The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-20

THE HONORABLE % CORRESPONDENT OF
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

Dogoerry expressed wish mingled with regret,
that he had not been written down an ass One
Edmund Burke OF the town of Newport State OF
New Hampshire, 10 have made good BY his
own personal act the omission OF honest Dogberry >
adversary. He has written himself down an ass.
We VIII say nothing OF the lnsolent style OF has late
letter 10 the Postmaster Genersl-he intended il for
grave rebuke and sarcastic notwithstanding Of
the execrable taste Of the whole spiste--lhe igno-
rance OF the sequestered young man shall form bis
apology. Had he known better, his act might re-
quire condemnation.
How no could, by his own unassisted efforts have
arrived at such height Of folly as To ndiie such pue-
riie periods, puzzles our comprehension Probably,
he ~ raural-an tanoeeRt-aBd has perpetrated this
otherwise unaccountabe essay ia state Of inspired
atuity--ior If such lnibecility Of mind could reach
The force OF inspiration, II would be manifested IN
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke IL strikes US we have heard Of
that name beiore-and with different associations
What fondness some people have for great names
what respectable colored man do we meet without o
high sounding patropymic Cesar, Cato, Pompey,
names that once filled world, now designate our
darkened brethren! II however thus Gar has been
reserved for the parents OF Edmund Burke of the
town of Newport, State of New Hampshire 10 be-
stow lofty for the purpose Of distinction upon
lighi-comple light heated child To steal
from foreign country and transplant TO
distinguished name with the foolish hope that the
talents such name embodied, and the transcendent
abilities for which IL eminent could be made
TO grow upon such barren soil To what base
uses may name be put The same that once be-
oDged to the greatest orator of his day is now the
property OF the greatest --
We must confess, however, in Justice TO the epis-
tolary author speak of that there is certain re-
semblance between Edmund Burke the Great, and
edmund burke, tie small. The biographer of the
former states that hen he addressed the House OF
Commons, his remarks had a moving effect upon his
auditors so, we know, from personal experience,
has been the when the latter Burke has read his
speeches IN the House of Representatives with this
difference, however, IN the IRRATIONAL powers of the
two distinguished nsmesakes. The elder Burke's
speeches moved people into The House--the younger
Burke's read ngs move them out.
And yet we would not be too severe upon this
young man; we hope the excluded manner in which
he has been raised may serve apology in part
for his offence. Is Evil communications corrupt good
manners" We are sorry the forlorn youth did not
recoilect the copy his schoolmaster used TO give him.
when he took up his pen TO write sentences on ms
own hook. lie should have sunk the BLACKBOARD at
the time he undertook TO correspond with a gentle
man. Youth Is the season of Improvement, and even
Edmund Burke, after few such castigatons as the
Postmaster General has administered may amend
his manners, correct his style Of writing, and pass
himself oil as kind of bogus gentleman.