff t.e aurora BY TIRE '7des Of testimony"
The Enquirer made no such pledge
There is not one expression in the piece,
which directly or indire city couEtenances
the assertion. Is 1t wonderful, that the
Aurora misre presents more impOr; ant
things. when it perverls so small piece,
Just under its nose Bar, why this misre-
presentation The next remark points out
the mofive-viz that the enquirer,
Has snot his bolt, has exposed MS in,"ec,;iy
he has shown TINT he is bth obedient and passive
and alike Indifferent to what lie promises and what
he asserts"
Here is fog, which we cannot pierce.
But, if the Aurora means that the Enqui
rer is hQSSiUe to IFS attacks, he is by this
time convinced of his mistake. His attack
was repealed as soon as received. Ii seems,
he has no objection TO wearing laurels, at
the exp-nse of truth" Indifferent to what
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The Aurora knows, that none was ever
made.
Gle (ihc Eaqnirer) is % ready to support the
measures of mir. -,IdCiiSo,l now, as he to OPP
pose him and them when Mr.. Monroe WAS brough-
betrc the public Mr.. Madson's opponent lew
y ars ago.
Now. wonderful to tell there is one truth
family shddoyved ouf in this statement but
this truth is curiously misrepresented in
the very manner OF ITS expression and is
Introduced for the sake of bolstering up a
| faLsehood. The Enquirer was never rea-
| DIV to ohhose Madison, unless a preference
| of another man can be construed into an
| opposition to hi'n--nor to oppose the meas
nres of his administration, which was not
even in existence. The Enquirer was at
one ti,nc ready 10 hrefer Monroe to Mad-
son--tn,sl IS the oniy fact, whiuh remains
after stripping the proposition of the false
olourings winch disguise it--hnd this pro,
position is brought frward to convey an
insinuaticn that the Enquirer had disguis-
| ed this preference from sycophantic
| subservience to Madson.-Whereas, no
insinnation was more flgrantly false for
| the Enquirer expressly stated, that it
should have preferred Mr.. Monroe to Mr.
| Madison" that ir addition to other
| considerations, il was made the duty oil
the r'enAs of that candidate, who appears
! to be in the minority of the nation, to reiin-
| qush their favorite candidate, rather than
endanger the Un.on Of the Republicans
| re tile Aurora makes this course ground
Of reproach to the Enquirer, how can il
| Justify its.f for abandoning its own predi-
| lections both TO Clinton and Monroe, upon
similar principles !-See IVMixm Duane's
Letter Of Fe5. %, 1903, 10 the Editor If
the dygus.
"rhSt he was ready to aid in support Of any
measure or abuses Of povernow, as when he a
| different tines applauied or repfObated Mr. Gal
| lstm.'
This proposition is untrue, in every
branch ofit--Was the Enquirer really u
suahort the Bank Of the y. States the
| Compensation L1w-the plan Of Nation
| Al University . JYhaf abuse Of power has
it shown itself ready to support Or 1t we
20 back to past times, was this sycophantiC
| spirit displayed in ohhosjng upon genera
! grounds the re election Of Jefferson whef
ne Aurori would have saciifc ID principles
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