Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-20

BLrSDERs CoRREcTEn-A long article in vcS
,crdav's paper sets out in the following manner
The Poet said what noble Mars (Orid) was in
Murray Lord Mansiici) lost We may apply
similar sentiment to the Orator OF the North
aud rc..ct that So great a Statesman should have
'Ic-n -, in Webster" Now, here are hlunders
"as thick - biackbcrIss hut it is useless to
specify them. Strike out "Mars" al,ogcthcr-
leave OVID -I;.odiHg-a;l we shall then come
n"arer, hu; not exactly then 10 ;hc original lines
in the o., iaG. Pore wrote til;S
Kew sweet an Oyii. Murray was our boast.
How May Ma,:ials were in Puney lost!
ilihcsc liille luGicrs are produced b. the la e
of the Duiy Pres then indeed might the Knight
Of Snowdcn Che Alexandria GazeI,e) >ynpaihisc
with IT, upo" ~" misc!lcs ii produces. However
we have great confidence i'll the 'myrorabtjtv (not
the IFTfcc,bii;'g Of man. Of which some mo-
ralisl, have drcamcd) We hone 10 improve our
team, aS We drive ON in The Df1y lire
by the bv, our Aforesaid friend OF the AIcxan-
dria Gazette, who kindly wishes Us TO live a hun
drcd ve..S, CT he had been 4 Spaniard, llc would
have said a thousand,) ana who hopes that our
SHADOW MAJ never grow less, and who COMEDIES
with Us upon the m:scrics We are about 10 sustain
from Daily paper is no, aware that We once
served a pretty long apprenticeship in that irl-
SoMe department. We conducted the Compiler
some ao :cm years at the very moment, too, when
we were holding the helm Of The Enquirer. II
was pretty severe service, indeed; but we were
then admitted into some Of the mysteries OF the
Graft. We have grown rather rusty in that de-
partmen;; but now. when we have two voun. pilots
10 assist Us, we hope la carry on The Dtiip En-
gnircr with some little spirit, if not SUCCESS
Breakers, indeed, we sec ahead OF Us. Two out
OF the three Wing Ddilics the Wing and Com
pilcr are already coming across our quarter,
and asking the nlir amer by what RIGHT lie at
peals To The citizens of Richmond They hint
that we are herctics and, may be, We deserve 10
be put under the ban Of the Church; and why
not chased out ot the bounds Of the Citv?' SO
far from extending 10 Us the hand Of good fellow
ship, "a is the usual courtesy uIon such occ: orS
they look rather askancc al us, ANA seen 10 mink
that We are poachng upon their manor Well
we'll We shall take all these little hints in rs cool
part as We possibly can do, and ii some lii.
share oi equanmity, and no itt.e industry can
enable us lo get on iolcrahly we'll We hope vet
10 live down the rather urgracous remarks of The
established Daily Fraternity upon the Young and
modest stranger.
But is il not amusing enough! Here we have
a pretty smart Hi0aeHiqr raJ nc.H'ecn three of the
Daiiies. lst, The Wig comes out in fell
icaiher-'nakeS a most affecting "Apreal 10 the
Wings of Richmond '-'dcmatr.sas OF rigt' The
support Of this Wing community away,
oil course, 81 uS--ires 4 squib al the Compiler
saying, We Che Nh!2) are no cttre'h hoar
conrerfS, and we make no appeal 10 opponents =
claims the City, as ii it really belonged 10 the
Wing -and with althe spirit oian ancient Pts
toll seems 10 say. "Why then the worlds mine
oyster, which | with sword will OPEN" The
Compiler again throws lis iulc squib 1T us, and
au!cS to our political here>ics-ihe Protective
,r,u nd ~, Il lnr r. n *
and thinks that wc are not quite the sort Of men
TO serve the CITY," Now, il Is irne, that We
cannot serve thu City - these two DailiaS wouli
do. We must adhere To our established principles
We cannot change them 10 propitiate The Wig
Dalics. We will not crock TIE hing = Of the knee
that thrift may follow iawnng" We cannot sacri-
fce one ot of our principles for advertising profit.
We have more interest, than our cotempora-
ries. in the establishment OF seli-rcgnlatlng ma
nuiacinres, and in removing the bar from our RI
vers b. the legitimate aid OF the State authority.
Perhaps we have as much interest III The real
prosperity of Richmond, Is those who are raising
This teapot storm around our head We have
said. that this was sort OF triangular war-but
webee leave to afd, that vc have no war to wage
upon lhcm-and W. will try 10 be,r their little
Lis with the best grace in the world We re-
neal. thai W. will Try To serve the State and the
city IN the best way, as We are advised-but that
we will neither beg friend nor foe to assist us
Here is the Daiiy enquirer. Itany man chooses
10 subscribe 10 il, (and come OF the Wings are al
ready liberal enough to do so.) or if any one
chooses 10 advertise in it, he is, as the Yorkshire
bumpsn SAYS in the play, "koinuly welcome" A nd
as We are put upon the defence, We say again,
we have larger circulation than the Richmond
Whig, and if his argument 10 the advertising in
t-re>is of men in business he OF any avail, we
claim the full benefit OF H.