Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-12
WALTER SCOTT, AND THE CORONATION


aIE--it WAS remark of the Great Lord N,vs
Field, that even he satisfied tl,t , snoJc 81
liable from his pen could annhla,e an ANONYMOUS de-
taricr, nothing on earth woul indnre I'm r., 80,
u and thoogh have M doubt but s,,c womb no Tho
feeling Of the great Wizard Of he Nosb" on n,r,
sung the pn!ny attack upon him and his country in
oi humber pretensons and far less fnrboarancc.
should not attempt iiiat Tor hin, which would he
the height OF cunJcsceHsion in man of his fomc ~,
undertake. t.lladc, Sir, 10 the article, nm - he r.
Us" toIonation, 10 which your learned certcspon-
oehi has affixed ihe comc;i signature of NE ripIa
m-'cHs Bur before proceed, beg leave 10 express
my ohligalion for the sensible rcmarls with which
you doubtless thought proper introduce his COM
inunication. ~
Much has been said in certain prints orn disease
asserted 10 he prevalent IN these parts 10 Il somewhat
a''rn'hg extent mean, Sir, the .l10{oBaJ,i, II,
uie gentleman with the hard name however this cnu
not be objected. His dislcmper rs | conceive is r;,
th"r the -fRgiophos'o, or, as j, has bcem perhaps
more correctly termed the iiiSgyrj;, I,;,b 49,
sesses him 10 such degree that he holds in ru,,I nh
horremce Kings Lords, Bishops Corona,ions. Novels,
ana WALTER SccTr. The CAUSE of his ronnlnni
Won9n'y IS, that these words have been to!erahly
current IN t.ngia land for time past that there has
necn Coronation, and, prob taciRas that w ALTER
SCOTT has actually written letter TO a co,nirym,n
on ec event, which letter. by the misconduct of our
I'oi"rS herc has been rrpuhshed in this country 10
'c manifest injury of rising generation and In
tke great Indignation oil the shade Of nuEt Ap,ms
'S'l- deceased Yes, Sir, Sir WAITER fo-soo,h
clnnot express his feelings on this p;cres.;,,g
occasion without, exciting the imcxoable ire OF r
F'I1HHc"S, without being knocic; down i,y t, aruu
inen', an unansvc:;le one certainly, since the cen
Tcmln cinnui come into Court and respond What
would Samuel 9lotas have said on pcrusing WALTER
HCorT description of the Coronation of GroRGe
Sh Truly, Know not; buff | were asked what
lie would have said on reading Wayc,L.v ami Ito
Siher novels OF the author together with our
e!viler critique them, If he really was the man
81 sense nave always considered him TO be- think
may answer, ms observations would haze been any
'alng hut haticiing TO .4erptarndcus
AHc 'd'uiraDle li!cS attributed Sir WAITrP
t>Coif ny ule unanimous consent of two nations have
na 'ho test o' the scyercst criticism by heads
mistake NOT than that of their present assoilant
Ahfy nave been read wherever their lanrlloqc i nm
serstood, with unmixc, elight-hcy have ,cycr,liv
heen translated into French, and under the dsal.
vantage even Of foreign dress have rivcn acurrnI
satisfaction. Nothing, therefore, ,ha, can say can
id 10 their high cn, ction still lea, can any obsc
N'Ihoh your correspondent has made, or can MAKE
"etr''ct from their merit. The attack upon Sir Wal
.ER, however. seems only the vehicle OF some excess
siveiy iber;,l and absurd remarks on the country of
".'In nc - me Pride ana ornament, country which
on this side OF the Atlantic, has until now cXocrienc-
ell t"icraby civil Treatment. The Scotch Novelist"
says Ifertp'tTn'cuS, dcbascs gold with such AN ue-
reasonable quantity Of alloy, G,ti The coin ony not
- pass IN an" country bit has The main Drift of
The Scotchmans Novels is to magnify beyond all
bounds OF sober truth, Scotland, and Scotclmen
An artificial and iinsclIed orndmen, guers through
:. his scenery, Ike ctnp@n o.oa sarages -
livery thins IS done TO give air of dignity and he
r@ism to race OF mcn, ~h0, ioidin nenioyg
2Sere rot much ee1ed Ibore our Cteroees ami Choc
LttoS Vow, Sir, though | premise thai SHETLAND
needs no euiogy of mine, that its honor is Of such
stcriin3 value, rs 10 pass in any country
where ITS name IS known IL hold it tight for the re-
spec bear .f@Id Rcetie and tie Lead o. C.ke,' t
= y lew words to ti'i' gentleman, VINO seems bet
tsT acquainted with - wanpum, Cberokccs and
Choctaws," tidn lac is with Scotland common sense
CT Poiicness 1t has been allowed on all hands thai
among The Sconish people, noble and handy race
the elements oil gcncral knowledge arc very extern
sIvcly diitused so than among their southern
fellow-sUbJccis Their honesty and morality have
never been 'mphgncd their temperance, and thcir
honorable perseverance,, have always bccn ncknoy-
lcdged-Nliile their lofty sense of na;jrnaI olorv
founded on tho recollection ages OK heroic achieve.
