The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-24


= writer Nhe ~ iiiileztrd { very thug hat
~ iiemanl, felnig; eve,y ,hias hnt =
dis 'uslilon In l,'dge of ihlngs lHaly;
"rilef, VINO shp"td that he MAS Ieermiu-
ed 10 believe rs gaiiiy of base prost ilulpon,
~ determined 10 tell 5 81. whether he b.
ie,"d II ar uol' H. WIS not. Fhs paotr
rnhhshed thr hNs befor. NJ. Giay aas
Secretary of State h.fnre Nj. Adams
"ss--belurr NJ. Nanrar was. isn sir,nge
ttai inf Secretary ol stat. still continues
Ia employ press whosr subscription hat
warrants its employ meni, and winch mas
always periormedlls coutrast iaithfalivf--
iieX'iies uur supreme cont INIT tnrlrfbre
when Ne heIf This Sc nts pftance nimrd,
a. q brine or rrcompensc for srrsie pros
,ifnilan; and no man would pretend 10
lhluk auolhsr had ssld himself for the dir
y rash, but one who lacked Wit OF ton.
fsty,- But the Petersburg writer made
another remark, Which shnws that hrs Y.
noranee IL "n par With hts lnsolence lie
SAYS niso many words, thai W. c,naot
point Ia single printer of the las who Is
an opppnent of the administration. Ue
ean, SIR. The Georgia Journal, Augusta
Chronicle, Columbia Telescope, keatutk
Argus. Louisville Al, erliser, Cahan bh
! Press, Huntsville Advocate and knox,lll.
Regisief, that we know vi, WiIhout tax
Ing our memory, are pr'OierS ut the l,ns,
and opponents If the administration. And
/ therc arr neatly II hundred whose senti-
meuts wr are unacqnamted with. ~ we do
not exchlGge with ihrm SO mach for
asscrtnn - We contend that even this
would have Justified ~ in using much
hareaer iaug sc tban we empidyei To-
wards the correspondent Of the HrpuhlI-
can, W. -lmpiy told the .teitop that W
could haId ~ iurtnrr eob Union WIN
! him, because his obstinate adm renee Ia
error, aud bls Wifi drNituons from ruth
were such "a to lead IA the snppositlon that
! Ae Vas some scribhlar uadrr high steam
| pressure, and noi, a. the editor of the +.
! Repubhcan has since INF formed us, Zone OF
lis most uuobtrnsi,e clllz, s--relirlng, ol
ident and modest" II hr be all thls we
must say, he puts his dhiid nee and NO
desly In "A singular use. With regard Ia
The last com ,nunlcation ofthis" modest aud
retiring gentleman, we have onl, 10 say
that The blank which he has left 10 our ga
gaCty H. !;'l up, must remain unsnppled,
until his bashfnlness can b. couqaered, az
our acquaintance with the vugarsms III
| RlIllngegete and Flsh-maiket, have nal
qualified us to perform the dirty task which
seems 10 sit 90 well upon his shouIdcrs.---
! We have once before told him that we
wished no quarrel with hln and 1t vas
therefore perfectly glatuitops and nnneces-
sary 10 inform MS that he would not again
1 n oh.
We hope he will now retire from contest
IN which he has dsgracrd himself.
Iii, volunteer AID, IN the shape Of ano-
! 'her correspondent. is advised Ia NEEDLE
not with oihrr peoples matters lest he gel
his own pate broken 10 the scuale. II he
has no quarrel OF his own 10 settle, he had
best BE- silent until he can make one W.
sought no controversy with him, and GER
talnly shall seek none. We let him pas
with this advice.
We have a word or two to say 10 the
editor, and We have done. If you give ad-
wee, Mr. Pescud, you should enforce il by
your rxas,ple. II looks rather simple Ia
! gave m a i"ctnfe IN unr coinmt about De-
cepcy," and IN another to suffer your own
columns TO be painted with the g,ossrsl
md most IN usi,fahe allnslons. We have
been characterized by the most edlous and
u Jhst spIthefs III yuuI paper, and we nave
never mcted ont To you half Of what had
been measured to us, and yet YOU have
had the inpndrnce tn say thai we were
indecent. urtgenteei. and all that sort al
thing We are disposed To treat yuu aud
your correspondents with p0leness; hu
! II they strike hard. We must return thu
blow, with equal force, if we can; and W.
certainly shall do it. II you throw dIeh
water It ne, YIN may be- sure we shall mol
pour Cologne on yon. You have oar uii-
nahum, yon aud your correspondents. Il
you choose peace. W. are ready 10 take
mp the olive branch if war, we are ready
lory You.