The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-22
LyNeliguRG, APRIL -, laa3.
TENT
q" Cause and EGtets q The "Quis Pr0
Quo" crtmphfed.
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riiy ii tue people ol this section vi ceun,ry
md we cali upon them not 20 lei tue opparla-
nits pass by AT The April election, without eH.
pressing thar sentiments on tue subject
On looking a iittle further, we hnd, in star
ing rapiials, "Bf AUTHORITY" over sese.
rnl columns of the Llws OF the un,on, which
81 once accounts Tor or prejrrtHfc f0f John
Quay ysdam,' 80 opnortueely recorded on
the Eve OF nn important election II will be
Remembered, too, ihnt this Lynehburg paper
has only recently received this appointment rs
printer OF The uni,cd States Laws aud ano.
tier press, distinguished for It's independence,
was deprived Of this patronage. The reader
will also bear IN mind that the Secretary OF
State has the giving away Of the publication
of the laws, which, TO n country press, Is an
object, no, 50 much for the emolnment rs for
ue increated denaad Of the paper No com
ment IL nrcessary The facts points out the
Lengths that some people nre prepared TO go,
20 gain their ends, aud that in thv very teeth
OF public opinion, In Commonwealth nolo-
riously oPposed te the pretcn.ions Of the Sc.
cretary-f we may believe ninety nine ont OF
q hundred, both m conversation aud in print.
COMMENTARY.
The hbose elegant extract. Is from ,he
Washington City Gazrtte. We are al
loss which most 60 admire, lis gross misre-
presentation offacts, or It's unprueipled and
ongcntIcmauly assumption of molves-We
have long noted Mr.. Elliott rs an empty
cnxcomh, destitute alike of talent aud dis.
cretnn, and a serious injury 10 the cause of
MIR. Crawford, which he he's had the ,ani.
~ ~ esponse Such Is Mr.. Elliott himself,
aud since the expatrlaion Of Baptist Irvine,
The Secretary of State of rcvolntionizel
Porto Rico, and the withdrawal of the
discarded Mr., john u. Colyn, the charac-
Ter OF the Gazette has sunk 10 the humble
level. of his own m~agre abilities. We
woeld avoid contest With this blchgnard
champion, over whom victory would afford
90 triumph, did he not pretend to an
acquaintance With facts, which proper
regard Tor the character of this paper be.
aoyes s' 10 correet--His statement is so
untrue, that We could not better expose
h'nl la our readers in this part of the world,
ihan by publishing II without comment. -
Mist, ihsn, W. shall 50 iarHotiee him as 10
rcprtseultIle circumstances AS they occur
req, we Cannot refrli1 from acknowledging
our conviction that we are doing him an
Snmefted honor, and that the only success.
2 ius mode of REFRESHING such forward inso-
isnce,is by that contrmpluoG, silence, and
silent contempt which the impudept and
oiuaaering Efforts Of apstaft ignorance al.
nays provoke.
iha paper has not recently only, receiv-
edfhe Patronage Of the Department of
state, In the publication Ut the Laws-The
Est session az Congress was the third for
which il has published the laws of the Uni.
'ed sialeA This paper did not supercedc
smother IN this patronage is the same
Win the presS, 10 which Mr.. Elliott refers
Its name only Is diff, nt-Ignorapcc is
piti'ba e aud pardonabe; pretence to know.
.easets ridiculous and contemptihlc-Hc
nas ihach guilty VI falsehood, who seri-
oassy state, as u fact, what he has not pre-
sionsly ascertained To be such. as he Who
ASSERTS wilitl aud deliberate untfuth. Mr..
Ltio6 may be guilty only Of the Grst of.
.eh'e, though We rather suspect him 10
nave committed the last.
ine publicato0 of the laws Is a very in
cohseerahle advantage TO any paper
Once n ms been made by this paper, we
can say that We have noe been so poorly
and insutleentiy paid for any work that
We have dune The niggard spirit IN con-
sress which reduced the COMPENSATION To-
us present ptifui standard, wasa reflection
Oh i've character Of this gs~at aation, and
an ''Just'ee to the whole fraternity Of ed-
Tors pr. Elliott, in supposing that we
nave sold the freedom OF our opinions and
press, tor the sum sf 20 or 80 dallars pcr
aiihsn, has 'mpeached his own integrity.
We 40 not mean ~ rciprocate the charge.
ne mas NOT been bought ar by Mr.. Craw-
.ofo' no. because he Mas not ready to sell
nhnseii, but because the principles of the
Seere'ary oil the Treasury forbid the iral-
nc; and, II they did not, because his own
sense and spirit would despse so despica-
Ole tool. But he proves that such things
nave been running In his own head for
none but scoundrti weuld suspect others
OF flllhfny, In the absence of ali proof all
probability aud all motive.
THIS doughty editors assertion Of the
sentiments OF Virginia on the Presidency.
are entitied to ss much respect as he IS
himself. We shall eSrat them with the
eontempt, both one and The other deserve (;
ana from here out, shall not degrade our.
sclses by neticiag th; illusions of raaa,
VINO IS as ga0rant of the d,a;ies Of his sta
uon, as ne Is ef what belongs to the cha
facter of a genteman.
--se5e>--
6aenos .9Tes.-Capt.ia Ransom al Ne G
xork from Baenos Ayrcs in So days, re-
Tvrts nstsfins new there at the time he
!sh--the royaliss still kept posses,ion Of
Nonteyidao. The blockading sqaadro.
yecer Jenett, had left there, supposed for
ks 1aasiro. The place was slllbesieced
~ me teiace's army, uader the command
q Den ye Core, tie former Gssernor of
Nonicsid@o.
Another squad Of pirates 20 in numher)
Eve latcly had their tr:-l !. Jamaica, and
fssa1 %: getty.