Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-09
From shs LyneAbarg Vrgiaiaa Of Thursday
DR.. SAUNDERS ATTACK ON THE VIR-

| N. "A
GINIAN
| The special organ of Doctor Saunders-the
| "Lynchburg Repubbcan" in its issue of Mon
day last presents its readers with rare literary
curiosity in the shape ola personal attack by Dr.
James Saunders, on the editor of this paper The
position of that gentleman, as ore OF the represent
tatves OF this District seems to require some no.
| ce by us, of his extraordinary and unprovoked
assault but before we proceed to comment on his
production-a composition, which, we learn, is
eminently characteristic of the man-we must
| beg permission of our readers to Law the entire
document before them. We know an apology is
due to them for publishing so rude and -man-
nered an attack, the coarsenses and vuIgarity of
which beft it rather for the purlieus of the tip
png-shop or gaming house, than for the columns
OF newspaper; bat then the thing itself must be
seen IN order for the reader to appreciate its lit
tlensss. With this view, and with determine
| ton to practice no injustice even towards DR..
Saunders, who has certainly forfeited all claims
to courtesy at our hands. we proceed to copy his
essay, though he will hardly thank us for giving
nooriety to his imbecility and vulgarisms. Here
is the document:
| For the Lynchburg Republican.
| Man born for trouble and sorrow in this world
and to endure II manner OF evil His path the pat
OF trials and of tribuaIion And his chiefest consoa
|
that he may be the waytarer here, only to brighter
and better sphere hereafter And miserable sinner he
is, he himself oftenest the architect of his
| and msorunes-and has none 10 blame but himself
for the unforeseen and muiiarous caamities that be.
tail him Prone to evil as he is, he is short sighted
and wots not of the fell blow till it COMES
"Heu! me miseru'n!" Under what an awful Gala.
nifty have brought myself. The last Lynchburg Wiz.
ginian has Just fallen into my hands! am ruined
man. maniiesy. "a dead cock in the pitt for all fu-
ture tmeas long, at least as the present constitution
| shall last! am easel have gone into its-I ANA
moribund 1 am dead politicians used up concern
"pas praying ior The pursuant Editor of The Virgil
nian has pronounced sentence OF political damnation
upon me! He has arraigned me al his august bar and
| has weighed me in the balance and have been
'tound wanling" My heavy ttansgressiops have pre-.
ponderaed, and my good deeds have Kicked the beam
and am lost sinner" ooh, ye North Winds and
We South wnds"-ye Atlantic, and ye Pacific oceans,
come ye to my rescued
Hear We, o Israel, what have done! ale doctor
Saunders) had in his power to re ain the mixed basis
in the conslitut by his single vote-single handed
! and alone, be il known unto all natons:-What an
obstropulous giant this DIR. Saunders must be lave
"by his single vote" love to repeat the sad sentence
becau. my execuoner makes great man Of me in the
very act of choppng off my head under the gullotne!
He had in his power to retain the mixed basis in the
| constitution by his single vote"-what lion | must
have been, until this archer the desk of the Virguan
drew his bow upon me.-aye, "by his single voe!"-
but at at the very moment when that vote most
valuable to the East he gave it against the East!"-
ANGELS and ministers OF grace defend me!'
Such is the specification, and such the sentence of
that august tribunal, which has fallen down upon poor
me "like thousand OF brick" from "he wool sack" of
the Lynchbnrg Virgnian 1t were needless to follow
very closely this wise fudge in Isreal" as he "goes
it blind in condemnng me, without knowing what he
is talking about to comment, with any grave and Sc
rious argument upon the "eather and prunea" of tine
dreadful Onslaught upon me. The best apology that
rational and christian charity find for him is that
he has probably been asleep for the last six months has
just walked up, and does not as have already said
| exactly
| And here, as pass along, beg my constituents,
whose interests have ever held in sacred charge as
hold my own, my life itself. ask at the hands of
those constituents whom am proud to look towards as
general copartners in 'the firm of "wite children
and friends'-a firm hope to be found loyal
member OIL ask them examine carefully and for
| themselves. my acts hereto read particularly nv
| speech in Convention upon my compromise PROPOSE
tion and my Speech not yet published, but which shall
appear an early day in he Republican. upon the
in the Convention. need not say the malefac-
tor should hardly be condemned unheard-and cannot
but ask those who have been my best friends through
lite, to hear, before they condemn me-nor will an in
teigent and generous constituency likely condemn
me-
Nevertheless, do desire, unnecessary as it may be-
to confront the crazy and nonsensica allegations OF this
mighty and most VII, Judge, who has set himself up as
the expounder OF my actions here, and OF my official
duty. at this early hour of his little punY carper
and at this late hour OF my long public services in
behalf OF those who have stood by me- and continued
to trust me for lifetime: And tell this little arrogant
King OF printers devils" that the men who go stood
by and trusted me, have me, many of Them in
more arduous service far back as the war OF 1872
now approxlmatng half century ago; and have al
ways met me as approving friends when l returned
amongst them from their service in the public councils
Aud much OF this service had performed when he
was "a pulling baby" in his nurses arms--and how
beautiful baby he was, cannot say!
But to the sentence OF this immaculate judge-aud
then, the indictment that tooaos nor it 10 be won
dered that he should put the cart before the horse
as he had manesty gotten up the morning he shot off
that bluEderbuss at memo particular part foremost
"a bad latin scholar might nominate it, posteorri
primo :
This bold yet somewhat nsidious accuser and Judge
sentences having betrayed the East by my "sln-
gle voter How my vote different from every 9TH
er vote Every mans vote single vote, nor did
suppose my constituents had sent here be gov
erned by any other mans voe the votes of any body
OF men; but to vote upon my own Judgment and up.
on my own hook, according TO the best convictions |
OF my understanding. Did they send me here 10 be
placed under the command OF Mr. Scott of Fauquier,
or MIR. any body else; did they send Me here to act
under my own command, and to support such mixed |
basis as my own best Judgment under the ccumstan-
ces OF the case, and with their best interest in view
and the well-being OF the whole Commonwealth sug-
gesed, and demanded, at my hands! Nor have cs- /
er seen any more for Joining the East against
the West, than the West against the East-especiay
as every man who is not totally bliud--as blind as a
ba-s Obliged TO see that all commercial ainities
our Interests our great resources lie in the West the
current OF trade being Eastward and coming to us
from the Eost, but from the Vest came here how
ever to make constitution tor Virginia; moi for the
East or the Vest Nor have | anything to answer
Tor 10 my constituents, IN refusing take any
less Of Tide water than the Valley or trans. Alle-
gany country.
My own scheme was the mixed basis. Every school,
boy knows that and the East, any green tyfo in
leading strings charges me with defeating Tie mixed ba
SIS throw back the charge upon them, andasser it
was ne ultrasm and the ohslnacy, and the ambition
OF the East, that defeated the East. last of ALL can be
chargeabe with defeating the mixed basis, when / ne.
yer have let go my hold upon the mixed basis but have
he'd out to he bite and still do hold out despite
OF The thousand and ONE msrepresei at to the con-
tary for Ia just and safe protection in some proper
salutary and equitable form OF the mired basis Nor
could the mixef basis, or protection, IN FUTURE
have ever been defeated but TOR the pertnacious ultra
ism of the East in holding on to extreme opinions
Tor could the mixed basis or all time to come as long
the Constitution lasts, have been defeated at all