Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-08
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His seribjiiny ETceisncy. pilng of alicctiyes
irequen, OF notes Of admiration, aud heiter kesr
construction of sentences, declare Gov. Giles to BE-,
The author Of ftctrOspects, Compilations Reviews.
and reflections" We have read one OF ;he Mas
because in glancing eye over it, We saw frequent
repetition Of the of Henry Clay, load stone
that always attracts us-nnd par; of another bccsus.
we saw the respected nau,e Of Su.nl l.. SgutharL
frequently used.
Ills Exce!ency with his usual fatality, has DESTROY
ed the credit Of newspaper essays. That oace popu
lar species of periodical writing, has fallen into utter
disreputc, AND with The exception of Geo. Clinton.
we believe that not new per reader in ty. has
read the general run of essays which Of late wears
have appeared in the public p,iats The p.b,ic an.
petite has paed, IN part by the naseousness in part
by the volume Of the doses which have been admin
lsIcrod. Ills ENcellcncys boluscs have brought the
whole Apohccarys shop of the Virginiuss the Catos
the Arisldes, the llenrys, tho ITancocks, &C. &C.
Into unPopn!arity lie has only inspired disgust
OF hs own essays proper, but of the species to which
they belong.
We have mentioned that Tie essays Of Mr.. Giles
we're always known By certain visi5l, sians. Not
boy can pick W paper AMI see one Of them. hn ne
knows 70 be the production of the Governor Of V--
GINA. Ah' sayshc, "Gov. Giles o,i again! shau't
read it, Gnt there other characteristics which
ever Identify his Excellence scribbnr From that
dtuga Of crude AMI uni,ecS'ed matter which IN the
last I've years, has issued sill born from The press of
the Richmond Enquirer, aad which has been traced
to the pen OF his EXcclleacy, lne or linen,
can be extracted, calculated 20 engltcn the under
standing or improve the heart. The whole Is dark
and chaotic Of rash Insertion weal; -casoninr
vulgar abuse and viudc,jye dotraction--tle fruit Of
mind evidently once capable OF happier effort hut
las evidently oosened from lis mornings the slave of
It's own passions and guaweG by imputent malice tho
worm that never dies From this opnque mass no
ray IS reflected 10 stimulate honorable exertion TO
DIX. ct enquiry to cheer the y-tuous to repress the
vicious, or 10 encourage assist the moral, intel
.ectual or physical improvement Of the country or
The species. All IS cnvious detraction vindctive Dc
unnciatch, and Unsuitable fault finding. The records
OF the country are examined for the materials Of
traducon, forgotten transactions ripped up that
they may BE- msrcpresented after lapse of time has
rendered safe to do so, and man whose virtue
talents and services have elevated him above his EX
cctIency has escaped The ~ HI '-r-..uc
hc opposed in politics, is in the moral vocabulary
OF Gov Giles. sya0ninlus with hatred ard 10 out
strip hip1 in the race OF pra:arrGauf ar in the
reputation o. ability, is Il crime never forgiven.
The Father Of his Country. the liustrious Madison.
the vrtuouS Monroe almost every name indeed that
has lowered above The reach of envy has in turn been
wagged against by the tongue OF this universal caie
niator. Ills Eycclioucy makes no aliowauce for err
rors OF Judgment fOr that .mpcricc;ion incident te
all human things Is OF policy distasof4l to
him, adopted: He VIII not admit iha, lis authors
might have boon 0ctuatcd ~ patriotic however, ais.
taken views, but sets 1t down once to corrupt mo-
hvcs. Does stltesman favor the particular interests
otany portion of the country His Excollcncv can
see only an ambitious purpose ofpurchasng favor and
Office Docs man shed tears Of honourablc scnsi-
b'y for the fall Of another once and long, his frcnds
Gov Gle secs il the act dIsgraccfu sympathy for
CRIME. V g said that 40 lesson could be drawn from
the writings Of tie Governor OF Virginia to enrllcn
the head vt uncrd the heart-but We recall the obser
walton. They rich in negative instruction. con
veyed upon the principle adopted 10y the Spartans to
preserve their youth from drunkenness. Ifthcy pre-
sent it;c to be admired, they furnish much to be uvo
dcd From thc0' he statesman may learn the good
policy Of refining before be Survives his reputation;
those TO whom nature has given strong passions the
misery of suffering them to get the mastery and those
Wind ct'cly inclined, the superior uuhapncss of him
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These observations have been IN great measure
Induced 10y The remarks Of HIS Exccencv. upon the
occurrence at which we cl1u-ed a5svc-the scr.;bli.
ty bet oycd by Mr.. Southland, ,r,n ms examination
witness IN Watkins trial. We extract the Who'll,
passage:
- most singular rejection forces itself uron the mind i
bhodns Lcsr Sympathetic combinations wrn taken
nccuon with o"r p''ignc, CT dcvau rucrsHas ever any
government before been administered hy such whining
weeping adtnisttao to escape recollection that
Nr Ndams always Ios tcas Hs eyes Mr. Clay asserted
That Mr. Adams, suppc1tus for ue bIru approached him
"wth cos 100 ucis tic,' rom whsn,c li inference may
be made, that Mr. Adams himself one perhaps che ouy
sIrpcator always having cus u his eyes besides stronger
pooi OF that tact cNss than loo" differences Mr. Cs ADJ
dresses is kentucky fellow Cuzcu,. ,ld "wit
eyes and draws cts into Icr cjcs-aud Nit Southland
s1ruks from giving evidence "w.th Inns lila
ever hliion been before governed ny such "a vhmprr.
weeping seq OF rulcIs"viu tears tlc oyc.'' ui ill.,
sympathetic sycopUaus Gales and Sca0n, presumed
'wh tears n their csc have forth and kindly informed
The whole people Of the United states, that Nj South ,u
elevated m the eyes ofrH n Washington from s c,n.r-uuu,
reI Tf T. Ifaf doc. tf.r .ff