The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-05-03

F ihey uld not near the voice heard
IS In low, sweet accent say:
Thou'rt ever crowned within NV heart
ana max 1t always Mayr
ATTEMPTING TO BUY AN EDITOR.
From the London Times, April5.l
q The Walpolian theory was that eyery man
had his price. No matter how stern his nro-
bity-h0w transcendent his patriotism-there
was point at which the power of temptation
overcame the power Of resistance. The temp.
tatlon must, of course, be adapted to the cir.
cumstances and temper of the person whose
acquiescence is desired. You would NOT al.
fer Lucifer, "the son of the morning" a bun.
Ole OF railway scrip, nor endeavor to win over
Mr. Golden with the promise of an Irish peer.
age. The amount of temptation judged suffi-
clent affords certain rough approximation to
the probable value of the venal support.-
Under these circumstances, il is mortifying TO
hnd oneself set at too low figure. RascaIdom
has its hierarchy, and the greatest knave feels
certain pride in his proficiency in dishonest
arts. 1t is not, therefore, without certain
degree OF wounded vanity that we have to in.
form our readers that the sum at which our
support is valued is precisely fi00. A Ger.
tain Mr. q. Kemp, of 2 Bath road, Chelten.
ham, has opened our eyes on this point, and
taught US a great lesson of humility for the
future. 1t would appear that this plain spok.
en- individual is greatly interested in the pro.
gress and prosperity Of the Caledonian and
Lancashire and Yorkshire lines. From the
general tenor of his letter We would infer thai
Mr.. q. Kemp, has heavy investments in the
above industrial undertakings, and that from
particular circumstances connected with the
lines, within his own knowledge, he would no
| be sorry to sell out at premium. How wa,
| this little scheme to be carried out? OH MIR
| Kemp. Mr.. Kemp, could you not have called
meetings of your brother shart no ds rs?-coult
you not have depicted the position and pros
4 poets of the line in the most rosy colors, an,
| caused the reports of your eioquence to b,
| distributed for general circulation? IF moth
1 ing but the columns of the Times would serv,
your turn, is not our advertising oifice open {,
i the public and might you not have laid you
own case, in your own way, before our rea
ders for very moderate charge! Such a sun
as fl00 will 60 long way in advertisements
| Woodworking content you but tampering witt
our integrity, and procuring US to puff oi
your cracked crockery and damaged fish, 70
a certain remuneration, to be dexterously slip
ped into our own editorial hands? Are W,
sunk so low as st. Alban'sl Has Mr. Cop
pock got his eye upon usi Are we hence
| forth to be the blind agents ofevery knave an,
fool within the Queens peace?
To be sure we are to have a share of the
| spoil-although the share allotted to US in Mr.
G. Kemp's communication does not ai all sug
isgest to our minds the prospect Of permanen
| gain. That worthy individual should conside
| with himself that humbugs and ihpostures .
| all kinds have, necessarily, but a shcrt term q
existence. If we once take to lying and puf
ing, we must do it on a gigantic scale, or els
u will not answer our purpose in commercia
0f vie k, L.,
period to assign to our influence, il it were, ii
reality, based on dishonest arts. We should
therefore, haveto ask ourselves what would b.
the value of the purchase money of this Jour
nal and contrive to realise it within the perio,
named, or else we should be losers by the spe
culation. After ali, a sale in market-over
might answer our purpose as well. Surely
the most stupid rogue would prefer a sum o
money honestly gained to an equivalent &C
companied with loss of character and disgrace
MIR. G. Kemp has evidently graduated il
Pecksniffian school. He begins his lettel
with little dexterous aattery. Dir. Kemp i.
the fox--we are the crow-and The Times thu
lump of cheese in the fable. "Sir," says he
"as / am, together with several other gentle
men," Ia pretty society they must bel ssup
porters of your paper, the influence of which
is beyond question" lexactly worth ECO
"more powerful than thar of any other journa
extant, and as the abundance of money, ths
Improved condition of railway property, III,
influx of gold, all tend to enhance the marker
able value Of railway prospects"-ergo. il
putting particular line we shall not only b.
subserving Mr. Kemp's particular interests
and pocketing quiet f10e for our own be
hoof but we shall absolutely be rendering tn.
public a service. Oh wonderful concord be
tween public and private interests, between
shutting and duty "As manv may not be
able 10 see their advantage" Mr. G. kemT
proceeds, "in buying this description of prop
erty now at once" We expected at ihii
pont an exhortaiion to indocirinate the publ,
| In general way upon the necessity OF rush
ing 10 Capel.courf now.at once. We presum'
MT. G. Kemp to be only goose-but, mari
| the conclusion, al write to offer your accept
auce of 6 100 on behalf of myself and lfriends
provided YOU will allow the insertion az q lead
er, OF an article" &c. The precious compen.
| sation in question il one not only bearing OF
railway interests in general, but PARTICULAR,
| having reference Isle IN epist0lal 20 the i'm
n,oyed condition OF the Caledonian and Ian
esshire and Yorkshire lines" Mr.. G. KemF
coolly winds up, I'm case Of your declining
shouid endeavor to attempt other means to OBJ
| tain so desirable q result." de had beste'
| try. !,
persons. in theposition ofconductors cfa publis
journal. ere necessarily from time % time ex
| pousd. The thing would not be Of Iauch con
sequence ii issslf, hus that foolish people an
| found 10 believe assertions which, Il pat 70 th'
| lcst. would infalIihly meet with the same -
aull a this polite nian0uvreo of ~. y. kemp