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

'1er, WITHOUT oraeF NJ arrangement, and
poured oni ~ accident and ch4,er die
tate, wiilnnt mefhpd nr disrrsn,n..t,o,,
w II thai 'lr. siilm,t has wfitfrn l., ~
teind the npiLrtnus md "a iehlFoed r.a-
dts who weekly draw xmas Iedga and
"is ON from the rich and inexhanat,hi,.
siufr-uouse OF his prricranlun. he a,e,,,,.
To have Kept slrleiiy IN view ne eh.rac.
ter given to Lors b I'm hfnkr ,i.eays
saef.fc'ae hejesthtss = sentiment 10
he otdutg Of a period We AZ nol sm.
bilious al Il codesi Nth sneh \ h,iftrd,
/ Is singular, thai alter all jue display ot
chifdiShatsS winch the Gazzt. atakns
Though al The ( eater part ola colt,nn
il should object 10 taking M HE eln,,
winch u says ne 81 tauufingi," threw
do n To Al, except when / might he = re-
Corded rs an lnyltallun to maulA cnnfr@l y
WHAT evidence, SIR, have we OF uoar man
IL prowess How long ts1rlrl Don At
jericho What battles have you loughl;
What canqdests gained ? BE good e.
Dongh, Sir, he fore y on put ON the marital
air of an Hch,fies, caparlsonpd fn fine
field. and ,nnlnnnipg the Electors nt TIM
day tO bnifle IN show MS ypnr warrants
Tor such presumption. Tell Us where and
when you +" iirshed orr maiden snor,. y
ana upon whose tasqne Your potent alnu
TEL When Non convince Us thai you
are as yalornus aud powerful ch,rf ~ y,u
have no DOUBT already satisfied yanrtelt
yon are. NE shall forthwith thruw ss,da
our Lincom green aod ASSUME ihe
herce p"H winch may hec"ne antagonists
ol the thiIee rrnoaned nero III Cnaflaitrs-
'llle. II You fsll, however, tn ninyr your
title good, whk W shall hraceiuIlh j. USE
ypn for enr mi tn and wh,n YOU talk
OF Rectortag IT, we shall ctlnly tell YOU
10
. DefBour lions hiie md toag n cdiEssin on
y0tu recrf eniiimbe.a
All that tbr Editor If the Gazette saws
about newspaper emrs rcsp refers with
as much torce to hmself. II noi with more
than To other mtphrrs Of the fraternity.
II he sat for tie portrait he drew tuot
with oueh felicity, WE must confess) il
ought 10 teach him 10 amend his manners.
He attempts to prove that country editors
are generally polite Il empires and liter
airy coxc0mbs," because they tell Of Pre-
Ndents brlng eltClcd aud of poientat.s
deihrored; because they publish marria-
ges, deaths and prices current "o,errun
continents By the scorchog fire oi their
glance with the fatal rapidly of whrl
wind " fno bombast here because they
starve and slaughter millions ;'and m Ike
& heroes bite the dnst' Here are req
sons, "penIy as bla"khcIries," aud al
most as good. Bat they are not all for.
says the " political emp rio and literary
coxcomb" of Chario'tes, lille, +" milres, dia-
dcms, dagg"rs, glbbets, conlagfations,
mob, glitter in respondent groupcs thro'
ivory column, while the master spirit
The edtsr sits like spider in The centre
of his web, and, with somhrr gravity and
delight, looks on the confusion around
him. !! Here are junble of figures
and smiles which might make old Wnl.
Shakespeare mouth water, ifhe could onl,
push his broad Notwithstanding phlz from
beoeath the clod. Who before ever heard
If glbbets, ddggers and mob- gittering
IN respiendent & onpes ?" Who -, e heard
Of Il spider. sitting in the citclc uf this re-
spltndent gllttefleg gfoip, like a fnagl
clan IN his charmed rlng. watching his
confusion worse cunio ndcd - II would
be most amusing spectacle, 10 see one
of these grave ng legged spiders, booking
II til" SAME time VITA the most - SOmblr
gravity" and the mnst locuud "deEghi
At the confusion which he, the said dad
dy tong legs" had caused by hcaping to-
ge'her "gl'hering gfoup" Of splendid
mobs, daSge's and glhhets." TINS was
certainly one of the happiest conceiis that
vas ever generated in the fertile brain of
MI. Gtlner, and we beepeak for him thr
first place ia the imaginative department
OF the editorial profession, tor an effort at
once 80 great nd - SUI cessfnl. lie has
w"n tee lauIel and he ought 10 wear it.
One word 10 he Gazette before we part
Il, as nncIe Toby SAID to the vain in
sect" he put out of The window, there is
room enough in The world for us both.
1T US go ou without iostIlng each other,
except We can consent To do so 10 the
way "foprn and candid argument Let
us avoid personalities, for nothing can
come Of them but hard knocks, + which
both Of Us may feel the sorer. If you will
argue, we are ready. If YOU will not. but
are still detrr mined To be Serere rather than
aSi, why, you nay Zen go your own way;
AID may God send you good delvr-
rance !"
-eLg-
e. The "Petershnrs Republican" takes
'om" credit tn itself for what II i, pleased,
III the rxnbertnee Of good feeling, Ia think
m Improvement N our Manners We
hore that he Worthy editor Of tn Il paper
may long continue If the satna unJaInp -
and we sh II not even disturb the self graf
ula'ion which leads him to appropriate to
blmself the mtril of our reformation, since