The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-06-16
LYNcaBuRGs, JUNE IS, Is2s.

M. I'm. C. Rires's Rsptg.-Relrenctmeni.--
We publish to-day Mr.. Iiyes's reply to Nh ich-
.hoa Bartlett While we do so, we must eH-
,,,ess DOR unfeigned regret At It's manner. RldI
,ale i not argument and although II may ex-
ia. smile. Il will never lead 10 conviction.
.rha, kind ofua III wit it may be called is
80 ,neanesi which fasfeus on the name Of an
.a,,gonist for lis displa, II MIR. Bartlett had
,...,c,ris,ened Tiiiiam instead of fehabOd, Thea.
,s.,,esrme, instead Of chasing him among peda.
,ognes and pedants, MIR kiyeswould have made
III. ,srant and usurper. Il is strange that
ar. p of Aibemarle. did not follow Mr.. r. of
Roanoke (their initials beiag the same) and
,n,,e scripture against Nr ictabod Mr.. lives
,,.,v cla,nthe honor ofcarrying Mr.. Randolph's
,..n,v TAT least as novel as Mr.. McDuliies) Of n
,;mil,rity ofnamcs produc ne asimilariiy Of minds
..d oursuits 10 its fullest extent How would ei-
,be,ofthen like to be judged by the rule 7 Be-
eaes. such a course leads TO the superstition that
,be an,agonstrot him who adopts IT has the bet
r., reason on his side l. is fair conclusion.
,.hen we hear OF an army kindling large fires in
,be pight and escaping under their cover that 1t
,yas afraid TO meet its opponent in fair and e
.aal font. We hope Ms Rives will hereafter
drop this weapon, and establish his claim TO the
bigh praise generally bestowed on him. If he
merit that praise, most certainly the " cap and
bells" of,he Jester do not become him.
We found ii difficult to comprehend Mr.,
Ryes'sreply, fully, from the obscury thrown a
round his arguments and calculations by his IL
resisibe propensity to tell the public that he
had read Diedrich KniCkerbocker, and that he
had not forgotten the ludicrous adventures re-
corded BY that celebrated historian We could
wish, that in his next production iii it be Stats
tleaD he would refer more frequently TO acknow-
lodged authorities Pitlin and Seybert are but
poorly rewarded for their labors. when although
their valuable works are frequently quoted from,
they are only honored 10y single sde-wind com
oIiment, waiIe the name of the more popular
pielrich is never suffered IN be forgotten by the
reader. When Washington Irving was writing
his ictions he never expected to see them quo
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TO prove that A. had spent more money than j.
We d. not intend TO enter into anexamination
ofMr Rives's figures. We have moi the means at
hand 10 enahleus TO do so; for, although we might
procure Seybert aud pitkn. vet. we fear they
" pnl, not he Acknowledged as authority. by the
gentleman. 1t may not he improper, however,
10 enquire irty. in one BREATH he makes e1Pendi-
tire aud appropriation convertible terms, and,
in the next, endeavors TO prove that one has no
thing to do with the other IN other words
how is It. that, IN his reply to Mr. Bartietts
sgesrh Re makes out table from which, il IS |
necessarily deducible that ngthtng had been er
2anie{. because nothing had been appropriated, |
and now, in his reply to MIR Barleu's letter, |
contends thai appropriations and expenditures
are one anA THE anlr thing Is it not that nc
found the ,l,la would work in his favor when APP
Piled to the years 1922 and 1923. and against
MN when applied to 1927 aud 1925 1t is for |
himself to say, and for the public to Judge.
We admit as every man must, that the cx-
penses of the government row are much great
er than they were during the economical |
fumes Of MI Jefferson, TO which we are referred .
with 50 much exultaton and with so little pro-
pririY The condition of the nation is altered
in every respect. If our expenses are greater,
SO are our resources. Our revenue from com
m.rce alone is doubled, and, from other sources
uiplcd.--If we expend more, we have more
objects on which 10 exppnd it, and upon which
II may be expended adyantsgeouSly. While,
dining Mr. Jrftcfsons TIM our navy was prin-
cipaily composed of inefficient gun-boats fit for
nathing but to elde along the 'narginsioi rivers
sHemys cannon, we now have trigates and
seventy four's, trnyersing the globe aud pro-
tecling our commerce in the remntcst seas. We
had then, but few fartihcationS, u consequently
Of Qualifications, extending the whole length of
he sea-boGrd and TO our extreme frontiers,
shown by experience to he requisite for our de-
fence in time OF war, aud which must fall into I
runs five lessen on disband our army. and con |
sequentlv leave MS, as were at the com |
'nenccment ofthe last war. open To the inroads |
of the Indians on our southwestern boundaries |
aud, on our maritime frontier, to the incarsions
oferprv boats crew whose commuters ambi~ !
ton might soar 10 the burning of a dwelling or
Ihe robhihg ola hen-roosi Since Mr.. jeffer-
sons administration, our population has increas
ed, and, with that increase OF population, has
arisen an increase of duties and offices requi,,-
ING propor'ouae ratio Of expenditure. The /
I'rfeaSe of one goes paci pasrT with the "ther. |
Our commercial relations, too, have become I
more extensive. New cations have sprung into
existence, With whom it is necessary to nave a
friendly correspondence This must, of necPs-
siy increase not pniy the netuR bat the oonfin-
gem expenses Of foreign intercourse. Grea dim /