Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-03
RICH MOND. VA.
Thursday Morning, August 2. lsaY.
THE WASHINGTON REPUBLIC.

IL IS seldom that we notice any thing emanalins
rom this contemplate shee; but We feel callet
upon 10 notice the following extract which wa:
copied from ii into the Richmond Times Of yea
ierIay:
ave explained the matter To him as We'll a.
we coult but we had hard time 10 satisfy him
lhalit was alright. Al one time, he thought thai
was &irs OF The parry he should like to ioin
but when we inquired il he rode in a one horse
shay, and how he was of Tor while kid gloves
and white wais;coats, his answers convinced us
that he would never do for The elite Of he Rich
mond Democracy. We then asked him il his
father was Tory in the Revolution; aid when
he answered mo" We shook our head mountully.
ana told him il was quite impossible Tor him to
gel in among The elite of the Richmond Demo
cracy."
So far as relates TO the first part Of this article
we shall have but litllc now 10 say. Ii only
shows 10 what miserable, mean, petty shifts This
great, this "decenl" organ is forced 10 resort, TO
defend The sinking fortunes Of the "proscripive'
TAYLOR administration. When we have more
leisure we will reply 10 il, il, on second read.
ing, we deem il worthy Of farther notice. To
the las, parl we have a few words, and only a
few words, 10 say. We have, heretofore, when
this charge was made, pronounced it "ialse, and
publish from The Enquirer OF The 81 September,
1914. our reply 10 the charge when made by The
Richmond Wing, and which that paper has ne.
yer noticed, 50 tar as we have seen:
CALUMNY REFUTEn.-Ths Richmond Wing of
yesterday in its desperation OF any reasonable defence
for the parricda invitation sen, by the Committee r
the Rolls Dinner John C. Adams resorts To the com
parson between his ancestors and the Father Of the e
nior Editor of this paper. Abiding TO Mr. John q.
Adams, 1t says-"A man whose father and whole fam
lily struggling will! the power Of Great Britain Tor
Liberty; and then goes on-''when the father of him
who makes this rude and inhospitabie assault upon
him, and for party ends, traduces the hospabe cha
OF Virginia. resstlag tho emancipation Of his
| adopted country from British thraldOm!" man
honorable than the here referred never lived
With all the energy Of the Scotch character he built
up the village in which he resided, and scattered IN
dusy enterprise and prosperity over the agriculture
| ofthe adjoining counties.
Air. Archibald Richie was no politician, aud nj
though he might not have taken any active part for
this country, We pronounce the assertion, that lie look
any against To be false aud the aa;h or OF II bastard
" caumnalcr of the memory Of The dead. il the au.
thor Of the article In yeseIday's Whig will persist In
this hyena like spirit OF descending into tho graves
The dead ready and willing 10 contrast an
ceslors with either The Adams's or HIS be he who he
Mays a aiher, friend, master, neighbour citizen, and
| ulaa of honor, Archibald Richie died ~ he had
lived gentleman, who would have scorned 10 caum
| Mate the living or the dead.
| We now feiierate The above statement, and
can assure ihe Washington Republic thai
the author OF that and this article is The same
person; and he will find no editorial incognism.'
We promise that we will not wear "whiie kid
gloves" in any aif.ir that we may have with
him, il for no other reascn, than that they might
be soiled b. ouching him.
|! is due TO justice to stale that even The sir. NC
stomach Of The Richmond Wing revoltei al the
base allusion, although it published from the
Republic the balance OF the article. Yesterday
too, we received a polite voluntary note from
MIR Catrngion, the editor oi The Times, enclc.
sing us The following apology which will lie
found in This mornings Times for having pub
lishcd tina, portion Of the article:
ain the article copied yesterday from the
Washington Republic, there was All allusion
10 the father of the editor OF the Union, which
had somehow entirely escaped our alter
ton, or il should not have appeared in our pa.
per. Oar idea OF editorial rroprie;y condemns
personal reflections when applied TO The living.
much more when they relate 10 the dead"
The Washington Republic can now see tina,
even its most valian; coemporaries cannot back
| it. What mean miserable, "hyena-like" crea.
! tue i; must be. We are almost ashamed that
We belong to The same calling Gl which il is
such contemp'ble member.
a FINE LINE OF VESSELS.
Il gives US pleasure 10 stale lha! some of the
enlerptising merchants Of our city are about es-
labshing line Of packe.s TO run between Rich
mond and the city OF New York. The vessels,
six in number, have been launched in Baltimore
Three Of them were built by MIR. Hugh A. Coo
per, and are named the Merchant, The Richmond
aud the New York, ami were superintendent in
their construction BY Caplaia Smask Three
were built by Mir John J. Abrahams and are
named the Hanover, the tlsnrico, and The ORR
anna, and we're superintendent by Captain D, dge
The line is composed Of first class schooners OF
225 tons bul.hen each, finished in the most sub
s.an,sl style, and fued up with packet ac.
Communications for passengers. In all their ap
poinlmenls they are inferior 10 no vessels
cf their class. and though baii! expressly Tor
/ the re;sk.irg business, ii Is anticipated that
they will be as speedy as any Of Me kind
The line is owned exclusively by twenty seven
| oil Inc usSt merchants VI plcHtnOnu, VINO nave
expressed determination TO have their cRn
carrying trade hsres9sr, thus exhibiting de
gree of enterprise worthy of commendation.-
We learn from the Baltimore Sun, that The
vessels are fastening 10 completion with all
possible speed, and before long the citizens of
Richmond will have view Of as fine feet as
they could desire 10 look upon. Let the pro-.
Iec,ors of this scheme go ahead-we hope they
will prosper and meet the reward due TO go
audable an enterprise.
MIR. Gardner, al his yard, in Baltimore has a
line barque of $50 tons, building on Richmond.
Va. accountable is pretty far advanced. Her
construction has been s1perintended by Cap
tain Boush, who is part owner.
THE FLAME KINDLING.
Since the appointment, by General Taylor, Of
that noted AboliIiouist, Jacob Collamer, as Pos
Master General (says the Norfolk Areus,) abo-
li,ion and ncendiary pamphlets are circulated