Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-25

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"a;s (Erskiny's,) impotence, soon he read my
comments on his argument decidedly interesting as
well 20 others to myself for the simple reason tina.
caused to pass before the mental eye the imGge Of
breast sticking full of arrows &C., and again you say
In the two letters which Eskne" has addressed to
be has not succeeded in tuggng one of these arrows
from his greved BOSOM" 1t true then il would
that You do no. only chucke with d,moniac joy over
What you suppose the exquisite tortures of my sen
sibies but your ecstaces re3oubed al refined N
The proud contemplation OF the additional fact that you
the author OF my terrible agoues the Iead CT al ny
woes.
No wonder you empdsd the quver OF your enyenom.
ed ridcue upon tears and the poor dwelling smplston
whose ambition could no higher than to lead i'm
among the distressed in search of tears to dry ur"
1t is self evident ptopOston upon the face of the
cord you have made that you cherish witherng scorn
for the lschrymcse nfrmi:y. oa your stony h;ari,
doubt drops of human voc could not descend, from
ply pleading eyes bitter enough 10 produce any ohes
eec: than is produced by the patterng OF the winry
rain that rc,zs as it falls upon the mountIn rock.
Your savage ferocity AID irrepressibe vanity has u
one PARALLEL in history. When the question asked
"who killed cock.robbin?
], said the sparrow,
With my bow aud arrow,
Ikilled eOckrOJJim."
Anybody can that that sparrow felt his oats, iha:
he fully realised the vast he had wcn and
over that he had such devouriag passion for horn.
blowing, that ndeoatc it might be- he could not
train from giving his own trumpe. a blast. No man
that ever had within him the shadow Of soul, could
fail to enjoy the intensely Interesting spectacle that
sparrow made in the ftcitons concci Of which he
evidently and Rrdently possessed of the de zzngly mag
uifcn character of the achievement for the horrors Of
which he stood before the whole world without rival
But it seems he is to have rival ut last, who
emuates his taste and style that he has determined to
travel to eternal renowa with him Oh tle same river or
at least TO Aoat,
hingng with his f1me forever"
Accordingly in the ven the sparrow spoke you to
publish the fact that you too, have bow and arrow,
and thai moreover It has nc; been iil Here ia par
alsl rot obnoxious to your errble aua.hemls against
parallels that pITallcs That foad conceit which
vas to the rplrrOw source Of joy, was TO Others
source Of merriue an that IS literally and precisely
the history Of yoar clso. Hs, d.ult, honestly he
ieved ne was h..otci JJ no coak-,tAns olayer, End
you dolb h'ao7ty jel'ye thai yol we're born to
bscor, Erskre's ~ a.1or lie seem 20 .hiHk that
there was nothing inar!.c4.e in blowing his horr,
and here acia Ycu have followed cose in the orste2
,f your immortal pro.oypa. he tells thai his weapon
vas a bow and arrow. You 'e" ~ ianticaly be saIEs
story Abou: your weapon. He said enough to prove that
he was a bloody Minded b,odhirsty sparrow, and you
have sii enough establish youF claims too, to
culinary mind and appetite. de was endowed With n
degree of courage and intend 70 assert aud prove
Monday, thHt you possess that splendid quality de-
gree almost verging upon maniA. He rhspsodicsl
in his ausion 10 what he had done with biz bow aui'er
row. You are e1Gtic in your a!usion to whS; you ina
gine you have done with yours. He full of ambi.
ton. Hs speech proves t. You are fpll Of ambition.
Your speeches prove H. He is immortal, ald for thai
reoso' you SW BE- Do Won think, cir, the want o.
pirecsm between the two is almost o' pajpdJls
20 oo0 Of discussion" or is no. tho plrelleism itself
entirely too pa plhls 10 admit OF discussion.
H.vng dsposcd, in my poor way, OF your ficetous
ecceoCes about refinement, modes!y AID po!i:ercss,
will bid you aiieu, hoping tia. we will meet again
mex: golday vho0 I .:r-ii shall be compelled to
expose :he nisaTbe bad purposes to which you pros
tuts some Of your very bes. qualities. Until then, how
ever, Taaqgi. .pl.7" 10 you. ERsKlNE.