Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-17
FOR tn EHfn're
MR.. NEWTON'S ADDRESS.

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r,,v Suc,-i.. al tn. Virenis Military lnsfitni-.
Il, anv commentary upon thu tone tho temper, or
tl.- suhstance of that disconrr", coming wlhn me
legitimate rang OF impartial Criticism, whether
friendly or hu.li-, the we'll established law OF Tree
d.cussion denies to The author Ia bis friends, the
urivieye OF objection. The sams principle when
entitled him freely To utter the i-rigs "i MS neai'
and boldly to advocate The convictions OF his JUG
m-nt. guarantees 10 every cit2-n OF the Coum"h
wealth the undoubird right frankly TO Question ana
fairly to conrovert any proposition deemed errone
Gus in theory injurious IN practice. Inc niehn
ed tone of patronislng condescensl"n, ana super
scious arrogance, wh'cn cnhrac'e''so' '"e e',a t
tons Of the anonymous Solomon, who lnodesiiy
conceas the briancy Of his critical genius under
the convenient veil of q {" nolnme de- plum, III
the columns Of The Enquirer, forbid the hssuiip
tiou however, that regard for the public good was
In. sole motive which moved the indignation ana
stimulated the venom OF your truoulent correspon
dent. Honest devotion to the public welfare though
often ardent in its impulses. IL rarely ungenerous ih
It's zsal-never vIndictive III lis temper: LII hooe
minds conscious rs mt is tolerant OF honest er'
ror Ii is the invarisbe tendency OF high coneeP.
ton of public dury 10 generate that LOFTY sp,ln VI
ua ynapinity which 9lnks the man IN III" pruc'P'o'
and moderates the heated Btrite OF personal r'hry
into the les. irritating conflicts OF pocai discussion
M such considerations restrain no such motive
moderates tho iervid zeal OF your petulaht CORES
noud-rt To him the work OF dstractioni Is evidently
a labor of love. To his prtludiced mind the once
o hostile criticism is rather pleasure 10 be sought,
Than duty to be met DESPITE his pharl-alcal pro-
fessions Of sorrow experienced rather than oil anger
INDUCED, il requires no sasaciiy 10 perceive MAJ
with the esgerneSs oi niue i"'nu, 'ou ~
pasf disappviurmeuts sore from ths cbhlugs
of - petty jealousy with The ardent Zest al
man WHO has wrong tn nvenae rather tnah WIN the
d.iuer..led spirit oil pa'T'o' wiz" - en- error 10
h. cnrr.cted INDUCING temper "p'on 10 " ''nH ~
y" va &c victim and vet afraid 10 strike lfs eueuy'
this faithful critic OF the enquirer g'au!y aVa,Is
himself OF the preext OF disioy"ity 10 inc on'oh o
asssi IN. mast lie Mt we'll the present Opinions OF
4.
.Usnry" the address of MIR. Newton has mel WIN
so general an expression OF condemha'e"' 1" tie
..mischi,f which II WIS intended 10 produce ID nap
nv and At once rounterncted by the emphatic ana
dad cen.ure il has evoked rom all sections OF The
cnnn,rv If .ths author vised by his eminent dc
sert takes hing by his false clamor "here ID 'ne
pronrieiy where the justice, wpere me uecsh'y Y.
