Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-05

fancy and ill-applied natuation and attachment
10 ancient persons and things, could have wrought
hin up to such ali uufortunnte and fatal de
'ru against those Gerry arorite persons and things
Some person, 1t seems, undertook to write Nov
e in which he proicsscd to give some of the scenes
4 of the Revolution. lie gives "a lively and pic,ur
tesque account OF place he calls ''Edge Hail." inhab
fitted clearly, according 90 Tie authors occouot bv
Tory family. He gives many other fictitious charac
tcfs equally well drawn; but gives no real names O
riaces or persons that ought 10 give offence to any
human being, IN his country az least, .hat car
possibly perceive. Il critcue anazes the pertorn,.
ance-sves credit for muca and objects TO soiiesnal
portion OF ITS parts He too, Ike The novelist mos.
carefully avoids giving single rel name of either
place or person, except IN repetition of the Novel
Unfortunately, however he SAYS thc ancient arjso
cratic pride OF Virginia, and TIC stately Gcportmen,
OF some OF her Dons and their erve LOYALTY to mon
archy are innlitahly depicted in old Fitzroysl."
/ This is the first great and mighty offending, for
which the 'oise Verltas pops His head out and eric.
/ "NYe stover. Westoycr, Oh Westover l'hjre occn
pants The fair famed characters SD yii,.ly tralI
ced and caumniated!'- verify in substance,
Ferita thus sounds The first trump that applies To this
part OF the Novel and identifies, and reazes places
and persons. The word IYesteyer, most posiliye.
y assert is 10 where ~ be found either in the Nov
e! or the Critique it. Surely then, the qgicb.
sisht:' tie deep peaetrRng rerius must have some
acknowledgements ether information than is afforded
him, either By the f,oveiis or the Author OF Ia,
Crtiqne, for thus pointing out, identifying land t.,
use his own words) eUygins those he pfe;cuits IL
defend!
But even admitting ior a moment, that he is riob
in his location of place, and identity Of PERSONS is no
the Novel which Est drew the uci ure and made OIL
the charge Of dsa tfection to the cause OF the Eevo
luton, equally censurabie with the Critiqrc which
is but response and Comment on thai, ,ar,
My friends the Editors of Tie Wing have said, tha
the whole Novel should be taken as Il mere t;c.on
and that it was ridiculous TO apply the rules OF rca
history TO that. ask those correct and judciou,
literary friends, whether they would apply more RI
IISl0 tn ti,n
but mere response and comment on tie text? AID
rnting that doctrine then TO be correct land is ad
United to its fullest extent in the Critgue itself v|a
becomes OF the gratuitous and oihccils adoption O
WestoVer and It's occupants, by Vcritas himself, n:
the place anu tie persons meant in the Novel ant
CHtlqua? Are there other superb establishments
on James Rivcr(two Others III the same NEIGHBOUR
hood nearly OF equal magbiGcence) --werc there nj
other ar!stocrats Virginia Dons of that duy--r,
other persons of that disatfccted to the patro
4 cause? Every who has read the Novel or tn,
CrltiIue has much right To form conicctures o
opinions among all those different objects ana, peracn
ages, as VeritRs himself, though it would ~ seen
that all do not possess the same secret AMI ce,,c
personal knotriSde that he dpes! The authzr o.: til
Critiqne cnn assure I~ritas to certainty, worl
scorn to conceal his opinions that any other sub
jec, shelter hiInsclf under evasion, from hin
, or any other man possessing the SHADOW Of rgl.
. to interrogatc him.
But ga dozen quotations, it seems, may be mad
troil the Crltique quite as ejsaSiedn The Move
,plished young villain. in Monteagle an irmediate
, near, and faVorite connection OF the Iitztoyas an
as warmly engaged in the good old tory caie as til
best of the snme family according to the Novel
The Crtque has admitted that, Us in The case o.
old Fitzroyal. to % most inimitable apd vel
drawn picture. OF course this must be one of til
amiable and respectable family so belled by M
Crrlquc. can undertake to assure Veritas, tia
tae Author OF the l. itique has rat the most dis
ant idea who is meant to be represented in the char
acter ofMonteag gle. But from Veritas, better pene
trStion land kn!~iedge, there is little doubt witt
me, that he well knows. And from the disposition
he SO strongly eDiDces towards the FSupcraaaurle,
Revolutionary personage,' OH the Amerit an side
the question, that he considers what Revolutions
rY man has said of .4YUoit' of the things tina
disgrace The columns Of the Whig--:he two togetE
Il err forming doubt, part OF the sdozcn quotations
! which he very Judicionaly omits to make:
; But, not content with thus exposing himself tc
defend the family he supposes to be attacked, h
brings forward fresh charges yet limited at ap
presume never thonght of, if ever known either b
the Novelist the author Of the t-ritiu!ia bcnre
After stating that old Fiizroyal died al the con-
mcncement of the Revolutionary war, as the Critir,,
positively docs, and therefore could not have charGe
. him with acts against which Fcritas 50 vehement
defends him; he says, sthc son who he is charGcd Wit
dlsnheriting for having Joined the American STANDARD
did contrary to that { hers advice, enter the Nav
of England. and his father thought holD,. yegpire
he should remain there. This statement | confess
has ratreshcd my memory in some thinrs heard vine
was boy, which am snre never 'iioud bay
> thought Of much less undertaken to mention nov,
, Without rslfng up anew or rcviying any old char
ges against any body, let see then how the Who'll
matter stands according to Veritas himself.
Tbc Critique states, that cold Fitzrova died abou
2 1875 or g. at any rate early in the Revolution
therefore under this impression and uncertainty q
to exact time, it is inconccvabe how Veritas shout
suppose him charged with akinga commission sgains
his country in the Revolutionary war ii is one of tn
many chimeras of lis own brain. But let us see no,
the other part Of the story stands according to Yer
D itas' cWn account.
The Revolution commenced and the two frs
battles were fouglrs very early in 1874. One of oil
Fitzroyals sons was in the British Navy contrary
: his Jaihers adcice; though when there he though
Ionor compelled him to continue here:-he was ckdl
g1a, according TO Vertas, with disinheritinp his so
K for joining the American Standard:-the Who'll
/ amount of all which is the father was aversed to hi