Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-22
THE \ !. EXPRESS.

1 4 IL.
opr readers than any thing connected WIN -.
E>nrrss and we forborc for few days. - "
have ro.hinr OF importance 10 comment "i''"
lhis morning, we shall muster up courage - my
the puissan, and vigorous Knight q INC f-A
We confess our ,remulous agitation al 'he 81
coun:ey-for the Express is notorious ioi P''s
,ratins al whn cross is path.
What, lhen, has produced all lhls e'c"''.'s" :.
in The bosom Of The Express Why sho''" :
have l,onercd with sucha Ion. notice 'hc
OF a paper like The Enquirer, when 'h''''ul :,
yards what il saws as of The least impoi,ahce' =
Lei us look into The facts No paper ~ inc eou"-
nv has attacked The administration WIN "''0
wanlon and reckless ferceness than me "a
lis columns have ecmcd with charges OF prom
gate and corrupt motives against me ries'oe"'
and his Cabinet As friends OF Inc aun''ni,''a
lion. and anxious for the success oil lhoSe Fi'"
ples which The Executive is prepared 10 carry ou',
ne thought i our duty 10 expose The au' .o's -
these ..ro,, cliass"s-ant, b. disc.ed:n- inc WI
ness, reiu!c the misrepresentation i" ''''
.v, we referee. 10 Inc narrow-sp;rited co"is' y
~ E,rrcss in lis coniGo"crsy with INC ~"
Ycrk Mirror. and adducei The evidence % -
p,i.bbors Wig ana Democratic, 10 prove -
Standing a, homr, and, upon that evidence 10 e.
,ablish the position, that It's prcludlccd n's''ii.-
sensations OF the conduct Of the Executive WIZ
entitled 10 no consideration whatever. lheie-
upcn he Express charges that wc wcnio"' :, w. :,
way 80 auusr" il, 10y Adopting ''ie q""''s
I tween tho E.,-,..o .,.l Mirror rs orr own E"t'
if We have done SO, what viii The Express say 10
! is Wing ally OF the Boston Courier! That pa
ntr has handed The Express with much more Sc
verify lhan we have done, as The following eN-
7 tracts vii! show:
4 "'rhc New York Express seems 70 have sci al
\ defiance all The comInVa laws ami ''s;Srs wnich
editorial courtesy and honesty have established
among the members oil The professions; and per-
>isis, with an air which padakes more Of lnso-
| lcncc Than oi decency in piraing from the Mir
ror The letters Of Mr. Willis.
| "'The Tribune has The following Police Report
Extra, which states the case fairly, and ought 10
raise blush on the face oil The dspielaior
PoIIcg OFr.ce.-Juln Smith was accused
of stealing several "ariclc>' from MIR. Morris
who conen,lcl lha, he had paid high price
iur them in En@ Land and that they were his ex-
! elusive properly. Mr.. Smiths defence WAS Gu
ricus one Ii tic first place, h. con;endci th;',
! Tie complainant; horricd m n liz morning ami
] pa,a,icd hi> property 10 lie pubic hciofc Le
/ (Smi.hl coua -, his shop open. although he cnG
no, complain Of his, rs il was TAN business
transaction To prcvcn.lhi.,, nc acknowledges that
he docse worse than IS charged: ne 9u'pS nowf
the complaihants property, ard dige>ts Il Ia Inc
street window Next, the complainant commit
ted 4 species Of tre>pass upon Mr.; aih,th ny
openn@ 4 shop at ali--whch is all right and
/ fair bui a lrespass which MIR. Smith has right
tolake advantage Of by depriving complainanto
! his stock in trade whenever he has an opportunity
Now The complainant has two ways oi prevent
inc this-irs; he can keep his Store loekrt! up al
;oaelher-nryi, he can move away from Mr.
