Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-25
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Messrs. Edors--lf | had any private feeling TO
crafty, any personal imtcrcS; to advance, by mol
cling Nr. hirknau's advertisement, L am hsenSibe
OF either. certainty shall not now. after tho eX.
hibiIion lac has made Of himself, To this onhgh'cn5
ed and VOL bred community, engage NTH him in u
war OF cpthctS. | must S.ni the Pcd"2ogne In the
gentleman, and take Cvcn higher ground than
Lecturer on Grammar aud Criticism / do not say,
did evcrSay, NIrShims Grammar has q.
rit. On the contrary, iii my notice oil his advcr-
tiscmcnt, gave it preference Murray's,
which saying much in its favour.
Mother MIR *. nor his Grammar, ever would
have been publickly noticed by me, had he not, as
i conceived, offered insult TO the Intelligence eft
tho citizens of Richmond, by advertising. in bad
English, that he would Lecture on Grammar and
Criticism did not quote his advertisement, be-
cause 1t was IN the same paper in which my COM
munIcation appeared.
MIR. kirkham soys-''IIad been the son of Cro.-
nus, possessed of tho hand of Midas, SO that
could have converted my grammar into gold, l
should have laughed at the puny assaults of this Ii
tcrarv Ajax of Lillipu,s and let him quietly pocket
all tho gains resulting from this act oil mcanneSs
like Judas"-Thc gentleman rs mistaken IT he
ina gins that have any interest in Browns Gram
mar. 1t is approved by me, without any other O.
commentator than its intrinsic mort. That its
author is scholar and geRtLenidn will appear TO
oil competent Judges who will be at the pains to
examine it. Mr.. KS assimilation of mo to Judas L
do not understand; nor do know any hing Of that
of CreSus, whose tcr.ch could turn grammars in
to gold. Ii appears MIR. X would be ready and
willing to deprive the public of the great lights of
his grammar 1T hc were Midas we should soon
Mr.. X. with pair VI ass carS.--pcrhaps not
unsuitable appcndagc TO the Lecturer on Grammar
and Criticism, who is too careless 10 write decent
English. 1t seems he is in fair way TO accom-
plish the desired elongation; for by his own
count he has already converted editions
of his Grammar into gold His impudcnt mcnda-
city may invite helping hand TO consummatc the
cnvicd length ofcarS. BY tho way, he must have
been very improvdcnt, or tho love fgold has made
fo, of him.
Mr. KS Grammar, having gone through forty
two editions, &c. &C., il is To bo regretted that its
compiler should have deemed it necessary to raise
his giant against this little Ajax of Lilliput
and ''invokc the thunder of heaven to kill gnat."
l much and sincerely regret, that L have been the
cause of placing the gentleman i'll this ridiculous
ttude / know him not, never him. and wish
him no harm. But do not like to see these no cure
pay advertisements. Ones time is something.
The "Quacks" all Say--no cure, pay; but they
never warrant not to XIII. IL Mr.. X. knows any
thing Of English Grammar, he knows it is not To-
be taught without much labour. lie further knows
that his advertisement is not in good English His
threats and nsinuatiors, of whatever character |
utterly disregard, l do those of all certified
Quacks. am willing he should avail himself of all
that he expects from my sympathy, and that of my
fellow citizens. | know that will be much; for, to
the credit of Richmond, (be it spokcn) the hospi
tally and good feelings of her citizens towards
strangers arc such, that they more frequently
imposed upon by pre,enders, than any people flikc
intelllgcncc, perhaps, in America.
u has the confidence to believe that he can tea Il.
what he Processes. At the same time, he has the
modification to acknowledge. he cannot give his
time for nothng and much less he consume
it. III sPoutng strange adjectives with a hawkcr OF
nowns and pronouns; he therefore cuts this matter
short. Yours, Z or QUINTuIAN.
ADoubtcsa this gentlemen conccvcs that he is
among the Lilliputans-himscf another CULVER.
We may expccta history of his adventures, written
by himself The patrons of the Seminary to which
he alIudes as composed of ''smutty faced urcins -
arc as respectable any in this city. Their child
rem as decent in person and manners as any other.
u In my first communication there was an cr
ror---fo effect should have been to g4fcf