Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-04
r,,r LAST OF THE CHARLESTON MERCURY

THE LAST OF THE CHARLESTON MEhCuhi'
p,.edipg a. every pore, bruised, MANNED, battered
ond beaten to Jelly, having first expended ils sen'
der supply Of argunentative ammunition, then ca
hsus,ed it's ample stores Of vuperation and la'y'
the desperate extremity Of it's fortunes having Deg
sed, and borrowe ed the smallest scrap CT course
from its little co.conspirators, to Keep W. ~
upon us, and all failing the "MercufS' '".' r.
now suenly retreats in silence. oh''' 'u"
the "M.rcury. there is nothing either u'so'heu' y,
crs,;,sh,s in ,s rstreat for it wantonly p1oVoSsu
, ,.r, ho,,,,;,ies from which it has 80 desefVeoy
and severely suffered. .,p,;,.rn ,..s ds.
Tending tho National Democracy 'ne cause VI .''
and the Administration in aseries OF ar'cies'
:. .h;cb no reference had been maze 10 the "Mef'
crrv" that paper with the rashness not uncommon
;,h sucb journals yentured to assall us, and hat'
roo with very naughty language. ltsaid Tor instance
'.., ,ho vsrv ;onrnal which now initiates the great
Trrv.vdron in the "departnenl" line-that "the En-
op;rer bas most deliberately befouled itsei' ana
many other things equally redoien' Vi 'ne 'on'ou'
London ish.market Believing that Inc Tune nau a'
.,t arrived for the organs Of the National Democracy
% ch,.,ua IN. inpudence Of the disunion papers,
CO.. ,ub;sctsd the Mercury" to somewhat severe
hu, VERY necessary thrashing. Thepunishment was
a. une.nected that the victim shreked with pain ana
-.e.. hut everybody that 1t was doing the "her
orrvn oood. We have not pretended to wage win
, ,rrmDsts of sediton and dsunion civilized war
g.. Tbev have long since been outlawed by an In
dr.,, and outraged Southern press, for their utter
d;.roasrd of all the wrongs of civilized editorial war
,f tba 81 ihpra
limo ~ the organs Of the Northern factonlsts, ana
the license Of vtuperation allowed TO the organs VI
the Southern disunionisis, the mercury ana 'ne
..Delta, had become bideous nuisance oetore We
,oo the latter in hand The forbearance and good ma
,pre of the organs of the National Democracy haa
h.., carr;sd 40 far that the disunionlsts had al
lss, laid violent hands upon the National Democ
racy-tha grain. growing slave States aua upo"
,bs Union itses. No Southern man coud 'eu'ure "
dsnrecs,e dissolution Of the Union, that ne was ho
o.lled a .trsor" and tue great and patriotic STATES
man ubo now so worthily fills the place OF WASH
80, snd Jackson, was denounced as coward
O.. v;,er" ga scorpiou," and an "abolitionist''
hv these Journals. As the two offending Jour
nals were mpervious to Argument ana invariably i'e
rsason with abuse it became necessary 10 cry 'he'
down And this We have done, shopping TO conquer
hu, forced to do 90 by the course OF our aavarsares
Nobodv .xpec,s the troops who are hunting Indians
:; Non, Mexco 10 conform to the Esages OF civilized
warfare and the Southern press wouia p"'e NC
rdsd our yerdaucy had We dealt lightiy WIN
the Mercury" And whilst We pride ourselves
upou the srictest observance Of all the couf
tesiss of the editorial profession in our inter-
course with the respectable organs OF other
parties We did not regard the organs OF the factoh'
is,s and conspirators who we're plotting dsunon, as
entitled to any lenency We waged war upon them as
we would war upon Billy Bowlegs, If We were 40 FLO
rida, and braved the miasmatic editorial atmosphere
of the Delta and Mercury" and the yoieys Of
abuse with which we were assailed by them. Disa'
ereesbe as the task was to our feelings we DID
did not finch from it. The faction Of which
the papers in question are the organs now STANDS De-
fore the country destitute Of strength It's ooects ana
motives thoroughly understood, and the whole moral
strength and every sentative element in the Cot
ton States arrsyed against theIa. Soby have the
people of the South viudioated themselves from the
suspicion Of the least participation in the echsmes OF
the bsisd factionis,s and the Mercury and its sh
maelitish associate the Delta, feel most bitterly the
fact that in their fight With the National Democracy
they have been not only beaten, bat csnshed and ALL
INITIATED.
No one feels the slightest compassion for them
in their adversely; aud the retirement OF the
Mercury from the fight which it provoked
and which i! kept up es long as it could huri lis
offensive adjectves at us, is about as "dsnHled as
that of chanticleer, who, after he has been well
cut m pieces and thoroughly damned out, staggers
of with torn plumage dragging wings and dropping
hegd, and bdes himself 10 tue nearest thicket. FOR
ourselves, we shall continue to keep an eye to the
Mercury" and whenever it conspires against the
National Democracy aud the Union or dares TO abuse
the Old Dominion, we shall continue that system OF
discipline which we have found CO eficacious and
improving to that papers manners.