Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-20
WHITE OAK, March 90,


BOZZY TO HIS FRIENDS OF THE EN-
QUlRER-GREETINs
Your friend, Boz, being in The finest humor
possible for 4 reasonable creature, enjoying The
feast Of reason and the flow of SOUL is yet NOT
unmindIu Of The duty he owes 10 bis country
Here we all are, thirty Democrats and five
Wings, just TWO miles from the Court House, on
the banks OF the Indian or Mauanomi river, long
corrupted into Malaponi river; and like most
of the corrup,ons o. Ibis snb imsary world
il has managed to SET al defiance both rtason a I'D
christianity for il has The authority of pTeceden;
or long usage, as we'll as pqaeboa'di however
we may regret il, yet il is The fate OF every thing
belonging 10 the aboriginal records: they ale
shadows Of The past which The romance al poe
try cannot bring back 10 US. The day alter TO-
morrow is our court day. and here to-day is the
young and conquering Democrat Bealc in the
midst OF US, and pleasant, sensible fellow he is,
an honor 10 Weslmoreland, and il will be in vain
for her 10 disown her gallant son, for the Demo-
Gratis cfIhe banner county will sustain him, even
against her trowning hosts.
have dverged for moment from The subject
with which | designed TO SET out; but | know
that my friend was interested somewhat 10 Con-
gress matters, and have myself natural incli-
nation for the same topic. You must pardon me
LOT enQuHlHS ditei poELy i'o ., WINCH w uuCH
good humor, and sent ON The uncertain wings Of
The post. What has become OF hint Has he
been convicted of libel upon the Honorable
Senate or some other honorab aristccrai, who
claims the protection OF The law for he punish
ment of The crime of political impugnation? Save
me. pray. IRON the winged thunderbnl,s OF Jl-
pitsY tonan, Ct b,lornis! The lightning from The
earth is often as fatal and whitening as The light.
ming from Olympus, so, pray you, defend me
from the ire Of politicians they are a pusna-
cions race, and the political world of aspiran,s
have turned our country into pagum Marlis-
il may use a metaphor, without incurring The
penalties Of a libellous publication. However, |
am willing 10 yield The point, and go let Bozzy
No. 9. (as Mr.. Newton says OF some Other poliii-
cal ideas be considered as an obsolete thing, or
idea become obsolete. But my friends Of The En-
quirer will do well to maintain in practice The
freedom of the press; and as for Bozz, he Is
known 10 be a good Hatured fellow and sound
Democrat. II is impossible, however. 10 please
every body, and there will be some expectations
of peevishness from candidates and sone Of their
special friends when mauersd not always work
tor The promotion Of their views. Hence il Is
that some little excitement has been exhibited By
some irascible politicians 10 know something
more about certain dappled horse which Bozzy
has referred TO. Have these quid nuncs never
heard OF a beautiful horse called Sorrci on which
King William of England used 70 ride in the pride
OF chivalry2 Well, now. perhaps Bozy meant
that celebrated horse, for he was said TO be dap.
pled-and as he was King Williams favori!c
horse, he may we'll stand for our modern dapple
on which our present King William was anx.
ious TO mount or, 10 present another idea for the
benefit OF our dyspeptics, and 10 stop their pee
wish expectations, it may Be hat bozzy him.