The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-22

priye mere to-day abon, / o clock.
Brcad Siufs have taken a rise in Richmond
~ we'll rs this pace--Corn is selling here
rom g. 80 10 g 75.--Flour has likewise
alvanced--this rise may he ascrbed to the
anticipation OF short crops.
CONSISTENCY '--We,have so frequently dished
Up our friends Of the Enquirer, as the very piuks
Al consistency, that we have become tired of the
themr--and, il we had not, the motive which for
merry induced US To pef,otm the task, has
lost the main portion ofns ,n1uriice we hoy
I'd to 'nduce them to look al themselves IN the
inainr oftheir own make. (reith m 9,ecutfm,
an To mantle their checks with bushes Of shame
At me crtm'nai inconsistency other course We
fhoagbt we knew The Editors, AN we could not,
tlereipr' help sGrihn,ing tos temporary had
lacniat'or ~ mind conduct which uiheI4 less
clnltahly iacioed, might have aScfibe1 directly
N alsene,s Of intention. We feared they bat
forgotten the fact that they had d,plecated"
sen Jacksons election 10 toe Presidency as
acar'e upon he country when we saw y bat
zeal they manifested 10 secure that elrctla,
Sc could not bnt ask ourselves how they epu,d
rerouce 1 t. 'heir conscpnces 10 advocate
lae a!eva 10" of a man to al office which would
impose on him the necessity OF exponndng All
fhelawS " whom they had declared q in,4nable
oil Interpreting the provisions Of a stIeie frlc. 20
ane' men (Says l-to-mySeit,) must he arraut
tools or arrant knaves-or else, like the sccper
N Washington llvines Legend. their senses
mnS have been closed to events as they trans
ehrd The old commonplace msxlns that
ruth is immuabe' aud principle is eternal
can certainly have no influence on men whose
d'fhtions from yeraciiv cause MS to enqnile il,
''try ne we read of their productions Hhal
h f'Wa and 10 ask. tmen who knowingly
AZ they have done, violate il, can be guided by
!incips. They either uttered paIpahIe false
hoods when they declared that Gen. jackson
was " incapable o constr ning the plain provisions
NJ single law, aud that hs election would be
"'"rse upon the country" oriliey are now
'fcffan's 10 every thing like principle aud
L
d '"e dilemma on which they may wish 10 hang,
Is ieh to th"r discreet choice
"he we wrote the word " Consisieuey."
" ''' ne ~. the preceding paragraph. il was
h'' ouw he'Ign to sliude to th,. tnuuiTer In
aePo' we had not Thought of IT, The con.
tecuon between hem, however, was lrresisti.
"F' a"d we could not l0rego tue grarif.
"''' % giving II passing compiiment.
NE hone that biiinguous print will not a,irih.
"f 10 'h" malignlty Of disposition which is
o''' |" De almost universally displayed bv hn-
"''" o'Ptds, towards those who clai,n pririle
s'S"nd rights Ia which they are not entitled
~ any great superiority OF intellect or ex:
e"'e "i disposition |! impudeucs. indeed.
"''t 'he test OF merit, we know but one man
WIN eou'd bear the pain from the Editors of
'"qn'ter,- We mean theirintmaie friend.
''T ortaNer OF the House uf REPRESENTATIVES,
i"f Fdn orsof thu Enquirer NAV console
""''Ves, Tor anghi we know or care. with
ar rejection TINT their inconsistency issome..
'' 'hr"wn into the back ground by that If
e'''er men And it was with deei, of
''"s'ns one Of these greater men, {and %
'''"'" NJ" 10 be meaaer Ioo,) that W. to k
eP'1" pen line Editors of ia. +. ,o,; mr. o,,,,
a" "'he itiie excuse for their Jeneavi,v of
''''' IN tue common ira,ltv OF olrns,nro
~ "cH""' "ned /" immense majoriiies in
''N 7''e-~-h"lding the minds of even wisar
'""" 'le'nseive. in subsection and hand
~, 'S'"med 10 extensive patronage
'' '"e oa"dlinss OF The Riehmond Arislocrs.