The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-01
LYNCHBURG, OCTOBER /. 1877.
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to a termination. Il are calculated 10 arouse the
attention ofrsery mind not dead TO the happiness
OF IT'S country. Mr.. Madison has been publicly
SAID 10 be the author of these Nos We have al
50 heard two other names known 10 tho State
aud - tn nation. mentioned as their author ,
hut, having no other authority than bare rumor
We do not feel ourselves justified in giving pub
lici, 10 them. II is wonderfully amusing 10 see
the grave airs which the Enquire, Affects about
this matter, aud the contempt with winch it treats
Farmer, aud the print which was the original
organ of his publication. In the name OF
lie nven. "upon hat meat" have the Editors
of the Enquirer fed, that they ariognie TO them
selves such lofty port and insolent demranor'
Whence their reScript thus to pour on all their
opponents BillinGsRate abuse. or 10 treat them
with silentdisdain, ~hilntbev affect to hrs moder-
ale and so H,t in thcir own sentiments They
ought to he aware thai the public have long
since found out the serre' rensoH which prompts
their courS towards the w ie I, not the Wing
elite1 by gentlemen of as high standing ms
Mess. Richie < tinoch can clam n be Does
it not display rs nucb talent Is i MT as de.
cent and as mnierateio its tone surely, the
Enquirer 1aS no right 10 claim the super nrify
which it evidently strives toas>umc. The secre
reason, however,s thai il cannot " bear rival
aear its throne" Bui this is n depression. We
noticed the Enqni er only Tor the purpose ofsay-
ny thar It's Editors deny that Mr. Madison is
the author of" 4 Farmer =" We undertake
(say they) to say that James Madison is not the
author. tic does not write such thiass aud in
socb style. The Wing, replying 10 this as
s.r'ion, makes the following remarks, which
leave IN doubt as To the faci We should ra-
thor infer, from thc remarks Of the Wing. that
1lr. Madison Is their author: g Knowing (says
lie Whe) that the Farmer has been generally
read and admired, and that the Editors of the
Enquirer are themselves gentlemen of good taste
We could not account for their strange obiiquiiV
ofpercepiion on the present occasion, until we
luckily referred 10 the following passage in the
LIST No ofthe Farmer. which Solycsthe mystery
Another f ditor (meanng the senior Editor OF
the Enquirer though he once considered lack
8 ! every way disqualified, from his ignorance,
and from his vices, priv tie and public and that
his election couid be curse 10 the coulirV now
openly exerlS all his power and influence to
have the curse fastened upon Us. No matter
who be the authorofthe Farmer however, no one
denies that his Nos. are Characterized by great
vlgor ofthought and aloqucncn Of dcton aud,
for our parts, we claim for them only the atten-
ton which the importance of the subject and his
manner OF discussing itdenand
While on this subject, we state. that whether
NJ Madison bp the author or not, the senf
mn correspond with those of that Industrious
kao"lcige hat pcy recently, the sage and pat
riot OF Montpelier, ~yprcssed MS deep regret at
the course now pursuing by some Of the most
eminent politicians ot Virgmia--thlt he repro
bafed it, az Sapplog the foundations OF her pow
er and influence in the Confederacy, whilst. by
a course ofmoderltion and prud ence s1e might
have won ovcra map,' of her Sister states to
embrace her principles that b. defs1I.d the
rehf otthe national govern neni. uHtr the M
s,iil'ion, 10 impose = erilf Of duties on imports,
with reference TO other objects than revenue
he averrrd that such had been the course pursu-
ed by every administration in the country mis-
own and Mr.. IclIersons incuded--that to call
all the latent res purces Of the country into ac-
ton, aud to afford to them such protection as
circumstances might suggest was one Of the
principal reasons for the adjustment Of the
Confederation system. which was found made
quate to that purpose, and the adoption of the
Federal ConSritation-@ rhatthe resolution pass
eddy the last Legislature iuteation roths suffice
| was extremely unwsc q impolilic, Her. then. Is
n man who is everlaStingly quoted by the mar
tertS of the Constitution in this State, who ass lst
ed TO frame this instrument, and who was one Of
its earliest and ablest cotemporancous expound-
crS. aud. who, in the exercise of his Executive
duties at later day, was called on to cousiruc
/ lis provisions who says that he is enormously
thus quoted-and that William 3. Giles. that
dog IN the manger, is fast hurrying his beloved
Virginia to ruin and contempt. We again re,
peat, that WHAT We nave mere s'ated ~ 81 ON
o,cn knowicdge, and cannot be contradicfed.
/ We hope it will be in power, before looe,
if Mr. Madison can he prevailed on 10 conquer
his in,uperabeayersion to mngmg in the strife
to lay a fuller exposition OF his views before
onr reld ers We hone the importance of the
crisis will induce him To do 50. Surely. his age,
his services his experience. his virtues viii pro-
tect him from the intolerant abuse which Is
poured Oh all others while, like the sword ot
Brennus they can scarcely fail to decide the bat
tie.
CLINTON AND VAN buren,.
! Whenever heretofore, these two names have
been pronounced at the same moment, it has
been the signal for war. Their mutual hatred