Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-11
EDr fhr ENQUIRER
For
TO BOZZY.

Excuse Inc, Messrs Editors, Tor requesting Inc
favor OF a small space in your columns, in order
10 say word or Two ~ Bozzy-and 10 show my
gratitude, promise not 10 occupy more than hall
The room he did, not being hall so learned. To
reply to you, Bo2zy, is impossible; for no man,
woman or child, has ever been able to solve those
riddles-your epis;es. Your learning over
Immortality, like your great prototype, by not
living, as Doctor Johnson said, when The Dur
clad was written. II this declaration should ar
pear Inconsistent with The acknowledgment II
your vast altainmenls, tor Gods sake ton't msoor-
ceive my meaning. You are learned, and great
in little things-reyy hue things only.
BoZZy affects great contempt for my iorme
communication addressed 10 him, and seems 10
have required several weeks meditation and con-
sultalion with his Latin and French authorities
before he could venture 10 notice me. But Twill
not do. The jade's wincing shows that he is
CALLED, in spite oil The shorI-sishedness Of Roam
and his bunglins application OF some lines Of
The "bard of Avon" may be incapable of see
ing the "lalet angus in herba" Of Shakespeare
but flatler myself my optics are pretty keen in
discovering The political and moral snake in The
grass, oil which regard Bozzy as most striking
and vencmous specimen. But who Is bcZzy
Surely goblin damned" for, by his own repre-
senlation. his horrid revelations must have been
waited hiher by "blasts from hell" We shall re
compelled, though, 10 call in somebody 10 reveal
tie revelation. II, as suppose, Bouy knows
nv real name, nobody knows better than ne how
false are his insnualions in regard both 10 my
political and social relations. cannot sloop 10
defend either from his assaults. As 10 my Grill
cal pretensions, have none; but do not form my
opinion OF books or men from Magazines or Re-
views. Carlyle has his wheat but buried in SO
L.~a ro,ee ~ choH that I muef confess he has
never been agreeable TO my lasle or ineligible
10 my understanding. His writings, though, lam
convinced, would be light reading Tor that literary
wonder, Bozzy; and a commentary from him,
would be far more interesting than Coke upon Lyl-
,leton | recommend the task 10 him, he is so pecu-
Iiarly we'll qualified for penetrating the qnaintest
DISCUSSES and exposing the hidden mysteries with
in 10 The popular gaze. But, Bozzy, protest have
| the highest respect Tor Lord Coke; 50 you need
not trouble yourselfto prove him jurisl and an-
| thor Of considerable merit
| | did not. as you suppose, take up the cudsels
| in defence Of persons unknown to you, but 10
counteracl the injury you had done, and were do
| ing, 10 our common friend. Hill, as have rea
son TO believe, suffered seriously from your zeal
Gus advocacy. your intentions were "charila-
| ble," doubtless you have his thanks; bnl your
zeal oulstripped your wisdom-for honest people
will think that had cause which needs bolster
ing after your manner, and act accordingly
| You had no grounds for your charge OF cabal
| and intrigue, and you know il. That misrepTe-
sentalion and faIsehood were resored 10 10 defeat
Hill, is certainly true, but do moi believe you
can Justly charge this upon any respectable men
OF 1'omlin's supporters. Where was The seat OF
that "quaint Club" and what the result Of lis DE-
libcralions1
And now for your lamenlation over The blind
ness OF the people, and The injustice cf polili-
clans, 10 modest merit and virtnous worth You
really speak like one into whose soul the iron had
entered. In which class Of unemployed politi.
clans or inlIguers do you find yourself 1.-THE re.
tired or the 6anished? The retired, no do,ibi7-
Yes-I can see You now, as, after lhrusting your
arm up 10 The very shoulder in the "public crib"
you slowly withdraw it, and retire in digniGed
disgust 10 The most obiyieus shades OF privacy
Alas that such gifted and merltorous" man
should be lelt 10 pine in private hope lessy long
ing after The nesh.pols 0! Egypt You must have
been drircn from The crib Ilhink-ior snch des-
pairing looks, such eager longing. could only
come from one who fonnd that, 10 him, The ''cis
graceful scramble" had been loo suddenly cut
Short. And now, Bozzy, do declare you have
entirely misunderstood the meaning and motive
oil my former communication, or you never
could have made ne out such monster OF po-
ical niuuily as you do was friend Of Hill
co.worker with you, and belonged 10 no club,
quaint or otherwise have written neither for
fame or through malice, but TO save Hill from
you, his friend.
Your pun about The vulgar fractions" is al
most as good as mine, it is SO bad. You know
there is no medium in puns. don't know much
about Latin, but here's little rai>, ra!c onsnm
ralc. Yours, ROANE.
King William, June S,h, lS41.
Both champions have now had full play. ard
we must therefore respectfully insist tia, the liss,
We mean in our columns, be closed. We feel
assured that our readers would lake much more
interest in other matters than in discussion
which can lead 10 no practical results.-( Eng