Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-25
RIG X VI OND, VA.
Monday Morning. September "a, ls49.
THE TIMES "HOAxED"-IMPORT
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Saturdays Times, mised by the ignis Jaiuu'
Of that ialsest of Taylor lights-tbat prince OF
blunderers-,he Richmond Whig-which is
constantly running its own head against wall,
and dragging its followers and Taylor cotem-
poraries along with 1.-THE Times, we say,
breaks out into ecsiasies also on the "secret es.
pionage" hoax speaks Of "the Union hoaxed,"
says 1t "need not attempt to aid the readers ap.
pres iation Of this most extraordinary hoax, that
'>ober minds may draw profitable moral from
the whole affair" and il exulis with much JUNCTION
and at considerable length over "the cruel joke"
which "our neighbor OF the Wing has SUCCESS
fully pERPETRArgD upon the venerable editor OF
The Washington Union" We 'need not al
tempt 10 aid the readers appreciation OIL the
mos, RIDICULOUS position in which tho Wing has,
| with It's eyes wide open, placed itseli' lis
chucklipg readers aud IFS neighbor, the Times
The latter, we mean The Times, should have
known too we'll the reckless, laundering cha
ractcr Of sour neishbor' 10 have followed it
blindfold into the morass of ridicule and absur-
dity. to say nothing worse. The Times should
have examined the ground for itself, aud ii
would have avoided the unpleasant conse
quence of following the great joker" Of
the age, the Richmond Wing with its "incom
parable achievement" (Quere. Is this Coke
The offspring of the Editors Of the Wing Them
selves, or OF one Of lhCs, Splendid abiliiies'
,n;,h I. va ,orr,so,,od bropoh that ;ntaractn,
paper, the Joe Miller" OF the age, in the ter
regna caused hy The atssnce OF ihe Edors2-
There was "Camb.; SIS vein, an crate style,
a grand RJarisa about The article in The Wing,
no, usually found in that grabbed snlky, cross.
grained papef) We congratulate The Republic
can Ina, il has again shown its prudence and 81.
gaci,y, in not jumping a, the bait and being
Caught in the trap Unlike lis ueighboIs of the
Wing and the Times, ii has just reason 10 boast
that is Ccvn's tail is not also cut off
We had thought that the Wing might plead
as an excuse [foor one as il would bel for its
conduc', that i, copied its "crGe transcript Of
portion" OF "Arisiides" from Niles Register
insl,;d o. from the original and genuine re.
cord, the Enquirer Of April IA, 1879. But even
this wrelched pretex. is taken away-we have
examined Niles Register OF May ID, 1929, ire
TERED 10 by the WhigD and we find it publishes
the important note, essentially qualifying the
eucr OF Arisliees, which The Whig protesting
10 give an "sIMt transcript" unerly omit; -
There is then no conceivable excuse Tor The
worse than bald trick OF The Wing, and lis
cr,dalous ard misguided readers, who, like il
sell, may from laughter "nave fanened len
pounds within the week, csucking over the in-
comparable achievement will have good
ground 10 mulci the Wing in damages, for the
reaction which must take place, and which
must siiip them " more than ten pounds 81
tla.," through a sudden check oil their laughter
and consequent modification. But we lake
compassion on The Wing, involved as 1t is in
troubles brought on by itself, and we leave il
with a hope tha. i! will enshten lis misled
readers, aud publish the nOts.' which it 50 care
iplly omitted from lis "ezast transcript"