Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-19
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We are moro liable To be inside angry by being
called ZOOS than rcguss; and u s,lli wons NJ On
~e ere proven to he toois Now, sir aek no ledge
that Wings. Tories and all have been completely
fooled by the author OF the famous plot Tor the sb-
due,ion Of the little man Of kinderhook. And Why
did We believe a story in itself so simple and alb
| snrdi Why, simply because the eidevant Editor Of
the whis has always been dis,ing ushed for telling
| the truth when any thing appeared under his own
signature in that ably conducted journal. I never
| knew him to hissie or tquivocaic when he was
made sensible Of having done injustice political
| adversary; mono, even when that adversary was
\ Thomas Richie himself. who certainly has never
| been remarkable for his magnanimi,y in repairing
/ an injury done TO political opponeat. The hoax
was ~ritten with all seeming candor and truth; and
! IN reality there Was much truth blended with
false reasoning, which caused many, no doubt. TO
overlook the absurdity Of the scheme. And now
| that we are told aud compelled to believe that the
whole matter was a hoax, We Wings are as mad
hire because We were fooled ~ well as the Loeos-
while the Tories, and particularly the Tory Editors,
and moro especially Mr. Richie, are mortified to
death thatthe u.ins has turned TO he hoax. Ms
1t reduces his political capital in the ensuing contest
ut least ten per cent upon his stock in the concern
And now, forsoo,h. the old gentleman is u.ns nil
his cunning to incense the Wings against thi, noble
Champion cf their cause, lest he should rc-ener tho
lists at the head Ct the odd Guards" tho ensuing
winter, and do battle more in defence of those
principles which he has pow erfuly sustained for
moro than 90 years. Shame upon him thus to
show the "white feather" by trying to inuIe gal
liant old adversary in the sword arm, ere he close
with him in the hattie. II may DO the last cam
paisn of both; and am ashamed Of Mr. Richie for
doos nything rnderhnndedy 10 deprive his old on
poncnt OF an open field and fair hght Mr. K.
once said of him on a trying occasion, "He is a
BILE fellow"-and so he is with all his faults land
they "are legions"-as noble hearted fellow as ever
lived.
According to Mr. Rhche's account, I should DO |
four years older than himself-for know I am cle
ven uon,hs older than Mr. Cay. and Me- r. says
/ mo
OF the matter than this: in 1898 | spent Sunday
IN Fredericksburg, ia company with other pas
sengers; and all OF being strangers. amused |
ourselves by viewing the curos,es OF the place.
Amongst other things We ~erc shown building |
little way south OF the town, which we were told !
was an academy, and that the teachers--or sehoo'.
masieis as they were then callcd-wcrc Mcssrs. o.
silvie and Richie. then % years old lacking
one month. and Mr. r. (if he was tho adjunct pro.
lessor OF that institu,ion) could only have been iS
years Old lacking one month He must have been |
a preeoeous young man to occupy such station |
as adjunc, TO n man Of Mr. Ogilvie's reputation for
learning. IL this account he correct, he must be
rare instance OF carly maturity and lasting vigor |
OF intellect: rare instance indeed-vcry different
from Marshall, Jefferson, Pendeton, &c. Now, !
SIR, again repeat. give John H,mpdcn Peasants a |
fair fight, should he enter tho lists in tho coming
contest, and ,hSn il MIR Richie should conquer go |
powerful a champion This junior by 30 yearsI his /
iame would be inpershsbe, even should il be his /
last battle. And for the sake Of republican lib. |
erty and tho perpetuity of our glorious institutions
hope Mr. Richie may not live 10 be 100 years old |
and 90 on improving in vgor of intellect as he has,
done from IS TO 65. AN OLD WING.