Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-19


lodged IN the jan OF this county ycscrday--hc is
man with red whiskcrs, upwards Of six feet high and
made IN proportion; when takea first, he gavc him
self the name of Thompson, but afterwards gave hu
self that of Blood two other persons we are inform
cd. were arrested at Ebcusburgh by three four
euterprisng individuals of THE county, suspicion
OF being concerned in the same offence, and were
brought TO tho Yellow Springs, (withn fifteen miles
OF this place., last night The same two persons VIC
informed coming up in the eli age from Lewist
on "Wednesday last happened in company with gen.
tlemon from this town. the conversation turned upon
the robbing Of the mall when the men cviuccd a
complete knowledge of every circumstance attending
IL, they informed that two of tho men who had
been robbed lived in this county and one CT them,
immediately on the turnpike: ut the frst place the
stage stop in this county, those two men took out
their trunks and quit it. The next day they for
warded their trunks IN the stage, and took private
roads themselves, until they reached the upper end
Of the county, whore they seen and some euspi
cion excited against them. which induced the follow
ing and apprehension ofthcm. .. e
From the Political arena.
WAsHIsGToN CosREsroNoENcE.-Therei is .l eve
metropolis, and especially ut every scat of Lecs
laton. vast amount of news which from its pecuii-
sphere of the Political Journals OF the p.acp but which
nevertheless is highly interesting to the public and
with which Vt Is important the public ehOuld be NC
2Uuinted II may be stigma; zed by The fns' idious
as gossip, scandal, boarding house chit chat &c -
hu, 1t Is certainly true that description of Gill;
Scncc is rcccycd more graciousy by the minority OF
newspaper rcadcrs--nor whilst making this 3cclpra-
tion can we JOIN IN the ptcous whine which has beer
raised by the drpravy of tuste III the pub
lc, cvinced by this marked Partially. We concriv,,
that the people have deep concern in the Dorus,
nay, IN The manners and nnuScmcn-s Of thnsr, to
whom they have delegated the task of making and
executing their I1ws. T.cy haze rr-.lt tn N, in
termed how for the conduct OF their high iunctionaric
OF Government square wth these principles of virtue
u m ray, upn VIII ch our republican institutions are
bnscd, and without which they oannnt for day exist
t.nropean monarchs have their accredited representa-
ycs near las The phrase Soesl our government; and
Who Will say that thnsc representative contine them
selves to The guardianship Of the political ind com
rrcia Interests Of their reSpec,vs countries? Is it
not more than probable that they exercise an cspio-
mage upon the society ofouT metropolis. and that ev-
cry hagrant nstancr of immortality in conduct de-
parturc in manners from the simplicity becoming re-
pubcnns is carefully noted, and made the basis oan
official report to gudden Legitimacy b. the nccumu-
lated proofs OF the 9ndcncy of liberty to cen:ious-
ness, and oil mars mcapacty to govern HIMSELF
In the desire of the people TO know every tIipr
relating to the state Of morals and manners at Wash
ington-he parties in embryG---the in:rig7cs of as
Pring poli,icaus-and The dust licking, disgust inr
cringing sycophancy of ofce-h VIC repeat we
cannot discover that depravitv of tas e. with which
they stand charged. Many Editors viewing this taste
III similar point of viw, have regular correspondents
at w aslIngton, who, from time TO time, furnish the
fioatlng rumorS of the day. We will pretend TO
gay that mistakes do no that the correspon
dent is uniformly prophetic We believe however hat
whether veracity penetration Is taken into the ac-
count, these letters will bear favorable COMPARISON
With he Editorial matter Of prints in the coun-
try and put to the blush that OF the particular prints
VINO siicct to consider them, their writer's and 10
Whon thcy are addressed, as deserving the most
abundant contempt condemnation. These remarks
are elected by long tirade in the Enquirer of Tues
day, concerning Letters from Washington rot up
oy miserable editors and m"rcenary correspnndents
Now when the reader IS told, that the IT, s Gazste
at Philadelphia, the Commercial Advertiser of New
York, and the Charleston Courier, decidedly IN the
first class Of American Journals, are subsequently
no Inc,
opinion to the applicability of the term isernB
applied to their editors. But the correspondents re
mercennry! How far receiving compensation for
their labors calculated TO render them unworthy of
respect or belief Is question upon which we you'd
NOT lightly pass an opinion. In England, the genius
OF Scott, Moore, and Campbell. spurns not the price
which us productions command But be this as it
may. Mr.. Rtchio should reflect that every "misera-
bte editor cannot, like him. command the pratuitous
epstoary favors of Honorable Senators md o,bors
entitled to the ranking privilege. Were it not that
he himself tells u.s. III the Same article that here re
those whom ''no experience enIishen," VIC should
he lost IN admiration at the cmcrty the editor ofthe
Enquirer in abiding, however remotely to the sbic
ofletters from Washington Can he suppose that his IN
nous East Room 1t tier wno be throwc in his tee h,
Can he imagine that the public have forgotten the
circumstance Of that mcndacious-und yet strunrc 10
say, prophetic epise. In the multitude of Letters
from WashiUgton," with which uccordinD 10 tho En-
qrer, "the country 10 literally ovcrrun can one SIN
gle instance be adduced OF such a downright unso-
Phsticated fnlsehood-a fasehood sggravstcd bv the
subsequent msersbe effort OF the au hOr to palinfe
iis cnormty? IT'S true, no blame attaches TO tho
editor OF the Enquirer for giving the letter place in
bis columns-thc responsibility of tho writer and his
official sutton, ought to have been ample guarantees
lor MS yeracity. But we do consurc the Enquirer
for Withholding for weeks, my correction Of The or
ror although he was promptly assured that his cores
pondent was indebted to imagination for his facts
Eve hundred presses copied and commenced on tho
audacious letter; thousands Of 'Old-fshiOned tepub
leans" like the writer, Indignantly uourncd over
tn" OBJECTIONS Of The times and tho pomp and circurn
stances of royalty which obtniLed at Washington
INC desired political effect was produced and then
mud not I'll theu did tho Enquirer come on, with the
Illuminating ohnfcssion, that tho whole letter was
sheer fabrication, utterly devoid of truth What the
prophetic muse Of tho Honorable Senator sung has
however; been realized; and the East Room instead
of naked walls aud broken chairs, presents nov
truly regal appearance. The same letter ,udted
from WasiingtoHin 1880, would be graphic and cor
rec
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