Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-10
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY ., 1929.

The Enquirer at its OH tricks.-A week ago tlr,
Enquirer contained the following paragraph.
SIN compliance with the reques, of friend who wishes To
c9idradc an onfoundei report in circua,o stare
that we have requested exchange papers with the
iNnehburs virginian, any Coalition paper"
we noticed this little paragraph at the moment
with some curiosity and more contempt. and we
should then have made it the text OF some obser-
vatons; bnt that we thought it right not to inter-
icro before The party particularly reflected upon
ny 1t, had schooed its impcrtinence. This has been
Zone. and with ,e accustomed point of the Lynch
burg Virginian.
'The first thing worthy Of notice. is the kind soil
culc Of the friend who procnrcs from the Editor oil
rlrc Enquirer, contradiction chat he had solicited
exchange with the Virginan. What jealous
and squea,nst friend this must have been. Has
there bona Jde srcqucstn 20 this effect made by
friend, the of tire word, the Public will
understand its use in the above paragraph? Did
snnre friend in Lynchbnrg or its vicinity. forward
sTch request to tho Editor OF The Enquirer? We
doubt tive do not believe Il. We believe that no
man that correspondent with newsps per, woui
'hink such proposition, as that the Enquirer prof
'redto exchange with the Virginian, or any other
piper, worthy of enquiry, consideration contra
diction. There is some jugglcry in tho natter
something probably, which IL the letter. authurises
'lrc statement that n request" had been made
bat or boards upon it. that in spirI and m tr2fi
no such 'rcquest" hns been made. If we do injus-
tfcc, we shall be sorry for tive will not nc unjust
vittingly, even 10 the Enqnirer--but know the
tricks Of The Editor Of thai paper well, wo are Sc
Ginjar with his address in the s,pprcsso peri, with
.lut absolutely ucurriug the reproach Of his con
science for sasgeysie falei that the flesh marks o
The present instance cap hardly misIcad MS. The
sagaciiy Of the reader be ut fuit to under
stand tho motires of the Editor of the Enquirer f.
nnradcting as he says by request" the Statement
that he had offered to exchange with the Virgnan
These nrotircs, 10 impress the belief at a DIS
iqrce, that the paper is unworthy ofthc respect i'm
.licd in application TO exchange whit, Tha
possibly at the solicitation of the Virgnian he nigh
epod nntureily consent 10 exchange with it, bu
that he could by no means condescend to be the on
20 ask it, This impression he hopes to make Mt
distance, and for any thing we know, succeeds il
making. Where the Virginian is taken 70 suc
impression be m7de--for it is as certain fha
hat paper transcends the Enquirer in wit aud argn
,nent hat it is surpassed by the latter in seis
diplomacy, and igenioug dyination on which side 6
given question the majority will be found.
Is the Editor Of the Enquirer, really 50 veal; a
% magnet even his cgr subjects give him cred
FOR sincerity, when he affects 10 consider the Lynch
purgil Vrginan, the Political Arcaa, tho Winches
'er Republican, the Petersburg Eptogenccr, OF thi
paper, as far beneath the dignity OF his notice. Ha
10 sonuch Of the ostrich stupidity to think, tina
lie imposes upon any one by this afTectation? Doc
70 not know that his own friends ridicnc him. an
nPutc prudence, what ne fam would have though
ne effect Of conscious superiority? Yes he know
i'll This, but he prudently persists in his coursc "
> ooner does paper Of distinction arise in any quaI
Of Virginia. several within the few last year
arisen, and assume to controvert the dogmas
no Enqu:re7, or to hang out the banner of indopcr