Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-24
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good sense talent and dignity which are to be found
IN the columns of the American, it would become
very respectable paper. ~ present it can certainly
possess lew or no claims TO that character lis CO.
lnnlnS' instead of being devoted 10 something that
would benefit the country by improving s taste and
purifying It's morals, pcrpetually filed with those
ioaihsoine and communicating ucubrutions that pass
under the name of Reirospecis, mpiIuioas SC and
arc well understood 10 be the chastc productions of
our Chief Magistrate. That Mr. Richie sho,,d
Charge brother Editor with 4 want of imprrtiaIyo
Is cnnneltilg ludicrous. more striking examine oc
the old ada9c Satan rcproying sn never came under
our notice. Ii he realty and truth believes the En-
qnrcr to be an impartial paper then we are free "a
confess that the blindness OF human vanity and cro
tisn Is altogether incurable. We shall dcspai- of
ever seeing human nature perfect than il Is
The truth Is that our worthy contemporary is Of
Tended with the n. Y. Amcric0u--the two Nationals
gu" hUmole Sefres, and many others, because, ono
aud all, we have tracked him successfully in his
devious courses, and and anon exposed his loI
low precnsions to political rccitude. There is no,
an atom OF consistency inpartiali,y in the Encui
rer Timld aud irresolute ut the onset, wien !, i
once fairly seated the saddle and the Dia;9y;i,, Is
clearly asccrtaincd, it dashes away Jehu Ike. md
becomes equally remarkable for It's violence and
rcckeSsness.
We shall always expcc, to see tie same thing
until Us Edit or shall dismiss the ridiculous idea OF
his own iniallibty-an idea TINT has become 90
completely naturaized in his mind you might jrst as
well persuade him 10 doubt his own identity.
That our readers may know the cause of Mr Rit
cle's wrath against the p. Y American, we inse,,
the following from that papers aud that we tnay not me
charged with want of modest i'll thus aiding TO
sound our own praises, we, the junior Editors in he
absence OF the Senior, attribute ul that is conp;i
racniary to hm, as it was undoubtedly intended.
"The Virginia Convention will meet in Oct ,be next with a
view 20 consider oil the expectancy Of Temo5e,ng
ton O! the Old Dominion. Many most eminent en-
naton-nar' that already historical-lc Marshall. and
the Nddro arc ncmhcs ut thai body, aud its and
proceedings will doubtless he matter of deep interest 10 othe,
States we'll mSina 1t therefore with pleasure we
concurted papers III tins Union UNNECESSARILY in
Judgment than the Gntent organ of Virginia. Richmond
their debates, which VIII he Published the Wing The fd
ors VIII receive for their pares the period ha
may he necessary to complete u'e debates"
TIE Postmaster GcaernL-Our readers will re.
member late charge by the Commentator, publ. he'd
al Frankfort Kentucky, that Mr. Barry is 1efaulter
10 the p o. Department for 10000 and that the re
cords OF the Federal Court at that place would prove
the fact, and the positive denial tho L. s. Telegraph
of the charge in toto From recent notice Of the
Charge in another Frankfort papcrI I'VE believe the
Spirit Of rs, though the paper is nisai we expect it
will out that there is such Judgment against
Mr.. Barry, but as a security for "a former Postmao.
ter who was dcfaultcr-Wo vii at present refrain
from any nthcr notice of the unqualified dnuial OF
the Telegraph, as our surmisc may he unforndcd;
;,d,r ,I,o
while the letter was preserved, of that paper, in tho
case of Major Lewis appointment while deaultcr
we should probably risk little in saying Gen. Duff
has in the present instance cndcavored TO deceive It's
readers into tho belief chat Judgment existed l.
ganst Mr. Barry and that in fact he is not indebted
to the United States. We shall soon know mere
of this.
lJ'Thc Lynchburs Republican says "wc have ncv
or known the Telegraph 70 make statement upon
its own knowledge, which did not turn out to be
substantially tue" What docs it think Of the ale
CATION "Major Lewis IS not deinultcr, and dies not
owe the Government one cent" Was that subsi1n
Gaiy true, when the intent in the declaration was to
Undue, the belief, that Major Lewis not in debt
to the United States, when he appointed to office
by Gen. Jackson; which was substantially the charge
made, and when in truth, he had been debtor mp to
few days of the timc when this denial was made.
and sometime oror hs appointment?
II The Kentucky papers friendly to Sir. Clay, de-
clare III TIC most positive terms, that there is 10 in
cntion to nominate him as n candidate for the Prcs-
dcncy, IN the Legislature this coming winter And
Mr.. j. J. Critcndcn, in speech Of his during tho
recent election SAID, he for one should oppose such
nomination as premature.
u When The Editor of tho n. i. Courier and En-
quirer ncXt notices us, we would wish him to do SO
in good English rather than in bad Latin. We con
grouaic the aforesaid worthy, upon his rcconcilia-
ton TO Duff Green. The first proof Of which is, his
endorsement Of ono Of Duirs late attacks upon Mr..
Clay. Smliis simi gaudct
! .Morc rcf5ym!-Wc understand that thc report o.
/ tho removal Of Henry Wilson, Esq, from the Office
OF Marshal at Key West, Is confirmed, md that Mr