Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-28

OF his prayer, and instead Of being applied 10 |
The STATES Of our Union, as In Mr.. Daniers
TOAST, was uttered in reference 10 The clderehl us.
nominations OF Christians, who though Ndistnc.
as the pillows were one as The sea" DO no.
know that The thought loses any OF lis beauty
when applied TO the different secIs OF the Cnrls-
tan Church. It's liberality in this day oil iana'i-
ci m is certainly refreshing and gives TO Inc poe
try OF the sentiment a crownins beauty. there
fole propose The reverend gentlemen as "a CAN
di.ale Tor The honor" Yours, very truly
To The EIiiors of The Enquirer.
Gentlemen. Let me congratulate you upon The
issue of those ingenious labors, with which you
lately pleased and instructed The town on The SUD-
iect OF the Vlennolses dancers-lhe general Cos
hume de Ballet OF The Jewish Temple-and mann
" the linen coat, or ephod, Of the man al'er
Gods own heart:
"Dancing David, when before the ARK, ,
His Grand Pas Soul excited some remark"
Is the theme exhausted Z or is il remilted 10 the
grayer consideration Of the learned assembly OF
Divines, now in the cily2 AtleasI, | was pleas
ed TO see, Oh my return from the country las'
night, that you had leisure for that arduous edito-
rial II Tuesday last, headed Honor 10 1o4om
honor IS due" upon the equally important point
of The true paternity of sentiment proposed by
me at the late Webster dinner.
You saw, with charming air Of candor, that
you would not willingly "pluck laurel from my
literary chaplet"-but you have duty TO per.
form-must 'sre7lder unto Cesar The hings that
are Cnsay's"- Mr. Hamct-or, The man
that wore the toast in his pocket until ne Sot a
chance 10 drink il! Then you Gle some IN
stances OF approval which The toast has elciedi,
and then proceed with the satisfied air oil an au-
vocale who has made out his case COT literary
plasiarism) as follows:
"The States of the Union Distinct as The bill
lows, but one as the sea-"
"Now IL seems that the paternity OF this genu-
inc poetic sentiment belongs neither 10 Mr.. web
sler nor Mr. Daniel, TIL IS 10 be traced 10 toast
drunk in Manchester on the 4h of July, lo46,
which is in these words: 1.-THE States OF The
The idea is precisely the same the ,rords are ,ghag
uaricd But our correspondent puts The mailer
right" &c.
Now | deeply sympalhize with the evident
pain the performance OF this act OF literary JUS.
lice costs you. Your distress is apparent and
moving; nor are the praiseworihy efforts OF your
amiable correspondent 10 detect the crimen taiS
| in an instance so lagrant, less worthy OF the ap-
prevail Of every ingenious mind. Permit me 10
EXPIRE my Acknowledgements 10 both OF you.
But fear il will delract somewhat from the
conscious glow Of satisfaction which you must
feel al The performance OF good action 10 be in
formed that neyer-no, never in my liie-(and
here lay my hand On my heart with soiemni'
" befuing the occasion and that must carry con
viclion) heard, or read, or saw, any lucubraion
whatever whether OF toast or speech, or song OF
sermon, either oiyour correspondent or Mr. liam.
el; and, therefore, did not unlawfully appropriate
nor even covet, their toast, or their speech OF
their wine, nor "any thing else that is theirs" i
But that, long before The occasion in Manchester
10 which pOn trace The pate7niiy-say some nine
years ago-l met with The line in question (Which
supposed wond have pointed itself OUT 10 The
ear, both classical and musical, which informs
the criticisms Of the Enquirer, as an anap;sstc
line OF quoted poetry: thai isto say, Two short and
one long syllable Ia The lool-lhe reverse OF a
dacyD in a work with which We must suppose
every good Democrat 10 be familiar mean The
Democratic Review OF 1893. There you will
find homily on the Powerful Substantive En-
erey" OF the Executive power in our Federal
Constitution, and "The Strength and Majesty OF
Energetic Governmental Power" and al page
2Ss the author says the subject lis one OF great
extent and equal interest TO the student OF The no.
Die science OF politics. and, 10 be complete, would
involve necessarily view OF Mcpotrsrs and jnnc'
tions Of The departments Nth ,rhich il (ihe EIecu-
live) is combined III a mntna! and c0rresatre f'H-
neci,On-friA 1uncta IN nno,
Distinct as The billows hut one as the sea.
Now, in applying this line, (Which rose in my
memory in the course of some entirely unpreme'
dilated remarks, themselves suggested by what
fell from the distinguished guest Of the evening
on the true nature Of our Federal Union) 10 the
relations Of The States 10 each other, | certainly
thought, and must be permitlcd again TO asseve-
rate that 10 The extent Of this nsr Application oi
the line, was borrowing from nobody, aud GER
tainly meant 10 impose on nobody; for did mol re.
pori The toast ior publication mol kno,r II ,roph
be published, and mever thought NJ ii again null !
sap in tie printed report oj lie proceedings Your
neishbors OF the Times, who caught up many OF
the unconsidered trifes Oh the occasion loT The
amusement OF their readers. will tell you that he
took the expression as il fell orally from my lips
and published j, without my knowledge.
| But not 10 intrude on the riva claims 10 tins
valuable property, (always protesting, however
that il the other claimants mentioned did indeed
apply the line as have done. which, BY the way
you have not proved, il is but Another instance Ia
show how great wits jump together, and results
from no piracy on my partD do hereby assign,
release, transfer and quit claim in favor OF said
toast.drinker and said Hamel or either OF them, as
they may settle il between themselves all my
right and title, legal or equitable, n and TO The
| toast Aforesaid and all benefit. advantage, emo
lumenr, honor, profit and fame resulting there
| from, binding myself in covenant Of iurther as
surance TO strengthen and confirm their title in
| any manner they, or either OF them, may hereai-
Ter require. In haste, respectfully,
R. T. DANIEL.