Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-12
THE ENQUIRER,
Richmond, August II.
COOL IMPUDESCE.

COOL ~IMPUDESCE.
A large city, like New York, where novelty is
the erca, dcsilclaium 10 catch the Eyes ard the
pennies of the masses, aud where, OF course. the
mul,iiarious class who drive the quill, resor, 10
every species Of device 10 ouistiip their neigh
bors even a lew minutes; such 4 huge mass of
brick and mortar, swarmilG with human life,
mus, dai.y present rich scenes Tor Inc grave study
of The philosopher or the active enjoyment of The
man of pleasure.
We have been vastly amused at a little by-play
which has been lately enacted between the New
York Mirror and Express. II is we'll known,
thai tic Mirror has sent abroad its ACCOMPLISHED
Editor, Mr.. Willis, whose sparkling letters en-
rich its columns AMI are copied by nearly all the
press. in the present dearih Of interesting new
The Mirror is issued at II NJ, aud ii is very i'm
pcr,anl that it should has sc the beheti. Of at least
half a day for The circulation u lis novelties.
No one can deny that This is q most reasonable
expcc,ation, based upon every principle Of JUS
lice and propriety. The N. Y. Express, which
issnes an evening edition al | o'clock, seized hold
Of Willis's letters issued in the Mirror at II,
M. and deprived The latter paper Of the benefit
al lis early circulation-ant is modest excuse
was. ,l.a, the Mirrcr Should issue lis paper at a
la,er hour, 50 as Ia prevent The transferring al It's
content, 10 the columns of other evening papers
and that, if it The Mirrorl did moi change lis
hour. 10 suit The arrogant demands Of the Express,
the latter would continue 10 pirate from its CO.
lumns.
The Mirror bore This with much masnanimi-
Is ard good humor. Resolved 10 stand a little
upon its own rights, however, its Editor
pn.lished the next letter Of Willis with the
warning head of "Copy'iga, secured" This had
lis effect Tor a day or sc-lul last week, the Ex-
press Of / o'clock, in spite Of lie copyright, pub
lishei a letter Of Willis issued in the Mirror an
hon, before. II introduces The printed letter with
The following announcer CIT:
rNiR. WILLIS LETTERS AKA the MIRRoR-
Til, Mirror will not come gu; al a decorous hoar,
aud we must, therefore, persuade il into doing
$, lv taking another Of Mr.. Wills letters. CO.
ricd from The Evening Mirror yesterday, IL l.2
O'Clock. We copy this, however, mol SO much
Tor that purpose, or for an especial value in The
lsi.cr. as 10 show Tie Mirror some things can be
done as well as others"
Tie Mirror criiicizcs such extraordinary con-
duct in the following severe and polished Ian
suase. The dignity oIiis bearing under repeated
injury, is worthy Of all praise:
al the morality of The p%ress-it The courtesy
whic! one editor owes 10 anolher-il the spirit of
The copyright law can have no influence upon
The editors OF the Express, We must give the real
and true cause Of their proceedings 10 The public
ard abide lis Judgment. We publish IN Evening
paper-lhe Express publishes an Evening edition
OF a Morning paper, n0hing more. We 90 10
press with our first edition al ncon--ihe Express,
il seems, cannot distribnle type and gel out their
edition before one O'Clock. Now lhen-if We viii
moi go 10 press before The Express, why the Ex-
press will not pirate Mr.. Willis letters, but if
we issue the Mirror an hour Leiore The Express,
the editors declare they will persuade us iE;o 4
more decorous hour, By re-pliniing The letters Of
cur associate and correspondent. Why the En-
press NAV as well persuade Us into a decornus
hour of dining, hy walking into our kitchen, TAX
inc the lid from The pot, aud eating our dinner
Seriou>ly-tie conduct Of The Express has 10 pa
rallcl-can have no JustificaIion-no excuse ioT
lis wrong-doins"
II strikes US, tia, such 4 rebuke would have
ELECTED something Ike a feeling Of magnanimiiy
