Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-18
rule. BY Ais aet agan. which be bad proested in

the onset
do not mean Messrs Editors by any thing said in the
smallest degree TO mpeach the integrity of the Comms-
sloners-rery far from t;-but do intend TO be under
stood as meaning that the Commissioners but H.
ana like other men, prone TO have their judgments in
huenced, more or less by their prejudices paraes
and by their confidence in OF high standing and
great experience. But be this as il NAV and admitting
the Commissioners to have decided correctly, yet is
no less clear that the rule operated exclusiy ely on one
and produced result contrary TO the right of the
MS Is Inc KIND oil "SdiutaIy puTgdtOn adverted TO by
"a Citizen of Amherst and "a friend TO Truth" 1t is
indeed, 'pi"gdii0n" with vengeance
NOW, Messrs Editors, II the foregoing state of the
DC correc-and have motive make false
tons, because the whole affair is matter of his(o-
ry-"tcho has haLoed before then hare gotten out
If the icOOdS? and who has been guilty of .IiI mis-,
representation? and who has conuced to the tickiing
oil "Swiss scribbers'l who should fcel rather chea7
and who have made themselves "iook quite ridiculous
answer, il is Mr.. Garland's qu0nGlani friends ga
Sluzeh oil Amherst and "a friend TO TRUTH" as
ne gratuitousiy calls himself-who i'm their greater
zeal TO degrade me, than TO him, hare done
nun no seTrice-and whatever they may obtain. are
not entitled TO his thanks, he will find to his cost;-be
cause hold, that it would rebound much more TO Mr.
Earlands credit TO place his defeat on political or uarfv
grounds than upon mere personal conSderations-and
a 100, IN his native county, which he has eprcsented
more than twenty years But, after all, if it be within
me scope OF Mr. Garlands ambition, that of his po
c eus' 10 represent an unwilling and dissenting peo
pie, |, Tor one do not object
hessrs' Editors have been goaded into these re-
orhs 'oFePef personal attack unsought for and un-
provoked In the little jeu deSprit, communicated TO-
and published in the Enquirer of the 9th uo stoned
"AntiT ariihte"-and which seems 70 have net,ld NJ
"arands oUer Sensitive friends much, q hope not HIM
y am sure no offence was intended OF personal char
deer and no man OF sense will attempt to torture il into
such meaning Ii was foreign from my purpose which
was exclusively polical-and contained no pungencv
even for political efect-ndeed, it was mere MICE of
pleasantly, as 1t imports to be. Yet, do not retract
word syllable OF what it contains, imports TO mean
Gentlemen may take just they find it, and place their
own construction upon it. Their perfect keep
ing with the plan OF their .NdgntS apollo TO subject
of The min
INTO submisson--But srs, you have gotten the ,cyong
soo oy me ed-and if be treason sediton 10 speak
"recerentty OF "the King let me die the death
mad intended 10 subscribe my proper name 10 this
ePste but as there would be thing like condescenson
IN mat COURSE have concluded to Gull from the familiar
aiusons resored TO by my friends cOgnomer by which
am as wen known as any other-.And invite them as
matter oil special Jdcor, the time they address the
puoc on account of sins OF omission or commission on
my part, 10 say, Nathan said unto David tho,t art
he man. even should they be ndsposed to expose their
own names But if they will excuse me- advise them.
Oy all means first TO cast The beam out IF their olyn
eyes, mat they may clearly The mote that is in their
"0"eT $ eye THE OLD COMMODORE