Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-08-26

snt course, but we leave HIM to enjoy all the
| satisfaction he can derive from such procedure.
toRIoIyALl
| To Mr.. S. S. Southuorth, Editor Of he "LiterarJ
Cadet" PrOUidence.
ALFRED (AIe.) 10Th August, 1896.
DEAR SIR-I have received your letter Of tbs
5th instant, AMI have seen your "Card" and ex.
| planatory note, by which it seems you non,
other than The editor Of paper about three month!
| old that you " by birth Rhode-islanler, ant
| by education and adoption Kentuckian !" ti.a
you was opposed to the election of MIR. Adams snc
IN favour Of MIR. Clay, bat that you "are willing
To set down by the administration OF the man oihts
| (Nlr. Clay's)" choice" Now, Sir, that kentuck-
| ian by education and Rholc-Ialanier by birth
should become an advocate for emaucip cipstion, sU-
| gurs well for humanity-as one of these States re-
cognizes slavery by its constitution and laws ana
the other has, by its traffic. contributed 60 it,
| extension and horrors than perhaps ali the other
states in the Union.
1t is not improbable that you are as ne,c con
vert to emancipation you are TO the sdministra.
ton, and that change in the opinion OF Mr.. Clay
may have contributed to your conversion.
BY again recurring to Gen. Jacksons" " murder
| as you please to term il, Of Arburthnot and Am
brister, transaction which Mr.. Clay condemned
aud Mr. Adams justified, you shew pretty plainly
which way you are steering your ship. But how
you are 10 manage to condemn me for my course
| same course, is not clearly perceived, unless 4" n
Kentuckian by education and adoption has q
| right to maintain doctrines which have not. Now
sir. like the practical philosopher much better
than the theorist and while | avow 20 you tlIat
| never was the owner Of slave, apd never would
nc, take the liberty OF asking you il you can say
as much.
To give my name 10 the editor of n newspapsr
in return for his, is little less than undertaking
answer all his anonymous publications, which are
rirfidliy i'll his name akd from the specimens OF
you, which have seen, am convinced you are
not to engage in this controversy alone still az
have strong desire for this discussion, aud relying
that the nainos Of your cOudjutors will also be Civ
en- me, that my constituents may know with whom
| am contending, | shall be pleased to SEE you
proofs and arguments.
II the friends of the Secretary Of State, are en-.
deavoring 20 change public opinion in Maine, with
view to affect far more distinguished percentage
than myself if" Kentuckians by education and u
doptioH" looking to the expiration OF the first
tour years, could have given stronger niIca.
Ons o! II, than you have IN your letter and note.
You seem to admit that you oniy admire
the administrator because ii is Mr.. CLAWS
" choice" and il may not be un fair 10 infer, that
when he shall cesse to " admire" It, yo,tr attach
ment will probably expire. But you may bc as
sured that this Is not The tiale is Name The
place to build UP The Secreisyy at tho expense oi
Tie President. Whatever may be the design OF i'm
prudent friends, acquit him Of fsuch intention.
Notwithstanding you furnish no testimonial that
yon are worthy Of tha discussion, yet, it may be
you are the champion you profess. Although the
omission off, my coat is off" and "come Nc
Duff, and Of such other expressions, would have
shown oil she scholar and less of the trsgart,
still all this may be the effect Of I" education" snj
you may be candid and patriotic inquirer slter
and lover of truth.
In fine, Sir, shall reposa upon denial Of your
charge, an0 wait for your proofs and arguments.
Should you make out any thing like n plausible
case, you shall then hear from your very humble
servant, J. HOLMES.
NoTE. shrll expect that my communications
will all be published IN tho Cadet" with your
own, and as have never hud the honor Of seeeing
that paper you will pleased to send me those
which shall contain any thing on the subject Of this
discussion. J. Ii.
We shall not suffer this philippic to pass Us, with
out Offering word or two, by way of COMMENT
In tho first place then, we reply TO the honorable
sand Brutus is an honorable man'--that tho
sneer he has thought proper to indulge in, at the
expense Of an Editor, lily becomes him (; and par.
tcularly So after j, is recollected that the henora-
blo gentleman did, on a certain occasion, think it
very proper and very honorable in him, to establish
at Alfred, in the State of Maine--that self same
State which he has so ably MIs-representci-a
public newspaper called the alfred Star and which
the honorable gentleman did himself condescend TO
edit for the friends of MIR. Crawford and for him.
self--havius, as he supposed in expectancy, an
heirship to distinguished post of honor, in the
event of the election of the Treasury candidate to
the Presidency. With tho permission of Mr..
Holmes. we shall say, that are not aware, that
there is any thing particularly derogatory Often
sive, in the life Editoriale, and that we have al
ways been of an opinion, that the man who con-
ducts himself with decency and proprety, in either
of the various walks of life, is entitled 10 respect
and that in this free country. an Editor of public
paper ranks equally in the scale Of merit, with
honorable gentleman of the United States Senate
from the State Of Name.
Il would be we'll enough for Mr.. Holmes, before
he sneers again at the profession Of Editor TO re-
member that he once had the honor Of belonging 10
our coierie and that he was at that period consd-
cred the most viniictive, vrulent aud abusive, OF
the whole corps Editorial. lie should remember,
TOO, that he very modestly attempted TO write him
self up and at that particular uncture in his pot-
ica life was by an extraordinary imitation of his
vanity led to believe that he the great turn
pike to preferment--tha he would, in the event Of
the success of Mr. Crawford find himself in the
chair once ocounieJ bv the yenerated and deceas-