Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-18
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as df"'' ,rf n; least, of the dues to tins ONCE
men' :" atsorored 10 perform our part OF the con-
n w H' have iorhorne 10 urge our lrienos, III WE
's'''" ourselves indebted to an extent That can
~" be endured, and if our debtors 'c"' no. pay,
l& ''s III al we possess, including the foot ihal
Il W musk ss - than let our creditors think of us,
,ieIr'S he compelled think of those who, tor so
4 "a We SUI have received our paper without paying
n'nY ,v, h,ve recently caused thorough eSamina'
1911" - made of all the books and accounts OF our
~" tho result d:scoses an enormous injustice, rom
'u'1 100 appea 10 the sober thoughts OF our lrlends
49, we are indebted between - anu si''ooo wy
N".' ,h,, can no longer afford indulgence, We hno
baoS'' Ins 10 MS. for subscriptions aud adverts,ng
mere u han ,ueIye times the larger sum named Tins
aoe n BE-, We earnestly entreat you 10 correct
i oa-"' w.. INJUSTICE The debts which most sorey
Il l"s'tl ne WIRE not contracted by ourselves. we
I etuca,sd very large iamliy, IN 'he oes' way se
H' ,l nn,ond We had in the course at long i'te,
t'..cb hy unfortunate purchases We had sill
,i.,ra some valuable property We have more
1,op, 81 I'll The common rates TO pay all our deot-
80. surplus But TO sell 1t at this time, al the
sui Low prices, would be TO sacrifice II. we nave
sr al Of our time, and most OF our means 10 TINS
sb,ve liYed rugally, and yet we have been taunl-
YiJT' t post indecent of our opponents, with keep
n,,syes always in difficulties, to preserve snow
;tcb,cn and STYLE The charge was untrue IN every
,s bul ought our friends, who have had Inc "hoie
t,~sf, Of our labor, and who owe rs ten'io!d the
o, Of our Indebtedness, TO avail themselves OF FUR
r indulgence unit, at least the tyihe OF their debts
, ne are PAID No can be more sensinle tnah
..syys of the support the confidence, the Kindness
=, have received from hundreds and thousands OF
Al. coun,rymen No Que can ieel greater price anu
.s,er gratitude for The noble hrrality with when
ts have stood BY US, and with which they staho oy
w uli-not merely with their purses, but with whal
.,,. .oucb;nu 10 public man Of any sort OF
, u,h the confidence they have reposeo IN our pfn-
,lss and the appreciation they have extended 10 our
,ss Nor can we refuse 10 several Of our political
oonepts the sincere tribute, which we owe 10 lheii,
~ ,hs uberaty which they have shown to u.s. Our
tsc,,n,ion lisi is as fourshng as ever-but It is not
m,r...r,ly available Mary in arrears 10 US
i've We not right to appeal to them for justice ::
+, s,rh would even pay So, our relief would be lmme.
data Tie members of our Legislature Will soon leave
home ir tins city, and present safe opportunities lot
n.,onces The Postmasters besides would, nj all
ss render us the usual facilities, when desired by
,bs neirhbors We propose hereafter TO pay more at
,non 10 advertisements IN our paper 10 devote more
g AGRICULTURAL and commercial intelligence, and 10
,La !, more acceptable TO larger portion ot the com.
