Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-09
TO THE PUBLIC

Mr. Radiord IN isnt ,anIb;!l with his coalju:ors
Ia 'ae coiseniai TASK OF destroying my reputation al
ter Calling me San expiring man." calls for the Docu-
ments TO which havS REFERRED The gentleman
knows Gtc well enough to know that this call was sv
pereroSa'orr. have said tiey should be published
when received, and so they shall. This Shall do boi!
to redeem my pledge, and 10 give him chance Of DC
ending hhnsci against their contents. Let him not
however, hAtter h:nS=if that an .scxpring man
- iife' IL Is not because ms most industrious
forts have no, been 10 destiny me
suffered nenta agony ohough i,aye DESTROYED ;ny
other HAN one, who has been grapucd " ili msorirne
ai.i affection from his earliest vouti-but hone IL
survive 1t ell The he'll born nslign;y with Hf.ich
Mr. R:dSrj has pursued me i'm THIS matter an,r, CT
atea BY a:-and Whatever e.r.ct las publication NAV
have had IN i"ia:inG nc, The heart that dictated re-
vCpsc so cold b:oUde,i, unmaniy, so unea:blv y N
DE dctestcd hy ali. The documents / have already
sent tor aud they Will be hsle eaiy as The mail can
so and come.
0ne word in rcp'y ,c ~. 7no,na Richie. lie re-
pe's the idea that Mr. Raord' 40 cation was made
IN conccFi with him. That C., nectnte and so
stated to be- belseTe thai .c WAS secretly any ous
10 make the publication know he affected TO be a,
e c"y--od ti:at was To makea sr:S Of his magnaui-
NIFTY snow he pretended IL take adv;ca-but that
was to indulge himself wish TIC 81, as:i.e VI talking a.
bout tire story; AMI by advising with those only whose
feelings towards TIE rs knew responded 10 lis own
ne was sure at O1Ce what their advice womIJ be- while
ne wou! TO be forced rro the act All! the
cnnDing little Isaac! If there Cnpuingcr man IL,
tins state. thank G d. have never vet met with him
lie does not deny that his publish Rador's
Attack was without parallel IN the his'nry Of the
Enquirer NJ least for the last years lie ,ci moi
dPny, tia! lad been the case Of any other man r., e
community but mine he would have continued 10 oh
serve inBsxibly, rule which even arnisead Mason
could not induce ban 10 relax. Ee Will not dcuy tiat
from our relative POSITION mine he veTy last in
stance III which true and honorable decacv shn,,!d
have permit him 10 relax ii. lie will not tleny that
his hope was to crush professional Tva: and ilra,
true ch'Yaifv would have rtvsied at the act. The
gentleman has always afflicted Ia consider tie Wl,ir
infinitely bcncatii his notice vel he eargefy rrasns a;
tiie FIRST opportunity 10 ex'irpan lis Editor. lie IS
not oniy the pink but The very rhcniy of uoassenc,
the gentleman seems 10 think the character or oi
ssqp"usess 10 tue Legislature. at ihe wish TO die ale
20 The State utterly Incompatible. Not so Nothing
is more rceoncablc. i will refer The gentleman TO
lneuIin Dnrward and the characters ard acts of r. os
EschcBes, and Petit Andre. lie will find The nossihIn
conjunction Of obseqniousnsss 10 and supcr,rs
aud nsoifnce 70 equals and interiors in the same cha
r'cteT, further illustrated by E;anc!o Panza and u>
decd by all history.
As TO the charge exhibited against MIR Richie La
has BY ~ means answered il. Tie ATTEMPT 10 faIsfr
tie statements OF Ramsay and Watson is futile MI
Davis know, thought indGercuGy Of Mr. Eansav a;
ore time, tu' thousands much better persons than Mr.
Davis, thInk very highly Of him. The fact tat MIR
Davis dids say lie charges iOr public printing were
much too high aud ,ial 30 dns bis conscience
10 certify 'bc5, adm {. understood Of further proof
But Whit wil prove il decisreiv is t1e exhibition of
those accounts thcnsclyCs--If thcy DO not sustain
rams7y and Wasop--if they do not prove that Tie
cnA'Ees IDr extra printing against the Cognmouw cah
nave 1nVafahlv exceeded what weUd he charged nii-
Fidhois what Mr. White does the iabllc work cor "
contract {" bat the public printing done for Wash>
pGton--'rhm ,'mF.y 10 ffiv per cent then admit The
caafge IS gioundessifi shall appear that the Public
FFInteT has unor'nly charged from thirty 10 fifty per
cent more han lie entitled to- i, shall apr ear
by The accounts themselves, then shall claim 10 have
Established fnv proposition, we'll as the fact that the
conference OF MI Augustine Davis, groaned Uadcf Tic
heavy rrqu's:'ioas made upon IT, Mr. Richie. has
very unSalaD'ly, attempted to throw the Whole res
ponsibiiiy UPON lis partner, Jr. Shep5erJ-and The
latter answers rHmber of que ,tious propoupde5 BY
Tue former, no doubt much TO his Satisfaction Bn
thst duck will not swim. The same Mr. Richie has
objected TO Gays defence that bis witnesses were mar
hces ert7uH et ic would now bring ia the evidence