Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-19
.1m.ri. an aiser,dii abroad.

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.imeri, an Sisersdit abroad.
Need we wonder that the European world has
lost all confidence in American Stocks, Loins and
Debts, when fact, like the following continually
mark the suspension or overthrow Of all Law, as
we'll rs all private Faithf
SUSPENSION IN REALITY IN GIL MER.
GA.-Exiraci Of letter dated Sep. IS 1872
"The state Of sffiifs is truly aarnisg in this coun
ty. % Saturtsy night last, the Sheslff's ofrc
broken open and all the papers taken lhereirom,
laing 20 the business Of the approaching term OF
the Circuit Court, and all others, in fac; and
on the night previous, the clerks Office entered
aud oil the papers taken, together with the records,
minutes OF court, and other books. Who the au
thor OF this daring outrage is yet remains mystic
~, and is even beyond probibe conjecture; but
time will solve all things.
[Ccsrils Pioneer I7th inst.
The rejecting and orderly Of the Old Word see
in the u Safes the perpetual Occurrences OF gigan-
tic public frauds, Of inquties committed by entire
legislatures, OF the public authorities set at regular
defiance, and Of personal ou,rases the most Asgous
perperated with general impuny.
They are alarmed not less at the licen,ious and
Jacobinical doctrines, which beginning TO form
the very theory of our Liberty, than at these wild
disorders, its practice. In truth. no public immor-
atty, however shocking, could give, OF itself, the
ds;rust OF US which prevails, not only abroad but
at home. Tho peoples government is rarely
better, il is often worse than themselves. The body
OF nations morality may be sound, tho for time
,he rulers may be profigate. Here, however, it is
| apparent that the evil is wide and almost general.
A dreadful denioraz ltion has fallen, from Politics.
upon the whole country. Until that is corrected,
neither the government nor credit any thing else
can be restored, exeep; in 4 very slight degree.
HOPES.
The Madisonian, we perceive. has perpetrated
BON met of about its usual brllianey. Itsays that
"New York is the Forlorn Hope of Mr. Clay"
Now, the difference is that Mr.. Cay has one
Forlorn Hope; while Mr. Tyler has NONE but of
that Sort ALL his HOPES are OF the fortunes, kind.
But we rather suspect that John Jones does not
know what that Military term means. "For.orn
Hope" we take leave to inform him. 10 the leading
company OF Slormng party picked men, fire.
eitefs. the hravest OF the brave, fellows who are
of the sort to be First in the onset, last in the
re,rsa;" in short, they are people as fond oil hard
knocks as the Tyler men are OF Offices
Don Juan, however, shall tell Mr. Jones what
the Forlorn Hope is. He and Jack Johnson vol.
un,eered in it, a, the seige OF I,mlil under Suwar
row. Witness the following dialogue:
"Wherc will you serve "where'er you pleaie"
"You like TO be the hope OF the forlorn, II know
"And doubtless would be foremost on the foe,
AFTER the hardships you've already borne.
"Ahd this young fellow Say, wha, can he do D
ale with the beardless chin and garments torn."-
"Wby, General, Il he hath no greater fault
sin war than love, he'd better lead tile assault"
"Coliins' Mi'eeilani.s."-We have glanced, with
pleasure, into this duodecimo volume, Just issued
from the press Of CIrey and Lea. The series OF
Criticisms, Essays, and few legislative speeches,
which it contains, bsspsak the clever man and the
scholar. There is much sense, taste, and more than
an usual range Of information in them. Though a
ysicnn his style is scarcely lingsd with certain
defects, amos, always 10 be remarked in the liiera
~ efforts Of tina, learned profession. The fact is
general, although Sir Thomas Browne. Akenside
Smos, and Goldsmith afford very brilliant eIc.p
tons 10 IL.
The book is an agreeable one although by no
means to be placed in the high rank which We see
that SONS Of our brethren assign H. The gentle
conceptions OF Literary Genius are rather temporary
who attributes it 10 the "Ceebrties las the French
call thsu) Of the present moment-tho Lambs, the
Lady Bulwers, the Brainerds, the Summerhelds; Of
even the Cowpers and the DickenseG
We Judge il, nevertheless, worth re,ding which
is more than We judge hvs-s x,hs Of what is nov
read I, may be found in the wsll furnished shelysi
Of our friends, Smith, Dyink1 & Morris.
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