Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-09
To the Editor OF the Genius Of Liberty.
NhRcu Goth, 1880

!, NaRcu 2eth 1880.
DEAR SIR perceive, by your las, pancr. YOU
decline publishing the roversv between Messre
Doddrdgc and Cookie beg YOU to revise tbot
determination, as the editors ofthe other paper have
given publicity to Dir. Doddridre's Circular surely
fair play requires the publication of Mr. Cookies
deeply regret that such n correspondence should
nave taken place. every man of good feeling readily
dscerns the reasons.-Thc high station these gen.
temcn filed, he kind relations that subssed between
them IN Richmond, the public rcposc oil pleaded a.
ganst such a feud.-It has arisen.-Mr. Doddridgc
and Mr.. Campbell, both of the county of Brooke.
have addressed the people of Virginia against the a.
dopton OF the new Consitution.-Mr Campbell has
abstaiucd, so far know. from personalities and
although an not struck with any great force or nov
city IN his argument, still it is an arrument-Not so
Alr Doddrldge; forgetting the dignity of his own sta
ton regardless OF truth setting all the courtcsies of
gentleman 'a defiance, he deliberately procloms to
tho people OF Virginia, that Mr.. Cooke and were
traitors TO the interests we protested to rcprescn:
and more than nsinuates that certain sinister in1u
ences IN Richmond, warped us from the path Of po-
lItIcal Tcctudc.-What is the question submitted To
the public, Is the new constitution rood ono tn
kon all in al-ls it your interest TO adopt to-IIoy
does this veteran lawyer and practised statesman
Mr. Doddndgc, argue ip--By asserting that two
gentlemen who have given bin no offence personal
ly, TO say the least of it, treacherous and unyvor
thy, because they did not happen to concur in opin
ion with him, upon questions i'm relation to which
they were bound, by the high obligations of patriot
ism aud honour, to use their own bnst uJpmcnt.
upon questions where the interests Of his cons tuents
were evidently somewhat dissimlar to those Of their
own; and where, If this mighty nutocrat of ali the
Alcghnnie5 will excuse the freedom they felt
themselves, especially towards the latter part Of the
session, as well qualified as himself TO form cor
rect opinion.
do not propose TO repeat the thrice.told thread.
bare arguments with which the community has been
surteitcd., The subject is exhausted Mr. bod
bridges rensonlng which is but an Indifferent second
edition Of his speeches, is pucrc aud contradictory;
his statements altogether uncandid; md his imputa-
tons against me as unoundcd, and INJURIOUS ms they
arc unexpected
LoudoJu has citizens Of her own qualified 10
discuss thus subisct.-Whcrc arc thcy5-AH my
colleagues have announced thcir intention to vote
for the new constitution And are We driven to
The humiliation Of asking political counsel ofsccling
political lights, OF gentleman from tho remote
county OF Brookc?-Aro It's bar and it's pulpit both
TO furnish us lcssons'-A man who would look
az tho map, might almost believe that rolitlcal
Colossus, like Mr. Doddrdge, could from il. place
one foot IN Pennsylvanla, and the other in Ohio
With regard 10 the delights of Richmond, this
modern Capua, very much err ir they did not
quite as much attract and cmasculate Mr. ID as
they did my fricnI Mr.. Cooke or mysc'C--yVc will
submit that question to others to Mr.. D. if he
pCos6e.
ln writing a Circular 10 my own constituents for
tho purpose Of rcluting ISLANDERS against myself
and ~ rcconciling my neighbours 10 my course in