Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-27


we have often had occasion TO spread out before our
renders specimeas OF The Editorshp OF the Wing organ
IN This ci,y We have attempted to show thai ia only
weapons are little attacks and wordy, Vapid tecama
tion: and that il falls UNNECESSARILY short OF the stan
dard thus clearly and neatly laid down IN paragraph
IN the Alexandra Gazette:
us,ry and acut oil Editor by the quantity OF The editorial
which contains L. + Sf e".a + asH nor
any all subjects Ills ideas my "w IN ""u weak, wsy
10 string lem together Ike lunches oil onions ana yet has paper
be measre md poor eonesrn i Sn ~ d.re, s% m
by general conduct Of his pperI .one-s tent
per-ls UNIFORM. consistent conTst-'S p''"'l"s aims
manness-is dlgniy--'ts popfiey.
In crlicisnp the course Of the WING, we have ofieu
reflected that nothing IS easier Than TO ne word
| ca,cher-to let loose brood OF meag'e and pany
puns-to string frohy words together 10 call NICK
names To use as Judge Stanard go properly called
IN The Virginia Convenon) the miserable argument
of epithets-to ace the mouniebank or personate the
clown Many n can play the wag, VINO IS not
competent 10 any thing serious or eieValeo' lhelr
petty Occupation requires but n'ed capacity ana
ysrv low humor. What can be easier, than TO weave
| ,oae,ber n r,bald dialogue SILLY soloqny, when
The dui{es fct,0n is pass for facts and single
atom OF VII is buried vast compound OF non'
sense, But to argue question IN c'gnnso IAN
qu,se-to discuss great principle with decent pro
oriety-ina word, discharge the great responsible
lilies and duties n Editor, and TO place the Prsss
on the hinh ground OF public utility, requires dfe-
rent order of talents, and higher degree o; 'norma
,lan Such press shouid represent the Richmond
Nh,rs who belong 10 of the most polished socie
TIES IN America aud whose leaders boast of their Ia
tents and refinement Can they claim 10 possess such
n d;rnied organ in the Richmond Wing Are they
no, heartily tired of the hunders OF their leading jour
nal hch regardless cf the dignity oi Tue proession
culs and sasirs every dfrctfon aud, III It's random
strokes often nAicls severe wound upon lis own
party We have been led INTO these reflections, by
the recent of the Wing towards ourselves and
the Universities We have too much confidence 10 the
rood sense and Justice OF the Virginia Wings, 10 fear
that lis attacks upon US will have any effect on their
minds and we Will not waste words on that subject
Bu, lis yanoal assaults upon the distinguished seats oil
| learning IN our State, merit passing notice Break
down these noble institutions, and the character and
prosuer,ty uf Virginia wall be covered with gloom Wea
ken public confidence their usefulness, ana loose The
cord of patriotic sympathy that should bind the youth
Of Virginia her domestic institutions, and tins
GOOD old mother OF all, will receive fatal blow and
that from the hand Of her own children Inc course
of The Richmond Wing calculated 10 produce
this cGec,: however small the Influence OF that jour
nal What is The state of the question: i'w
DAVIS since the Wing noticed the fact, that many ;7ung
men in this CITY had joined the Democratic ranks, and,
not thinking TO look for the reason in the infatuated
of The VIII party, and the fatal tendency OF "e
doctrines at once the Gordian knot, and traced
the cause tn the Universities, where taug mt the
one sided doctrines of Free Trade by which the minds
al the students had been poisoned 1t raised Ms voice
for the destruction of the schools of Political Econo
nv; and il that were not dane, substantially called
unoa Whiq parents To abandon own Colleges, and
- look else where for the education Of their children
II came down with hot zeal upon The accomplished
PresiGsn, Of W i!liam y Mary, and charged HIN with
sspurloning" from the writings o! Say II turns out
however that the ''rea Editor had been absent, and oil
this terrible cannonading against the strong walls o
the Colleges had proceeded from ''ac,ing Editor
left at the head %! affairs, who had struck out new
path and discovered new scheme for the success Of
! the Wings and Henry Clav-that IS, 10 burn up
ali the books on Political Economy, and 10 look
to the great oracle Of Kentucky for the rules of
good Government and Of sound policy. The "reai
Editor on his return, the bearing OF such rash
proceedings and tired 10 put his vesse on another
his Lieutenant had fallen, respecting the Professor Of
Political Economy, at the University os Virginia tie
says, that Professor George Tucker "seeks not TO
instil any party prejudices into The minds Of his
class and in regard 10 the Free Trade doctrines, IN
PARTICULAR he contents himself with summing up the
Arguments pro and con, and Submitting them to The
dgment OF The students. His opinions are, we
belle We al war with the mischevous distractions which
are expatiated upon, by many who do not understand
] them.
