Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-05
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The Edtos Of the Richmond Enquirer srreisa
he Wing Press generally, and Of this State in par
ocular, Zoe want Of decay formally denounee'
hem as unworthy Of the support Of free people
and calls upon the Whigs to reaounee and denoune'
them. This is an enlargement of the system o
tactics, which the same candid and masnanimoui
gentle nan has been pursuing Tor some time. Here
toiore, he conten,ed hiase'f with lavishing billings
gate upon our head. and appealing to the Wings &c
drop their subscription to the "wh's." The disn
lteres,ed gentleman affected TO be animated by the
most intense solicilude Tor the honor and glory o
The Whigs' His generous bosom was panied to
| sec the disgrace which was brought upon the Wings
by what he was pleased to call their organ' He
vas distressed beyond measure lest the reckless and
indecent course Of that organ would ruin the Wing
cause! He very often The sad) had grave consul
cations on the subject with gentlemen Whigs-who
we're altogether of his opinion, that the Wig
disgrace to tho Wing cause-whieh nothing could
wipe out, exeep, the Wings would quit the Whis
and take the Enquirer Time after time, he has
repeated this assurance in every variety and form,
coupled with every disparagins epiihe, which his
fancy and his venom could suggest The Wings
were told that their organ was conducted by an in
dividual, who had no sense at nll-nnd Of course,
their glorious cause $50 dear to his heart mus, fail
and by one whose manners were a scandal 10 the
press and the age.
We have borne the warfare upon us with all ina.
sinablc patience. AS TO the impu,a,ions upon our
inf han, Ia.
lie judgment; and rather regarding them compli
ments-ior we did not suppose the Editor could be
serious in desiring the wings to obtain m organ
which would anhhilste LoeoioeoisRn. But We were
no whit ruiiled on another account. We considered
the critic and felt disposition to be mortified at
having oar intellect decrcd by one, who had pro
nounced Lord Byron destitute Of all geaius-Gen.
jackson incapable OF constituting the plainest law
upon the statute book-and Watkins Leigh as a
statesman and man of Abilities in all respects, far
inferior to Orator Shin! As the want OF manners
that was a small matter. We readily admit that
the Editor Of the Enquirer has more the manners OF
eourer than We have, and moro Of the MORALS too.
IL we might venture an opinion, We should say, he
has always attached too much consequence 10 man
sus the shadow to the neglect of morals (thc sub
stanee.) Had he devoted halt the labor to make
himself man Of eandor and fair dealing. which he
has to the polish OF his bow, the winning sweetness
of his grimace, and the Aexibilty Of his knees, he
might now have a more cnvablc reputation than
tina, OF 4 tricks,er and a syeophani-and stock
Of comfort in store shield him from the merces'
gibes and sneers, which, on account of the manner
in which he has been recently bubbled assail him at
every turn.
Touching the mngnanimous and disnteres;ed ap-
peal, which he makes to the Wings to put US under
the ban o. their displeasure and take him to their
bosoms We appreciate his motives, and, if so dis
posed, might reciprocate the kindness. He cannot
have forgotten, how within the last few years. his
own party denounced him as the tool of the Banks
how like a whipped cur, under the lash of their
throngs, he abandoned his opposition to the Sub
Treasury, and how, so late last spring. many Of
them made very significant illusions to his mystic.
rous support Of the souIless corporations! People
who live in glass houses ought not to throw stones.
But as We observed at first, he has connected in |
his charges against us the whole Wing press Of the
State. None Of them is decent enough for his deli |
cate and flstidous taste. All are unworthy Of sup
port, and ought, and. if he had the power, would
doubtless be swept from existence. Locoioeoism
would then reign triumphant, and nons with it the
most unexceptonabe manners and morals too
The Petersburg Intelligencer, however, seems to
question the immaculate purity oil the Censor mo.
rum. 1t says
THE DECENCY OF THE PRESS.
The Editor OF the Richmond Enquirer is constantly
reading lectures decency' To his younger
brethren Of the Press and who not an Attentive
reader OF his paper would suppose that the Old gentleman
aud polite my Lord Chesterfield. Whoever takes up
this impress makes great mistake The Editor OF the
Enquirer Is SATISFIED with entertaining the theory
eeney aud poteness and leaves the practice them 10
other people. As1nga as every Thing goes smoothly
with him-as long as he Is perniedfo have own way
and lay that black Is uats swear tomorrow
that shfs is black, without being contradctcd he is as
smiling basket OF chips and polite that You yyouI
swear that he had been educated for dancing master
that you insnuae to him that he is niable The very
minute that intimate that he the very greatest
man that has lived 10 modern times, and hint that his OPT
mons oikht noi 10 be received as ordces Of wisdom he
will ny into passion his wig Off his ami break
his spcctaces into Then the midest word you yet
is slang Uhanger Ga word which the Enquirer either
'rhiPpsd Sy,dLHb' 'So3rHoH' Byfoon' parasite! and
other epthets equally elegant, equally decent equally
dig Hfed, equally becoming the and gravity who
has attained the age OF three and ten who
shouli be making hts peace with world Instead OF be.
having like 'se9ldng old teoBaH' All this lie will 10
and IN his next paper (havng cooled QUIZ will read
lecture upon deeency aud roll up his ey sane
moninus manner al the Indecent behaviour Of his con
tcmpOTariesli
I'VE respectfully susses; TO the Enquirer the pro-
preiy cf behaving In decent manner hinsef for his
pTecepis would receive Inueh attention IT, nsteaiof
being contradcted they were sustained by his tJImp"
i5s The explosion of the "Atrocious Plo.D has |
thrown Old Mesmer into sundry awful attitudes. |
de first denounces the Plot as an "absurd and con-
tempiibie cOnlryance.h ius, FL 10 catch on!Is-n,d