Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-15


,han believed before. In hi. particular aspect, Mr. c.
book NC confess, rather queer end humbuSglsh
appearance. To svoid s,udousy, fulfilling the only OBJ
cet he wrote End when he aedgcs lard have
10 doubt i that he held in his hand all the
ccssay data complete it, fashioned sort Of cpl
code which We have Poet indulge in aud no critic
before rs condemn.
Mr. Tor this omission Splans however and apologies,
but certainly to the tricks mast lamey. These, some
anonymous friend very weakly advised him publish.
because they might attain Universal circulation, aud
might be turned by knaves personal advantage
This is utterly falneions. They already known and
praetscd by al wh, will condcscrnd call in the aid of
va,ny reinforce skill Tho only possible Of no
tcctng mankind agans represented be subtle in
device aud difficult IN detection. they arc victorious in
their design OF robbery, the all possible methods
OF robbery is To publish them. explain, exhibit them fully
and spariGsly to the gaze and rcprobaon Of rdg.
nan, country. This will have the complete and nstart
effect that effect which, after ears Of Trial Mr.. Col
hers assurances, protests,ons and cautions have very
sufficiently and only locally produced.
AS 10 his omission TO expose the who employed
these nesrious plumber and ruin the unsuspcc-
ing, and who deserve mercy, he prepared Weld
then the demand Of any five citizens of Petersburg /,
seems from Mr. I. shat they there pretty well known.
We necessity for exposing them. but the greatest
for exposing The respectable baeklcgs, those of whom he
speaks as profcienis short games and who
known and far the dangerous for tina,
The flint the rock that hcaves s mead above the surface
of the laid down in! charts and is visible the
naked eye ct the sailor, the other TIE sunkcn reef
which the waters roll concoang the danger until the ship
strikes The first brave the responsibilities of the mode
of livelihood they have adopted the last derive still richer
returns rsn their uearious arts. but skuk the response
bihiy and the danger Compared hin tho proicsscd
gambler is Robin Hood compared hen robber
of n Wa
awakened suspicion excited the profession OF the
ed gambler - honorable and mori'orous. Slch mcn-if
there such mcn-deseve he rnmsskcd and To Sc
held - the sort OF excavation which Codus received
when disguised in women Clothes he proiancd the mystic
ries Of the Bona Dec to celebration by women
only.
,. There feature in Mr. Golfers book which We dis
like much end which Justly calculated to weaken It's
force Instead Of entering upon the promised exposition OF
the Infamous arts by which he pundercd and which
he he has detected aud mastered he is laboriuusy
and most painfully engaged almost throughout vindica.
ung the Purig OF s motives in writing and publishing the
book II we did no, know him should say that this
looked maycllousy like attempt satisfy his own udg
that well that of Others 1t is not usual
with them who satisfied with their own conduct 10
waste many words in Iustying it, Feeling their ap-
probation they also feel secure in the appreciation OF Others
We have little doubt that Mr.. C's. for his un.
reasonable length and tonghness of apology and
H. ha he had been and knew he would be farther violent
ly asssicd This explains but it does not he'll the book
J. MIR Collier makes very extraordinary admissions
which will receive doubt evidences of nervous
and masculine cardoT aad oso.Ac determination to wok
out his ultimate purpose OF discovering the fraudueu
van cs which he wished 10 expose, bat which others
probably receive with his explanations OF equivoca
p'oprey. The frs; Of these is that he consented for
share Of the profits and enable hm learn what he was
in pursui, 81, "P.ckcr up" or Decoy Duck or
| Stool E,,, Rel
however cniice butcne Pigeon" he did him. and rs
he had been "Pgconct" by him before he conceived
great sin m getting this Pigeon "Pigeoned m The
second Is, that in taking voluntary oath play again
at Faro, he took it with ,ta reservation not 10 be
bound by it, aGd this he dcionCs o the ground that as tic
oath was ao adnirficrcd by authority of law he had
right eyal, il This is sophis,ical unsound and Jesuit
cal reasoning The question is had he ri,ht to de-
ccivc iaosc who administered the oath To him They
trusted and believed. lie knew that lac was wiuy de-
csiving them creating false imprcs5ioR, which Paley
docs not discriminate from positive mendaciy We are
far from accusing Mr. e. Of crime, most decidedly
c1ndema tie act hdeous error which ought not to be
| allowed - = forth without exposure.
J. Mr. {. =lniis and iuses, that in pursuit oi his dis
covey, money being exhausted he corerty took
$1,000 from the drawer OF the Bankers with which lie con
tuuCd To play against them until ihal was exhausted
except ten dollars which he returned, which the Bankers
| again refused but which he refused to receive md
with which he Lighted gar! This acihe yindieates
| IA two fod wey. |. lie says he knew Lcsh7uld
lose and lose the $1,000. 2 Fha, If hobad
not taken he should have los, his place at the Table
aud with i; The opportunity Of prosecuting his disco, cries
Tor many betting high and the Bankers were display
idE all their fraudulent skill! Not do evil That coed
may come @: H. Is express Injunction, which without
farther parey coniute5 all rhis ha. drawn sophsrrv To
do evil vixen the immediate evil Of cnccurag, ard sru
aing high play ~ example resulted, probably 10
make the certain AMI present evil 5pgnGeEae over the
future, and predetermined good. CoGccding the motive 10
be pure, that sods be bad aud ndcicnsbe which
being bad ia il. IL lndpIohbed Ivy law and Gospel led
to present mischief and nigh: upon detection have con-
Quoted tie 10 the Penientiary; for Whatever mig
be tcir secret convictions, neither Judge Jury would
have been a. liberty such by the acdged
motives Of the ucor, unsupported by proof. This Mr. c.
able lawyer, knows better than do who, never more
than smauer,ts, are % years iIom our books.
Constrained in publish his treatise as well
by his solicitations, as by wish guard the fortunes
and happiness Of the tempted have thought ], our u
ourselves and the community accompany or rather
p'cccde the publication by these observations They are
made in Kind spirit Mr. Collier end designed besides
what we have stated, provoke public curiosity to read
| him.
We hope he 'il reach second edition. and in that ed-
ion besides expuagiug port least OF his prox self
yind caiyn that he will furnish an exposition Of that
"myscry riquiy" he says he has fahom,d. Tha; will
be word, Oh bic ;alk aJ1u, himself aud his motives We
the detected TICKS OF tho gamblers exhibited
in tie ires yund, while Mr Caller himself remains ike
Cine. &c rassahonte. behind the curtain.
We shall Mr.. Collier ty.marro@ sad finish
| by dc neat Country Wing. r.
OREGON.
Tic coJTc pendent Of ic Charleston Mercury whom we
quoted ,e cilcr dpy alhJfiy that the 10Th degree
Lotaic had been agreed upon at Washington boun