Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-25
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- THE EDIToRs THE SSu,a
Messrs. Editors Having business of a publ;c n,,,,
with Governor recently visited his noi,cn 10
met III the door by servant, who informed mo ,h,
ms eHcenency was too unwcll to leave his room: Wa
u ina. thie' cohversing with gentleman unon nj
te's IF State; and, that he could mot be Snt. ",'e
invited ME TO walk in, until he could comm n;oot
my name to his eXcel.chcy, and that he wond 60
40; me message: soon found myself seated in a
e''a,T' so near the SICK room of his exceency thnt
couid plainly hear the conversation passnr bctws.,
thoSe' VINO We're within iii the meantime the servont
i,eu' anu informed me, that admittunce could not
De obtained tor me, that day; saying at the sn me t
that distinguished editor was with his excellenn,
ana they were in high chat upon Important matters
anu th'ngs. The weather berg very hot, and and
ing that could distinctly understand the convorSo
,on that was gong on between the Governor and the
Editor, ted the servant retire. and that wonl6
rest myself tor while Being now left alona
Of the any my eye and caught the thread
vi 'ne conversation which was going on, in the Gov
erh"r SICK chambers and you Shall have it as hoard
lit begins IN the middle of COURSE
fSdtfor-l fear, my dear Governor that w., h,,,
gotlen ourselves INTO dannable hobble and relv
more on you than any other man who lives tn re, 80,
OUT oil 1t. Supreme as was in this State for more
IMAM twenty years and having nothing to oppose me-
during that whole time, did not think that i, was me-
cessary Tor lne to prepare for any oppositiop t nv,
paper; because III truth, did think that it couId
| happen, but vet, YOU see IL has h,n,onoJ - r 80
worried to death. ~ an
t'overnor:-NeveT mind, my rientl be not distur
ped ior' believe me, what mortal man can do can
DO and more especially in the present ed state
| tiic PoHllcS or Vlrg DO yUu not
how totally I was down about the time of the wors
| 10 you not know that the records of the General
Assembly mold me up to the world MS denounced nv,
my State YETI although that record still stands
'9ahsc me- nave risen from my obscuritv and re-
! covered I'm Virginia at least) my long lost nopnla;
~. And how was this managed. Wbv CLEARLY
ioresa" that all the world was in a state of min.
IN ec'nary matters; and YOU may reIv unon :, :, h
such is the case, it is very easy to min morals
speak both from observation and erDerihoce and O.
10. DC nlstakeh--oes'ias believe, that man has nor
much natural regard for his fellow man. and he dervns
much more pleasure in seeing others depressed ,b,,
| III seeing them prosper These were INV yieu,s =;
! 'oZ,; time when had nothing left to lose. and
m"sht gam much, II succeeded in my object |
therefore came boldly out with my fsvorte and ,,
sparlng attacks on character BEGINNING as vom NAV,
remember, with Jimmy Monroe; ande-
Ed1tat,--sop my good sir, you run away with
te tling; you talk all and will hear nv views
tell you that you and are both zone, YES sir o,c,
For though we may hold out for two or three ycors
more; we must then fall to rise no more Who could
Ever nave Thought unf the thing actually happened
that newspaper. would rise up in the City of Rich
nond Under my nose, and before ,ny eves with the
ushng assurance TO contradict me, whenever il
may be convenient; and that such is the fact nom.
canu"uo Ilo0, believe. for this cursed VIII VIII
no. ] will not call it by its name have md, -
world believe that will not; have made the neonI
oeheve tha hold 1t in utter contempt and win me-
yer cal: the foul name which il bears IF T ca, -
! IT. but this cursed paper causes me many Ii .P
night and weary day-it watches me as cosn nc -
hawk does a chicken-f am the least inconsis,er,
a., III, DSt 1
found not eshing the present trsveling cahin Gu
(which by IT, bye, is much so as the last ! am
immediately attacked by this impudcnt editor and 10
WIN every thing else l have sustained myself as
last N'' '''' NO" 'eei' 'ha' am giving way
Goo.-You seem to me to be quite feycrish to dar.
what new thing has happened. to put you into such
dependency? You not afraid of the IA blr ,ra,
arc you? 1917 y" '"'
Ed't'-Ah, my dear sir, we have called him .tab,s
see we T arg n'' neeve; the thing s OUT
1nd have laughed at il, TO ourselves. Il i; n ~"
scnse-we have guided the neople with conjt; %
o'e o''o' ana these sort of things for at leas, fo
years; ana the wonder is, not that these silIv 60,
should at last out, but that the n.,i
ever have taken any notice of them-It is t;,ne @
SooH Governor, for you and TO try and ret sou
thillg Tor ourselves for as the saving c Gu. ~
make hay while tie shines" @'
| T'0; u pom second Thought believe vou arc b.if
80 DIV hoeh You are about S"e9ltiHg The aa0j0r-
nd' W., we must not give up the ship; have you
observed the name have given TO the table ora;3
W. have run ourselves out, with the old ones md
EhinE II we can keep up the CT edit OF nv ns,n rn,
'iiee years te J'gs up with Clay for tie next
Presidency Edit. listening very attentiyclv III;
new name is"Phe chartered hbertine:" did yo, t
serve TIE heading of my "ietrospects in The Iast
Inquirer: ihIs is not only new name, brit I have
Gr"t nI"oo MIN careful regard to effect In The
r st pace al The religious people will 90 against
Slay merely on account Of his name provided We c.,
NceP IL up VI all the classes which compose o,,r
itae community these religious bIockheads are the
cisiest 10 gu!I-You may make them hc,iey,. 49,,
Lhing' by proper management have MANAGED shin:
so duroIiy 10 my messages and my speeches, that
ia he actually made these silly people believe that
| nave some regard for their nonscnsicoI craa1.
whlsl' at the same time, all who know me. kpov,
'nat am IN -. But TO 90 on with our schemes
we must keep up this name xh:rh have n;v,
en- 10 Inc table orator well ~, we can and in
der to do this, you mus wait for Dul Cresn ~
~ c from me- and then you take it from him. becsns,
you take 1t from me, you will be DISCLOSING thaf
Sta,e o. vassalage IN which 1t is pretty well known
mo i ~ I
Hir. Editor you must not Use such language 10 mcG
fo'' continuing; No do not mean to hurt vour ffet
lngs out you know the Enquirer is now Under NV
Ea@-I tcli-you what Mr.. Governor. have boo,
thinking ola scheme for myself. You know bafa
ninortes and think plainly see bow J can keo,