Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-22
Btau,ies Of HE Richmond Uhiy

tDo you ever see the Wing Z "Sometimes, was
our reply. "Hayc you seen to.day's Wing :" Thurs
day's) We said mo. Why" "Because it contains
and Liberal attack upon General Bayly and
you may say, that there is not gentleman Uhiy who
does disapprove and reprobate such attack TIC
this effect was The hasiy conversation which we held
with gentleman Wing member OF the House Of DE.
egales, on Thursday last
On the same day, We understand, another gentleman
Wing declared that such assaults were unjusfabe-
in bad taste CONTRARY to all sense ofustice or beray
calculated to injure The very party from which they
manated-and that the liberal Wings in the country
opposed TO Ill and that the course OF the Richmond
Wing doing great injury To their party.
We were previously aware of the existence Of such
an imprcsson-and no wonder No liberal Wing but
what must with disgust from such outrageous at
tacks. They retain all the former bitterness of The
Wing, without the embellishments Of genius which
once conducted it. Its is disgrace to the
press. There is touch of justice of liberslity
towards any Of its opponents It's great ambition is to
say the severest things, without the least regard 10 the
renemens Of expression, or the correctness OF its crit
cisms To parody the recent language of one Of the
most disn ruished writers Of the age: :fiardly De-
mocrat is mentioned who does not afford opportunities
for displaying alternately the dulness and the maevo
ence of the writer. His pen is at once dipped in gall
and The scandal flows"
But our curiosity was excited to the attack o.
the Richmond Wing on the present occasion; and here
| are some Of its decencies and beauties
Election Of Judge 10 succeed Jndge Lpshnr.
"In some respects, rejoice al the result. Ii rid.
the House Of the greatest which has beer
known 10 it. Nearly all the disgrarctul personal wran
ges which have occurred during the last three or four
years in the House. have owed their origin 10 this bins
ternG and coaceited indvdua-who scattered insulting
imputatons with the W-Metding md Jre.dom Of 4
| Thersies-and retracied them with readiness, as
though he were as full Of disclaimers inflated
biadder is ri ,end. His removal will tend to restore
that good feeling and courtesy, which character
,ized The Virginia Legislature, and which should eve
prevail among tody IF gentlemen. We are disposed
TO rejoice at it on another account The people OF Ac
comac have bored with him for years-it but fail
now that they in turn, should be Lored by him. We
therefore, cannot greatly compassionate their condition
in being subjected TO this most cruel torture.
.Wiih the rest of The circuit, sincerity sympatIIse
II was no fault Of theirs, that the Legislature had
pfst t, get rid Of and they were entitled TO judge
sound legal learning, honest intentions, and love o
candour and truth. AS they have jus. the
of all this-one who ITO parody the quaint saying Of
German wrerD was walking under broad umbrella
rhen cendour yood Jecding truth md reason rain
I'd dorn from Heauen;w repeat we pity their condl
ton, &c, &c.
/ (The Italics our own)
Abuse and carica,ure can no further go. Its Ger
man quotation is not in the very best taste-but If VI
may parody his words may say that wheI
candour, good breeding, taste and decency were rain
ing down, the Richmond Wing had unfortunately il
own broad umbrella spread, 10 intercept the shove
| al least from his own head.