Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-13

| IT, The ENQUIRER Of yesterday devotes two
solid columns OF abuse to our special benefit. We
have only to say to the personal abuse, that such
conviction Of the moral putrescence Of the iitos
OF that print, that We would shun his praise, us we
would the censure of good man or the reproaches
of our own conscience.
AS to other matters, and Nr Calhoun in par,icu
lar, the venerable Editor is altogether unsasac,o-
ry. As Harry Nv. said Of Hoispur-
| Why, yet he doth deny the prisoners
He may affec. as much love as he pleases for Mr.
CaIhoun-but no one believes he entertains it-for
he stubbornly refuses give evidence of his kind
feelings by his acts So far from this he serupulous
y forbeirs r-ying that he will support NJ, Calhoun
a. the Hsrs election. The nearest you can bring
him, is, that the honest nullier may be taken up a,
some future election. Wills, VIC did not doubt
that such was his intention, and that q. this very
moment, while protesting love for MIR Calhoun, lie
was intriguing to be,ray him, we did not sup.
pose that he would be quite so candid as 10 admit
it. 1t wasa slip occasioned by passion, at the de.
velOpment Of his dirty game.
The old gentleman affects profound ignorance of
any Richmond Junto. He is probably the only
man in the Commonwealth, who is ignorant OF tho
existence Of Ihat far famed clique But, il there be
no such Junto, how has it happened that oil Offices
for many years, while the Loeos were in the ascen.
Sency, we're bestowed upon a particular se7 How
Else 10 you explain the election OF the late judge
Parker 70 the Senate and the Court Of Appesl,
within sT month. as though no one else was fl for
any honor trust1 Were bis tolen,s OF that over.
shadoEing order, Or bis public services Of tina, de-
gree d importance, thst no other man could be spo
ken Of, until he was doubly satisfied And Mr.
| VIM. III. Roane-1hy was he selected over al the
rest Of Virginia, for III. post Of Senator1 Did his
abilities aud public services eclipse all others7 And
the Judge Of the Superior Court Of Richmond
was there no member Of tho Richmond Barto com
pare in the accuracy and extern, Of his legal know.
ledge with the present incumbent, who had aban.
doned law books for twenty yesrs1 But not to
specify more, some Of whom have held two or moro
fat Office, at tho same time, and another has re.
ceived stipend from the public treasury for 30
yenrs. without one ioia OF public SERVER; Not 10
plrtcularizc these-hls it not been the subject Of
common, for years, that all the Offices Of honor and
profit in the Commonwealth have been bestowed
by certain set upon themselves or their kindred
and iavoritesl This may not constitute those who
compose the set Junio--but il is vha, we UNDER
sand by Junto. We attach, however, no con-
sequence 20 the name-itis the thing VIC dotesi and
would hold up to public adherence. Even now,
Whilst this Editor is protesting 10 the world his utter
ignorance Of ony such combination as tina, spoken
", he never sees Office vacant, but that he wishes
70 hrus. one OF his peculiar friends into H. Sec the
Office Of Governor. Whom does he propose for
dat distinguished posi- Any man out Of The smoke
Of Richmond, and not devoted TO the fortunes Of the
junior . no. There may be scores OF superior
Abilities and patriotism as ardent scattered through
tho SAte-bu, it is a snug berth, which will e1-
ac,y suit the gentleman for whom it is designed
and all other prelensions must give way TO him.