Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-08
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.



Messrs. Edilors-You probably understand
your neishbor Of The Wing better than do, and
beg leave 10 ask your opinion as 10 The TWO
leading articles Of Mondays paper, the one head
ed "R. L. Daniel, Esq.," The other "Mr Stanard
and Mr. Giles" Are they intended as serious
and sober expressions Of opinion, or are they pre-
senled 10 the public as specimens of the e1lrava
ganza2
IL be latter, they are credilable enough; II the
former, either sycOphabcy demented, or "abso-
.ule insanity" can alone excuse them.
Mr.. R. t. Daniel match Tor Hercules-Mr.
K. L. Daniel, second DR.. Johnson-Mr K. L.
Daniel, The Subject of the waking thoughts and
nightly dreams Of the whole Locofoco press
Mr.. r. T. Daniel, The 'thelne OF untirins denun-
ciation"-and the Democrats, so much alarmed
by MIR. R. t. Daniels 'bullets," lnat they ale dri-
ven 10 cover their Tears by concealing the opinion
they entertain oil his powers!
Some persons may think that all This is not in
The Wing; but it most assuredly is there, and
near halt column more OF the same sorl.
Next comes the great hero Mr.. Stanard; ac
cordins 10 the Wing, the strongest mongrei that
ever yel took human shape, one-'hird blacksmith,
one-thiTd butcher, and the 0 her taird alchemst.-
His "eloqaegce" is ofthe "sledgehammer order"-
each OF his 'Dlo,cs" IS sufficient to have prosira.
led an ox"-and his 'thoughls." "when they do
zone. are "like molten granite"
Well. true enough Mr.. Giles had but poor
chance with these Pro;ean powers, and what
with the "sledge-ha INNER" The "uI blows" and
the "inol,en granite" no wonter that an extra
ordinary effect was produced upon him. What
think you it was9 Why "he spuutet blooi like
whale" AMI, iii such a thing were possible, he
was even worse beaien than Mr.. Crump," the
unfortunate individual whom that man-ealing
ogre, Mr.. R. t. Daniel, had previously masli
Gated. And after all this, "Mr S.anard, if he
was beaten, was not conscious OF in! Who
ever expected Mr.. Slanard 10 be CONSCIOUS" OF a
bcaling2 Yon had as well whip lerrapin With
whea,siraw and expect him 10 BE- "conscious''
OF il as Mr.. Slanari 10 be 'eonsc,oas" OF defeat,
however decided. He ''conscious" Of itl-no
indeed, but lei The Wing say what it may,
every impartial mind in The audience OF
Thursday night was conscious" that Mr..
Giles successfully met every one Of Mr..
Stanard's arguments, specious as they were; and
that in MIR. Giles support Of the Democratic
candidates, there was neither blunder, error, or,
as one of the Wing papers says of the man-cat
ing Daniel, "slp of the tongue"
| MIR. Stanard did not ''nlend any rudeness'
by his uncourteous manners and monkey faces.
Nobody supposes he did intend anything which
Mr.. Giles would be called upon to notice; but
That his conduct was highly indecorous must be
admitted BY all who saw him, and certainly oc
casioned no surprise TO many Of his acquaintan-
ces.
1t is to be hoped that this style of inflated
Panegyrics upon one party, accompanied By
depreciation of the other, may be abandoned
II men allow themselves, for public acts, to
be overPraised in public prints, they and their
praisers must hold themselves liable TO public
rdcue; and when comparisons always odious,
are unfairly made between public speakers, those
who make them, or induce them, are RESPONSE
bic for any retorts they may provoke.
SPECTATOR