Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
A BIT OF HISTORY.

Union, the Polk Organ, and that his old
paper, the Richmond Enquirer, is under the
control of two of his sons: Also, that the
Madisonian, the late Tyler Organ, is now
published under the name of the United
States Journal, by Messrs. Fisk & Dow.
who profess to be the Organ of the young
Democracy in general, and themselves in
particular. So much by way of preface
and now for The bit of history. The Rich.
mond Enquirer took the editors of the U.
5. Journal to task on something or other,
and misrepresented their contemporaries.
The editors of the Journal, in reply, give
the following history of the editor of the
democratic organ:
TIE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
We had only time yesterday to allude, very
briefly, to one OF the most illiberal, dscourteous,
and unprovoked attacks upon US, by the conduc.
tors Of the above named paper, we ever remem
Der TO have read, since the terrible onslaught Of
its "illustrious predecessor" in 1912, upon the
Stdie Rights Republican, then published by US
in the city OF Richmond We said then that it
was an unwelcome task to meet and repel even
wanton and unprovoked aggression; but disa
greeable as it might be, the duty was demanded,
no less by the cause which The paper advocated,
than in Justice 10 the unhinching friends by
whose liberal patronage it was supported. As
we said then, so we say now Of similar attack,
from a similar source.
We looked upon the former attack with scr
row and amazement-upon the present with pity
and contempt. With pity for its juvenile weak.
ness, and puerile imbeclity; with contempt for
its overwoening arrogance and upstart insolence.
It's nvective is tinged throughout with the baser
feelings Of the human heart; leaving us at loss
which to marvel at the most, its maevolence or
its unlairness.
We are always prepared for wholesale vtu
peration from our political enemies; we expect,
as matter of course, that party zeal will con.
tinue to fabricate its venomous fables; for all
this, we have been fully prepared from the very
outset Of our editorial career; a little reflection
would have taught us 10 have been equally pre-.
pared for second edition OF rancorous hostility
from the conductors Of The Richmond Enquirer.
We ought 10 have known that this "orsdn" OF a
soulless corporation, would not hesitate to do the
bidding Of its owners; particularly as we happen
to stand directly in the way Of some OF the fam.
lily. This we ought to have expected from the
6rst-then we should not have been surprised OF
disappointed.
In order to account for all this venomous out
pouring Of bitterness and hostility, we are com.
PEELED 10 ask the reader to turn back page OF
two in our political history
, 1t will be recolIected that "the Napoleon" o
the Enquirer, had sufficient influence with the
Hon. WIN. C. RlvEs and the Hon. JAMES GAR
1AND-one Of these gentlemen member OF the
United States Senate, the other member Of tht
; House Of epresentaves-to induce them by
frequent and fattering pledges of support, t
oppose the Sub. Treasury bill when it was before
> Congress- his constant battle cry to them was
: "keep the anti Sub. Treasury flag flying and w
= will support you" This pernicious counsel wa
needed and followed; and the Enquirer persisted
in its suicidal course until the State was betrayed
into the hands Of the Wings.
D Seeing how matters were going, at the urgen
! request OF the Democratic members Of the Vii
GINA Legislature we issued proposals for re
moving the "Old Dominion" newspaper, whic
we then conducted, from Portsmouth to Rich
mond, or to publish it simultaneously in botf
j. places; the veJy nert day after this proposition
was laid upon the desks Of the members, "Napo
: Icon" came 10 direct "wheel about in tn
+ Enquirer, swallowed the Sub. Treasury bill, spe
S Gle clause and all, and betrayed lis ConSerratir
h friends into the hands Of the Democrats, as b
had previously betrayed the State into the hands 0
the Wings. This was our first offence-compell
4 ing him to support democratic measure, agains
V the wishes Of the Virginia Bank--an offence tina
# will never be forgiven by father OF sons.
;. Our second and equally great act Of GRIN.
nality, consisted in presuming to have the al
dacity TO call in question the solvency Of tn
f. Bank of Virginia; an institution in which TIL
|, editor aforesaid was thought to be somcwha
At deeply interested. We had the unblushng han
e dhood TO re publish lis own Statements whic
h seemed to us to prove conc usvey that it wa
n lettering 10 its final downfall. For this W
,r were as grossly assaled by the venerable advo
rs cate Of that corporation as we were on SatCrda
70 by his sons, and in the columns OF the sam
;. paper We told him then that he, OF all me
re living was the very last who should ever opel
e. his mouth by way OF denunciation-that no mai
lie ever lived who had inflicted deeper injuries upo
l. The cause Of Democracy-tha no one then live
W who had deeper cause for humiliation in viey
e OF his past alterations from duty. We quote
k 10 him the often repeated declarations OF MI
,e HAINEs, the former very able editor Of the Pr
n terSJurg Constellation, that if he should live e
!. long as did Melhuselah he would never be adj
+. to make reparation and dtonement for his treacl
ID cry in placing that old Commonwealth in III
re hands Of its political enemes-and yet aImo
re at the very moment that the Democracy Of tn
Of State had so magnanmously overlooked all h
deeections from the path Of political principle
e. he could have the arrogance to denounce pres
,e far more Democratic than his own. The d.
lie nunciation led to a controversy which our vene
able assailant will remember as long as he live