Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-22
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better ones you think Of me. have listened very
patiently objurgaons and your applications
love old Virginia. pious reverence for her chsrac-
Ter sucked in with my mothers milk. would
think Of rcnouncing my God or outraging his
holy ordinances than Of wounding her just suscept
bilitics thought was hest consulting her true
glory and paying the most grateful tribute to
her disiatrsstsd patriotism by carefully excluding all
her sons from distinguished and lucrative posts. Ii
was an ingenious little device ofmy own for testing
the purity Of their motives and their sincere devotion
TO principle. I had often and heard Of your
bcssts that you above all things devoted to
principles [Grun5ler-It the screen principles,
your Honorl b. igddier-Don't interrupt me-you
have had your say-let me have mine You have
been eternaly Dragging Of your love of principe-of
your readiness to sacrifice yourselves for your coun-
try-1G. and SO We are now, with good salary at
tached. and have admired the extr .mes to which
you pushed your principles in refusing your share of
the land money. But that being collective proceed
ing and its disinterestedness equivoca-I wished to
ocnsummate your glory by exhibiting you ndividu-
ally to the world contented and enthusiastic Demo
Gratis, ritheut REGARD Will you not cling 10 me with
ardor than ever, if give you no office whatev
cry TG cert ainly-and doesn't that very fact entite
Us to some little eJtrds at your hands y wish to
immortalize you-to show YOU to the world as pat
terms Of selfdevotion and patriotic sacrifice know
tho Democrats Of other State t for this high
destiny Those of my State are As greedy as vul-
lures and hard-hearted the granite of their
tive hills The Free Sellers everywhere are ME rec
nary and their real and allegiance measured by
the bounty they receive. You alone are above all
price. You are my chosen people-of whom wish
10 make m example to the nations. Twill glorify and
canonze you in spite of yourselves This is the way
I show my gratitude, and my unutterable admiration
Of the venerable Commonwealth which has given birth
TO so many heroes and statesmen | wish to link my
fame with theirs-and | certain, that by this
means, shall be adored by your descendants to the
latest generations. Some of you may be shortsight
ed ike those Jews who incapable of approaching the
blessings showered upon them by the Almighty,
constantly kicking up row-(yOu see | read my BIZ
BILE, and my pretensions to pety not merely nom
nal)-sone of you. say, may be like those stiff
necked and rcbeous Jews, who didn't know what
was good for them-and may be disposed to depre-
eiate nv sublime and comprehensive efforts to secure
your future fame. oesire not to be mi. understood
on this point, and will therefore descend to some
particularly. You say you havea world of the most
country by serving the Republic in the highest sta
tons at home and abroad | do not doubt the one
fact or the other. dare say they possess all the
merits you ascribe TO them, and that they also la
boring under that vulgar ambition which aflicts more
or less all unpuriied souls-the desire for office 1t
is to cure them OF this malady and etheriaze them
that have deliberately adopted my system. Take
for instance some of your most eminent men. Could
Office add cubt to the mighty Wises stature He
has gazei upon the! Southern cross and Frustrated
himself before its divine effugence He is TT to
adorn the walks OF private life and the vile trappngs
OF Office would degrade him. Let such garbage he
thrown to such ours Brown the voracious Dix
And Gen. Bayly, whose generous soul, you say, is
wounded-where on earth could fad court wor-
thy to receive, capable of approaching him -
Speaking all the European languages with the ele-
gance and propriety which characterize his use Of
his mother tongue, his multifarious accomplishments
would outshne all foreign ompetition, that the
wounded vanity Of the nations would speedily involve
in Il universal war You see what tender regard
for the true glory of my cho people, ehsrlcterzes
all my proceedings But you say, have made some
appointments among you and in that departed from my
rule True. did tender to that most precious jewel oi
your crown, mission to the Feejecs. | had a double
motive ] wished in the first place to see the work
ings Of pre-eminent merit in an obscure position.
had fancy to contemplate the effects Of contrast
The Gods, it is said, enjoy the spectacle Of great
struggling with adversely But desired to he
hold tho most lustrious Of pho-ophic statesmen
working his way among the ferocous salyages Of the
Pacific. In the second place--snd owe it to candof
to say that the suggestion enansel from that co,mi.
nh fo
humane enterprise mean my dear frieud Caleb
wished to the Peeees Of their vile canailll fro
ponsities, preparatory to annexation; and !, "a.
thought If they made feas, Of him. they would he
eGeetualY cured At any rate, If he we're. qt,--.si
90 slow fire, he would have an opportunity q throw
ing Socrates fate into the shade. and aeheyfrz r-
himself and his native State imperi.l.abls r,n.sr.
III have thus in the most eouriso1. aud dyoraa,-
responded 20 the suppicAtry PORTION q ,oa,
harsngue come to the oiJurg.;g-y--srd
shall follow your example in spessin, very p,a--y
You wish n know Vho am Vi<rS eo.r.s fotn a.
what mean by sighting the pretenson. r. ne W
gnis Democracy, who have an INN moral rtzi. q.
all the good things shout this Govs-n-1eft s--
glad you brDach the subec; am ~ cute - 49,.
~ ever you saw-and come from q rrr.,r vis-. 4
Is no edit TO a 10 be cheated vas E-gs- 81
In the late glorious war With Ne1ico and ray fs--.s
dee Ia are recorded upon the enduring tablet r. Fta,
am a. this present time President ~ to Unite
States and commander Iief Of the army AID nav,
thereof know the rights that p, rtan % no. and o.,
not afraid 10 assert them. I have heard Of yss- g..
science and arrogance in presuming b. claim ,he rrI
u dictate to me in my high position ara not un
aware Of the compliment you pay me in sgrpo-.nq
mo N be your tool-placed here merely g. dspers.
onice Tor your qualification ri teach you lesson
or two on that point before done with YOU II
show you that am in reality A. well A. name youi
nt'ter. You, tho lazy, good for.nothng and degen
srAte s,ring Of famous ancestors radng Of th.,
rsnovn for mess Of po,tagc-you are pretty fellow,
% talk about Yankee pedl Asl Ill take IN, starch
out Of you Pride and poverty One of the finest
States In the Union reduced tn beggary by YOU
soth and wOrthlessnoss why don't the psoul,
kick you out Of power and reviyify their Common.
vealths In all my days, have never been g, Ia,