Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-24
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RICHMOND. Friday .uOR.VLNG, JULY %
We respectfully beg leave to devote one conner OF ,-
paper this morning, 10 our We shall Of.
icnd in this way as little possible. Du, irienls
well as our opponents, have claims upon our notice
which we can.iot courteously pass over
We scarcely know in what terms 10 thank liberal
brehrn Of the Press, for the kind remarks which
have made upon the enlarged and improved appearance
OF paper. II might lille vanity i'm re-
publish them; and we must content ourselves with
knowledgipg gratitude for the courtesy which they
have displayed Thy have no, confined themselves
70 noticing the new appearance Of the Enquirer but
several OF them have gone far as 10 speak Of is
character. Ia terms, which fear are Car eyoni its
deserts. We thank them for the cordial good cises,
which these remark MANIFEST; aud most sincerely
reciprocatc them.
While we have these Evidences OF the liberal!
one drop OF patience" 10 bear the siricures OF our
Editorial Opponents.--We have certainly
son 10 complin OF the number who assail us,
OF the variety of their attacks. Tray, Blanch, and
Backheart are barking at our heels We are fair game;
and they may abuse much as they please As
will genie nc We 1 sc!am all the EoIii Arrogance,
with which we have been unjusily chrged. We
peat, that would infinitely rather concato, than
offend the conductors OF the Press. But we ask no ia
rors Of those who cannot treat with common JUS
tcc II they choose to assAl U.s. the alternative is left
90 u.s. answer or despisc their attacks There arc
Of them, situated, and with characters mould
cJ, that every controversy becomes an abusive aerca
ton; and who themselves utterly unable 10
innate the dignity of the Press, forget in their con
duet the manners OF gentlemen. Such as tho Editor Of.
the Baltimore Pa,rio, proves himself. We would as
lief wre 'tie with c common Scaveng"rs OF the streets
engage with such slang whang.rs in the oncoun-
ter ot wits"
A lew words more, and we have done. An Editor in
Petersburg IL good enough 10 give his Ply OF
those Coalition gentlemen who are said to be from ilie
mint Of Messrs G. S $. at Washington from
sucha source is bn lesgue itself upon The English
language il pas.
The Ex-Clesk Elitor Of the Columbian Gazette is also
kind enough TO remind that the Enquirer +" has lost
and is still. losing large share of tn At utuencc it once
lal
no doubt, that some OF our brethren Will be quite viii
ling 10 hasten our Euihlnasia--Dut sorry that
the Ingenuity o, our opponents SO much exhausted as
10 be eonipslled 10 repeat the same lame, ia, aud
profitable" mancuvre which they practsed last year
We then exposed their misrepresentation about the de-
Of our su,sc on list md, .ai miserable af.
fectaiion apart we ask Mr. IL. again TO try his pro-
position IVY he STANDARD? evil show sub
scripion books TO any authorized ren, 10 other
lie vii SCARCELY nd tie extinction OF its Influence
therc.-The Circulation OF this paper is iarger Than
eccr IL was; larger than ii in all tn zenith Of tn
influence which i, i; kindly said to have
comm iniel"--alId il is Increasing beyond all our hopes
Its abou, 5000; for the last three weeks,
rage three subscribers day; bat discontinue
aLce; and some who had formerly ordered their pa
pers to DE stopped haze renewed their subscription
We viii show him our cash book ooccilns-OT, wi |
lc Gnd THE dininutiOn CT Influence in the warm
confidence oil trieDd- the courtesy which expert
ence from the most Influential Editors in the Union
win he seek i, in the envenoned rancour OF
Editorial enemics.-Bat enough-no;hing bu; the mos,
malignant, destinations could have put Us apoa this strain
al remark.
Our worthy fri-nls OF the " Inelligeucer are pleas
cd 10 say that tnry them the reputation for de-
cency OF conduct which il has been their pride to
,leavor to obtain"It,ege may hare been Time when
the ~. I might have been lject of envy-But
Ni,lH (dt That time las gone by. There is
thing enviAble in is desinics and reputation
We say IL in sorrow than in anger. ii is also
pleased 10 beg another conpatriot TO spare tie
renee OF the name OF H. Clay-Wc thank item for lis
tender mercies-and we hrg leave to return the Conp
inent which they have paid us We beseech them. then
TO avoil all encounters with the Eiilors of the
COumbi IN TELESCOPES, and tl,s Charleston Mercu.
~, and one or two Georgia Journsls-Thcy are
rather Of different character from the ailversa.
res, which IL assigns ourselves. For, they we're
OF lofty and liberal spirit; ogihy of entering The lists
with any aniagonists--and who have scourged these
Editors Of the ~ neiligcncer for their insidous pro-
LESSONS Of friendship for the Southern States. As
keeping Mr.. Clay back the advice unfortunately come,
too late on their own account he, and thew and all
his Partizans viii rue the day, when he declared war
on the Threshold and took the field
The mistake OF The Boston Palladium is amusing
enough-For, it sucers at being under the
siy of publishing new Constitution for Virginia,
when we have been unii,rmly the icnls OF Conven-
tom Yet tho Editor OF the Palladium says, that he has
read paper Tor the last lS years.
The u. ). Gazette may make prove any thing by
snpPressing and changing the terms OF propo
sions. "Protcsscd to follow il very different phrase
from @iollowin2"- We might in The saIae manner
slider professions as synonymous with dcts--lf we
10 say that the ,Zcue ''procsssd 10 be caadil
do we therefore say ihM it is so?-This is the
: false logic by whch the Gazette would have TO
1ay, that Mr. J. q Adams belonged 10 the same po.
lcal school with Jefferson; aud that Jackson had aban
= donedi,
MIR. Alexander Campbell, OF Bethany, Brooke Co.
Ma. who has distinguished lniself in his celcbra ted
Debate with Mr. Oven, has alvertised Proposals Tor
Publishing by Subscription their " Debates the Evil
dences Of Christianity, Stc aig read and spoke 5
hours on the sile of Secpcism, anI Mr. C.. spoke %
hcnrs on the side OF CHI, .iianity Mr. Sims, Of Cio
olnnatii, took down the dicussion in short hand who
p.eferlei an Immediate remuneration for his scrv
ccs Z, the night OF publications; il, therefore, devolved
the parties 10 remgnerae MIR Sims, and 10 UNDER
fake the publication themselves. Having agreed (says
Mr.. CO. TO give him $50 for bis report; AMI Mr. Owen,
about to return To Eusnps, having 5p his interest in the
work, have become tie sole proprietor"
Mess,s. G. and O have agreed aid an Appendir 10
The D,Jac, "a The purpose Of making The work still
more saisfActory-ii win contain 600 large duoiccino
or small octave pages anil cannot ne offered Cor less than
50, when substantially bound, OF 81 81 in boards
Deductions will be made for Urge subscriptions. The
work is 10 be pu, 10 press in few days.-As this work
will be cnrey in It's character and very Interest,"
ing in ia cneais, bringing together two gentlemen Of
Vigorous talents upon OF the interesting topics,
w'heh eau engage ths iunan mini, shall he happy
isrccsive Subscribers at ts.Oace. Their names will
be forwarded on 10 Bethany aud arEang made for
The delivery Of the Work
NEW SCHEME.
+" Woycry much fear that the mania CT political Gre
trn is contagious AMI that happy country viii
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