Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-17
To my old Friends, The Peoplc q FrginiM

= L LIN having GetIfeH LOT lOul Jtdsi i!hfS
IA entered the ranks Of the stallion department, only
for the sake Of fostering, and preserving the cid Archy
stock which seems TO be passing oil the stage unnotcrd
even b. those who agree with that his stock have
been equaled in any country; and IN England IT
is acknowledged to be the best stock in the world.
am now my way home with Gohanna, to whom alone
the country must look for checks and baanc"a be being
the only distinguished branch Of that valuable old stock
referred TO above within our reach Will briefly notice
the circumstances that have induced me to obtain The
services of this fac sile Of his Father for The ensuing
season: Our people have grown mad after salt wa
fish, and for what reason, Fashion Fashion, say!
nothing but lashon-lhere is no Judgment in the mat.
ter Is it not an undoubed fact that the success Of the
late imported stock rests al last upon Tie merits Of old
Archy and his family: Take that away, and what would
brcnme al thcm' They would be as useless as rail
| road without timber supcs'ructurr-ihey would go
down like locomotive on inclined plane with bro
ken drum head say 10 my friends. give up the Ar
rhy stock and You give up rucng. Where d4es pcton
come from? Old Isabella the dam ui Anvil, Martha,
Washington, &c. Where does E!d!eys colt from:
the dam Of Virginia Cary and Arirta, the greatest race
MAJ in the world her distance; Where does Black Prince
cume lrom-lhe dam of Calharne Davis, Waller Scott
and others? Where does Rnbinsnn's colt c"ne FROM
Silver Tail, By Archy; and even the Afchy stock has
not been enough 10 keep the most Of them from travel
ling down Shirbone Alley. Where are oil The rest
from, the 800 sent 10 the imported TO s's?-
They re taken down the back ane yes with selection
o. nil the best mares in the country, amounting TO sevr
raj hundred, they have produced Only half dozen win
u
| say again. beware Of these squatierS from across
the pond They nothing but sqvacrs trying To elbow
the native born occupant from his premises without pay
ing for his improvements Did not You, MIR Editor, cry
aloud and spare NOT when old johnny Y squaicd inlo
the Presidency. and clbuwed the rinhl man out: And
will ynu not help now when this band OF sqnatters
in such to take possession OF what
they have rghtful claim to- Or, is il expected that
all this putting, blowing and beatng, in the Turf Regis
Ter and Spirit of the Times, is 10 establish their claims;
once experienced the fact, that out oil host OF trash
we found a Dioned, Medley, and Citizen; but in
these days England did not trouble herself I" false from
every thing TO supply our market as at present. nor haa
she linen confined herself fer 20 30 years 10 running
short distances seldom mile and tiirce-quarers
as is the As it is, hey are brought here Tor
speculation and must have The very dregs OF Eng
land among us; bat hope wc sal! be able 10 dlScTln
nate between fashion and interest hope we snl! be
wiser or more jus, than was Mr. Clay when he mount
ed old @ and rode Kim inlu the Presidency Of The Uni.
ted Slales-and Mr.. Editor do feel some hostility TO
tha, gentleman to this day and particularly when we
see tie Gsgraceul attempts mad" against the hapP-
ness of our country by this John Quincy Adams,
who sits in Congress like an owl, who can turn lis
head entirely around and in the brliancy OF sunshine
can see much Of the back part OF his head rs he
can with his eyes invoke Heaven to pnasl him for
The dancers his measures are calculated bring upon
He has been hanging long to the pubic leal That
he reminds OF the young opossums III the false belly
where nothing but The want of room breaks them oft
God grant they could break him oil from The Treasury
pap! ~ -.
will only trouble The public with little more on this
subject: Gnhanna will stand at Warrenton, n Carolina,
under my superintendence and his terms the same as
last year. Gohanna has not been ovrreached IN any
instance where his colts have been run and bred from
the same Mares By any other saion but has almost IN.
variaby gotten the best runners But have seen enough
To know that Golanna would have had great many
more coursers his owner had been experienced on tne
Turf and paid as much attention to Racing as TO ful'
tics notwithstanding, he had to contend with The
ureat Napoleon, who was Immediately IN his neigho"r
hood and always in the field, he never failed to give
him battle when they met with his legion nl veterans
to hack him. What other Horse, placed in the same ST.
tua,ion cnuld withstand such odds: Name whatever.
Aud vet was present last Full two years past and saw
Johanna sell under the hanltner for Sl4:3'O' never
saw this sale in print but II 1t had been an imported
Horse we should have had it in every PRINT IN the
United Slaies) On that occasion Napoleon was pre-.
sent: he had an aching heart and longing eye; but
he feared the srunding that must lake place IN MS
own sind and determined to hold down little longer
this old veteran but slF he time must ahu VIII come
when his superiority will be acknowledged. he is
anunr the richest bred horses in the globe, OF champ
ON size of unequacd constitution, OF the richest cn"
most commanding in his appearance, ana sure 1oal
rettcr and they of the first order would strain my
nowers little higher, but for the want OF high steam
n,essure VIII moi my idea stand good when say here
is the ioundann-you must rest upon II, or you must 60
down-hs is the only pillar for your support ana no.
thing but this view OF the subject INDUCED me 10 npy
for his services take loo deep Interest IN our oood
ed stock to see the best Of il neglected as II has bee
10 run after that which salt could Mt save, hut ia"
being engrafled the Archy stock
Shall [ he disappointed in seeing The mares hocking
n Gohaunu; No answer, il cannot bo-ruh is truth
md ,h, necessity Of the case is TOO apparent shall
not fear being charged with selfish views Of having n
single eye to my own interest. nigh, have had much
more money, if i had been capable of faening on the
patronage of my friends, at lhe sacrifice OF their inter
os,. b, mark nv prediction the man who can bring
brood mare into market four years hence, descended
Immediately from Archy one Of his iav"Fi'e and high
bred sons will possess treasure worth Jews eye that
it will take money TO buy, while thousands OF le ia.
10 nf Souaers will be hard put to il 10 find shelter
3 their unworthy heads Look 10 ii! breeders oil pure
blooded stock look 10 II
u ''' "'''e JAS. J. HARRISON.
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