Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-12
November
MADISON
FOX TIE IN z tINF.H
Two or three columns of this mornings Wing ar

FOR TIE ENQUIRER
Two or three columns of this mornings Wing are
accounted be- production over that highly definite amp
comprehensive signature, "a Virginia Wing, and the
Editors of the paper to their readers as lie
ELEGANT and scahng article Its "elrgant author, tor
whose graceful form the mantle of Junlus would scarce
" furnish becoming drapery, IS indeed worthy OF the
nIaud,s which pour their nectared sweets from the
chastc pen of the Wing. The beauty of his style the
classic taste which guides his nervous mind, and the
fertile Imagination which displays the bewitchng SIM.
les of his screech owls and his 'poe cats, have well
procured for him the place OF honor IN the elegant ana
scathinr columns of the organ of his party 1t sci.
dom in our power to pay compliment to the Richmond
U1hir but let us here offer deserved tribute to merit,
bFexprcssng admiration for the magnanimlty with
which, instead of envyng, praises the "elegan emu
sion of who has outdone even ITSELF VINO mas sur
nassed even its Editor in the accuracy OF his facts the
mathematical certainty of his conclusions, and the
maiden modesty with which he approaches the charac'
ter of his superlors.
With this s.elegant" gentleman shall not enter into
the lists Of personal abuse or party denunciaton-In
,uch contest even victory were disgrace. My only
object is to impression which has been made
upon many PERSONS that the article which appeared IN
the ENQUIRER of April 18th, under the head OF "Nlr
Leigh 5 etter" &c. came from the pen of the author
of the Democratic Address. That article was not writ
ten by the author Of the Democratic Address, and
whether up to the present moment he has ever seen IL
is matter on which the individual who did write 1t ~
as ignorant as "a Virginia Wing himself. 1t may be
as we'll to observe that reproach intended to be
cast upon the church going or antl-church-gong pro
pensities of any one 'No church" mentioned for
the same purpose ''no court, namely, TO show that
the Wing Chairman had plenty Of time to get in pas
SION leisure enough to that clegant and scath
ing, suppose;) letter which has brought forth the
prodigous ) address Of the Wing Committee, and pos
sblv even the killing article Of "A Virginia Wing
As 10 the 'rising talents" of the Wing cecor for this
district, the writer of the article alluded to most cheer,
fully acknowledges them but he does not consider that
they have net risen high to place him upon par
with some of the distinguished members of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee. The rldicule which ever
attends the display of unnecessary bravado, may make
the .srallcd jade vince, but when IS pointed only al
atf hich dcscrrcs it, it fails to reach it's mark,
and often teaches lesson of future caution, even TO
him mon whom it falls. The ridiculous position in
which the would.bc EIector appeared in the Wing Of
April 18Th reminds me much Of an urchm with stick
between his legs, prancng to the sound of penny
trumpet: vet he is clever man, and decent
decent enough dare say, TO be heartily ashamed Of a
defence or euloguim from the "elegant pen OF "a
Virginia Wing"
Richmond, April 2lst.