Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-18


what can be more wonderful than the history of
the Cholera? What reflection imposing
Than that the disease which fifteen years ago APP
pearod in the Delta of the Ganges, should now be
in this remote quarter of the Globe
Col. Webb and the venerable Editor of the Rich.
mind Enquirer
The Editor Of the Enquirer is an Liberal anita
gonst. He always assumes that those who differ
from him arc actuated by base motives. They NAV
have derived their impressions from him; thew NAV
entertain the very opinions which he once enter
tanned, and give the same reasons for them, as we
Tor example, derived all unfavorable impress
sions of JacksOn's character and qualities from his
pepper, and from his Correspondent, Algernon Sid
ney; but you must meandcr with him through all
the phases of change into which his love of ma
joritics conducts him. or you are no longer n Re-
publican or an upright politician! Thus Webb,
Simpson, Green, Morris, Brcckcnridge-wbo bpt
use' and with more moderation and forbearancc to-
wards the Hero, his arguments and objections of
1874, are all according to him, bought and sold,
all vemal and corrupt He only can change and
change spin like top, jump like n squirrel, sum-
mcrsett like Yeaman, and continue bon.,,
through all variations, and mutations They
change to the weak side, he to the bread and but
ter-nevertheless the Public are required upon
their allegiance to the Republican Par,y to believe
them venal, HIM under all circumstances incorrupt
lble. Now, if he, having a plain and undeniable
interest to change to the strong side, was honest
IN that change, which dispute not may not they
who had much to lose by abandoning the strong
side, be honest too?
Not content with the ungenerous and improba-
bic imputation of corrupt motives to the Editor of
the Courier and Enquirer the ENQUIRER of this CITY
resorted to garbng to fix the charge. This is de-
monstrated in the following article from the form
err paper Col. Webb was stated to have assured
MIR. Biddle, when he asked for the Sd loan, "that
the time would come when he would reguite the
service" Mr.. Richie observed that the time had
come, and that the Bank was welcome to him.
The context proves that the construction thus put
upon the expression was wholly unjust, that the
expression itself ironical and intended for the
State Banks, and that our worthy Contemporary
has either wilfully garbled the sentence, and dis
torted the meaning, or what is more probable, in
his haste to fix corruption upon Webb, omitted to
put on his spectacles. The reader is invited to pc
Webb's defence.
10 The venerable editor of the Richmond En-.
quirer intimates that have not been courteous
In our replies to him. This is an error Mr. Ritchie
commenced an attack upon us by gross personal
abuse, and accused of Bribery and Corruption
--he called us by name san apostate" ga traitor
and applied to us divers other equally compli
mentary appellatives. He did more, he published
the following untrutl-
"When on the 10th Dec. 1881, he webb asked
Tor MS Sd loan from the Bank, he pledged himself
IN ms letter to Mr. Biddle that the time pM come
'chen zoe wU reqUite the Seruice' The time has
now come and the Bank is welcome to him."
1t is VIGOROUSLY false that we ever asked for
'third loan from the Bank" yet we only referred
to the last clause of the paragraph and appended to
the foregoing the following:
Il In relation to the above we have simply to
say,-Mr Richie has deliberately published an un-.
ruth.--ED. c. g. e.
But Mr.. Ritchic not only published san mntruth"
he has deliberately repeated it, and unblushingiy
referred to documents which he knew would not
support HIM. He knows as well as any body that
in The worst OF times, no Press has ever been so
dCgrdded but that on reference the precise page
OF public document for certain facts the people
would infer that reference to be accurate and war
Fontcd' Yet Mr. Ritchic, relying on this presumed
confidence in the integrity Of the conductors of
The Press, unbushngy makes a reference which al
lie gives tire very page &c. lie nell kaetD was not
warranted Can there be any thing more drsrcpu-
tabie-any thing more degrading to one who
claims to be an honorable man? We will let Mr.
htchie speak for himself
From the Enquirer of The IN SEPT
CIV hen on the 18th Dec. 1881 he webb asked
for his Sd loan from the Bank, he pledged himself
an his letter to Mr. Biddle that the time toiH come
nheH ,re ,cW re9uitc The service? The time has
cone and the Bank is welcome TO him.
Does Mr.. W. deny tina. he did not use these ex.
Prcssions to Mr.. Diddle! Tint he cannot do--for
thcy arc to be found the 10Ist page Of the Bank
Docnments-"CoPy Of a letter from Jan,es Watson
VCbb 10 N. Bidd!e, Mansion House. Philadelphia
Dec. 10th, IS3l"-asking for another Ioap.-aud
saying i'll the p. 1.-THE time toiH come 1chen nee
cH reqaite tie service"
Now let our readers examine the IOlst page Of
The Bank Documents, and what will re found under
the r. = referred to- Here il is.
1--WE have been very badly used by our local in.
"Stii"tions and feel it. Their refusing an
accommodation consider nothing, but to strike
Sat us through third party to effect credit,
was dlsgraceiul-tlIo time will come when will
"rcquite the service"
Dd we as Mr. Richie Elsely--aye falsety and
deliberately chargcs us--promise to "requito the
service which the Bank Of the u. S. did us by
making the loan for which we asked, or did that
promise refer exclusively to tho injury which we
imagined VIC had received from our local institu.
tionSI what must be the honosty-what the
claims to courtesy Of tic conductor of public
press who can descend to such barelaced and dsre.
pit able nl,osiatementsl
from Tie Neto York Courier b E,oy;r,r