in any man. Bu, il has The CONTRARY effect on
The Express. That paper, 50 far from making
he nracade Aouo,aNc for its wanlon injury, fierce
IL assails The Mirror as guilty of fraud beasts
that il has the Mirror in lis power, aldlhal il will
use lha, power like a%t;rani. Above all, with The
coolies, impudence, il tries TO laugh The matter of
as a good Joke, and insultingly appeals 10 the Mir
ror 10 skiss and make friends" We defy The
world 10 produce a stronger example OF gross in
Jury and insult, followed by a wretched failure al
humor and fun. This is The precious m,o,eeon:
"Thc Mirror committed a irand upon the pub
lie in announcing a copy right had been obtain
ed for Willis's letters, when, in TACT, but in one
case had an attempt been made 10 get a copy
tiubt in which case The law had moi oeen COM
piled with. II The Mirror has not been guilty Of
This fraud, why don't it bring us into The law
courts, instead of railing at US? To show The
nublic that the Mirror was thus guilty Of a fraud,
we conied a topy rishtcd' letter, as We said, not
far anr especial value il had, and surely not 10 in
lure The Mirrors sales.
"Now. a word in The car OF The Mirror. For
his fraud. il is subjected 10 a fine OF Sl00, (scc
section ll!h OF The copyright laW)-of whlch we
can have one-halt by suing. In letters No. 5
and No. &, the Mirror violated The law, and we
can have 900 from the publishers for il, Just as
well as not. As 10 lake The letters and to collect
he fine TOO. would be rather too bad, We don't
think we will do hat.
II if The Mirror Tins beraies us any more,
will reprint lis whole sheet as a second edit
linn in a few minutes ai'cr publication, Wiliis's
letters ard ali! As Tor our not being able 10 get
an, he fore one o'clock, We can com out at y o.
clock in The morning, with all The news our neigh
bars Of the Mirror trouble themselves with
W. do not come out Till one o'clock, because ii
i ;mnossible TO get Tie sales Of stocks, ship neg,
and ci,v news Of the day, before that hour. Eve
no ,h;n1 is done in our concern by steam. Better
tor rs and the Mirror, however, 10 kiss and make
friends. and not wrangle any more"
We conclude This "%eventful history" with a
sbor, ey,ract. from The New York Evening Post.
which scathes the Express. II must wear a hide
,ougher than an elephants, 10 resist The keen
shat Of the Post. The Express has, in this mat
Ter exhibited more false valor than discretion,
and will have a hard time in exlricalins itself
from difficulty, with The whole Editorial Corps
Whie and Democratic, al is heels:
uTugE yrREss.-There is kind OF villairy
Which deserves The reprobalion Of Inc community
The more. because The laws will not reach il. Our
readers know The state Of The controversy between
he Mirror and The Express with regard 10 The
publication OF Willis letters By the latter paper,
rs soon as it could obtain a copy OF The Mirror,
in which one of these interesting letters coaid be
found. The Expressagain chuckles over Inc i'm,
nuni,y with which it can commit the theft, and
we can SEE ii in our minis eye, performing The
Svrs,ion Of the lille finger with The thumb resting
On The noss, with a dexterily equal 10 The Juvenile
scamp, who has Just flchcd The handkerchief
from The pocket OF sore abscnt-ninded old gen
lIeman in a crowd. Though we live in a Reruh-
liz The Express orght 10 know hiatt is not Spar,
=, Dc,,e1ity in the commission OF a thei, will
n,, excuse i, for this gross violation OF honesty,
morality and editorial courtesy
We have given more Importance TO this mat
,er-bccause its exposure will place in lis true
,irb, The character Of The Express, a paper Which
has necessarily assailed The Administration ana
chs rped Mr.. Polk with The basest and most cor
mn, motives. The Express has made ii its daily
business to represent Mr. Polk as a hesrllcss and
cruel tyrani. crushing the weak and, on The other