Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-03
FOR THE Eve CIRER
A LETTER
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Sir Having derived no small degree Of amusement
from prrusa of your highly farcical and rhdnnonade
Ppistls addressed time since 10 Wing
mis- in Amherst who Toasted your ancient friend.
Mr.. Wm c RIvrs, have thought il my duty Ia maxi
brief ANALYSIS Of It's contents, and TO expose OF
the fragrant oil lis allscies The sc"rchDg lndg
nation of every freeman, who has head 10 knnw
heart TO feel Permit me- before examine IL more mi
nuiely, make tw" general remarks with respect
to the sweeping tenor Of its deDuncatnns and The into
erant and iaciinus spirit! which characierzes II from out
To out Declamaroni your fDrt; hut dscamatinn y"u
must know, is ir0cdged toni. hch If il be successful
in the attack would, # Yelling. be equally lair
and successful in TIL relaliatt"n Bun no. d'siAn 10
borrow your ns,l and ephsmeral shafs-l choose
and prefer 10 answer you with weapons Of my own
These declamanry strains may very well suit the ethics
and logic and strength of argument Of Federalism, be-
tore patriotic md disnfertsted Wing clique; but the
Democracy Of the country require something more solid.
more iar, and liberal. M doubt bur such an ha
ranpue would work miracles before assembly of adj
mrug Wings that enl ghtenna and inspiring fnnnt If
whiggery. The Richmond Coffee hnnse-hu the L0orish
Clodhopptr Sir, will be satisfied with such stuff
And you pardon Ge, SIR. when insure you. that
perceive in the extreme IhrraIiiy of this, well as
ynur other rpisies, new and most post We proofs
OF The truth nf that remark which ynnr dear friend
Of the Richmond Wing once mad' with r gard 10 yonr
self viz: that "y"u century bchud tie aye"-nnd
ihn .had pou hired at NE tame If M' .5mrrcun struggle
FIR indlwndenee, ,nstend IF sustaining the Ree0l""nary
rcpnioon IF yonr c"aDtry you m'gM hacc rtssfcd HE
RI roution ustE" For nRre, the Wing wns right
and cordially with him in this profound aud
acute remark. believe. il was This came now uls M
Eulngis who compared your srlfSutcient AID dogm
tic manner If debating your opinions t" "hts 10 that
celebrated saving OF ShaSsp"are 81 nm Sir Orac; ard
when opr my mouth. let M dog bark The auth ri
tave air with which you pronounce yonr bns NAV nNe
your Yuar.s-hu il exciies only The disgust or the IL
dicul. Of n-n whn think for Themselves
You begin by SAYING" have seen much in Mr..
Rves' recent conduct 10 admire and approve ! am
most dpsirois see every sustained against that
dssp0is Of partg welded hv the patronage oi the Exc
curve, which allows n" indulgence 81 Ho"gM ar action
Will you he kind Ia Explain what is the meaning
Of this bold and ridiculous assertion VIII y"n d. MS
thu favor nf rxpanng what il is that you mean ~ this
hapsndy about The Republican psriv. prescribing tie
sindnigencc Of Meugh arii"n p call npon y"n 10
yptrfy ard prove by The FACTS single solitary
instance Of this imputed system of prescription ~"
indulgence of MouoM dcii"n! What iarce.-
WHY Sir, tse very habrrdasters baya would dsdnln 10
resort such rash-i" 8" gra'ni'"ns an impnta,on
WHERE, Indignantly repeat II. WHERE are The PrI
deEces OF sucA proscripio" is your own ,aiempfrnie
Iano ungt, OF are The DAILY ISLANDERS and black
puardsm ri The Federal Wing presses erdenccs Of this
non induIgcncc IF Mough nrfi"n Do you prernd I"
deny 10 thr people Of Virginia the RIGHT OF gushing
man from office, for disappearing Their views and
opinions upon mat Of public policy: ls His what
YOU mean by prosc,iUj0n' Are these y"ur notions Of
representative g"v' rnusn,; True. that IN ynnr own
instance ynu iramp'rd The instructions Of i" PEOPLE
under Ino,. and probably kindred feeling makes y"n
lean towards all refractory pnhc servants VII" either
mlSrpnrcSpDt
Mr. Lr,gh mus, ask y"u WHETHER Jon are IN earnest
or in Jest when you talk of prescribing The Indn'grnrr
of th0ugh?" Is il pussibe 10 conceive GREA TEX
ABSURDl1Y: Sir. h"w can you or J. or any "'her
man or set IF msn fomd prercnt The indulgence OF
thought? Can The mind iisr the h"dy be subjected IN
the iurnntS f0rGrtS Sir, yop have made most SUP
lime discovery and you pust permit me TO
you thereon
But this CRY of Prescription! Prescription :! comes
with peculiar grace from inqmIsI"ria and impunen'
political party whn, last WINTER strained every nerve 10
violate The Constitution al iltlr country. aud To nhF'oee
the freedom nf speech in certain cases. and with REGARD
I" MANY THOUSANDS OF FREEAEN! Ih's IS
Hhir ,hirst hut it all fir presume Is 1t not mr.
Ipiah: What think you. Sir. nf your friend, MIR Ciit
,endrn: he ard his brother Frderni>s mny pass as
ma ny gag laws they plruEe-ynnr frquencr is dunn
here But they are HhsS how rou'd ynn speak Ggn"St
Them Do you mt know d" you not blush that wings
ard Wings 0lonc drd introduce and sustain this black
and Infamous modern Stdiiion Inv: Sir, why Is your
coqutnce and pariotism dumb in matter affecting ln'
most vital principles 81 our Republican institutions Is
NOT Ibis Giraiy Swallowing Me c0m.i9
You so,o SEEM disposed to forgive and forget Mr.
Pivtss sins on the Expunge- but here again you are
made to Gu, a very ridiculous figure in The p"itcn
world Did the Richmond WING misreprespni ynn whtn
j. said last year. We hticre Nth HE HIGH SOuLED
LEIGH TIA, ,hp .EXPUNGE' was not only an act OF
MORAL TURPlTUDE bit Of base ser0iliiy, winch
AGES OF PENITENCE cannot eosh oLt s'r' u
the Wing did msreprssent y"n land you nave nv.
%, with what face dare you noo !" come
before ,hp People OF Virginia and declare your re"c'
ness tn associate with whom Won have 90 recently
dcciored (beiisreS) guilty Of 50 BASE 50
BILE an ac, of sprTny; The question then resolves
;,sI ntn This You must have been joking, and M" IN
,orn,s when two or years since yon panied ere'y
E,,u,n,r ms real devil and proc mined from the mouse
,os how that rilc act had forever destroyed the o'u's
C onr country Now however from vonr letter you fr
- hap I'm, those liberties can be destragsd naee mora
and Of con, SC they were hn drsr"vsdny The h1n"ng
in, process ss YOU ha all along rehsmentg prot srd
| VIVA, reliance caa we place the impass"neo sate
80, ii ,,,; Think YOU tina, the people at