Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-04
GALL THE DECENCf."
TO TIE EDITORS OF TIE E.rQUlRER
IySfuuupc M,,ob D-,L 1St.

Nentlemen: As We just Upon the eve of treat
political struggle, the result of which deem Of meal.
cuiahle importance to this, our common country II car
not b. time for IDactIveness with those who feel the
most anxious soIcude for the success of these oY.at
principles winch We believe alone can perpetrae This
Republic. am not, Messrs Editors an active ,oli,;
Gun, END were means adapted bv our political oo,o
nens, marked by that candor and fairness which all
men practice who aim at the good of their country
many others, Ike mysef would probably ne yer bora
penned YOU 81 liable upon the subject of politics
The Wings of our town have Just concluded one of
me grand arces which belong their mode of warfare
we nave WitGessed J0rtag operation by that mana.
ger OF The nienngerie, the KENTUCKY Puar BoRrR,-
he Wings deny that this coarse buhoon IS under pay
oil any OF their party. Ii he were am cure their CON
''oa''ons would be light, II they paid only for value
received THIS polished and graceful Orafor bonored
Inc Wings with hnrangue on Monday and Tuesday
nights and very well succeeded in disgusting some At
the warmest Wing partizans of Lynchburg He com.
menced his first speech by violent attack upon YOUR
SELL "that, because OF his former occunaon and wan,
OF dollars, You mad treated HIM with contempt: bu,
that he had relations the latchet Of whose shoes YOU
would be proud 10 unoose. DO you reoollect Massra
Editors, what Mr. Rando rh once said OF speaker who
was Boosting OF his ancestry: that slhe gentleman re-
minded him of potato v,ne-all that was valuable be-
longing to 1t was under tic ground We hazard but
little IN supposing the same of tic Borer. Mr. r. II.
Toer introduced this 10 the Mig Club, by say.
ing, that he held IN his hand certificate, from good
ao'"''yi WI WoS not an iInpOStOT, Duta
gentleman OF respecabiity. He well knew, Srs that
@e shonld never have suspected him Of possessing re-
speciality, IN any civilized country, if we were left
To decide from his language and manners HIS speech.
consisted principally Of the ard most vulgar
anecdotes, related in style be expected from the
man and matter. He concluded his Monday nights
performance with song, alike for IFS want OF
sense and novelty. THIS part Of his performance had
most distressing effect upon all the decent and re.
spectacle Wings who present. They manifested
the greatest reetlessness-and DESTROYS OF
contrivIng some means TO take HIM down. In all my
observation in 40, | saw performance which, like
this brought bushes Of shame the cheeks of the
Wings. Imagine what have been their feelings,
al witnessing this Orator, who had been intro
duced TO the Club by MIR. Toler, with o flourish of
trumpets, concluding his laborious hatangue with
vulgar air which had long been laid over by our lowest
grade of banjo-puyers. trust, Sirs for the repu,a-
taton of orr town, that those who may have oppor
tunity of judging the merits of this itinerant humbug
ger, will have the charity to attribute his reception in
this place to high party ZEAL rather than total depra
witty OF taste. The decent Wings say, that he very
coarse but will to explain politics the ignorant
This say, in effect that he will answer as an in
s,rument 10 humbug the ignorant or uniformed This
their strong hold; for, to gull and deceive are their
only to combat successfully, in the least degree,
with palpable truths taught by the Democratic party
ANTI-CLOWN.