Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-10
FOR II cossrrrcrIovAr WING.

ticism.
FOR THE pNsrITCrIoEAL WIG.
'"bfnr WALSH, jr. OF the National GuSene,
itcannot have escaped the f. icnds of TN. Administrations
wa, me zeal aud activity of this gentleman in their be.
haii' have IN the las, six mouths, ton som, . or Other
Say "'"''"'shc'- In i'oi, dusuug an that time, he has
Omitted ~" opportunity to excite tis,rust of our success. am
L" chill the arior OF hope in our r..ks. In This m, nne,
e"s''"s on 'he decide! character % a friend aud advocate
AT a time when warmth is essential und it'll, lsss than Tho
m'!"'Se "' Indignation natural 10 our sincere advocate.
II Inc Jesuit do mu; escape the wrath Of the Jackson a ,,v
IVY ,"e wen timed GOODNESS Of his 30 against them, he will
u least procure amnesty fer Tire sake of his iuofcnsiye
"".'"ess. Inc county hardly presents another character
so J"si - 1ary for satire. MIR. IS alsi has foo some yeas
ue'h nothing more than a bucbrar ,o nrws,rap er editors.
me great hyfercritic Of this (with thee or four excepuons)
"th-rate class OF lltera,i, and certainly he has done some
service TO The state in this petty sphere. BIZ, perhaps no
~ III INC south nnasines, that he s"pposes himself cur out
oy nature Tor something far hcyoul the consequence of edi-
,"' p'"rh'eieer or reviewer, moi less Than the prime d,gui-
" OF minister plcripotcntisry. The stars, it seems, have
'"fn'0' and as a lover OF diplomacy, | may regret that 50
sweet a falleyrand or Becksndoris should in Wnlsh be lost.
He has failed, but let hin not forge, the classical soiarr,
etctdf a'agh'S 0usIs, which with permission, | transia.s
literally, he missed ms am, bit Il trGS beodxsc he 0iu,tJ nj
me moon. Indeed often think of Mr.. Walsh with tho
same ennotiNn that | do of an il!us,.ivus exile finn, ,c,cr
!" ms INC reader viii agree with me, very slight vaia
''"", mat Ne never actually enjoyed power, though | doubt
NOT his high pitched vanity aud disappointed pride to.c,he,
give him exactly the feeling of The royal ucdanopt,e i'm nh,
shades oil torinih. tn nc iM2 And art thou hc-wh,
'n""a"' o"c L" play AT sbiitles with mei's heads, to lower
the mysterious brow at the offers OF siac Qna INNS. n ovc
'e WHY pt"i"eo!; aud 10 speak in the dignifpd distance Of
The third person, Tie undersigned: What now yYholIr
hosotocd III SyniaX, he harnesses the courteous Gal,, viii,
me 18Th rule Of A'urray, aud vexes the soul q fpon, r rcb;p
"nr" quietly navigating the guIph OF consultations, mare
foS!rMn, with wicked accounts o. a newly discovered
mountain of vacuum. Thus situated, il is iinpossiblc T.,
see Mr.. walsh without sensations Of the ludicrous. A,
no M possessing that influence and control over large
sections OF country which make i, surnstimcs a rroud ,hino
IL he an editor, nor having great weight with the wise
Scaiteied lhrnrgh the land, which would DO the sure hui,
Of superior learning and dignity, If united to decided. coed
: lhln 'itipS, hp has ever hppu n I ln,rt ~ ,I,., I,I..l:,
and A'istocr"t with whom the people ro where had SYM.
p''hNi 10 equal to nifty Of our editors III that Capacity,
ne has never demanded prominent rotorie,y oxcep, OF late.
"' nS f""r"'"'s cries iot dec0ruu and etiquette, and the
comic gravity with which he has always assumed tic cri.
"ca dictatorship over lbs poor brethren, occasionally also
s'''N''s at "'lier game, far beyond his reach.
OF Mr.. Waisi's literary pre,ensicns, the hes, known
US is l" be found IN his appeal from the Judgments Of G.
n'i'"'' on the l. States; in the examination ofihis vol
the meicil"ss Edinburgh Reviewer, contrary 1 think, to
ue Statute OF iimItation, pleaded thai he had uisn whit
ten another book on the Frenci, government, s., wholly
eon,ran'ct"ry IL, all its sentiments to this last, that The
SAID appeal has long since been dismissed a, the arneI.
''H'S COSTS hud 1t is ordered tha, the said appellant 20
hence without a day. Il NOW seems that the author. war
ned "' the danger OF title pages which reveal The Writers
"ahe- mas sweNed up Irto the American Quarterly Re-
N!cwef: III the assumption OF this new character, an, con
rtnce", Ines lie secret @. his cooling zeal Tor the Nogt,clu
Nir. Walsh has always been the advocate Of voriher,
men aud Noeihcru Misunderstanding out III life with hos
tiii'y 10 the South, it was his first w0rk To Justify and InuG
EnGland III the progress OF those thickcorli,,a events yhicl
'oteeo US MT" war. Thus starting nu the wrcng foot, he
soon found that nothing bat L geographical division nj
tt"'''eS c".ld put hun !" a situation To repair his loss, and
Accordingly ne has hitherto always wished 10 raise IN q
Fff'"a"e"t HorthGrn party. His Appeal though vi ,hc
cinnsiesi construction and in n style the most iuy,Iyed s,c
"t'.h''a!' hHeh with Latinisns AID in fact every o;hrr sur
80 1NmS' 5 w "N'n'n said bur A"sIioisns, yet was we'll
meant, and many ofitS sentiments we've not bad; bnt me
:..""'s ttV'e" o ~ Is me 'n"st signal instance Of con-
~" vi Inconsistency mat rs to no found even in the
!"esS" ' " WORK which records Sou,heys Wat TYLER and
me ,""'ea'e oles, there vii: never he an cmi to the
""s - '' Se''.Fe'"'e'' se'F.as!'ed author. Although, bis
-PFu"4 - 10 without s"'le favorable sentiments TO the
south ! LOOK on t'em only as rhetorical instIumen,s
'" us ''f'"'y war WIN England. E", the time is co.
ms aS' l "fhK' whe" nc Will give the South his who.s
i'Vo'ao'e e'u"'enanre. Already Inc cries ou; to the adj
"n's'f"t'"h hht Tor moderation III pursuing the author
"i me poisoned siandor, II !enity in laying hands OF him,
r"N w temperance !" t<vitat"n when lac is eleven down
~ " ',"e when crimes hitherto unchanged in America, ave
"'eso" against hLsh and honorable men, he coarmeuds us
10 roper mem Win 'he mIsducss that "a man would the inn
p"'a'i"n oil bad taste al dinucr. lie has in fact put ph the
'no'"iSN manners OF a pious dandy, who adds The sanction
"i morality TO etiquette, and ranks as moral offences of the
n's"tS' nature, a b"i5'ero"S voice, an uncPrCmonious adj
S'Ss' I" careless costume, an unperfumed person. Let the
words be now spoken out: it is not the season Tor the mo
"sFai'"h OF common times; the emergency is cut of the File
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