Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-11


day, We find The following article,
TO run Kprroxs tsornsa
fshtors ~ National Observation-Disclosures for N,
VII "Reuospecis," omitted for Of room.
u Hear the disingenuous COMM Editors of the n In
saisenes. IN their own words extracted from their pape
oi the 9Th July, 1929:
"funhewe will tell ,i. writer that whatever NAV he ii,
land the consequent scrutiny into Official transactions the
hore eeratsd the character Of the late Secretary OF i
bo,h and public officer; and assure him, ma
:, no party a,sri.os or one sdsd Impression born
party ,cho heard Me testimony throughout"
What degrading insult offered 20 the whole Ar.c,
people without well within the limits of Washington
the limits Of Washington judge Of the conduct Of hr H.,
Secretary Of the Navy, according their OF ,
evidence, when made known them, Ignorant lack
Editors present them the opinions all parties IN
Son as their niaiblc guides thus rendering all exercise
work having been performed hands by
eommssraors within The writer has several years ae
y rean the National Inesencer; and he has become dis
gnsied with the Editors vanity and hnpuicncs
accompanied with disregard Of TRUTH as the wrIe
very believes Whilst they be destitute all common
sense sound judgment aud useful nona,ion they deal o
their silly preposerous dogmas aud their willy
rs as II they carried with them authoritative sanction
and ~ the case OF the tariff particularly they npuenty
OIL Then silly idle opinions, if they gatory laws
wn hey are themselves as Ignorant Of all the elemental
principles Of political economy, upon which that most
wicked and destructive has bern attempted be
as uey are oil the miraculous properties OF the quill
wmcn was phcked from the Angel Cabrc wing,
the snnap. OF ney moi only eon'snP,uos,y on
o the erosses disresec the deliberate y
aud, then,
10 he IN an actual state OF deum kindly expressing hopes
,ne same tine thai they coming their yr,ni,
received several OF these vi,upcaive compliments Now
y 'npuicny come out Ia the most notorious case, in all
us aspects, which nsued the public morals, and line
a' "P'o"'uo9, VIM assurances, that u Is done with the
consent aud concurrence Of all the citizens of
ahor To vice nvoale protection against the old ssh
toned ethics Of all The of the people of United States
The only talent which these disgusting editors have disclosed
to the writer for the three years. consists of
pracsed kack Of eiuyocaiion, misrepresentation
es o SoohrigM iaehcods, 10 sun occasions; and
tins hscknied oe cnsly execuci, to detect It's
own laacica IN has been bunglngy prac
Used aud completely exposed than in the c,prit
Watkins aud his accesoral witnessihe ,enorn MIR Sou.
thar-wih Watkins guilty letter in his pocke-u;h consc
eho"s delnqnency IN his heau-and with rcpentant tears
IN ms The writer has been upeled TO make line fore
nne remarks fom reflections upon the ,nschevons conse
tors as tine writer thinks them. public undcr,
iom the jus, n the law by giving false direction
nenl awarded 10y the laws forms hut small portion of the
means employed for putting dawn crimes vices Of all
peisabe purpose, the appalling the moral sen
,'ment of the country but, when that Irresistible influence
becomes ct the public nora!and what become, of the
country when stripped If all public mornls Vice Then he
Indeed Is seen the deporaic uiumph the sympathetic com
bnao" OF tile vicious, protecting against the
lore eNited To the msuled American people DARN.
and atrcious, than ,.i acting Washington under the
newly proclaimed code Of Washington ethics: And do no,
the guilty editors of the National INTEL stand most con
spuoS IN these vain daring ec councrac the efficacy
SORTS take heed lest IN the enforcement upon oil the
people of the United States of their ethics for turning the
moral sentiment OF the against the execution of tine
laws they draw upon themselves the terrible vengeance the
public Indignation. How valn,-how foolsh,-how wicked
The attempt on the part Of the coaan par,zans cnrrp,
the public morals, by calling upon public commi.e
~ favor OF the prohigate, affiliated paan public plum
| This maudn production is il WE ire rightly inior
med, from the pen OF WILLIAM b. GtIEs, once emf
nent public dcbutc,. bat FOR the last three wear:
n!i"g' with any thing but dignity usefulness, tn,
| Executive Chair OF the State of Virginia. He ha
been for some weeks past wearylg the readers q
, the Enquirer with what he calls ''retrospccts," u
which we have not read dozen Lines; nor has perap
| a single individual read more OF them VIM had an
Iea where they came from. The public were sic;
OF the dwelling efusons Of garrulous malgni;v Will
which he dosed the readers OF the Enquirer last wear
and even before it became our duty To cXposc III,
entire ialsehood of portion of the charges which
he tin;n made against the virtuous and prosecuted
ADAMS. his Trades had ceased TO excite in our breas
any other sensation than that OF disgust at his vindic
tive, dsingcnuous and hcartcss proceeding. The
! Caption of this "Note' OF his, however attract ed
our attention, and, having read through. deter.
mined to lay it before readers, to sicw to them
the depth of degradation TO which a man may be re-
duccd under the combined influence of envy, haired
and uncharitableness-n against us, for we do moi
presume ourselves to be OF imps rtancc enough tc
kindle much passion Gov. CHESS breast
but against the ncorruptible ADAMS. and his disin
guisIed compatrols Of the late Administration
I Who that had the good fortune TO witness tho Con
y
and has admired the cogcncy of his argument his c
o1ucnce in speech, but, above all. the dignity and
dccorum of hs manner, docs not dcplorc the SKATER
cd wreck of such mind which We behold in the a
bovc pitifu iarrago ofmace, vulgarty and iaschood
! IT'S lamcntable, and we do grieve at it. Forbcar
ancc for fallen man, IL not compassion for dstem
pered intellect; nay, more, a decent self respect
forbid our measuring back tn him his own measure Of
BingEgate and bitterness aud to entor into an n r
gumont with him, would be reasoning to the winds
II did not for these decline cont rovcrs,
with him, would ask, what Mr.. Southland ha,
ever done to provoke this TO his infamous assault
upon him? Has he ever dsgraced himself by intern
pcrac aud vulgar ribadry Of persons whose emnencC
he has never been able TO reach' Has he ever ad
tanced charges against the highest of our public mcr
which he not only not able to subslantiaie but
which have been absolutely falsHcd by the produc
ton of his own hand writing? Has he been the mar
(Pargsre dmJiguai voee,) to ll the public ear will
ambiguous charges and vague nuendoes against ever,
man whose honors whose fame he has enIed, bo
cause he could not reach? Pity the miserable old man
who has neither head To conceive heart TO feel The
honor, the manlness, and the generosity of conduct