The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19

Swltrs that every man hath Just as much
vanity as ne lacks understanding.
i have generally remarked, that wher
an inflated scribbler, one fond of eaudy
language, Is cut up, his bombast exposed
he vents his spleen in ribaldry or coarse
yaillery, and attempts to escape the cas-
tigation he fears, in reply, from the
Birch of his opponent, by affectiua a con-
temptuous silence, while he is cut to
the quick.
am we'll aware that diguifed si.
1ence is sometimes proper, whena con-
troversy is pushed too far; but that such
a tyro as 'Heraelitus', who 2ours out a
column and half OF verbiage, in re.
ply to few paragraphs, should talk of
CONTEMPT, causes smile at the creatures
etfrontery. Nay, aware of the feeble
ness OF his pen, he dispenses with his nil
SCRABBLE attempt at ,,,etdaher, and with.
Ing under the scourgc administered in
my last, talks OF well seasoned HICKORY,
Come on, MacDuff-you have an anita
gonist who, while he laughs at your hen,
-scorns your hickory in truth, the most
opposite weapon to meet such writer
with, IS the feruia-for who other than
mere school-boy would talk of uhe veil
OF indecency', and use such an expires.
sion as provided the 6aby can read. ;
This smells strongly of the nursery. In.
deed, 'Heracli,us'. from his own expres.
slons must be still in leading s,rins ton
he asks you give wha; he stranscri6es'. a
place IN your paper. And yel did not
suppose there were many writers I'm,
Washington from whom he could trans
cri6e (that is copy such farrago OF YER
oos',y as his FIRST essay, which, disappoint.
ed in getting inserted in any OF ,he
Washington or Georgetown papers, he
applies to you, N:r. Editor, to insert II IA
the Herald; and b, the way OF ingraCia
ting himself, suppose by misauo,me
shakespeare, verify he dnbs you a good
'otiothecary. Now, MIR. Putnam, / am
one OF those who, withou. f,atter,, con-
slider you a good editor and printer,
take the liberty of warning yousagainst
administerin. drugs
close with hoping that Heraclitus
will in future transcri6e with chas,er
pen; and not, TO use one Of his verbs ne
yer before hea,d of, 9aberate so much
from the rules OF decency, or perchanCe
he may again smart under the BIRCH.
y Is. As this overgro~n sch0ol5oy. IL
attempting metaphor 10 close his tran
scrH, introduces an instrument of cold
iron, the harpoop--would il not have
been more In character TO have made a
bold metaphorical. flight NTH hio ,s-4voe
quill and talked at once of ironing my
genius? This would have been fine
opening for home spun say this with.
out irony master 'Heracljtus. b.
['The "drugs''of our correspondent do not
seem TO agree with our friend 'sBrch." We
hope, however, that he will let us escape his
ironings, hereafter We do not hold ourselves
1Rswerable for'the quality of our respondents
articles His hattery to0-notwthstanding
what he says to the contrary-will not take with
us. We are not quite so susceptible to it as he
may imag ine.l HER.
Mr.. Edi,or---I have seen Gin your pa
per of Monday lasD the second number
of a correspondent who subscribes him.
self "Heraclitus." He seems to have
anticipated from me the Just reward of
his insoleDce but viewed too Justly
bis contemplate driveliDgs, to give them
the slightest notice and had hoped that
the application of the "Birch," and the
well seasoned advice of his friend 'tBru>
tus," would have taught MIN the necessity
of attending little more to his studies
ttappears, however, that he has again
thought proper to appear before the
public In the character of philosopher,
and appears at least to consider himself
equal 10 the philosopher whose name he
has assumed. | have no desire to de-
preciate this boy, in his own conceit but
cannot help advising him to return L.
&c school, where, by industry and
a proper application to his book, he may
yet hope to acquire little sense and II
he should be DESTROYS of political fame,
! would recommend him TO his friend
mr. Adams. gentleman every way Ca
culated to afford him proper Instructions,
both 10 fourth Of July oraroDs, and m the
art OF changing sides, not 10 mention a.
postacess sc. CSC. ARlSTIDES.
~ "Franklin" in our next.