nursuine with the poiutlcss weapons OF his
WRATH Il quiet country Senueni"n' tuo neat ~
'front.' Of whose offending consists IN having spoken
,r ,h. boIdn.s, of n man, with the hdelily oi pa
tro, s honest convictions "i duty 10 'he So o DIS na
,ivity and the home If hs manhood luis ptnce
of log cians, has by his own 7th'een' e-'"ppeu "n
ssf from a,trbuting the enrgy ot t assault or the
| y.b.,nsnce of his zeal to srnse III puoc DANGER
| sctnal or imaginary, remote or Impending Wha'
then the object What The motive oi th' unhaniy
| this uugensrous attack upon Mr. Newton. Gan II oe
mat a writer who processes 50 much oil Inc oISin
r.r.s;.du-as of patriotism, aud practices ~ many VI
,h vrscrs of controversial courtesy. has In'siaktn
| the poisuned arrows of private Vengeance LOT 'ne
| unsulli-d weapons OF patriotic drSoI'oh' Na 1t VI
that visions o political honoTs inS' 10 'ne ies'e''eu
| ,,.uiu. which grop-. In the cloudy g-n.ratI-T ana
| a und.rs in the heavy platltud-s "f "liehrys
! rhetoric by the efforts OF n man "ho Is 'apor"us
and puddiug, thinks u great DEAL anu ye' ruey
thinks right" have warped the Judgment vt 'ls
modest critic IL bring MN 10 'ho ihe aho"''y 'o
cu.ion that even his pointed censure nhd trencnhht
| cr,ticlsIn must fail 10 produce the desired ELECT
| uuon the ordinate self crnc-n al ms adVr'rh'y'
| TIL. consistencies of human cii"rac'e'' IN Wen a.
IN. properties Of decent society, e'm 10 CON
| trsdict ihe assumption. Aud yet wl"n WIS re-
| all the eu.ryy with which Sir Pc n leazie
.damped n. srSrIMESTs' OF Joseph iriace' we
cannot tail to remember that sm"o'h pr"iess'"n- VI
morality often conceal the workings OIL oite' ma
yuity that the Iron hand OF personal eninity may
| pn.;imes wesr the velvet glove of public duty
For what is Mr.. Newton thus arralgn-d, trleo con
vic,ed aud bnnished from the enjoyment OF 'he ne
niyn coInplacency, the easy condeScesiou' inc mo
de-, urbanity OF this gentleman, who, II MOI wearing
the livery o! Heaven, IN the service ol Tue le't'
ma, AZ least pro4liiuted m. Eam- oi one OF The no
HEST apostles Ut gospe vi l-rty' by a--och'ihS
il with tissue of submissive Gisl"yaty 10 Inc SCUM,
~ tame in spirit "a il IL commonplace III e3pfe-soh'
| Hss hs been guilty Of overt treason Has ne con-
a, ir.d against IN. integrity Of tie Union Has he
| aided or abetled in wssiDg war upon Inc govern
IN znt Has he, in word or in deed III thought or IN
action, been guilty of ANY sin whlch has NOT ncen
committed az one tune or an"'nrF ny every SUN.
eru pan who ie-ls the heart oil pn;riot
thrnhb,ur in his breast, who i,clt The blood
Of a Virginian ngling i'll his vrlisf invited 10 tie
liver All address by collections at Nrgn" ynuth' VINO
| II Is hoped will with chastentn Zeal ana Phhor'phc
rotnpoelr. atone IN rack cloth and a--r tor me UNI
| 49,. ,,r ,his Oniyo;lr champion uf The Union. by
! tI-;r un,or,uua,- r.Ircion, Mr. Newton dared obey
IN. summons The selection c an appropriate su'oec'
WIS rxcIurivey matter ut taste 10 De sc''i oe"cr'
thu. orator aud his audience. And hlt"ii:h may DE-
. ,nst,r of regret that Mr. Newton inlrd IN consult
the yisws of this accomplished monitor Z" taste, who,
in h- effort 10 assume The polished prop'iey "i Pei
ham, exhibits the opplsh vulgariIy OF fthh-'@ u
nnnn, la denied that the failure 80 10 90 was Amply
from c.nsure bv the reserved rights Of the
speaker. Ii The subject aud liz treatment proved sat
i-iacury 10 those who EXTENDED Inc 'nV'ta'uh' su'ey
tb.re was no light Of objection elsewhere Ana now
ever much tn. orator may have doyhted IRON The line
of good asie the uct that copy at hI' aadress was
solicited for publica ion Ivy two distinct committees,
ON. representing ia. corps OF Cadets and the other
| IN. Literary societies OF the Institute, may he ac-
cepted At last negative proof That no sucli t1'
! cep,ion WAS taken by them Selecting ~ hs theme
IN. mast the present and the iuture OF Virginia. Mr..
