Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-20


himself of your columns TO reply TO an article IN The
Wing Of Tuesday, ASK, act Of justice, that The
article itself be transferred TO your paperin order that
the reader may what it that has called him forth
Very respectfully yours,
(From the Hhig Of Tuesday tast)
"Gj' We have incurred some expense and trouble 10
keep the people advised Of the business Of the Legsa
ture-but feel ourselves under obligation TO ill cur
columns with all that is said by the members who speak
Cor home consumption In truth, the talk Of one single
oy would often daily paper for whole week,
am The burden is alike greyous to reader and publisher
The Burgess from the Counties Of Orange and
Gree1e yesterday a,aed himself Of his privilege to
read alccture TO the reporters and publishers for mol
giving Ill TINT is issued from his laboratory Of words
and not or spreading before the arho'. 'cord the eu'
gence WhSh he daily sheds upon the benighled human
race! LIN most little souls, whom chance and the
newspapers 1--we elevated TO some no,orety, he takes
occasion 10 Vet his humors upon those who cut oil
from Tue iSh. q. reply, and upon whose feelings he Is
mean enough 10 sempt 10 infct wound in the pre-
sence OF an auditory before whom no excuse can be o.
fered for alleged delinquency.
Is: al! we nave 20 say a'presen is this, that we shall
henceiorlh take nothing IT. the business, which we
pledge ourselves shall be co2clly detailed. 1t is de-
grading and weorsomc enough, God knows 10 be com,
PEELED 10 sit for hours lin aempt7q to do even his)
within the sound Of such babbers asim of Orange aid
Greene; and should rejoice at the REGAL of the order
of admission TO the oor and at the abandonment of The
practice Of reporting any thing in the shape OF speeches
Whpsers who want their speeches spread before het
constituents, should be compelled to do it d. their
expense. The SINGLE idea Of the member Jud ALLUDED
10, which has been presented in his forty speeches on
the Bank subject though buried up OF verbla:
has been concsely This Mr.. Speaker, call tor lhe
ayes and noes-I wish 10 how fire the Banks are 10
rule the People, how fare the People can control Tue
Banks, &c.
"The cunning and ,cise looking little man having
used lis privilege yesterday return the compliment
and this mornrg-begging The readers pafc'"
for the waste of much space, upon so small SUBJECT
~ ruH EDITOR OF TIE ENQUIRER
In the Wing Of Tuesday, the Editor Of that press 10
duges in strain of Misrepresentation and abuse which
stamps, if possible, distinctly the character OF thai
press. When the public put in possession Of the
facts. the wuntonness Of this infamous assault will
clearly seen The Reporters who are allowed seat or
the floor to the end that they nigh, give The proceed
ngs Of the Legislature 10 the public ha ve BEEN durrs
this session. constantly in the habit of pervertng ms!
representing the remarks made in the House The fac!
in at least one instance has been 10 their notice
but it produced change This practice if not de-
signed, was well calculated 10 mslead the public as 10
the opinions and feelings of the members 1t tae
10 ALL to the and to the constituent th
1t should either be arrested known, tina, no more
weight should be attached 10 these reports than lhe!
deserve.
With these views | mentioned the fact publicly BE-
tore that body, who had the OF knowing whene'
was correct not, and requested that if any m'a
there doubted whether these reports were not in the &C.
neral, any thing else than what passed, 10 rise IN ",
place and say In doing this, expressly stated ln,'
it was not my wish to wound the feelings OF any oGs:
but that Justice to myself demanded that the gross mis-
representations should be arrested What other course
could have pursued Was amely to sit by and Sec ,s
these misepors 60 forth, and submit to the wrong 10,
fear of the vengeance Of progate and reckless PRES
If so, should have been unworthy OF my place. u.
Editor sets out in his abuse By wful misrepresentation
of me on the occasion alluded to- He represents me q
complaining of not having my speeches Reported
compained of the srepresentations-nothng n'o,,
,L.t o,a nhnaF inv
sumption. Had | have done so, | could easily nav "a
written them out, as the habit in many instances