Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-20
A Family HusS.

Those two Democratic Organs-the Washington
Sentinel and the Richmond Enquirer-have pitched
into each other lately, in most unbrothcTly spirit
The Sentinel of the 18th inst, came down upon the
Enquirer with a VI ngcance We forbore giving the
'Sentinels article any extracts therefrom until
the Enquirer made its reply. In yesterdays issue
of that journal it pays its respects to its brethren
Of the Sentinel. The articles of both papers are
long and we have not room to publish them in full.
From some extracts we make below, the reader can
Judge the loving tone Of remarks in which hey
indulge towards each other The Sentinel takes ex-
ception 10 editorial in the Enquirer Of the 18th,
IN which the Enquirer observes that
"The election of Mr. Tucker Of the Sentinel as prin-
ter the Senate is the occasion Of great exuauon
the part Of the opposition. They affect 10 regard this
indicative Of the opposition which the admins
raton is 90 encounter In the Senate And doubtless they
correct 10 certain extent 10 supporting Mr. Tucker
the wings and abotOnsts did unques onaby aim a blow
at the administration but.we will not believe that any de
nocratic Senator harbOted such purpose
The Sentinel reptile.
ave should like to know by what right and by what an.
thority the EHqairrT, either directly indirectly, calls
into question the course of the Washington SsneI
We should like know non IL can install itself in the
Of political criticism aud censorship aud rencc.
tons tho character Of this paper From all the vuue
rable points presented by the Enquirer In tue last
three moRths, have avertcd eyes in the spirit Of
ratornal friendship. To It's marked and manifest iucon-
sstences have sedulolsly aud kindly sought blind
ourselves Offs remarkable and unparalleled tergver.
saons We have not been gnofant-bU have been si-
lent
But few weeks since aud no paper sympathized 80
deeply and warmly with Dickinson and the faithful
hundred thousand democrats of New York ahO acted
with him, as the Enquirer. WOW, no southern journal
persecutes them Wh such RELENTLESS rgor and with such
malignant bitterness
But ieF weeks since IL published General Dis az
traitor TO The south and traitor 10 tho democracy 0fthe
country when the accuracy Of IT, stated facts Wa qucs
toned by General Dix and the authority and evidence
which they were made appci for IL pledged itself
either 70 publish the authority produce the evidence
OF 20 withdraw H. charge DAYS have passed weeks
have elapsed, months have rocd by and not one word
has " said the subject although so frequently remind
cd u H. promise u has neither subst,ntled nor retac
ted ~ charges IL due 10 itself do the fret or 20
Gen. Dir 10 do the last Let it settle that matter With the
injured man. fhc be injured Let IL be- done In the open
light Of honest day and al the bar Of that country before
shch The charge msde II be done otherwise
The offence public the atonement cannot legitimate
", be private General Dix has been secretly satisfied
die pres snd the Try s waiting for the eHpsna.
tons due a. them.
Again, bot few short weeks have passed since the
Richmond hHgWirer moved Eth hot haste 20 copy and
with warm commentator 90 endorse the articles VII ch
~ wrote n rciaoa 90 tho New York controversy II
w1u ~ The same time write Hkc articles scf " sud.
deuy ceased 10 copy has suddenly ceased 20 write such
erUior. urf-v ,s,H aud dragons. oveI and u
the iwinknr 81 eve On the parry had been scrus-
toned 90 dcnouncc. The country amazed Tor D.
journal OF influence. People ,ycfyUhcrc fubbe their
eve sa 'n ciytt thri- vrrr They doubted the cyi
eenos Of their They could believe that such