The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-20

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To Mr.. "O'Keiy," alias Mr., " Fletcher"
alias author of the " Political Horse Race,
Presidential Voyage and Political Storm"
&c.--Dear SRA rowing pen is always my
choice, when writing TO those ! respect,
81 the few leisure moments have must be
my apology for the inaccuracies of dlcton
and occasional digressions. To geatify
your curiosity, propose, in the following
lines, to give you some account of the re-
ception OF your essays in this section, to
make some enquiries, to drop some hints
for your future imprev esn ent, and to give
short account of an excursion Mr.. Richie
has recently made. -
The report you made Of the Political
Horse Race" was received with nnbonnded
'eclat by the" rider of the Crawford" He
had long been contending that his horse
was the best blood and the fleetest courser
that could be produced On the American
turf He had, however, when hard rum
occasionally had the candor to admit that
he had some blots on his escutcheon."-
But taking the relation you made for fact,
it threw him into ecstacies ofjoy. Saucho
Panza was never more delighted at the
thought of governing an Island, than Mr..
Richie was al the imaginary success fhis
-fayorite pony. He axtoled the production
even beyond the bounds of deeorum, espc-
cially when we consider the important part
which you assigned to him in the drama.
But his Joy was only of short duratien-the
E" army writer" /" larmers," sc. soon
thrust such a bundle of suppressed dccu-
ments, addresses, recommendations, en-
barge votes, speeches upon the banking
system, &c. mot under the saddle) but into
his teeth that he was completely gagged
for some time. AT length, while passing
some encomiums upon your former pro-
duction, he gave notice to his patrons that
the "Wig of Discord" would shortly en-
anate from the same pen. Many an old
woman heaved groan at this they said
that christening the little Urchin before he
was born, betokened hard birth and short
life. But even Smollett's Commodore
Trunnion was never more delighted at the
idea OF being hailed with the joyful appel
lation of :! father" and OF having an " heir
the issue of his own loins," than Mr.. Ritz
chic was at becoming the God Father Of
of this expected bantIihg. Here pardon
abe digression) must beg leave to enquire
'whetheryin fact, you ever were pregnant
with any such article, or whether, like
Trunnion's wife, it proved at last to be no
thing but wind" you have been put
to bed and delivered of the little prodigy,
please inform us why it has not travelled to
+ these parts, and whether il is owing TO the
weakness of its bodily powers, or to its
mental debility. Likewise inform us in
what capacity Mr.. Richie was officiating,
when he made the discovery which he
communicated to his patrons. In the
Speckied Dwarf" (of which believe you
were delivered some timein February last, J
you inform US that the ticket by which Mr..
Crawford drew "the grand capital prize
of the Presidency" was sold" All sold +!
Please inform us in your next whether
Richie, Noah, &c. got any of the purchase
money-if any, how much ? For your
further Improvement, | will now Inform
you Mr.. Richie found fault with this last
mentioned production, not because it was
ofpremature birth, but because you assign
ed him no particular station, you called
him no sweet names, such as !" a lad bred
in the best Virginia stables" gifted with
the art Of" Hocus Pocus," SC. You ought
10 recollect the old saying " love my love
because she loves me" Tho simple it is
applicable to human nature. Since you
mounted Mr.. Richie on his favorite horse,
he seems 10th to leave the saddle. He has
made frequent excursions to call on the
people to support his faVorite Dapple,"
one of which only | shall briefly notice
After various windings, he arrived in Bos-
ton, and soon found himself and horse sur
rounded by the federal unto of that place.
1t was soon after rascaIly Yankee by the
name of I" Marathon" had enormously hin
ted in the Boston Patriot, that the horse
which Mr.. Richie rode had been guilty of
some dirty tricks to the prejudice of their
old friend and leader. A serious tumuIt
arose, several bushels of potatoes, onions
and Z" other fruit" were discharged at his
horse, and the iunto becoming more and
more furious, they soon armed themselves
with crutches, hoc-heyes, scythe-handles
and broom sticks, and threatened to deco
rate his horse with " an humble balmage of
ar, and hieroglyphic of feathers" if he