Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-09-01

u q
damages are every thing
The reasoning, however, with respect to an
| advocate, is directly the reverse, because his
| failure may be in no way a.tiibntabie In him.
self. Inns, IN the two unsuccessful cases in
| which you SO slorify yourself, the first was an
action for seduction, wte,e connivauce was
clearly nfeiential and the other vas a libel
case. IN which nay client, cCairary TO all his de-
ciarations, turned out 10 he pretty ruch such
libeI'er as youiseii. II a man bringing an ac-
ton, chooses TO mislead his advocate by false
instructions, he has only himself 10 blame to e
not succeeding. With equal justice YOU accuse
me OF" an injudicious choice OF my topics."-
Pray, Sir. have you read my briefs DO YOU
know W.c; difficulties j had to encounter q
" hat subjects was TO avoid What illusions
tue very policy of the case forced upon me p
Or are you really so all accomplished ii dOlt
as not 10 know that the topics of AN advocate
are otten more the result of necessity than O {
choice!
In a similar spirit il is, that without any re.
ference whatever Ia what preceded or follow
cd, You hold mp 10 ridicnle some high wrought
passage, emitting alioyether the previous dry
detail which il was meant to relieve, 10 emil
ven ar 10 illustrate. might. on similar prin-
ciples, take the numerical letter on any one OF
yonr pages and present il as IA specimen of The
entire review. such is YOUR can!or,-let US
see whether il Is not rivailed by Your correct
ness. Where did YOU discover that to- bless"
aud TO adorn' express the same ided and
that to" ennoblc" and TO immortalze' are
sNb'n'nlOuS Terms
On the same authority, no doubt il is. tkat
you deny. the possibility of" rudeness beng
Decorated, as il the very widest scenery in ma
ture has not often the more Of ornament for
having the less ofart. 1 suspect. however, if
you waii, finished personiiicatiom of deccrat.
ed rndeness, that you need only t!isg Mise YOUR
self in the habilimentSofa gentleman.
i have nov. sir, selected such specimens of
Your conduct as will. hope enable the public
to appreciate your motives We are i'm the
hstn fhcr -,I
10 any man OF sense. whether your object was
to critlcise or to crash me- Since the very in.
fancy OF your review, you have invariably at
tackled every author who sas had the luck not
TO be bnrn on the northern side of the Tweed
Your policy is Of genuine Highland origin
The predatory banditti of the mountains who
hated the superiority, and lived by the plum
der of their southerH neig hbours, are the exact
model Of Your literary borderers.
Memorable, indeed, are the instances OF this
spirit, and memorable the exposures into
which il has be;raN cd sou. You attacked lord
Byron and he chastised, rather than shamed
you INTO "a recaniation. You libelled Moore
and sou have chaunted your pa!inode in a
most Insidions article, in which Homer aud
DIR. Haifer Scott are ciassed togetheri You
denounced the pious and the gifted Monrgo-
mery:-With an lmpious industry, you raked
into the very grave OfSwiit for the materials
OF your vi!litication. You called the erations
of our sublime Curran,t" the yarings of a noto-
rions Irish barriSter :" and I conclude nv ex.
amples With that characteristic sentence, be-
cause it exhibits a most admirable comnendi.
nm oil your individual envy, and yOGr national
prejudice. In all these instances Won were.an
indifferent critic, and fortunately for the cha.
Tacter OF The country, you were a worse pro-
phet You are quite safe, however. from cri-
tical retaliation. Where is the single speech
OF your own upon which the public eve has
reated for d mOments Does one solitary maze
attest your Claim TO character? Have yoa ever
III Your lie. made literary effort, except in
af..aa. Yt,n Al
you. i'll short, bnt the masked robber of every
mans reputation Yonr bread obiained by
purveyns TO the worst passions aud yomr cha.
rac'er, by iraducing the brightest ornaments
of society!
Remember, sir, did not seek this contest
yon have attacked me twice in my character
at!d my profession, and you have baseiy affect
Ell 4 regrot AT DONG so because, ioT sooth, our
poItical principles conceded Your political
principles are, IN my mind. as mucn an arti
Gle of traffic as your ibels, and Your friend
SNIP so much the more dangerous than your
enriity, because il would add The enjoyment Of
pcIhdy to that OF defamation.
now, sir, take my leave OF yOu-I have the
consolation OF thinking, that the sale OF thou
sands upon thousands of those speeches. al.
lords me at once clue to your motives, and IA
Pfoet tiiat your opinions are at least not uni.
verSai-.that they are translated, not as you
WouId mSiiuate IN the mere newspapers, but
IN separate pamphlets both in France and
italy-tliat their tendency is the very reverse
ofyonrs. 10 promote happiness, liberty, and
religion; AID that through the kind parliality
of my countrymen, every term IS adding to
them.
Compelled thus nDwillingiy TO speak of my
sell, abandon the topic with much more plea
sure than commenced it, l am quite sincere
IN the acknowledgement Of my" innuinerable
errors.' They ave not, however, the errors Of
the heart and therei,,e, LEI me hope, are not
incorriSiblc but, perhaps, even cynicism
could scarcely have expected frsm five years
of professional life, all The results of expert.
eDce. am, sir, &c. sc.
CHARLES PHILLIPS.
Mr.. ASpernc. CornhW; Mr.. Hone, OH Bailey ::
-dndreWs, ElberSs, OH Bond Street.
= See me Review Of Mr.. Payne Krighrs ,rork on
Taste.
lFRoM THE EDINBURGH ENcYcLopEDIA.1
DESCRIPTION of The Royal Gardens in England.
The Royal Gardens at Kew, OIL the bank
OF the Thames near London, are perhaps the
hrSt IN The world for variety of plants. They
were originally planned by that distinguished
character Frederick, Prince of Wales, father
OF King George III. The extent is about 40
acres. The surface is fiat but owing to the
tasteful disposition Of trees and shrubs, the
grounds exhibit a considerable variety of see
nery. They are entirely surrounded by woods,
amidst which rises pagOda, or Chinese TEN.
pie TO the height of loo feet this was designed
by Sir William Chambers, who afterwards
published description of the gardens and
palace of Kew, i'll folio. The exotic garden