Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-23

lure of 'sI-9s-and voted for Giles resolutions.
What We said was that correspondent. 40 informed
as-which correspondont stated that Gep. Mccoy
had complained OF ga want IF fair play" in the fact
Of his having voted for Giles resolutions in 'or
Whether our correspondent well informed in his
s. atement we know not-wc knew hiss 10 be cut!cd
to credit and repeated II upon his credibily.
As for Gen. McCoys having been in the Leois,.
ture Of '97-8-or otherwise, VIZ know no hinu. and
think 1t Of little consequence either to him or INV
body else, that we shall no, investigate tho point
We take IT for granted from what is said below thu,
h" was not in that Legislature.
Messrs Editors:-In your paper of The goth uI,
in paragraph headed The I'D and inlcxble Demo
cra''-you observe, that friend Of Gen Mccoy
writes that the Gen complain. of n wnnt of f.;
plav IN relation to his votes Madisons's resolu
tons by suppressing the fact tina. in the prevous To-
gislatu OF 97. the General voted for Giles, re,olu
tons. &c. &c Now Messrs Editors. will Won DO 30
kind as TO inform me, tcho this toriter it, who bna
though proper, in his zeal for the General to Give
you this information / want In know his name
think sir, that bv turning to tho journals Of e7 Won
ou,ons in 97 and f,r the best reason in IN" vorI5
viz: because he not member Of The Iepislnturn
NJ that time have examined the records of this
county, and find, that the first time Mccoy was eioc
ted was in the spng of '98, that the writer Ttbo
Generals friend. alluded to in vour poroor,nh ::
mistaken: and as you seem TO nsnuate TINT the Con
era had some agency in furnishing YOU with the in
formation, through his friend feel DESTROYS r. knou
who his friend is; bv furnishing M with this nformo.
tion you Will confer a favor Of soma magni,ude
There can be no donht sir that Gen McC,ov 80
Pendleton. pas not member of tho IeoisIa,u,c =;
the session Of 1897; If which, il you have onv sc,n
pies you can easily satisfy YOURSELF by reference 70
the Journal. "
NJ The reader who has any just conccp,ions Of IN.
power of the periodical Press in France will road IN.
chapter from Lady Morgans France in Is7o ao-on
the Paris Press. with great interest werecommcnd
the character Of the "Moniteur"-which announced
the dehr"nemrnt of Napoleon, the restoration Of
Louis XVIII, the return of Napoleon from Elba and
tho second restoration of the Bourbons-,u ,,,6
equal pieasure-to the profound study of the Ameri
can prototype.
n We insert the following from respect for. md
at the special request Of the wriiorbut without anv
~ en'io" 10 the grammatical skill necessary to an
swer tho enquiry addressed to us. IF n Joke he in
tended, We are too dull to perceive it
writer on Diet" says. "iwo ounces of food v,.n
chewed will give nourishmen, than doubIo M.
quantity bohcd 'nahom hardiy any na,tication."
VIII The Editor of the Wing, in his n.x, naner
cav whether tho above is q correct sentence or Mt,
Or rather the Inter part of n, And give his reason.
why and wherefore. am the more anxious IN kno,r
v""r opinion as the question has produced much dis
cussion among us. ms well among the intelligent
gentlemen assembled al Richmond.
Louisa County.