Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06
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is with great regret that feel ourselves under The
necessity Of excluding such admirable Communications
from our columns a. "A Farmer, "a S'arc Hoidcr, Nc,
and boring readers with matters principally pertinent
ourselves Not altogether so. however, for Mr. Plea.
salts t1s made issue between us about the IL.
LcJ!y Fl the Press; and we feel under the compui-
lion ul troubling The public with 4 letter, which we
never wished ntrude upon The public eye. 1t is
what of anomalous characteristics the curtain
little higher not only about ourseve but about others
and matters and things IN general, than we could
have deSed-tul as ii IS, we must bow 10 The necessity
n the case with the best grace CAM and let the pub
lc nudge mparilly between our neighb0r and our.
selves. We shall make the story as short as possible
Our own letter Itself occupies much mere room, than
We can conveniently and comfortably spare.
Tie Lir of Thursday morning publishes letter
sIn the Editor o.! tie Enquirer, which signed 10y It's
Senior Editor. Ii fills two columns OF the paper it be.
gins hy appealing 10 our courtesy Tor peimSSlon 10 re-
ply writers who address me IN Iusscays L"qnI,
rcr I;ae 26ih.) viz "A plain Man and 'CurtIus.
.hai ~ To he brief, for in ruh have little time to
s?arc from less d:gn!lied perhaps but more imperous
duties m! disPlea:ed al the opportunity thus al
ld.J ne OF furnishing the readers 0 the Enquirer with
what believe they have not yet sten-the real genuine
and true reasons Of V hir support MIR Riyes in the
l,,e III. m lrable struIgie But instead Of reply to
Toe Two Correspondents al least 81 lbs OF this extraorti-
uary letter oG dence is occupied by direct attack on
he nocs of the Editor ct he Enquirer! Alter having
attacked ~ in the columns q! his own paper tor years
past in vain-alcr having gaIO!cf cur opinions, and
nisrepresened course, us we hunby t!nk, IN the
columns Of the Wing, its senior Editor has the modesy
/" risk Of courtesy the privilege OF attacking us III
yur oy-n columns u;Isr c.ger Of making his defence
az liuSt t,@n Of our Correspondence We "ere very
mach amused al the ingenuity shown IN thus directing
m1shed battery upon ourselves but, we haPPeneu
to differ with the Editor Of tie Richmond WING upon
tie "p5tmansnt principles al justice, winch he lays
down As we happen 10 think, that The "unquestion-
able right to d, ftrd himself in the Enquirer against two
Of our Correspondents DID mol eSIcy warrant The right
Of making sweeping attack upon lis Ecitor, VIC LOCK
the liberty of aching upon our own principles ana senst
right and most respectfully declined the publication OF
such eller We considered indeed that our Cores
pnndcns had cniy adopted such mode OF address, as
they thought best calculated toconvev their structures on
the extraordinary course OF The wing We LOOK IN inc
light the variety OF letters which have been similar
" addressed 10 ourselves in the columns oi The wing;
and dreamed vi claiming The privilege OF
making such a reply-r3uch less such an atack u5d.r
tie cover of defence That is species OF ruse dc
rusrTe which confess do not well understand.
For not publishing this singular dttence the Editor OF
the hig has mace what lie calls "an Gppea against The
TDrnnnyOf tie Prtss In the course ni IT, lie states
that lie understands MIR Richie, has explained by let
ter to him. forwarded 10 Goochand his reasons for de
cI!ulnp to publish he has not yet seen Mr.. Richie s
letter mi anticipate what the reasons are; but II
impossible they be valid and satisfactorily lie had
an unQuesiionab!e right to defend himself in The En-
uuifer. Setting aside all claim on the score OF courlesy
snd reciprocity Of courtesy, he hal a porIve hight
founded on the permanent principles OF justice. lie
cares Indeed but little Tor being denied it; but he asserts
thr riyht itself 10 CG0r has Inc moral right 10 rern
attacks upon public private men, and then withhold
their defence The poorer he has, to be sure, but the
exercise Of power without right is Tyranny We mus
leave he reader 10 guess al Mr.. Rr,ces motives in
his arbitrary eedng without pretending TO assist h
iinsginaIiGn.
We shall not leave readers 10 guess the contents
Of letter. and therefore lay il at once before ou
readers There are some statements IN II, OF course
which we would not willingly have thrust before the
public eye But the Public will allow for position
and kindly all 1t is at all events the last
transgression shall commit the subject We now
promise them TO dismiss The subject altogether
As for the main attack which the Wing has aimed al
,x have time at present To notice it at length
ar. AS we might have desired 10 do had it from
another quarter. The whole fa-cy in i.s logic j:
his-thot must never support any Adnlnstra
ton, unless il be perfect. We have made it rule
throughout long Editorial career, 10 find faui
with every Administration, when we thought it dis
nctly wronE-to find fault, with the frananess of
freeman and the spirit, OF friend We found some aul
with hr. Jefierson's Adminstraton.-W censnred Mr.
Madison for his Message about The National Bank, anc
his proposition for an University, &c-We found iaul
with the Proclamation the Protest and some other
sures OF Gen Jackson sand let The Wing say what
pleases, never let the apparent heeses IN the Pro
clamaon rest, until had obtained auhoritaiV,
disclaimer Of them. What Republican paper th