Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05
THE RICHMOND WHIG,
TIE AMEypE HONORABLE.

To the Ektor If the Whig:
The Examiner OF yesterday pleads not guilty to tie
soft impeachment Of an ,ng to reply TO Cassius and
says "nsi.her ths Wing nor s correspondents have
suggested aay topics to ~" bays given the fsst ar j..
ccs Of Caus al and have referred to the 6
Of the city papers for the past tao weeks, sad the
marks Ct he Examiner quoted in the oiadcr Of Csssius
not intended to reply to tie first article Of Cas- ius
thea they reply 10 article that has appeared Ia
tae Richmond papers for that period of ine say this
much not to suggest doubt Of the Examiners truth
Of such rudeness am no. capable-bus simply 10 justify
the roinder of dreaming that the Etsn
ner albeit Burrs tells ITO step aside human" wouli
step 80 far aid: 10 notice an anonymous writer be
yond its territorial jurisdiction did Hitter myself hst it
my article to which the Examiner attempting
re- y, and renqash the fond oonceit with little re.uc
tsnc' for controversy Is not TO me- as would seem IS
to the Examiner at all disagreesble. have had tas
Of It aud now have taste for II and can cay ;Iuly
Cousin Modus said after he had gotten a taste CT b.
io1cA Of Cousin Helens soft piln 81 like IT," Ca.sus
therefore tenders 10 the Examiner his Distinguished cor
sideraion and if there hing 10 his article at s
'rs;ureG" or Acrimonious" be cteerfuy IL
bat he must Insist that the Editor must when be saw the
acrimo 10 which he sltd,s have looked through the
sam, specaces Fasta did at K,nde Green for Clssius
ready giysthe Examiner solnmn ha, be
did have the sghtes. shadow of ipaute or scrino-
ny in LiS feelings when he penned the said ar;ics and
that which mistaken by the Examiner f,r l.Ia;ure
was honestly n,ended for little harmless pleasantly.
When the Examiner becomes Letter acquainted With
Csssus and Witnesses exhibition tNo OF his iona
fde acrimony, he WI, ,hep become thoroughly sitsi
Of how ogregously he has be,n mistaken in calling hs
playful humOr Of day before yesterday "acm,uy." But
it would sceu Mr. + litor, that owe you apology
From the tenor OF the Examiners Sllasiops Cs'sius
aud the Whig infer that If you publish any more art
eles that isaured acrimonious, the Eia niu'r
will be taking after you. Now, DO not reside in Rich
monj, but do live among Christian p,cple aud in
aId of civilization; and in that bright land the idea tbst
cb aims OF the true mission Of Journalism a to ndrge
and in fact encourage the discussion Of all Ct
questions about which the people feel any concern and
the general Elimination OF truth" To further its eaid
mission ard widen is scope OF usefulness in that dc
ou IL il usual there TO publish the articles Of any pri
vate citizen Who may eeJirc to submit biz views TO II
public and imnemorinl usage has estatlisht the pro-
prety of adopting de plume whenever the writer's
one psrsona indignty that involves point Of honor,
IL Is rsnal for the ended party to quietly OPEN friend
ly correspondence with the editcr, iu which he respect
fully rtqaess to be introduce 10 the said correspondent
which request being promptly complied WITH The aEcre
slid editor has nothing 10 do With the matter
TIE parties. Had not have supposed The rule
the law Of the press here never would have sent you
syllable to publish, lest it might peradvenlure have
wound up in fight your hand and If that is not tie
rule by which you regulated here am free to to
you, think il ought to be. With that rule clearly de-
fined aad well established, editor has to do
with the persc naies Of his correspondents than law
yer has with the paudces and antpa.hies Of his clients
Then does no! ouly become the privilege ofa corret
pondsnt ask to be heard but IL becomes the dny Of
an editor though ho nay thereafter himself strike hin,
nevertheless, first to hear him."
CASSIUS