Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-14
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fs"guro, 0c,. %, 1897.
TO MIR. TlIOS. RITCI4Iv
sir: " it' all due respect for the Linh sla,l;,n ,s.s,.
Won once occupied ~ Ia publjcan estimation E. pv;,LaIi
due contempt for your present arrogant pretcnsions I
take leave now 10 addreSSyou.
nyour remarks upon lhe procccdinra or fine R;c.a
'h"Ad anti Jackson meeting, ynu say, "we wear -,
mans IiYery."-Sir, nobody had so CHARGED ~ hm+
1t IS "h 90 saying that "a guilty couecicnce needs -,
accn>er," since ti;en you havo ttus brought Yourself
before thc public, pardon me Tor telling Won that I ve-
ray believe, YOU " ear u" &rc,y Of 1pur 0ara. h,, liar
as certainty as You ever wore the livery oi n certain
otStmS"iHte0 ,J"dsc. YOU now wear the livery of (;cp-
Jackson; aud in tI'ih I believe YOU VII nuJ ON ,Lo H.
't'l OF any man who can Keep you fairly floating on tho
surface Of - majority. Depend upon II Sir. tie Re-.
pnhlicaus have brought themselves to Il close ipsnera-
ton o! No"T HccrE, and. he 81 your own, or Zen. Iact-
som, or Gov. Giics'. tie IcpubIicans arc E.r FROM hcinu
pleased. either with The colofs or trimming. and ti,ev
vii soon resolve In cast II by, as p-rthicss.
Bet SIR, whether you wear other mems lrrrr or nor.
nerlIcr III the one view, or Tie other, have Won any
tGiihcr claim upon thc Republicans ofthis land, Thcv
haze sustained you long t'cUgh, aud, of whatever vslno
your p'ner may rave been 10 them 10 times pasl; iI,
mischief which II IS now doing, and which IL has bee,,
doing for nn'e than two wears Issi, ia OF far o,oatrr
ininrT, tian any former good coUid be valued at z
snai' speak 10 yon in PLAIN language, and jff offend, nv
Justification VIII be found IN the love which | bear
10 my country, a0d 10 those republican institution.
which were conceived aud established by our yirtno,l,
and wise ancestors.
III true Tat your paper was considc red of greae
va'ne BY the Republicans, from the time hat we enga-
Ccd IN war with England until the Termination of fla.
war. This value which vas put upon It, was, ( dare
san, more The fruit Of . gcncfons feeling on the part 81
The Republicans, than any real merit OF Yours. Nor
could II be distinctly asceriained IN those DAYS what
value Cusht really 10 be put upou the Enqnircr, bc-
cantc the public feeling ard pu5lic judgment we're hnti,
tied Iowa TO the war, and thc events winch were con
SANITY spfInEiTg fnm il. IL such a STATE of tblDps.
$50 time was allowed to the country, 10 examine into thc
vices or the ytI.oc Of editors; al their time, and ali
their thought, were employed upon subjects Of muc.
higher interest than the Enquirer.
FUu viii please pardon me SIR, whFn I tell ,Ou dat
your ra@er has broken down the Republican principles
o. TIE old dominion. for to is unfortunate / influence NAV
he traced The rrc-cn' unhappy divisions amongst us
10 not t0isuuJcIs'and inc; mean not TO besiow upCp
yon,a compliment, quite so bigh as, perhaps, YOU are
prepared To receive. 7 DO not mean to give sou credit
To- superior powc,s Il mind, though / ain quite wiling
'iat You shall pass for your full v~alue-what I neon Nv
The Influence formcTlv attached TO your paper IS rhis; Ito
ycon',.r OF our country 'ihc bone aud s,ncw OF all
c~run'rI.s) have been in he baLit Of read no no o!bcr
paper than yours for many years. and cons ncrt.y
'beF nave been unable 10 sec more han one eide ofali
tae Important questions g!'ch have divided and d'srrsr-
ted the HCpubicaus. These q]lp-iis1s have been rrc-
sct'cd ." Their view. IN n form which, hey ,uglt not
TO wear. ard before I! have finished W 9TH you upon ,ii,
5-cas'"'' may perhaps secct sorur uf hem Tor BIC
purpose Of s"cvIng TO tmc people, cithor that YOU mis.
@-@SES-@@a f4s Question, Skich VIZ. yaoilo y!ccEi5