Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-23

TIE dsnteresie editor OF the ENQUIRER hav;ro, i,
his paper OIL Thursday, charged with caricaturine
the debate on the bill for purchasing certain nun,
her OF copies OF the Revised Code we have thought
proper 20 repel The charge by publishing what follows.
We do not 'hcw that we comprehend what the d;si,
teresicd gentleman means by the term ca,icatuye-if
nc means 10 say we exaggerated misrepresentcd
any part OF me debate TO his prejudice, the c5aroe is
'' h"e-'' i'1t we did not report the debate in full
that part of 1t at least, which supported the dsnt.r
csed gen'ieraHs letter to the Experimentation we
plead guilty. But why did we uot' For this sino,o
ana SIMPLE reason" That the gcntlcmaa who opposed
Tue passage Of the bill, or IN other word. weheI -,
leave Tie INST or - b! unmpingcd, lid 50 upon the
ground that tl'e Executive more competent 10
contract for line books, than The General Assembly,
lh- idea was simple uGCompuuuded idea and need
ed no elaboration; wlc cas- MIR. Crag,s and Mr. WI,its
views were unnteIIgbe without some circumiocution
Hence our brevy III reporting Messrs. Miller, NAV
I!arvIe and Iives who opposed the bill, &c
The hulh rs, we had 10 wish to make the senior
editor Of the Enquirer cut poorer figure, nan he
made himself exhibit that day What were The
circumstances? The Legislature pass bill eInpo,yor
ing the Executive 10 purchase 500 copies of the Re
yised Code, al prize not exceeding 81 copy In the
meantime some rHtmber ucmbers-wc know not
""" mary OF who they were-discover that 81 was
100 hh, ana That the books might be Contracted for at
Il less price, bill is accordingly introduced reducing
'nc Dd%""u'n price from = 10 ). Upon this the dis
editor of the Enqurer, sends 10 memorial
10 the House Of Delegates, backed by number of
ca ucatcs to nCve that the maximum 81, fixed by tie
hr5t bill MT 200 large, or rather WE believe that
1T was too snall'hougi he seemed willing TO take ;ba
aS7--ns be proha5Iy viii tie fire If no moro can no
had WOW uerinr the FIRST the last bill if ue
are correctly advised, intnalcd syllable about the
editor OF the Enqnlror.-iic EXECUTIVE we're anthori
eed 10 purchase the Kev 5eJ Code al certain maxi
mum ADD minimum price, aud Of course. Of wfoo,,o.
ever they could be bad cheapest Why should the
dsintercstcd gentleman mcnorialze the legislature,
Would the coufso have been tolerated in anv other
man the proprietor OF The Enquirer t.s when public
b was before ic leg stature citizen who conceived
hmsoH interested in puouniary way, should dcprs
cate its passage in long aud wbocdlirg rc7nor,a1
and qtanf'1p%Dfrt Of GGi5oTys, as Col Uewct call
Cd them' And What wvrc these aa7dayj,s, Frot,
highly respectable persons indeed; but rroyjrr pre
rfscly tbs, and more--thst whereas nlr Tbornss
Z 'chie lad enjoyed monopoly of the Revised
Cole aud whereas 10 make tie mos, of t!,at
monopoly, he tad sold out copies ia tboeo
'l'7 we're obliged TO have them at the exo,bi
at price Of So arrl 8--now tbs fact is evidence
o he General Assembly, tha the sai MONOPOLY price
S the true value Of the Revised Code! Certainly.
pore extraordinary memorial, arr certificates we're
ever graiuIously presented 10 The consideration oil
~ Legishure Had 20 administration man p,ssen
ed such ouc he led been Mg7n .cy bigh w5y