Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-03


the hrst man In . village. than the second 10 Rome
bas oos voy sepubiiean and people-lovinr sdi,o
soald on the contrary, rather be the tail Of the Ar
s'ocsaey tif there any such sAias hsre) than III
head ofany thing else. Hf
The poet goes on to 6lsniass the Editor. inei
nation, when admitted TO sirum Il OF the tables o
The rich who are no, very choice in their company
10 give himself the airs OF gentleman and pa,ro,
OF Liberal Ideas-takins good care, meanwhile, t.
belle his hosts. Us soon as he gets out Of doors:
nntn1w, being ntci lnio high soclcty,
| Aud having picked M several odds aud ouds
or tree thoughts in hisnsvcls. for variety,
| Ito decn'd being In lonc islo among friends,
| ThM. without any danger of riot hc
| Might Tor long lying mako himself anicnds.
And. singing as he sang la his warm youth.
/ Agtee toa short armistec with truth.
| Now. here arc beauties which demand some little
commentary Of admiration. How perfectly de-
'eripivo OF Rtehie's political principles is thi,
| phrase OF "odds and ends I" lie is an universal
sefap-man. A truth torn in ta,ters, the shreds OF
other peoples ,opS.,ties. Arguments patched up
oai OF every kind Of stuff. worn out Ressoninss.
used up Errors, sense turned wrongside OUT. tho
snippings, the clippings. tho leavings the sweeping
of all that is wtong or foolish make up the "Old
Curiosity Shop" oi his mind and newspaper.-.
Never before was there such acknowledgement
a jimble OF ttumpory from all quarters. Ia a
word: tits al "oids and ends" tho "odds" Of Mr.
Madison's Resolutions. and tho lends" OF tho Pro.
clamation aud Force Bill.
Tho "traves" spoken Of arc merely those OF his
opinions, which never sojourn two days in the same
place. Ia this respect, the Wandering Jew was
stationary TO him. AS for tho particular eucum.
stance, under which, by fight Of the poetsNfancy,
IL IL imagined that Richie might think il safe 10
speak the truth, VIC can oniy say that tho editor
has never yet been in any island So lonely as that.
Tho "armstiee with Tsuth." therefore, was a truce
made, like pie crust, TO be broken. But continuous.
there is n Fsench worl, nov, which he can under
stand, and will add to tho two no already knows
ausmcn!ins, at dash, his modern pholosy 50
per cent.
lie hairave'icd inong the Arabs, Turks anil Fr,nk.
AMI knew the self h'sesof tho ,iinrsreat nations,
hni having lived with people OF all Tanks,
Had something ready upon most asons-
Which got i'm a few presents aud som, tl,ankr
To "'io at kpGie az Rot.ians do" a piece,
of eoadnet was which lac obseo'jiu Greece.
Has travels among the Arabs were when he and
the General went "to tho deserts If Arabia" to
eeiher. Tho Turks no visited in that embassy
which he advocated I've believe) after having made
such rout abou, the Panama mission The Franks
he went 10 see with MIR Jefferson, in the DAYS o,
sans Sans-culotterie. Twas then he learnt 10 say
Hsrs r1rOns.
Thus, usually. when he asked To sing.
nc gave the different nations thin. uatIon,I.
,rwss all tho same To him. "Gci save the Ming
NJ. ca Ha according 10 the fashion all:
iiiSmuso made increment Of any thing,
IRON The high lyrical TO the Low rational.
~ Findar sang horse races, wha, should hind.r
kiehie from being as pabe as PindaTI
now, Is there any human being who " IN not saw
'hst tins description is the substance and Richie the
shallow! Bui he appears again, in another poem
byron Was fond oil drawing hun: arc we, as tho
reader may shortly see.