Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-18
.Tht ola Cris,ily saepr r.rsu, Bg..


We appeal to the pubic, whether it is fair tina.
OUT mngnanim1us neighbour, who was BoE's boot
bl,ck all the time he was in Richmond, should now,
the instant B9zs throne Of public favour to,ters,
whrl around, and become the Ioudes OF his reveTs,
f,om the most crinsins Of his sycophan,s.
Did not Mr. Richie speedily poor Bcz, make
himself his ralei de- place, (if he knows wha, that
ISL and play shadow TO him, inhicling upon him,
during his stay, that penalty Of popularity,
his servils attentions nnd the sempternal tedious
atss Of hi, twaddl,i
Really, it would, TO our poor thinking, have been
quite as graceful OF the Enquirer to leave it TO the
Whg-wheh fell into no exsiaeies OF aduiation to
wards Boz, when popuar-lo Witty him, now that
he's in the wans.
Our neighbour 10 be sure) says che fees hnse II
fresh as ever no wos." Seeing tina, lie never wa
any thing but stale, that's saying no mole than one
may very modesty utter Of himself. lie declares
lie "n0ver was brighter" which too, as ms radiance
was always little Pe~tcfy, is not commencing
himself much beyond the verge Of propriety. His
eIoqusnce tho asserIs) was never more vivid" aud
here again VIC bear cheerful testimony that twenty
Eve years SEQ his rigmaroic was not more exquisite
than ii j, now. His opinions The proIests) hre as
the steepe Of the Political Church here as its
hercock. His principles are still expressed by thai
most perfect or numbers, ssveo: but if any body
lhnks him .oafer enough. let him offer another
loaf" aud as TO che fishes" who so unreasonabe
as to think him not ishy enough7 Ills patriotism
Inc thanks his God y is as Roman that Of the
geese whose eackling saved tic Capitol. Ills can.
dour is not BIZ SCOOTER than il always was. "His
political manners and morals have no, deeriorated.'
Now, heaven forbid thoy should lie swears that
tho his body may grow little suffer, his mind
gets as much mbefer, avery doy, and the immortal
part gains as much souplentss IS the mortal Losses
AID {. en-, as to the foul aud h1glious charge o.
being in his dotage," he appeals TO the grafton il
praise Of Bog, which he uttered az the supper hi.
last sweat-houso hsrangue, aud his recent pniloso
phicol discoveriesi 10 AOimnl and Phreno Magnetism
So much for the learned EjTor's ,polOgyi but e
return 10 the more Immediate subject, his datribs
against Boz. II his worship now flames forth q
ganss him. why mott Did no, Boz utter ceuat
Jesrs, in most ungrateful return for all his ptosua
! lionsl Did he no, anticipate US, in a nick nam
which we really thought was original with our
selves, and call him che old Curiosity shop ~
Cersinly he cid. But furtheri did no not ador
Dickens IN the ASCENDANT and insult him IN the d'
cline, ns he has dono with every other man on
: lhingl Mos, assuredly. Who expects fidelity ftO
|. hint lis friend Benton, pere Anee, who pronou.
ees him the mos, universal traitor that ever livedl
Why, he has deserted even Dr.. Ffoaeb, and s
y the unhappy Amy TO mourn the versatility Of h
I, support lie was raVishtd with "eairVoyance
II the o Of seeing with shut eyes. and oil the mOu
o teLsnkery Of Mesmersm, % long es j. was
= vogue: but the moment II fell into disepule,
n turned tail, 80 be always faithfully docs.