Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-15
The ancient Meendinry!

Mr. John @ Adams, who in his recent Address 10 a
Temperance Society," expaates on the virtues OF temper
and temperance, is constantly violating his own pre-
cept He complains Of the attacks, which are made
upon himself-as If he not constantly throwing
stones q! others He knows, how sensitive The Soulh
is on the subject of Aboon-a and yet he is Tor ever
e,bng her heels, and irritating her feelings In ms
late long and dull address his constituents he h3rps
npan upon his favorle note-descunts upon slaves ana
shareholders and Texns-and charges upon The South,
that "where she cannot fleet her object by
ing she wheedes. Is il strange that when he abuses
the South her members should eialiae: lie now com
plains of Mr. Thomas F. Marshall having stated IN a
late address his Constituents, that ne had acted BIS
thought, for the BEST being sincerely desrous TO cheek
that man, (Mr. Adams) who, 1t he couc be removed
from the councils Of tbs nation, or s,ienesd upon Inc
exasperatng subject To which he seems TO have devoted
himself none other, 5eiiere, could be found hdrdy
enough or bal enough TO jill his Yiace." Mr.. Adams,
of course pours The walls of his wrath upon Mr. Mar
shall, for bis Especial and avowed ma'evolence We
console nously believe, with Mr.. NJ, that no man else
would be hardy enough 10 "sweep all the strings of
dscord that exist in our country-and that 1t would
be better for the sake Of this glorious Union itself, 1t
such an inccndary we're Withdrawn from our public
councils.
NJ The last "New World" has an article, which, as
of free press and lovers Of country, we
feel called upon boldly to condemn. II states, that
Dickens "Notes were received at OF clock on Sunday
evening" and by o'clock on Monday "a hours) they
were issued in double number of the New World
more than "a 900 copies being struck of IN "a hours
and the Editors expect 20 sell before The expiration oil
the month 100000 copies lin London the book sells
for about S5-ln New York for l2b cen,s) The "EdI-
tor admits that this lock twill ruin Mr. Dickens po-
pulary altogether with u.s. it grossly abusive of the
country and he appears TO have travelled from one end
of TO the other The worst possible temper aud with
prede,erniraon TO be pleased and, as literary
composition, is careless and indilerent-but still he
be incalculabe. Can such spirit as this be too
n oil ~
des for while the fever Of curiosity is on, the sales will
hurshly rebuked; However gross the abuse of our
common country, however unjust and false towards The
South in particular, however "indferent and trashy
as literary composition, however immoral and dan
perous in its tendencies; the New World, instead of
being faithful guard of the welfare and honor OF
his country selshly avas itself of the eyer OF Gu
rosity in order TO fill It's pockets, from the sale OF
this most eponable work The case ismnch stronger,
when we recollect that the New World is the same
paper that time since arrogated TO itseli the cha
racter of moral vehicle and pompously proclaimed it's
intention of excluding from lis columns all accounts OF
horrid crimes, murders, &c, which were calculated to
ritiate the public taste. He throws OIL all DIS.
guse and for the sake of filthy pelf, floods the coun-
try with the most Liberal, and, under all crcumstan.
ces unwaantabe attacks upon our civil and political
institutions.
We thank the "New World" most cordially-we do
it all honor for publishing the two valuable Works OF
Lebg on Animal Chemistry and Agricultural Chems-
try-bnt we cannot render " the Same Uioue, ioF US
eagerness in pushing off these unfortunate "NoTEs
On Saturday Uhe last day Of The Criminal Term)
Judge Nicholas pronounced sentence upon MAYOR has
for anslaugher -four years in PenitentAry) and
upon Samuel Fechtwicher fnr larceny of watch 1.-TWO
years in Penten,iary In the case Of Fletcher Heath
convicted of murder, his counsel made unavalng ef-
forts to obtain trial the ground, first That one
OF the witnesses for the Commonwealth (Martha Gil.
liam was muatto; and, secondly, that two Of the Ju
had before the trial expressed their opinion, that
Heath should be hanged Late in the evening the
Judge pronounced the awful sentence of death, 10 be
carried into effect Friday, the 23d December next.
II was the first sentence Of death pronounced by
Judge ~, and he seemed deeply affected. He addressed
some touching words to the prisoner and enjoned him
TO prepare for his fatal end
Numerous bills of exceptions in the of Heath
were taken up the General Court, which meets on