Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-20
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THURSDAY MORNING., NOV. 20, 1928.
MAJOR HAMILTON,

from Congress, bent upon making himself amends in
some other equally legitimate mode. Distinguished,
he is determined TO be, and nature has denied him
the gifts which would qualify him to become shaft
in the temple of Public Happiness, be is resolved il,
the spirit of Erosratus to overthrow the fabric itself
# he can.
we havelong noted the little gentleman course in
Congress with disgust. With tolcrabe acquain-
lance with the surface ofthings, sprightliness OF
fancy, delugc of words, and most ovcrwecning
rogancc he set himself up to enact tho second edition
of the knight of Roanoke. Like most imtators, he
successfully copied all the faults of his original with
out catching tho ;epe sal quoi, vich in some degree
excuses his occcnrictos aud rcdeen,s the brutality
CT his sarcasm. We behold in the S. Caroline copy
st of Mr.. Randolph all his venom without the gilded
covorng-all his impudencc without the grace ofong
experience aud general learnng-a his egotsm with
out his excuse for its dugence-snd sll his dcterm
nation to be witty and pgert without his ability to
execute It. The Major is said to be gallant Il,
and to wear his honour at the mouth of his Pistol
and dare say he is all that yet do his ideas CO in
what galantry consists, sppeor to US, not of the
Chevalier Bayard school His galantry in the field.
we believe has been tested in his country's service.
and We therefore tic regret that in deiibera
tive Assembly, i. should have degenerated into dis
position for incorporate a6usc and shrewish scold
ing. There seemed 20 u.s. little true g,llntry in his
exhibition of the street scandal Of Washington against
Jno w. Taylor, to the nation 4 man whom he proha-
bly, knev would not call him to account-ani stilloss
in his puny ond repeated insults Henry Clay, man
whom he knows will rot Gull him reckoning Not
Uthstaudng these sad mistakes OF Ehat WAS bcccrl-
I,,e md ,14 b.A,U n
Hamilton is man Of honour and of good feeling in
the main. Tne misfortune H. that his thirst of dis
tlncion bears too great lisproportion to his abilities
and obscurcs tho virtues Of his heart IL is one of
tint unhappy class, who have al imaginable desire of
distinction without the possession q corresponding
means to atan it. re would be Il dangerous man to
the tranquility oftA country, # IN giving him
m ambition az :tupcnious 80 that of the celebrated
Dwarf Of Charles tn 2nd, had not, kindly 70 the peo-
pie withheld the abilities which would have rendered
it formidable
With this sketch oftnc ,5njor's Character or what
we believe it to be- ye call the readers attention 70
few passages Of iate speech delivered by him in S.
CIrolina. This speech hoe been rs-puhlishcd By the
consistent gentleman l. this city, who acknowledges
that it deserves decided realoastraace. But does nc
make it, On the contrary ne comp6len.s TIE speech
q as the Chef Ourre Of tha: Brilliant oro,or." This
speech recommending III express terms, the formal
resistu-ce Of la. Of the T. States, and aboundag
with examples OF ut. grant passion unworthy chris
tan, the heartless hrosats celebrates as the most
splendid Of the day! We would ask nc reader who
knows the Editor Of h. Enquirer to imagine to him
self ua his laDruagr goud have been had this par
r.cidal speech Of Hamilton been delivered BY Mr..
Webster az Boston Il the War IL 1912, was the
Of Reproduction instead OF the Tariff if Fa
neui Hall vas the theatre instead Of dinner ia
blciIS. Carolina--if Mr.. Webster, instead If Major
Hamilton, called upon his State to resist--in what
terms would this conzisteu, Editor have denounced
the orator and thr speech: WoIll he have mildly
said, the speech deserves decided rcIaons rance
while he lauded the Orator With exyayngant fa,tcry
no. The var being popular. und nf. Webster IN
popular, the genter1n would have ssizcd the occs-
sion to recommend Himself - props- Tcpro5atoa Of
the speaker and his socach Where arc the o<ocra-
tons that he bestowed upon the Hartford Contention
Yet VII auy man have the cfrontcry ~ pretend that
this speochof Maj. Iatoa docs not more distinctly
invite ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS han .her.sasu-cs Of that body
ofnem Surely 50 tA7rnUgr 'r1e server nevcr spec
ulsted upon the .icis ulc. e Polite.
But to g; BUCK 10 IT,, spe:ca Or TIC Orators
qualification Is O P7ltcl EcJnoi1i,', t1,o the f5-
lowing specimen There D. 'ho says, 10 rnsn IN the
South, whose expenditure aacun'B to 5000 ". an.
who does not pay ct the uaaleh cqi,1iqop $1,000 in
shc shape Of a dear tax n tie Government and the
monopolss, which hcy divice 10 pretty equal proper
tons between tAala" The bl,c s'ate1aen, Of this
ostou1ding pron7s Ion - 1ficicn. for Tie Virginia
reader but wba roa. ho ,lint Of ,ae Intelligence Of
tic MAJOR coust'ucr's anong whom sc presume,
H. passed ioI gospel
Specializing upon tic ohoa-e3 81 10 repeal oftle
Tariff The Oratof cay7. Do not Dy ;hc nsi.crng
crciion &C. yo- so".. 20 hyo.fe quotation d Mf.
Ritciirl that wr can End eDy refuge .r ,ue sicri.
Integrity, and uaezo.o aa;ics vi tia ,cscrs3c
lariot .Gcn. j., whom grl.ofa. cnd lndipnan,
people about 20 bcsiow the hlghos, mark orthejr
'7'nG 'eac.. III .na| "Pe| e oe. E,.o tho
Hero tio', c'"Ho' b.ng .."' o.. MAJOR lie