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

ton anil M'ae DE Stnl's making up by u succession
OF paTtc".r histories, the general one which they
want
OF E'gE.nd. there is no general history go faith.
inias Rapns. lie may b. followed BY Ludlow Fox
Bclsham. Hume, anI Br die. IIunr's, were il
FAITHFUL would be the finest piece of history thut ha
ever been written by man: its unfortunate bi.
as may partly be ascribed To the accident OF
hts having wrttru Backwards. Ills maiden work
the history OF the Stuaris, first essay to try his
strength before the public. And whether rs u
&C itctman he really had par,iaty for that fam
ny, or thought that the lower their deg the
more fame he should acquire by raising them M to
some favour; the object oihls work Was an apology
for them. He spared uoting ihcrefnre TO wash ttn,
White and I" paiiiate their i'cove rnrneni for tins
purpo~c he suppressed truths, ADVANCED fnIschoods
forged authontics, nId inisilied records: all this
IN provco on INN unanswernbly by Drodie. But %,
brwitching were his style and mariner TINT his reo
d"rs were unwilling to doubt any ihiny; svaIlow.6
c'eiy thing; aud all England became tories
oy me mage of his art. HIS pen revolution.z
ed tie public sentiment OF that country more com
pieciy than the standing armies could ever have dore
winch were SD much dreaded aud Gcprecat ed by th.
PATRIOTS oithnt day. Having succeeded 80 emincntlv
!" w" the acquisition ot fortune aud fame by this work
ne undertook te history VI the two prnce u dy ms
ties, ihc Piantagcnets aud Fudoss. Il vas al -i,ur
tom, IA thus second work. to maintain tin. thesis of
ms TSt-tiint II was The people VINO cncroached On
the sovereign; not the sovereign. vino usmrDed an, liz,
rig''s -! The p"ope."-And again chap. ,.;:-.. The
grievances under winch the Engl :, abuur,J'. I'm
W. WINNING phIorylng, cropping, inprisuuinE i'm
ing &C " when considered III themselves, without
rcgaid to Tn" Constitution, Srrei Jcyerc ire natne
Nor were they either buT;hrns"inc on the peupcs
properties, ar any wise shocking to the NATURAL Inn
Inan:tv OF mankind" Daring ,hc constant wars ~,
WI ANA !"r"i%n winch prevailed while these two IN =
miles occupied HE throne II Was not difficult 10 find
abundant INSTANCES of pTa' tic he n,osl tsputic NJ
are wont 10 occur in times Of vol, nee. 10 make
TINS second epoch supp rt The third therefor. rcuuir
ea hii garung ut authorities and it remained i,y 4
III ri work, /" max" the who- conpl re history of
England on the p''n'IptcS on winch lie had ndvocn
ted he caGse of Tho Stuart> THIS would cunurc
bend the Saxon and Norman ccrCu,.ts--.he iorinrr
exhibiting the general and political pr n,ipcs of IN.
people constituting the nation. and founded I'M Tho
g'S {" ,n'n-t'c latter built on c"nqmcS' and mere
physical force. not al al affecting moral r.h:s nor
ev'n submitted 10 by the !-ccw:n Of the vanC";al,.d
u" battle "f Hastings indeed was lost; hut the ,un
raj nights of the uaiinn k.d OH tho event
oil single battle. It's will In recover IN. =, y,,n
Constitution (iws) con inncd unB batcl AMI wns M
the TO IN oil all the unsuccessful insnrrccti ms which
rnsncd m subscqu' times. Tie vic'nrs and tho
vanqn'Si"d continued In OF living hns;ili,ics.
ana " nation might still LAY, after losing the batt.
of HASTINGS,