He then INDUCES in Ion g-wnded trade show The
absurdity OF the whole science OF Political Economy
q science which Jefferson, Madison and all the great
Statesmen OF Virginia have ever revered, and winch,
every civilized country the globe, has received
the highest attention. But their experience should pass
by like the idle wind because the Richmond Vhr has
sealed il with lis condemnation, and because The Wing
manufacturers find lis truths stumbling blocks, Their
attempts grow rich at the expense of other in
,e5es The Wing does no, condescend TO do justice 10
President Dew who, Of course, 'seeks 10 nst party
preudices into the minds o! his class. For the con-
tort of That gentleman however copy the following
paragraph. which shows, that the Wing, in his loving
mercy, means to spare HIM The Enquirer may calm
its fears. We have such design il lmputes 10
us-,hat of vlc,imiz'ng Tucker and Dew, and sub
veIting the institutions Of learning IN the Suite
Was there ever such an extraordinary paper as the
Wing Last Winter, Of its Ed;oFs favored the
Stay Law-the next day, lis other commander came
and planned away its colleagues opinions .Noac, It's
Editor goes off 10 rusticate-s 'actrng master
riot over ground and the 'treai' Editor has
return has to apologize for the ridiculous aunders
rash attacks of his focnm ftnenS We advise the Ed
tor TO be cautious, hereafter, in The selection of his
pilots. The Wing has always had many heads, that
confusion and inconsistency naturally be looked
for in lis columns. But IL consistent al all events,
! IN imput'ng wrong motives TO The spirited young man
who have recently enlisted under the Republican flag
II thus dsirgenuously impugns their motives, fol-
| lows
They the bulk Of the youth land whig.-
despair oi acquiring distinction by rivalry with they
!herco throw tlrm' mt. The LEGO Fec" ranks, wrrr there
hcng efcat drarth OF talents their Political Economy
'rales them their moderate abilities viii very
mand."
1t f"rgets that the calculating policy charged upon
them Is better suited 10 grey boards, who look cooily
ahead 10 their interests, than those ardent and IN
gcnuous youths, who c"ne forth well disposed nct
from lofty impulses, and from strong convictions Of
right. We deny that The Wing ynuhs have liabilities
vasly superior 10 those Of the Democratic young men
Many Of the latter have talents and character equal
any occasion, and 1t vexes tie Wing, see them
throwing oil their energies into The support of great
Democratic principles.
We would add, IN further justice 10 the young en-,
who come out OF college with Republican principles,
land among them in opposition high Taritf) that
If the Professor OF the University shows 10Th SIDES of
the Free Trade question, the adoption OF ruth By
these young men, proves that is better enforced by
the stronger Arguments and brighter light which every
day IS adding TO the holy cause.
We Will close by dsmssing the ridiculous sol,oqay
IN Wednesdays Wing, with the remark, that the gross
inaccuracies on lis face entte It's comments however
WITTY 10 bot little consideration II blunGers as usual in
classification of of the Democratic members of
the Leg'sla'ure-and counts largely without host
where " endeavoTs 10 the seeds OF dlscord in
ranks Ii ouiTages The high character and distinguished
abilities OF many Of the members elect by even limiting
at The interested motives which it supposes might