Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-10-27

Jude to the 2lst August, by Seung upon trillng
OMISSION OF the Patriot, that was irrelevant to the
point AT issue, and by taking refuge, a. usual,
behind his redoubiable Appendix! would now ask
Mr. q. If had not IA shadow oi'proof'' for my as
serton respecting Massachusetts: But Mr. q. Gays l
hun as ignoraut OF these changes Mass
anu Nd True, charity did induce me TO believe that
he was ignorant OF them: because did not wish to
suppose him guilty OF endcavurng to impose upon the
puOhc ialschoOdS for facts; but since he denies gno-
rance viii give him the benefit OF an alternative
Tie either knew or he did NOT know that the frceho!d
or property qualification OF voters abolished In
Mass. and Md. Ii he knew they were abolished,
wmle his Legislative chart represents them as cX-
istig then he is guilty OF 'reach2ry aud deception
towards ti'c pablo; II be did not know that they
We're abolished, then he was guilty OF volunteering
to execute a work, which he proves inadequate to
Perform. Mr.. q. may take which horn of this diem
ma he chooseS--ehcr Will iranstx and hold HIM be-
fore the public, no; IN the Iaost enviablo hight.
Ma. G'S. whole coarse respecting these "lll-fatcd
Charts las been well calculated u ryI.lcr E.H OIL
n1Xious Ia public ctuSurc. Whenever the m'stutc'
mcns III his charts have been exposed &c has eNhb
tied tho most disgusting petuicncr and the most ia
fling provarica;ion Whca the Enquirer detected o..
respecting the ''bass Of representation d,
rCttcd ravCd, aud CI3b'Cl ubuu the dill renee be-
tween 1.-the LsEviGiicc ,r! and the charts; and III
sisted that The charts were RICH. and the Enquire
wrong. CJ; after the EGNuigcr pressed home III,
mSsi atcmCus and left Nc. IL no back door To- cscapt
from, Inc turned round and with very bad grace ac
improved and THAI he had sent to the prcss PAS;
script 10 supply he omission ttNuw II Mr. c. :.
promise t. send % the press, another Pos;scrj
me same map, currcttings iho msstatcmsns respect
ing the "!-GcholI Or property qualification of voter
IN MasSa ci''setLS and Maryland the " Demo ut vii
promise 10 say no more about the nv provided Mr.. q
supplies these PoSiscrpis--grutis ioo--at !eas, b,
the hTst week IN October that the members q
tic Cow eUtion may hive them at Hand when the
take their first lesson Oh Mr. Gs. Icr;satve alnp.
Nut u O;llfe Al hpar tire uuOl,ops Mr.
q. Offers Tor his charts wien their errors are in
d'bly fastened his forehead. vt ore ti,ne hi
Legislative Map was too small to Contain the truil,
Though 1t happened to b. larpc cinuh 10 con n,
much that Is uRtrUa!) Again, to nave enlarged i
would have rendered II IHcunvenrnt that its Uhcr
might he thereby decatcdai another tiine ti.n sinu
y thumb Of some unlucky printers devil comes il
collision with one oF h;G brightest stars, produces
total ccips1. and tisguscs MI the lsht il was cal
cudied to she'd upon his nvGlu-5le appendix, charts
preface and dedication,
HoweHcr as am an advocate for candnr ] mus
acknowledge that there Is one pnint upon which Mr.
Garneit appears 20 have gained advantage owe
iiic beLlUcrat: ana That Is in the Use uf tic tern
JtdO'g-caiSeH' Anticipating the result @. il,c Con
ycnten The Democrat said thai the day was 1rJac!
ing whca the Grisiocratc gentry would iinI them.
selves ON political equality wiki the ,,unLlssi o
their 'iciioW-Czeas." used the terra I'M what
thought the common acccptation; hut Mr. G. declares
before tiiai day arrives we must behold a const.tu
tion securing equal political privileges to u-mo
excepting rna "s, minors, pauEcrs, insane persons
and criminals Dfeycry graJc;" because saws he tbese
arc still or JcEJ'c cHtScHs." confess that would
not have acknowledged al! these 10 b. mn Clyo-ci.
zenSi but since SIR G.. has declared them 10 be hi,
from natural affinity or fellowship
brst known TO himself Which bind I'm tn .srarrlors
old ladies' insane peFsoi's SCI will neither at
tempt 10 despOll him Of the victorious laurel nor
sever the chords osympathy which connect hiin With
his fellow.
Mr.. Gurnctt intmatcs ,hat his '.priyate Character
has been assailed: 1t Is difficult 10 divine his motive:
tor making so untoIndcd allusiun unless it be Il
excite public sympathy: certainly nothing sad in III,
DcmocTat. or any other criticism of The charts WI!
bear out the nsinuGtion. This yagary can only>h,
accounted for by supposlng,-from the exposure o.
his misstatements, and from his frequent aIusio, II
Jupiter I1ians and the troubling heayeu.. that bc
was actually GIVEN into IL ofdehyla teiue,is ana
IN the plroXySm he mus; have iunced that Joye drr.
artillery vas directed towards the author of the
charts, ana that the thunder bolts Of jupiter were
Vate character" 20
MIR. Garnntt's splone;ic ausion-ul.!er the terr
capt. Rocks men in IrcluuI'-to the p,rsecut,,
sons o. Firm who have lately rcganed ihcr long los
CIVIL ana religious Liberties, nowIthstandar the Oh
staclcs thrown III ter way b. the minions Of mona
chy &advocutes Of high church machinery is eniirc
iy worthy OF tho whence 1t einana;cI. Irish
men IN tnis country need no defence from the King
Queen Democrat. Their chivarous and patriotic do
votlon to the Republican Institutions of their do,,o
country, have placed them on grounds too elevate,
TO be reached by the sardouc snecrs Of aristocrati
imbcclty. While Mr.. Garrett was dsnul,nV NJ -,
skirts ~ certain st'sa playing second fiddle :
the Hartford Convention, and Blue lipht boys nm
responding the unh0ly sentiments of those iroito,
who dee aIed It TO be ''jmbecominp mora! mud rel
gious people to rcoicc in vcto les obtained over nm
cncmo3, lrs1rnen were to be found among the fore
most of those patriots who freely Yielded ND The
wealth, and shed thor blood-repcilin,r the invade,
OF our sol-prOtecing The lives and property of ou
cltizens-main,aiDing the honor, independcnce. an
dignity Of our couniry--ond preserving in its JefTe
sonan purity, the Republican spirit OF our pt
ltlchl Institutions.
It is o'lowiIat surprising d.at Mr. G.. while ron
planning OF tie personalities Of the Democrat sbouI
himself be guilty, IN almost every paraprnph or nj
communication Of deserving the merits Of the oun.
ton aud OF rcsoring TO personal abuse II is tr,
ms attempted sarcasm is obtuse 80 burdencd Wiz
the useless voTbnre peculiar 10 his style. that i
force IS spent before il reaches the object, audit f
harmless to the ground.
"hyecit tnbetie iehfB, sine icfu"
rs TO The Ignorance with which Mr.. Garnc,i accr
Sos me, and tie hint that had "studied moro ro
tnrely' the liberal and expanded views dcyelonod ,
the numerous pages Of hs Prej,icc md .qDDenaijr
would not have yen'ured 10 condemn his rou,aI;Io
TEA charts"-l have only TO say that after more dc
liberation l have still the same opinion Of his map,