mcnis, IS amply justified 10y the rcnown that accom-
pn!es ius scottish warriorio the present hour. In
military point Of view, the field of jRaierlo0 witness
Cd what ihe Scotch are what they hare been the me-
mory of Brace and Wallace can sufficiently lest;f,
But We regard them as literary people, how com
Ibciely does the view take, fiIsy the autE,.
tSors account gwen of them by your corrcsnondcnt-
AN account that nothing but malice or ignorance could
dictate Yet, what else can expect from the heart
Cious to any favorable impression from, the beauti-
ful productions of the 1lior of E;rerjey IA, won.
der and delight OF both hemisphcros, and, am hap
py 10 ulink, The object of your correspondents sin
Ge' fs'ht'Iy AniiP'tny SINCE therefore, he has al
ludcd 10 te space " within his own memory" | will
ask hs, does lie know that many of the most GU |
irghtencd Of his counlrymcn are IN ilIe ,al, of re-
safing To thi country !or instruction in the sciences
- lhht county WHICH ms representations world make
savage, baTbarOus aud scarcely rational Has he |
cfcr heard oil PLAYFAIE, LESLIE, BRowN, TuoMP- !
EpNf BREWsTEE, or DCGALD STEWART Among |
TIE historians does be rocolect HUME, SMOLLET and
BoBEgTsoNi Among poets, BFATTtr, TuDw,oy.
CAMPBELL1 BOESs, aud HoGG Among di,inas |
ALIsON aud CHALMERS w vdriU;t, other walks Of |
literature has he met with ADAH. X IdEs, SMITH,
J. RHGUsON, MoNBopDO, CYTLER, Boswell 4 GHg. |
CORY ~ lawyers, WHO hasnot heard OF LoUGHgo- |
ROUGH, MANSFIELD, CRASsTowS s. JEFFREY Who |
Knows not that one Of the first Reviews and certainly
te first Magazine in tc world, eiu1nuie from Scotland
ald SON ScotcbuIen WIiy need add la tIs noble list
or " ALTCR himself, host in himself whose works
none are ab'e To rescue any nation from oblivion ~
cast oyr eyes back without abiding to the martial
DOUGLAS, the great HNHILTov, aud the povsrril |
MCEgtY, We have the wise and lcrrrcd BUtu,YAy.
Distinguished Three haH9rsk geBs gro Tor his wit h,
Classical acumcn, and for the maiclrss purity Of hi.
isiln style. We have also the chnrcliniau 8iruygrf
some ume after, and last, least the intrepid and
patriotic LETCnFR OF Saltoup, a name dear to eye
~ true scot, and 70 he onored by every lover OF H.
btrty Thus, Sir, have sct down from memory some
tcW 81 Iiai hoai Of names, which press forward ON
uiy nind eager 20 wipe away the stain attempted ON
tHeT country reputation, by your correspondents
dOihs tifs, lce 1n doing more thar II necessst-
- bSt, though nave not tIO honor 10 say, that
: 90 tish blood flows in niy Gins, set could not sit
o1wn quloily, aud hear this people siignailscd ~
% Chcr0fecs ChOrirlrs"
w q Subsequent paragraph 90 that which trust /
nave completely seintrd your correspondent inrOdu-
COS comparison between tho novels OF Sc0rr, an{
ttose % iucHaRDs0y aud FuLDfNG. Iff am cor
ecu, no ono has done more impartial Justice t1 those
great naalos uiau Sir W NrEE. Your corrcspon.
cht Of course gives them the preference over ScOrr:
Ygi 90 not hesitate TO sly, fat i ny opinion RTcu-
AGDs0S psalerahly tedious Sir Charles Grandson
thh ii1itless monster whom the world nc'er saw -
ns Ambiguous P25Vks, very little better dian size
''uid hc,-tnd his hberuc Loreiacc, arc characters
~ mie'f"f Ia nycntion 80 the meang, Scot Of the
n Vttr1 novels. titer ntcniiuuing RfCuARDsOv andl
H-'i0" wiz diFGause, question naturally arises,