Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-15
To my 0id Friends, Tie Peop!c u Iirgi~ia!

q FTER havinr retired for fnu, wears, have again
IA entered the ranks of the stallion department. only
for the sake of fostering, and preserving The oi Archv
slock which seems be- passing of the stag nnEoctd,
oven bv those who nmrc with that his stock have
never been fGnaGd IN any cn|nlry; ANA III tng!a"d IL
is acknowledged To lie the 'eS! stock IN the void
am now NV home with Golan!Ia, 10 WHOM! alone
the country tnusl Gok for checks and balances. he being
,i. only distinguished branch OF that valuable odd StGck
referred To above within rcncb. Will briefly notice
the circumstances that have induced me 10 obtain the
services Of this sime al his Father for the ensuing
season: Our oYn rcuple have grown mad alter salt wa.
ter fish, and for what reason: Fashion Fashion. say
nothing but iashunlhcrc is no judgment Il: HE mat
ter l. it not undoubcd fact. that the success oil the
lce imported stock rests al last upon the merits o Old
Archy and his family? Take that away and what would
become of them: They would be as useless rs raul
road whou! timber supcistrucure-ihey you'd 70
down like rcomu,ive au inclined plane with bro
ken dTun head. say 10 my friends. give up the Ar
chy stock and Won give up racing Where does f'ctoh
come ilou3 Old Isabella. the dam OF Anvil, MARTHA,
Washinulnn &c Where does Ridley 5 colt come from;
IN. dam o Virginia Cary, and Arct,a the greatest race
nag in the world Ier distance: Where does Black Prince
come rnnl:-lEe dam of Catharinr Davis Walter Scott
nud Others: Where dors Robinson colt come FROM
Silver Tail b. Archv: and evea The Archy stock has
not been enough 10 keep the most o them from travel
linz down Shir5our Almy. Where are all the rest
from the or 800 sen, 10 Tie imported 10 s"s-
They re taken down The back lane" yes with selection
of all the hest il The c"nn'rr. Amounting to s@r'
raj huaa:cd they have produced Only halt dozen VIII
nrrs. and those from few select ArcIy mares.
say araim. beware al these sGltters from across
tho pnnd They are nothing but SGuarTs ryn! 10 elbow
tn. native. b,r, occupant his premises without pay.
inr tor is improvements Did not you. Mr. EGilor cEy
aloud and spare when old johnny u sGnatted intn
the Presidency. and elbDwed the !ght man ont: ana
will Won not hep me ROW. when Tins band "i :qna"rs
c,1o over in slch swarlns To TAX" possession "l what
they have no rrhi(ul CHIN L.. o. is il expected tia!
all this putting. buwiig and 5Ieatln IN tie lu'l is"9S.
ter and SPIRIT Of the Times, is 10 establish their CLAIMS
ono" experienced the fact. that out oil h"St OF trash
we found Il Doomed, Medley, and CitiZrn but IN
those llys EuTaud did trouble herself Ia raise from
every thing supply market IS nj present, nor Ind
she Ecu confined herself for - or 80 years 20 running
short distances seldom over mile ana hrre-quarerS'
as the q IL IS they are brnngh mere ior
spaculrinn ard we must have In" very dGegS OF eng
land among us; bot hope shall be able /" discf''
aaic between fashion and Interest nope we sa'' oe
wiser or Inurc Just than was MT Clay whrh ne "'DH.
ed old o and rode him into the Presidency ~ Inc Uhi
ted SIa,rs-and Mr. Editor d. feel some hostility 10
that rrnllenan this day nnd particularly when we
sre-lIr dis.raceul attempts made against the iapp
ness OF our country by this same John Quincy Adams,
,yIn sits in CONGRESS like OWL who can Turn us
head entirely around and the brilliGmcy of sunshine,
can SEE as much Of the back part OF his head rs lie
can with his eyes. invoke Heaven IN punsh nm Tor
tie dangers his calculated 10 brng upon us
He has bccn hanging long 10 the public teht that
he reminds Of the Young opnssuWs IN the laSe belly
q here nothing but the want Ui room breaks them OIL
God rrant they could break him oil from lie Treasury
pap. .. ,, ,:
will only trouble the public with little more on this
subisct Gohanna will stand ut Warrenlon y Caro.aa,
uuder my supernendpnce, and his terms the same as
las, wear Golanua has NJ" becn overreHched IN any
instance where his coils have been run and bred rom
The same mares by any other s!aon but las almost IN
vaaby gotten the best runners But have seen enough
| IN know that Johanna would have had great many
more coursers if his had been experienced on the
Turf and paid much attention to Racing rs TO ron
tics but Notwithstanding lie had TO contend win Tue
great Napoleon, who was Immediately III ms heishoo
hood and always in the field lie never laieo 10 give
him battle when they met. with his legion al veterans
TO back him. What other Horse, placed ~ Inc same 81
tua,ou could withstand such odds None Whatever.
And vet was present last Fall TWO years rhs ana 81"
Go,anua sell under the hammer for Sli ,oi Il never
saw this sale in print: but il it had been an imported
Horse we should have had it in every PRINT In Tue
| United States On that occasion Napoleon was Pre-
sent he had en- aching heart and longing eye nut
he feared the stranding that mus! take Place IN his
own stud aud determined 10 bold down h''e longer
this old veteran; but, Sir, the lime must ana WI" come
when his superiority will he acknowledged. lie IS
among the richest bred horses IN the g"oe' CT
OH sze of umequal!rd constitution ol the richest co'"I
mos, commanding in his appearance, ana SUE 'od
ceter and they OF tie first order would strain my
bowers little higher but for the want 81 hisn steam
pressure Will no! my ;dca sland goou wien says he'e
is the founatipn-you must rest upon H. OF y"u us so
down-ths is The OILY pIliur Tor your support uu ~
thiur but this view o The subject induced me To apply
ior his services take too deep an interest 10 our Dood
d stock to see the best of it neglected 1t has BEEN
n run after that which salt could nj save, but tor
being enrralted the Archy stock
Shall / he disappointed in seeing the mares ioekIng
n Gobauna: Ma answer, il cannot bo-tIuh Is truin
and the necessity OF the case is too apparent s"'i
not fear being charged with selfish views Of having
snrlc eve to my own interest. might have had nnc"
NOR. money Il had been capable OF fal'enns on ,se
patronage of my friends, at the sacrihce OF lns.. h
est; but mark my pre- icon tile man VINO can o
brood mare into mark" iour years hence descended h
mmrdaiey from Archy Of his iaysne and h ,Ea,
bred sons, will possess worth Jew seye, 'no'
it will take money to buy, while lhousahos OF we ,a',
Iv nj Sonaers vii! he hard put 10 1t to hna sneer
for their unworthy heads. Look 10 it Breeders OF pure
LIooded stock look In II ~
~ ~ "''' JAS j. HARRISON
Feb IS