Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-28
a CARD TO THE EDITORs.

a CARD TO THE EDITORS
GenHemen-Fhe argument between Opinius
ana myself Is at an end His late puerile and fret
iu rant, equally disarms opposition and provokes
The public dersion BY his laboured personalities
am ont little moved. they involve in them
selves, equally the proof of his own weakness and
the miserable shifts to which disingenousness and
double dealing, can fly for refuge in the hour of
dissection should indeed have been sadly igno-
rant OF the human character, had reckoned for a
moment, that could assaiI. with impuni,v. the .
principles OF Club founded in mischief propagat,
Gu py deception, and mpeed TO its purpose by all
me rage OF religious enthusiasm. However mis-
Judging IN other respects, in this have neither
oeen deceived nor disapp' nted. early foresay.
'hat In any attempt to excite reflection on the
part OF my counirymen upon the real tbouoh 90
vert ooJects OF the Colonization Society 1 sho,6
expose myself TO every species of personal assault,
from the more polished railcry of true and genuine
WIN Gown to the lowest Blllingsgate, which the
ios' vulgar fancy could invent; and that the mud
dy streams of obloquy, and the mad rawlings of IA
natclsm, would be equally directed apanst me
bu, Must candidiy acknowledge tina, I had mn.
counted among the ills of the enterprise the nett
ihgs oil a little mind, whose consequence in No
small degree. depended upon the petty dignity of n
wee freSidency In his own club, and the reputa-
uon which his vanity taught him TO believe he
could be able to via in a Controversy viii Oh
"facchas IN the public prints, upon his own favor
ne meme ans portion OF suffering had not in
deed estimated; although ought to have remsm-
pereo that In all those goodiy associations, there
are some htfle great ones, who would be entirely
overlooked, did they not make up bv The eYcess
o! 'heir zeal, what never could be expected from
the wisdom of their arts. Ought not then cen
tiemen, TO regard the dreadful assault which has
peei recently made upon me by this most p,ris-
sont' md tolerant little dignitary, quite as an
incident liz The course of events and which ifjt
Casts pains
Of study industry, 5rainsp
is at least indicative of that aporv snir;, &c ;,o
ance, winch never fails TO result from and is ibe
egl'imate offspring of, every connection between
religion and politics
-FOUR Correspondent, it would seem, unable 70
o'ooN 'he freedom oil dscnssion has fallen into a
passion and called Gracious by sundry hard
names, (such as ''modest Malvolio,' So y srdL
oeen cruel enough 10 deny him even a moderate
snare CT intelligence; and This 10 at the expense os
hN ow sistency. TT, W en- in a better mood ba
'inPu' eu 20 INN bothingenut, < learning, to neither
Q, which nad he any serious claim Hence, Messrs.
hiitoisii tae public should manifest any Indifference
ei'her TO his cehsures or his praise you will impue II
10 'he proper cause, & agree with all sensible men
| tha' opinions which are dependent upon the
humours' are MOI worth regarding. will how
ever on my part, in passing judgment upon him.
ehoeaVou to avoid his example, and at least pre
serve consistency and candour and in Zoo,
faith acknowledge, that his earlier nublicationS
were IN no degree discredable TO him as an autbor.
Out that IN the language of King Richard he NAV
Justly say
~ can Playtle Orator, as 7reH a, ye,,o-
I " Deceive mare syiy than Ulysses could
! :. Change fo1sp rita ProteuS for nd,,ar,a,.
=" -i''d SCI ths "oerierOas Maeiiapei TO sehooL!,
And will furthermore do him the Justice to be-
heye' that In the Philosophy of his favourite
V Oogberry'' he is himself aI;ore,her an 10,
For, even ii he should be SO unfortunate ,s ,o .s,I
note" OF a troublesome fact Or proposi,ion he
reels no dlihculty in abandoning it so abruotIv that
the most charitable of his readers mus; conside !,
an absolute case OF desertion, and his remarks az
any ilinS out an argument. And hence it is that
the principles of his art no doubt taught him .s,o
submit 1t cheeilnlly to the decision of his fellow,
citizens whether his society were guilty of an act
OF bad faith, In making solemn and public decla-
ration that us objects confined to the removal
OF me Free people OF colour only, while its most
aC'Ve partizans and one OF its Pee Presidents aid
ed by monthly journal, were sedulousl, ENGAGED
IN inveiShng against negro slavery, and poiniiog
y to their Colony at Liberia as the frs, and nns
the least important STEP 10 the removal of our
whole slave population Your Corresnondent
must pardon me also, for considering him as obvi.
ous!y invoking the public sympathy, and the com
pi!iheIts OF ms society, when he tells US that
faTmer dependent for his support on the Ialonr nc
MS slaves, and his own personal exerons, imposes
on himself no ordinary task when he undertakes IN
combat The bubbles and expose the soohstrv nc
one OF that description of county court advocates
who are perfectly at leisure attend to evervbo
dys business but their own" And while 7 shou,d
certainly feel sentiment Of humility, could envy
him either the one or the other, moderate sba,e
oil observation might have taught him, ,ba, The ir
regular intervals themselves, at which the con,r,,
nicaiions OF Gracious have appeared, were the re-
suit OF other engagements. At the same time 7
cannot forbear the belief myself that your cores
: pondent is a gentleman entirely at leisure. And
II Is perhaps owing 10 this excess Of leisure, and
little troublesome vanity which is known 10 heset
t MN, that we are to asciibe the many busy hours
that we find him killing, in the pursuit of mischief
and the duties pertaining TO bis petty dignity.
But must not forget, gentlemen, that am send
ing on merely Card, designed to apprize Opt.
MUS that IT he is really DESTROYS of Truce, he
must not expect TO e" fret his busy hour" and then
extend the Olive branch but in good faith act up
on the principle which he recommends, and he will
ind me in that case little disposed to trouble
the public with controversy, in which they have
ceased TO have an interest, as shall be at all times
explicit, in realisting every thing that ssvours of
f personality. CAIUS GRACCHIIS.
June 30tb, 1926.
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