Newt ton endeavored, in style nj lea't not inappro-
PIRATE, although not quite tqua perhaps " the point
ess Authoritarian OF Henry" 10 impress upon tho
minds Of hi. youthful auditors n sense oil Inc past RS
nown of the present Lightly which this aged Common
wealth hsa achieved, by ever clingug 10 Inc rght re-
rardless ol ensuing consequence Having 'ke'ched
! for hs audience glowing picture 81 wha' Virginia
was and t. h. veI;ured IN closing h' addro-', Ia shy
n few words IN reference To that future whose on
sc,lry no man can penetrate. except by tha anctr'
tain light OF copj@clurai reasoning. Ana oecause' "r
sonth the prospect did not present l'seii 10 h' NINA
| ia the WARM and glowing cclor' wh'cn h',rart me
alarmed paze Of H-rry" because he dared s'ato the
fact that IN. poitcal power Of tbs Union had passed
| into the hands OF Northern majority-becsuse he
ventured 10 express the belief mat Inc energy o.,
fansci , back ed by the power OF numbers, promised
no psace 10 the conederacy; because he staes
f.is and deduces tke.e!rom conclusions IN regard to
which honest men may we'll diffs! III opinion, DE
becomes at the victim of a TRADE OF cover per
snnalty such a. graces the communication OF your
corresnondent as not TOumbs Has not Brown
| Have mot Hunter Wise Mason, all At some time or
other expressed the belief that tbs Union was III hhh
ger Have they not all asserted, over ana hg"'h'hh'
il driven that dire necessity tbs Son'h cou'd sus'an
such All independent enpir. IN the world never sa"
How long haa il been since Governor WA. III zone
of nervous aud manly eloquence, worthy oi ina ch,ei
magistrate Of Virgina, IN doubtful fres"enIlai
election staksd The existence OF the Uuion upon Tue
vote of ring- free State, ana announced h'nssil
rasdy and willing given contingency 10 lend me
movement Can il be forgotten that scarcely TWO
years have elapsed since quiet CITIZENS retired NJ
nigh, with M mucasy apprehension es' they shona
wake up TO find that Captain Dimmock w,th Ge-
iachrnsIt of his men had surmed fortress Monroe-
TINT Lieut. GAY with Il detachment oi te State guard
had captured tho biz ship PrnnsyIvana, white HE
commander of he army and navy OF The STATE ~ ini
fnent of his pledge 10 MAINTAIN the honnr "t me
Commonwealth or To break the sword ot virginia,
stood ready 10 prrcpate the rsd skinned veterans OF
the Accomac militia upon the pescesble prechcfs ut
Portsmouth, Ia disunion more remots contingency
now than theni Has Northern power been shorn "i
s unconditional Has her rabd z-n N ths anii slave
ry cause abstedl Can the leopard OF innaticisn
change hs epo;s! Can the Ethiopian Of abolition
chang. lis rkn Ii dsunion was Imminent IN view
of In. bare prorpect of Republican -ucccrr, WHAT
nu.t il hs now when every man UhO Ia not struck
with blindness or folly perceive that the predrm
iuanc. of tina, party is mere question o' tnei why
then thi. onslaught upon Mr.. Newton! why mas
this sell appointed sen,iu, siunhered upon hls post
Will. men IN high public place Governors OF StsIe',
Senators OF the Union aud Representatives III Con
uress whose oaths 10 maintain the Constitution ana
laws If The ConieGerscy are Registered III lie h'gh
cLauccry of heaven" have venturrd To express IN"
opinion that III. peace eae'y and honor ot Virginia
hung upon the Douysian thread OF Northern cSptcef
Why il it that he has lust raised himself from h''