Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-11-01
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When Black Walnut lamented the deplorable igno.
rance of the Danville Reporter, he had much nober
object in view than counting personal controversy.
reverence for enlightened public as well as proper
sell respect forbade his engaging III such irhIng Mr.
Van Buens sentiments and conduct during The late war,
had been grossly misrepresen,ed, Black Walnut sup
posed through ignorance He doubled not that when
correctly inlnrmed the Reporter would make The nnen2e
houoraGc But it seems that justice to the President IS
no where TO be found among Wings The true Wing
character eriied from The Reporter by The second
article uf Black Walnut deserves passing notice Had
he indeed been the 'arkhsarfcd wretch he is repre-
sened 10 be by the Reporter, his utmost malice would
have been fully satisfied tar short oil the injury the lie
pnr,er has inflicted himself by his feeble efrs 10
acouit himself the bar Of pnbc judgment. from he
charge of deplorable ignorance or gross Injustice Upon
the The other hnrn Of the dilemma he sticks; and
there he must hang Is it not wonderful that while ne
falsely charges Mr. Van Buren, with opposition 10 the
late war and would damn him for it, he sings the praises
OF BENZ w Leigh, John F May, &c, &C., and other
old ami war Federalists But these have repen,pd; es
che wed FEDERALISM and put on The tarred iapp"gs OF
English Whiggery, while Mr.. Van Buren, adherrs 10
Democratic principles and the homrspun robe OF
Democratic Repubcani-n. Here, with ihp paper bar"ns
is Abe front OF his offending They hate the Democratic
principle in Government, with perfect haired =
Like That Wing in disguses they abhor the "Despotisrn
ef ,pary maoritjes They cannot BEAR The rule OF
majority They would prefer The Dssposm OF some
''Pside and Glory, seated high on throne Of Royal
state hence sit c0uld Ge c0ndeseenSon IN Snch an one
TO spit down upon the people.
But, it is senndaium mdgndium, IN these "h'gg'n
times for a citizen of Virginia To imPute arrogance and
vanity 10 one who declares Z" Mar 10 the knyt! ond
charges his country men with agrarianisni-one who
charges that men as honest and vlruous as he-hs poll
,ical EQUALS wish general division of property In plain
English, lha, they robbers Come from what quar-.
ter may such charge shall not pass me without re-
proof laud who may author Are We to stand slisl
and mute and allow ourselves TO be uegsd out OF our
very Shirts by the arts and mysteries OF Banking and
stock obbing and not dare 10 lift the voice Of remon
STRANGE for fear Of The acknowledgements, Agra
rsn." Incers of the poor against the rich, "Loco 70
co. and what mol. No one can appreciate more highly
than Black Walnut, the private worth Of w. Leigh
But his notions Of Government are too much alter the
English order TO suit Republican taste He may be IN
tie view of some The pride and glory of Virginia as
he unquesonabIy is the idol Of the Danville Reporter
He may be, in The estimation Of bis blind deVoees,
lone in whom i. would be grea, condescension 10 spl,
upon such wretch" the Reporter supposes Black
10 be- but he is not the man who would dare DO
it, 10 one no understands his rights, both as citizen
of Virginia and of the U S To understand them IS
10 value them above all price; TO defend them IS above
all duties, because a sacred duty.
The Reporter is as far out in sopposne B w 10 BE- a
..disapp0ntsd oFce seeker he when he thought
hun some "Graz.n faced' Halifax Democrat The dis
Sec Rnes's LOUISA Dinner Speech.