Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-05
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EDGE HILL AND VERIYAS."


In Justice the author of tho CriC1c" on the first
Of the above works, cannot permit the statements
and structures of the last writer to pass off entirely
linheaded. He says, he is 'asonisled that the Edi
TORS sense of prepretv should have allowed their col
INNS to be disgrGced by such aoanon and u'p1oyoE-
"a athrch the feelings of the descendants of that
Gentleman whom the Revolutionary points at
rs the person whom the Novelist intended to repre-
sent under the character of old Fitzroyal. The au-
thor of the Critique says in speaking Of Westover
for no other place be meant) the ancient aristo
crutic pride ofVrgna, and the stately department Of
some Of her Dons Il their servie loyalty TO monarchy
are inu,ifaby depicted in old Ftzroyal A dozen
quotations may be made from this Critigne quite as
o1;eu sire. bt the whole article venture pronounce
a b6 ozu mast respectable family and written prob
ably byfsotne Super0nnuated Revolutionary person
are" And touse Vcrtass words, "a dozen guor
tatiens may be made" and shall be made 'sguite
otznstyc,' from his works, who | shall presently
sew, has given such strong md convincing proofs Of
lis not being stYesonnuated!
The foregoing quotations from Veritas and some
sthers shall hereafter make, must confess, contain
severe charges, and are conveyed i'll strong enough
terms for in the fullest Ueor of life md netie
i;rttnst "saperanntutea Reroutioaory pe7s0nage'-
particularly too, who complains so bitterly Of libel,
c1LmRy and defamation othersl-If true however
admit, the author of the "Crtque' deserves the
whole. Though unfortunately, perhaps, it may turn
out In the winding up, that Yertas may faU Under
some of the consequences ana Ills which he seensto be
laying the foundation ohe destruction of the at
thor Of the Critic ie." Yes this mighty ,nnr Of
fall from the high signature he has assumed, down
into the very reverse. shall not however, condos
iend to employ the same kind of cpitIets and style
even in iustifablc retor bring upon him such
unfortunate and uncnvinble cnd But before enter
nnutcly into an examination Of Verass superior
fnbors, permit me TO offer word or two on general
principles, immediately applicable, and further in
PRODUCTION, 20 entire defence Of the author Of the
"Critique."
l have long since understood, that when book
tgas given to the world, it became fair object Of ami
rnadversion. All its contents might be freely quo
fed and fully copmented Again--it is said
tjat the true characters of copicuosts Individuals
seldom fairly and fully given and rightly understood
libeous, scandalous, Infamous if not high trea-
to give the characters ofhose whom he chuses TO
esteem OF high standing after their deaths-partic-
uiary such of he ancient arisocracy of this country
did not chuse to join the patriot cause in the Rcvo-
lution, but chose rather to lend their mighty intlU-
cnce to paralyse our more than lrmble-our desper-
ate and doubtful struggles. Taking both doctrines
fonether then, ask the modern Orucie Veritas and
not any 'Superatnunted parsonage" who helped to
tight through those difficulties, 10 say when the
lives of the virtuous great or the Injurious bad are
% be held up for the benefit Of the rising generations
[ beg Veritas, however to be assured that theseg
crsl principles notnow applied to any psrcTlal
individuals: and if he will be good as to look a.
ain with eyes less. ,hamed, anda Judgment less dis
foupefd with passion, he will find the whole Of tlIC
Crtque falling entirely within the first Of thert
general -u!cs; and that nothing but hsown dsturbe!