Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-30
For The Enquirer.


Messrs. Editors: am not sure that am uoils
right To notice the extraordinary charges anu a.
tacks recently made by The Editor OF The S0ih'
,yuer upon The intelligence and general charac-
Ter of the good people Of Westmoreland-hrs', DC.
cause doubt whether they deserve such com
pliment; and, in The next place, because 40 MOI
wish TO promote the objec, ne processes 10 nave
in view, in thus attempting 10 caricature Inc peo-
ple and places he has visited which is 10 gel one
halt OF The community 10 quarrel with MN, ID
orderto induce the oher halt 10 lake his paper.-
Bnt il is the wish OF many that ne should kno"
in Uhar estimation he community here holds one
who exhibits such entire ignorance OF Inc pro-
prieties OF iie and total want OF regard for me
feelings OF those who received and treated nun
with that hospitality and kindness ior which 'hc
Northern Neck is proveTbial.
The Editor of the Southerner has presumed 100
far, think, upon the ignorance ana euilioli.y
OF Virgnians il he expects 10 swell the si OF ms
subscribers by the course he has adopted. II his
paper has nothing else 10 recommend J! 10 the pa
lronage of the public, and which, by the way nc
virtually admits in these attempts 10 eAciIe an
interest in its behalf, his friends oushl 10 ADVISE
| him TO Try something else Tor llYelihooa. = -
true, his paper just suits such SCI OF iShoI dn''
stupid creatures as he has described US; nut I'd
Their incline 10 the opinion that he will discover
al the expiration OF the present subscripuen year
| il not sooner, that the poor benighled beings III
this region, who have been persuaded by ms ear
nest appeals 10 take his paper, will hardly nave
sense enough 10 appreciate It's rare excellence
notwithstanding the food OF light ne promises u
throw over subjects .! the most intricate anl
complicated character.
Il is hardly necessary Tor me 10 say, that INT
scene he describes il our Courtroom mas NJ
foundation in truth was an eyewitness 10 al
,ha, occurred, and participated in The business 0
/ the court on the occasion, and know mat ne ma
misstaled the matter altogether.
In regard 10 his attack upon the intelligence 0
Weslmoreand, have only one remark 70 make
Ii he is able 10 form a correct idea oil ana pas
sentence upon, the intellectual condition of on
people from an acquaintance OF day, you ma
be sure the world has not yet done him justice
for a mind that could thus, I'm one short hour,
acquainl itself with the genius, character an
habits Of a whole community, must possess pc"
ers lha, few, il any, can boast OF. Virginia ma
! heretofore pointed with just pride to her som
and especially those 10 whom WesImoreland ia
given birth but, alas Tor their greatness and II
/ nownl a new light has arisen, and the bright col
s,ellation that has SO long attracted The admlrln
: gaze OF the world, pales and expires IN the enu
. CON, briehtpess of his coming. The advent
this new preacher and his bible forms new e.
e in The worlds history; for, 10 say the least oil
g he is The greatest phenomenon OF ms or any OF
T ef age. With powers OF mind as deep anu ;
G profound as the intellectual darkness to which
, would consign u.s. You surely cannot expect
: keen him long in Richmond. No such "penl
!. ITrican can furnish field wide enough Tor Il
!, display Of his talents Indeed Tear, Tor The got
Il of mankind generally. and The Yankees par!ic
# Iarlv the world itself is too contracted spine
d for the lull development OF his rare gifts,