Smiths negAho.Eooi. Finally, the r!ain!i!
ought moi 10 complain OF Mr. Smith for stealing
rrorcr.y-ina.mucii as Mir. Smith is an old m,
| celebrated thei. and what complainant loses IN
sixpenc:> he viii make up III "3u:"." az ;his
point d, The argument The Court interrupted Mr.
Smith saving that they were 80 well pleased VIII
his defence lhal they should only sentence him L
stand in the S.ks one hour and be branicd IN
i line forehead.
II The Whig Courier in Boston had RICH
10 seattle the Express, in crilicisnS The merits
OF this isolated question, surely We were priv
legged 10 make use Of the evidence. 10 show up The
character Of The Express, and the little credit lha
should he attached 10 lis political assaults.
50 muck for this "home question
We SHALL no. waste many words upon thr Al
temr, Of the Express 10 PROSTATE US by a singh
hlow, in assuming thai The Enquirer has, i'n'ie
is new direction, lost al lis spirit, energy, infn
enc- and control and Tia! "no!'.a; rcgaT'
wha, i, SAYS as Of The lcas, Importance" Th'
i no, a new mode ol warfare. Even when lh'
c.!i,or Of The Union was in command Il The En-
quirer, we we'll rccolltcl that The same GreAm.A
was employed b. The Wing press. 1t was polio.
then, il is policy nuw-and We can bear up un
der the killing sneers Of The Express. We ar,
free to confess that We are diiiident of our merits
and tina, the Enquirer is not what il should be
We do not profess 70 belong 10 Gall the ,alenr
and all the decency" party, OF which The EXPIRES.
forms so brilliant an clement, and we may tal
short Of or editorial duties. Bat, al The same
time, we nalier ourselves that ne are able 10 DIS
Germ the true from the false, and boh! enough Il
expose The unius, and unwarrantabc misfepIe
sensations Of the Democratic party By such jour
nails as the Express. On one point, in particular
we can proudly challenge the Express 10 try lh'
issue, even before Wing tribunal We refe
to It's vile insinuaton that our course has beer
dictated by The hope that we "wl get something
OF the public pap" Were it necessary, we could
by Wing testimony, expose the Express 10 pub
lie scorn, for this absurd and unfoundcd sheer
But we leave i, 10 the Express TO indulge in This
low slang. II more Leits the columns Of that pa.
per, than our own.
The Express denies that il has "inccssan,ly rs.
sailed the administration 'daily represented
MIR. Polk as heaItless and cruel lvrant, or as a
cowardly and mean-spiriicd man" or that il ha,
tccmed "wilh gross and violent attacks upon the
President, Cabinet, and those intimately connect.
cd with the Administration" In the same article
however, il "repeats" what il has sad--ihat "o
all the Administrations We have had, the present
has been the most proscripive-of all the PIesi-
dents we have had, the present has been The least
least dignifed, and he most co,yup" II then, in
a picous strain talks Of the 'poor, sullerinsly
poor men, with large families, depending upon
the earnings OF their hands" who "have been made
10 feel his own, and the malice Of his associates
in office" We copy the resi- OF The dark and
! gloomy picture
"Dcalh has followed in the track Of his persr-
cr,;ons, and tears have fallen from The eyes Of
those whom he has made Inc widow and the orphan.
lie has turned upon old men, and poor men, and
TO one OF these one of his minions has said that
he was removed, not because he was moi a good
clerk, FOR it was publicly admitted that he was,
but because he was loo old. That old age, which
God blesses, humanity honors, and religion com
mands us to respect has been The ohect Of his es-
pecial persecution. The removals Of such men
as Col Ilcbb and John Mcleod, Inc one four
score years cid, AMI The other more than three
score and Ten, speak lrnmpcl-ioncnrd If That
hc0rt,ssness, cruelty ami tyranny which, !hr I.nqui-
rer will in vain attempt 10 conceal In the one
case, the clerk was The humble keeper Of an Ar
senal, and supported a large family upona small
salar; OF three hundred dollars, and The products
OF small piece OF land attached 10 The same,
and in The other example, the clerk received one