Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-14
4 I'iisiil to ".Silrcr Spring :"


rP. Hair is fJrtuaate in his historian Appelles
,.. nut better painter than is the editor Of the Court
lou,u,l, when The inspiration is upon him. II any
suh, IL, let him turn 10 a late number Of the WASH
inc Uriun, which relates how The edi,or curing the
.cou,iu,ance Of printers devils" determined breathe
,he fresh air Of the country" at the magnificent resi-
a,n,e Of F. p Blar.-,he fruit Of thirteen years plun-
DER Of the public treasury, and known by the musical
title of"Sver Smng''-(we marvel. knowing his fond
,... es the "yellow boys" that he had no, named il
the Guldsn Foun,an.)
After dwelling, with unaffected delight upon '',he
,,nds and the wnes and the delicious fruits. which
uced the round table" Of The late organ Of Locofacosn
IN, Court Editor visits the Spring. which, seems gives
.,me to the Ex, Eors splendid farm, and at The back
If which .'is marble statue Of exquisite bean'y'-a
.,,;ae Venus. rising from the bath" We then IA
,med with description Of fne mll the 'arm pens a"d
.,ll.. filled with ..oble animals of the finest breed"
IN. dairy. and other appendsges with which wealth Is
.o,bl.d To adurn and enbell,sh the rudes, as well as
the most picturesque scenes. And II one may indulge
1. conjecture upon such subject may well suppose
thu. the painer as this glowing sketch vi iura spen
do, c,ew under his pencil looked fwatd in nas"a'o"
to The day when he too, by following in the footsteps
If his i,usrius predecessor shall enjoy green old
ose. ~ Sl,tilar ithea' "''' w" "'''N
w,d." and when his successor in The 'spoils" OF the
pablic printing may celebrate his happiness IN strains as
nr,,c, . those in viii he now depicts the felicity and
snps the praises Of +. p. l'lar-who, by the way we
A.. v,,r,iv told ,s crowned with aurels (golden one?
which he has airly acquired" reminding the Laureate
f the ,un in his evening dazzling less. bu,
pleasing more !"
Blu, seriously-the people see. in this sketch of the
t,~, i, hIcl
live.-, man who wen, to Washington a few years age
penny less bankrupt.-the price they have paid for an
orpan" to defend the Executive. right wrong during
the period Of his service in that capacity Is right Or
wise tina, an editor should be avishIy rewarded from,
the puLlc treasury such servcel II the President
should establish paper a, Washington, and pay the
expenses Of its publication Out Of his own purse, Tor the
ps,pose Of defending. hired advocate every
of his administration, the whole csuniry, with voice.
vss.d protest agaas. an of such garing improperly
And yet Of how much grosser mpropriey Is the subsii-
tuition, by his "wiu" of one Ei,n for another, with
that precise object view. hut with the understanding,
90 ali sides La, he is be paid, out Of the presi
deu,s PURSE bat Of the public treasury not fair
Remuneration Cor his services. such other enga
ced 10 the stiaR receive bui prousey that
in fsw short years. he may retire to his ''Slver
Spring." and revel in all the luxury which wealth
command, and surround himself BY all the elegances
which Art and Taste may coc'si5ue to delight the eye
and fascinale the Imagination? Who believe tina,
an Editor situated be free TO condemn Executive
acts. even il lis judgment dlsapprove them2 OF what
weight shoad he his approval and defence Of those acts,
beyond that which should belong the arguments Of
attorney well paid to ''nake the worse appear the bets
ter reasn - II is useless To tell us that Mr.. Richie is
Al honorable man. We are willin! 10 concede it, Blu.
the sysem is more deferslbe that account-and
j, is against the system Ina, raise voice. 1t
ought 10 be nipped in the hud aud pro'n-
Use To huId siric, accountability suc! members of the
next Congress-, with this 'Sver Spring" narrative
ringing ia ,ht ears, stIa ioI the Executive Organ
ruhe 1tialer at lss, Without reducing the prices OF
the publ,c Ir Min. To just and reasonable amount
There other things that ought 10 be reduced To the
Jeyenae standard" besides The lariff