Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-06
FoR M Ey1vraEn.
TO CJTRTTJJS

Sir: II may excite in YOU Gu emotion of surpr;sn
at at this late hour reilly made 10 ypnr spiritcd
address to the Hon. John Talintrro published in tho
, Enquirer Of tho I'D uimo. Although on the first
appearance of your address, notice Oft was contcp
plated believe me, unavoidable circumstances caused
It's postponcincnt till now. l confidently trust howe
yer, that this delay will neither render 1t less sccnD
table to you nor diminish tho weight of truth and fact
which it contains. Your attention is therefore solicit
ted, while your address, liza more annroprnte title
your revlcw IS III turn considered. and SOM, her b
ccts NJ grave and serious importance arc sDlculnly
discussed.
In this contest Mr.. Taliafrrrn has had to contend
With formidable odds. You will agree witt. ma. sir
that in conformity with practice that every where
distinguishes your party the press has been seized
upon AZ the most efficient engine TO urospcr vorr
cause and fan the cmbers of declining hone by moi
soninq the public mind, and torcstang public onjn-
iop The war has heretofore been alro9athcr on one
sde-not only IN the State, but DOT of IT, the papers
nav" tccncd VIII, abusive essays and vile paranrapbs
besides Other lnsidious, dsgraceiul and dt45picable
means rcsorcd to, 10 inure Dir. Il. ana bring his cha
facter into ridicuIe and contempt. Many of these
manly and dccnrous emissions profess cor.e from
tho district IN which the contundnp canjdLtns reside.
and without MISLEADING the truth think NAV venture
to rcEark, that however we'll cUnccaled the authors
may conceive themselves under fictitious siuuatHrcs
there are certain lncontes;ihlC marks about them that
s1tisi actorly rOclem their tirth-lnco AMI stan,p
them with the disgrace and odIuu of bcinr y-itten
under the eye and with the appreciation Of the Dcrso-
mage whose cause and interests thew ycnyt,gy cs-
porsr. 10 one common laboratory ere re Indebted
tor your letter, Curtius, well as MANY other pro-
auctions like character to have the t9o fold effect
OF promoting the doubtful of your friend bv infi
sing new energy into tho relaxed efforts Of his friends
at home and inspiring the belief into the minds of
Jealous parHans abroad ofthc prospect ofa successful
triumph of Jacksonism in the District. Did they en-
aI'tc from Il less questionable source was voir
letter Curtius, dictated with tie pure sCirit Of pro
InomT the good of your country. uiinhucnccd BY tho
Ties OF aIG!y CONNECTION, which could sway the judg-
nen, or pas The itelins5, moro respect would
toInly be due 20 rs contents. Buj you may replv
lbs fdm1ty connection oDy effect in csscnnr the frct
OF truth low much truth hos been TegardCd in your
letter. We shull discover in the sequel.
viii here prs9rut rennr that i. is the pccnlinr
good Torture oil Mr. Toliacrros competitor TO DO sur
rounded by some enthusiastic parasites certain poIt
cat GI'oTS as Il were, who yielant in obserying
every omen oil threatening aspect and Ivy their Joint
nDour5' 10 avert any calamity that may bcfal him
~ every appearance Of doHrCr, thcy take alor and
arc ready with their sbscrvcnt pens with ne little do
cencY as sense to- pour upon hs devoted rival foods
Of acrnon0u5 abusc-the spirit of MISREPRESENTATION
without conjunction, IS rencwed--and on ycf1tcd en-.
lunn,gs Hnpuden,y reported. Thus hrs this OK mario
warfare been unremttingly warcdaqalnst Mr.. Tnlio-
icrro, while the only resistance he hns mude has bcen
to oppose the mpTcgnoble shield Of his own fr fame
and character-a conscious rccttudco OF motive and
loty integrity 70 be thus unopposcd giyc-, them Inc
confluence OF victory. and wb"ts their appetite Ey
conquest. II - time that tho friends Of Mr.. T. rcgo
inteTPoslng to break the force Of tic ssilcsto rob
them Of their spoations. and give $50 causo for c,ai
tation
gu PTo'Is 70 be- at loss t' discover what reason
llr' Z Lad for surprising dat tic uu;llr Of the adj
dress to the ffccholders oftc district aludcd 20 him
either personally or politically. and cxprcss Yourself
in these wsrds:-"I have carefully pcrisod bis circu
ar ana have not been able to discover any here the
most dlsidnf dHsOH 10 you, ccrin pcrsonaI or ,,o
htlcal aspect" Doy you really sir, possess such OBJ
tusencss Of perception, and dcattuJn Of pcrspicuitv
as not to be able 10 discover the most deani alsi5
to Mr. T. either personally or polit.caliyi Let thc
Scuar DC submitted u the porusa ofauy di4nteregt-
ed person whatever whose mental eve hos NOT becn
blIndedb by purtality on the one hand and minority
on the other, and III venture to assert that hc viii
discover the covert meaning. What else does the
an'R"f mTne t' c'avc~ IN 'Nc ff'ori-- ovJact.--|