mun;tv Bat We must call upon cur trends to pay
norton. a. least, of their arrearages, and we would
hank those who are not arrears, to assist US IN
,o.nr collections IN their neiGhborhood In order to
sen our editorial free from even the suspicion OF
pnn,epcr influence. have been, perhaps, over las
ucr,us IN declining advantageous otters-we can now
MAKE no change in the course prescribed to ourselves
We ask no office from men in power at Washington
q. neither ask, nor expect, nor would receive any
rom any of the candidates who may succeed TO the
Presidential Chair IN lSI4. Some of friends have
already spoken TO us about Office, which the next
LEGISLATURE might replace in our hands We hereby
ratcr.gccal!y declare, that we neither ask 1t, nor
would We accept it. Our sole dependence is on the
p,op.: and our friends will therefore perceive that
,bp,r nayments are the more Indispensable
Ii this address produces no adequate ettect-'f
more energetic system of collections shall not afford
very early relief must turn to something else-onr
debts must be paid even Vt we associate Two oil our
sons in our Office, and turn portion OF our lime ana
our energies in another direction The sands OF our
l- have not vet out The, spark which gracious
Providence originally infused into composition, is
cs,ugushedan our spirits are yet unbroken-
opr enerci.s are still bouyant and ,ndoniiabe. We
are destined still to our bread with the sweat
a. our brow, and shall not mrrmur that such
.toud be- our lot to The last day Of life. We have
spr,s aud energies enough left 10 US to devote por
lon Of them TO another voca,on-and we have every
confidence that with the assistance OF Others on whose
co operation we have right to draw, we should
soon be relieved from our difficulties, and we Will
unhes,ta,ingy resort TO it, sooner than remain as
w. are The last thing that we will consent to part
with or whose energies would impair, 10 the En-
quuer We have 100 long fought with it. as it were
Ike an anc ent soldier, side by sde-we are under
,yo deep Obligations to it for the services 1t has
rynd, red TO U.s. for the little of fame that we may
have e4rned for the little OF benefit that we may have
contributed 10 party our principles to abandon
10 others or 10 depeciae it's value These not the
ines 70. any Republican TO desert his post. When all
tie principles for which have been struggling Tor
uear 10 years and for which have borne 80 long the
hunt and battle Of the day, now al stakc-when
talented party are threatening to PROSTATE Inc ne
publican cause, the good old cause OF ?S- p,-when
cur friends have right to call upon us Tor every
txet,on We can make against political opponents,
and every council and all the discretion we may pos
for keeping friends together, We say again
shall not give up the ship, but will attempt TO arm
her quarterback with more guns, and 'mPart new
rlcof 10 her battery.
We have forborne to make this appeal, till the rights
Of others demand tit is done, however IN the kind
e.t sp.rji, and we trust it w be so received.
Unfortunately our present appeal IS not IN some re-
without examples Our case is not peculiar one
The situation o: the Enquirer Office is not singular IL
bu; lately that the National ln:ellieencer publicly
stated tina, the expenses Of lis Office considerably out
lis receipts. 1t was but The other day, that hir'
Guer of the Augusta Cons, utionallst, one OF the
stIes Editors in all the South, exposed his embarass-
mens po,hecally offered his establishment Tor sale,
md appealed to the justice and beray OF his friends
We but initiate their example. And we loo appeal for
justice and lberality We ask gratuities of our
friends We come with no whining appeal to their
charity or compassion. All we ask is-Justlce. Pay
The aborer if he be worthy Of his hire-"And your Pc
ll;'oner will ever pray"
fEHA1uM-We do not often bore our readers with
Correcting the Errors Of the Pressbut the following
passage in our article on Mr. Dickens "Notes, 30
we,chedy bu,chered in our last paper, that we feel
bound to restore the right reading Of IT, Almost the
whole mistake arises from the transposiion OF single
line in correcting the article. The passage originally
ran follows:
"ile Dickens has done no sort of Justice to the
erea, character of our Institutions In what other
country bu, ths-under the auspices of our young Re-
public-under the inspirations of Liberty herself
where the very form of our Government sets loose
from the expressions of King, an Aristocracy, and
an established Church-has so much enterprise been
d splayed ("eaele" enterprise, Mr. Dickens was once
pleased to call ii)-and such vast Improvements been
effected in every direction its population augmented
IN little than 80 years from 3 or to Il millions
States increased from to $50 many splendid
Cities rising, in the far Vests many canals K.
caya,ed-so many miles of railroad effected from S23
when we had but the Mauch Chunk and the little
Quincy Granite, Railroad" to more than $500 miles in
lenr,ll-so many arts cherished, and so much improve
ACHE ed in agriculture And yet one of these
features in the moral physical spectacle of our coun.
y-the effect in great degree of our free institutions
could MIR Dickens find time to draw with all his good