Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-12

why does your correspondent om,, siotarr: I
readily answer, and the omission sufficiently shews
the writer's candor--the author of Hui,ric Rnutom
was ScOicimun.
The motives which induced Alexpharnacus TO
commit himself Ia tins attack upon Scotland, il is inn
possible To tathon 1t Is not inpI obable, however
that having once favored the world with his own u-
cuiraton>, he has severely suffered fror the casiie-
tory criticism OF certain celebrated Scotch Review
err Should that have been really The case | must
not only pity HIM. but admit il excuse Tor his
venom. OF lis ability, however, 10 be Il Judge of
Walter scott, before have DONE will give YOU one
or two specimens; and here would seriously recon-
mend him 10 consult his LeNicon, aud " amend his
SatnoioSN, before he appears again in print ;,s Il
critic and gives It's ridiculous Greek comuound i'm
lieu OF II name, and that too incorrectly speh From
the hrst ami last sentences of this cpise the alpha
and omega OF this truly unfortunate compo,i,iou we
have1 right 10 Judge Of the qualifications of one who
50 boldly ariiigns the first genius of the age Your
con espondent .3kripidrBilcuS, whose name | Tins
sor'ecuS wr'e Tor hs solicitation, commences his de-
ectab.e ntorcsdH thus, g Sir w Scorrs description
oil the coronation OF George iih, confirms me in the
opinion long entertained by ,ciom p Giat his No
res, 50 much read, so ',c admired and sold at so
htg pr'ce IS proof Of The degenerate taste of tie
British, go. Are they so indeed but what connex
ION between these novels and his late unprecedented
ietter on the Coronation | confess see none but
II IS more materia examine what orr cayilicr c,l
the " degenerate TASTE OF the age. If ever there
was time when British literature was more s;enay
pte-em!nent over that OF the contincnt-fa brighter
pSe OF INDUSTRIOUS NAMES ever graced the annals of DO
ME iearn!nS-i greater popularity has ever attended
learned men, and more substantial rewards becu con
ierret on them ny the superior lihcray of any former
ase-thcn, and then only will acknowledge that the
present is " degenerate. But Ibelieve YOUR cores
pendent cannot prove these thugs 10 be so and
VIII go on TO assert that tie number of publications. of
various subjects, until now scarcely treated Of which
nav ncen snncnoned 10y the acceptance and applause
oi me reading commonwealth, is annually greater
than II ever was before in England. Instead of The
Pohuerous quartoS, and elaborate disansiions of n
former age, lighter, more polite, and i'll may use the
EXPRESSION more cirtti.iR Kind of re,nu h,,s ors
Ell, to be attributed IN great measure IN The
cd nhd increasing acquaintance that cosntry now cul
uVieS win The continent, and to the liberal patron
Se neS.o"eu ny thc hLng on the fine As 10
poetry, 10 use ialorite form of words with our ra-
PerS, the English press is tcenng with IT, the best
'iiiue anu quality, moral POETRY | know Nan l.
az may be objected, but with or two exceptions.
my assertion Is correct IL should be mentioned also
tIiit ms disposition towards poetry is l,y no means
confined to talents and rank of the higher order The
'''t ss~ N'eS IN eNceii"nce with ours aud England.
ana Scotland too, have their pocts whose vail.
'ue 'ohhu IN the lowest rank of socieiv So inr
uereInie from this agc bcing - degenerate sLou,d
oi say u Is the age ofpctry aud polite literature
AS'i'h' 'fcI2Pfrntcfs feels very indignant that
ST ALTER SCOTT, being good and 10, II subject
should observe with reference 10 the Duke of wv
LiNGroN that his Field Marshai's " btfon res ns,sr
Sr"Spe'f 5y 50 !rorhy hUta." Afterwards, ne
nave no hesitation IN saving that OLIVER CRn,
WELL, NAPOLEON BoNA?AETE, and eren william
ALi.AcE we're infinitely beyond the os,casi5{s hero
OF Waterloo ia military and civ IL merit" Nn,v fr.,
'et me "manu OF my antagonist wha; he means bv as
su"lnS INC p!Ni"t number IN th,s assertion t? VIM
arc tue " we:' hire no hesitation in ,.;yr ,b,t he
would and 1t very diiicu to get the SANCTION of nnv
o'hci person, not "a warped himself TO Il iropos-
lion 50 ext eniely siagMicr.-Bui wha, had " ,rrrp
SCOTT, rs a subject viewing the coronation 70 ia
VITA OLIVER CROMWELL, once the usurDer of the
throne before which h. stood? WHAT n nm Fns;sb
'l'tl'' i'u nc 10 20 with SAPoLEoS BoNAPARTr the
rn!esS enemy oil MS country, except 10 tank IIeo.
ven ne WAS never fortunate enough 10 nrasp Bri;SL
hfon Or IN this case what had he 20 do ~ I'M c,e
WILLIAM WALLACE, however he nigh, admire
Nun "s Il nero I!ic reader will, however here oh
serve that .1'rptnm'cHs il his hurry has ovcrslot
ms mark: alas ! WALLACE whom he prefers to
!" Hi,IiH"tCh' was one OF that people, who, 30
lately as within his memory were LttEe ei,,,t
ca d6ore Tie ChcTokcsS AID ChoctacS ~ Really | am
inclined To think our c:yiilcr must have been some
what etertfed' himself when he 50 far (orgot t,e OH
yer ana scope OF ms letter. which 10 drpreciae
9co'land and her people Let him however ,Iesn;so
AiiY5, ana Lords and Bishops as much as he nlcnses
it nm eei M respect for Legitimate sovcre1ns vel
natter nSdpers like CRoMwELL and BoNApARTr.
l'' MN nn"crSaiue tho conaneror and exalt the con-
q9eTed IN Short let Inn deny all meri, 10 the Hero
oil waterloo and transfer t,at title TO the lately de-
ceased lyrant, # lac VIII let Iii do all this in his
own narrow and obscure circle, but let him not come
forward IN public print, and with the triAnr ac-
quaniancc he seems 10 have OF his subject, presume
To accuse n7tions whose real eiories he cannot SEQ
thfo"Sh tie medium of prejudice rs barbarous and
degenerate
In ,ery entertaining postscript,. every ,yov ,vor
my oi the cpsiie closes, the death of the Queen is
represented rs a :: good subject for a tragedy" |
ransci76e what follows, leaving your readers 10 I'M
oerStand i, II they can @ Two why too q female
ghosts rising IN the midst of n coronation aiiterina
with diamonds, pearls, gold and curing pl,yes
would have surprising effect TstatiAily ,rorlel'i
and oeH sTeh, he might hive added. What ghosts
Sk'iI"iY wo'ded and gliucriug with waving puIes!
Inns IS thc ne IRtS 'atya OF fine wiring with ven
geance Truy, . -Rchard 3d. and Macbeth would
be nothing to itand bid farewell to Mr. .aeri-
pitjW.acus.
am, sir, your obcdieni servant