Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-09
fFtun the New Rrdlotl C,-rt,r

PxARcg AyD BuRGEs.-A page of the last Rhode
Island Republican is devoted To letter from the Hon.
Tristan Burgess to the Editors nf the Providence Journal
followed by reply from the Hon. Ducc j. pearce, ad-
dressed the editor of the Republican Herald. We are
sorry say TINT both of the letters are disgrace to the
writer's thereof Mr. B. openly questions the character
! Of his opponent for " truth ami vcIacity" in these
terms -
"Cuonpl Patterson cannot wish either to call his
honorable friend Prarce] liar, 10 prore him TO be
ono. What! must be required to tell a man he is
liar, wien he already knowS it full we'll do my
sell: Does he expect 10 prove that gentleman TO be
a liar and scuundrc, when in the nation has
done much deserve that character and when
question his title to The whole utay Of such
all acquisition ::
"lle [Pcarce] says am old man. This is true,
and if that be crime, guilty. IF his
rewards hut equal to his merits, lie will be
guilty of the sin of old age
In speaking Of his imperfect health, to which a!luson
! had been made, lie rcnarks:-
'My complaints often require the advice of physi-
clan and the aid Of mediclne his no matter how bad
they may be night, always carried off the next
morning by still dose from SHE hair Of Tic same day.
MIR. Burgess then undertakes TO show that Mr.. Pcuice
did not honestly by about $500 which he has
crved from the U. S. rrcasu7y-accuses him Of sitting
in the bar at Ncwport-comparcs the color OF
his cuuntenancc to bottle Of c0gniue-and blush on
his face the borealis at MONDAY. lie also in
directly Pearce Of being the chief instrument
by which false adavils we're last winter made against
the Hon. Mr. Pondeyter, and closes his letter in the
| following indecent TERMS
- " He [Pcarce] has walowcd and stepped himself,
IN the base currents Of the times, that he is n"ulnera
bic lie is loatsomc; and ell do is to wash from
garments what he has, passing by, dropped sha-
ken off upon The moral atmosphere always tells Of
the proximity Of such he Is and like the little veruin
which in's The walls and hedges, though they can nci-
Their make hear their bark, feel their bite, yet they
have most potent opacity to render themselves odUus
| to another Of our Senses
Now for Mr. Pcarccs reply. It is almost bitter
the other possible more and the charges pre-
frrrcd by Mr.. Burgess are shown il without fnunda.
tnn in truth Tie refers TO records to support his posi-
tons and hastily reviews the subject. in consideration Of
the fact, (as he says that the people have declared the
venerable gentleman To be worthy and not fit 10
another voyage He replies to MIR. Burgess cut up
! on his past lite as follows
! "Itis within the recollection of many gentlemen now
in this Statr that for his Burgess insornce dislin.
guishcd member of the Providence Bar, this venerable
man had his pulled; it is within the recollec.
ton of many in this town, that for insoence TO dStn.
guished member Of the Bar in this county he held
to answer and cowardy shunk from esponsbility-it
is within the recollection Of the people Of this State that
for free exercise Of his sanderous tongue, the
pcnsp of 4 distinguished officer Of the Engineer CORPS
he was called upon for explanation and retrax by
tina. officer, and dlsardly eradrd buth 1t is within my
own knowedg &c and Of many others, who at the time
were members of the y. S. House of Representatives,
that about six years ago. for his base interference with
The rights Of others, he was in said House. branded with
the terms scoundrcl aad vain by Mr. Speaker Bell,
and Gen. Drsha, late member from Tennessee and
told by them that nothing but his age and infrntes,
win III he was quite willing to plead in his behalf
saved him from the castigaon which he richly dcserv-
| ed.
In regard 10 the trads Of Mr. Burgess he says
| "Very many respectable in Massachusetts, &C.
quauted with the early history of the venerable gentle
man doubt very much whether he worked day in
ctoper's shop in his life ~ But have frequently
heard it observed that after he came to Rhode
Island he coopered cask very successfully and much
| to his Advantage
In the Of the reply the insinuaton that Mr.
Pcarce also had his complaints" MIR. P remarks:
al do verify believe that the venerable gentleman has
drank more brandy, mixed with audanum, in one day
| than drank in my life He takes bis Branded
Laudanum medicine and has been frequently 80 com.
petey prostrued by its power to require the aid OF
his friends in going from the house his carriage lie
drinks it as the celebrated Pitt drank his Port for his