Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-09

III past rsslan taSafas eaer other that can. iust-
fy IT. Ought not the courtesy subsisting between US
as mcshers OF the same hberal and enlightened pro
tcssion, Ia have restrained this out-pouring of
abuse OR You owe obigl atoms to professional
courtesy, what will you think SIR when you req .ct Oh
the hyPoerticnl professions OF friendship confidence
anu esteem, with which you honoured me. on the
very Gay before my departure from homes and ut the
very time too, when your abusive manuscript was in
the hands ofthe printer, and You urging It's pub
hcaion, Is there my moral sense however perycrt
cd or depraved TINT justify such course al this,
Sir, 1t is beneath the moral code ofthc reptile race.
The rafting tcrrors of the vcu9cful snake" rive
warning to prepare for battle to fly his fangs. But
IN your system of morality enmity NAV wear the parL
OF friendship, and dcoay blow may be nice ed in the
moment of an ahcctionate embrace. An open. man
~ and avowed enemy can respect. ami after the cx-
ctenicnt OF the occasion has subsidized, may even
coSnlze as friend; but secret and nsdiou foe who
wearing the smile OF friendship, acquires nv CONT
dence an esteem, that b. abusing them he may give
efficacy to his maliity be forever the ohnct of
| my unmlngcd scoru aud dctcst1tior.
do not believe, sir that you really entertain in ro
lation tn me- ihr opinions that you have EXPIRE
Bat the vanity OF the Otor has exceeded IN, discrc
ton ofthc And the desire To OBJ ain the worth
less ard enhcmcrl reputation OF having written u
pointed paragraph or pIngcnt sarcasm, has iniuccd
you to forget what due 90 truth TO decorun ond
to deccncy. But think you sir. that YOU have not
"paid too dccriy for Your whistc:" Forfeited conf
dcncc is not easily rcsainci. The good OF all parties
Will con crn tho lcvity OF character Ito say thu least
of it, which has induced vou to violate tho bli,tons
OF private friendship, merely TO CRAFTY your vanity
And even those, who may now be found iatteriro
you with compliments the bitterness OF vrur invec-
tive, o. tho graccs of your composition, will, when
your patTy production shall be forgotten remember
the rna!nity by which was dictated. Bat SIR, even
you have expressed yOur real sentiments permit NO
to say that 1t vas exceedingly indisCrcrt aud unbrco
ming in you TO give them uticrarce. To saw nothar
OF violated friendship the World Will b. unclsri,abl,
enough 20 attribute to you the worst motives \
member of the bar, having reputation yet to es
atlh 1t will naturally enough be said that YOU have
'ndeavorcd to lay the foundation of your own fnnc
or purolnng the corner s'onc from minc. But cheer
fully acquit you Of any such intention; believing that
Won are much more ambitions otthc pary reputation
81 nm indi,er ~ paragraphs than Of the solid and cn
during fame of an enlightened iurst.
FEEL. SIR mat IN noticing, your communication,
give to il ar Importance aud dignity that il DOES no;
merit. Lot assure you that it Is nothing intrinsic
in the production itself that induces ME to notice IT,
Coming from another source, 7 should have passed il
by with smile of contempt. But cannot rcpress nv
notification ana regret, that such production should
nave como from one, between HON and myself thcr,
has heretofore subssted the most uninterrupted kind
mss and good will. have apprehension that it
will nuro INC; its .onn and temper are calcuafcd q,
produce different effect. Those who know mo
Will know your statements to be fise and will revolt
at your mslignity. And stnugers startled st the
Extravaganza of your assertions, will be induced to
inquire into my tue character. Thus, thouoh Won
have forfeited my estecu may congratulate myself
that so long you continue to wTite shall find in
you efficient fiond
Ia conclusion, sir, let me advIse yon 10 lay aside
1unus, Of whom you may be the sIrvile cnpyist bnt
can never aspire to BE- the equal. You may thus re-
ton the merit Of good nature, though you fail TO &C
qnre the reputation of wIt. Had he lived 10 throw,
OF hls mask hetYould have found, even his splendid
reputation as writer poor compensation for the
Loss OF the confidence and esteem of tho nulti:udes
whom be lad injured. But vhat must be your stua-
tlon when with too much vanity to u mask YOU
have sufficient malignty to provoke resentment with
out the vit TO acquire reputation?
WILLOUGHBY YEUTeY.
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