Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07

chief of their duties, their ooiigatioh " 'o'e "
other and do as they would be done by, and 10
.bor necessarily for each others moral, intellectual
and physical Improvement Now; At tried py 'his
standard, MIR Bancroft is a geatsenan, ana Ills c.
iamaiG,0r is not. We the cp:thet caiunntato:'
hec,use we cannot regard as any thing Dut ca
lnnry the insnuation oil groundess charges OF most
odou; character for which their author cannot produce
Word of evidence, and his belief III which implies
less degree of intelligence than any body irfnd OF 'oe
would award him. 1t would be difficult Tor any one
however accomplished in the unmahly business Q, On
Eliminating by implication business, he 1t SAID, III
which the author of this extract is unconnonly expert
10 put greater number of groundless nsnuations II
The same number Of lines.
According to this paragraph Mr. Bancroft ls neither
scholar nor gentleman because he has uttered Ger
tain political doctrines and exhibited certain potca
conduct The only political doctrines which lie ha:
uttered are those OF benevolent, phanthropc, exPah
sive Republicanism; the Repubcanism which teache:
that all mankind BRETHREN endowed BY their Gre
a,or with equal rights, created tor happiness IN s
world for retr;bucn in the next, according 10 then
use of their faculties; the political doctrines OF the We"
Testament which the Saviour and his Apostles Preaeh
ed rs a revelation from Heaven. Inc means PROPOSE
by Mr. Bancroft for establishing this Republicanism "
practice arc the abolition of all restraints upon natura
liberty which not necessary TO the security oil huar
r:ohts and of all institutions which sacrifice the rights
and happiness Of the many to the evil passions o.
the few. In Short the political doctrines preached ny
Mr. Bancroft pure Christianity, applied to ciV go
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for this saith his calumnator he has rendered hlmse
unpopular among gentlemen and scholars. Now as NJ
man can be gentleman who is not governed, IN al
things b. the spirit OF Christianity, CONCEIVE ina
Mr. Bancroft, SO far lie IS to be judged By his po
li,ical doctrines, scmnen;ly gentleman. We do mol
perceive how the knowledge Of such doctrines Is neon
ssent with scholarship; audi for proof of their CONSIST
ency with it, we would refer to those eminent seho
lars, Dr. Beecher and Dr. Claiming, who preach the
same doctrines.
a IN Mir rru n N
schoilys by his political conduct And what has he
done: He has addressed public meetings upon pot
cal Subjects expoundng his views Of RepublIcan;sm
and Of the character and tendency OF public measures
and in this he has been associated with Mr. Webster
Mr. CLAW, General Harrison, MIR. Wright, Mr. Rlyes
and several others of great political distinction Have
they given offence to gentlemen and scholars by en-
dcavorng to imparl political instruction 10 public meet
inrs: Re think not But if Mr.. Bancroft has OF
Tended gentlemen and scholars by This course, mol
only have all these distinguished public servants Of
Tended upon the ground, but so has MIR Bancroft
calnmnutor; for lie made political speech to the meet
inr at Paichogue on Long Island which had been pre-
yiousy addressed by Mr.. Webster, which, according ic
real gentlemen Of his political party, was reinarka
bly Violent vulgar and abusive We defy any body Il
show that Mr. Bancroft ever violated dccorum in po
! litical speech.
But since Mr. Bancrofts calumniator is very te
nacious about the attributes of gentleman, we vii
mention some things which real gentlemen repndaie
and then leave INN 10 settle with MS own conscience
the question whether his standard OF gcnfi!aY be
correct. Gentlemen never caunniae directly, and
much less by insinua,ion. Gen,emon, when leo into
m erroneous statement, ai! 10 correct It when
! the error is proved. Gentlemen never devote the;
whole energies 10 building up institutions that en-
danger the liberties Of their country, merely to pro-
mote the exclusive interests Of frm OF money
changers in Wall street, associated with firm Of mo.
/ ney. brokers in London. Gentlemen never array
themselves in soled garments, to commend temseve
as Democrats TO political meeting whose votes they
we're seeking. Gentlemen never endorse the honor
and responsibility of lawcss and profigae ruiians,
insulting the community by boasts CT their intention
to MAIN members Of Congress for words spoken in de-
bate. Gentlemen, when employed agents by their
own Government 10 investigate foul murder of their
fellow. citizens prisoners in foreign land, never Join
the agent of foreign Government in false account,
castnr all the cepsu.s the murdered and exonera-
TING the murdecrs, merely to earn little social
sequence with foreign nobility. hcmiemen! As Dan
says, in the play Of John Bull, ale be ran gentle