Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-27
RICHMOND WHIG.
For the Richmond Wkig
TO TIE WHIGS CORRESPONDENT, NV. NJ

For the Richmond Wkig
TO THE wHIGS CORRESPONDENT, "W. NJ"
pro Missed on Saturday to prove to-day, that in the
possession Of that shining qns.y called courage, your
s,f alone could be your ou!y parallel" There h am
aware desperation resembling courage, Of which it is
said towards are capable bu: entertain not the slight
est apprehension that have mistaken the for the
other il ia generally in tho dener resort that meet
With desperation at all. Il is the ofping Of mentl
aRd physical commissions and the nseparable companion
Of emergencies aud ex ren,ies When all Is at stake il
performs the same oics courage does in qaest Of
element the redress of injuries the support CT the
right Nos, my opinion IT, that Of late You have only
bssn in quest Of little excitement but in that adven
ture il certainly bs admitted that you have exhib
tied courage that it would take the desperation OF
caven when bis very existence at stake to rival
Greek philosopher Of eminence defined courage 70
bs an Indifference consequences II this be
definition, the memory of Chevaer Bayard may well
rsmbe for bis laures aud the OF the heroic Oonde
as we'll as that of ths brave Merci whose memory
paid delicate aud thrilling tribute in the
he erected his sshes well that OF the i'll
hed Nay, who won AZ the oAnnon's mouth the
impsrshabe soubrqlet OF the "braves. Of the "braYe
must all pale before the d zzng spendors and tran
scendent eulgence Of this bran uminary that has
ouiy but yesterday shot into It's orbit upon the horizon
of BOtetourt; for my dear sir from your first appear
In this controversy you have exhibited morbid in
difference TO ooustquepce altogether sufficient to put the
martyrs OF sOiosm themselves the blush. In the first
place. you haya dslb raselY rOundly and em )haticay
asserted that have assumed positions and made ssus
never assumed made ell to furnish excuse to say
something that would have been brighter than lightning
sharper than twoedsei sword il it only had not been
a simple game of bAttledOor and shute-coek, where,
in the play the author Ies up TIE speeches OF both
pRrties How could Of your native astuteness fail
to that could psrpeIrato such folly aud
cape detection? And If yon coolly made up your mind
become public butt for the Of the look
ers Ia Vienna" must be permitted TO insist that
therein you do exhibit stooaly heroic indifference to
consequences. From ,he numerous and enormous blum
ders you continually making aud repeating the in.
ference l. fair one, that while il is problbe you are
Iborous reader /. is equally certain that you only
superficial student and thai after having fitted through
aud over thousand pages you resemble who has
travelled long journey with closed eyes and ears. He
retrrss, of course, with travelled body, but not
Travelled mind. He however have gotten the benefit
those benefits without acquiring any equivalent in lieu
thereoi-but the contrary, have qaired habit.
l supefciaity aud the rsat you simply read every
thing and seriously stu y nothing, and yet you pre-.
sumo, upon eursory glance to dispose in solemn
form and put at rsss faty aud forever questions OF
shasever gravity aud magnItuds mHy chance come
before you. This, no man, without the courage Of
GoG, could ever dare to do Bu must do you the jus
ca to add that full aud complete recOmpsnse for
your uniform habit, OF never giving to other mems
ioughis than superficial glance, you kuigh;
y and considerlte enough to bother other
With thoughts dsmIudins more than you give Such
mInifcenc, ia worthy Of P,iace. Such benevolenee
Of phiianihrop'i, aud as nothiSg Is moro proverbia
shau that generosity and courage are nseparabe con-
oomilauts it furnishes additional evidence OF your re-
dOubiablo pu,s. In the last letters had the tie
mary address you, presented to you several far
Issues and how did you meet them. Precisely az it is
slid fellow in buggy behaved when he met on
the highway six horse team. The road WAs narrow
and out of the beaten path either side was boggy
the man undertook TO bully the team,ler and in an
explosion Of dignd1d indignation, demanded care you
going to gOl on: OF my way, sir - WIS, will you
Do Il dont quietly asked the wagouerg What will
doy wly, air, will soon show you what will do A
moment q suspense elapsed WhcreupOn the wsgoner,
with apparently very calm Indifference 10 the eonsc.
Q1encss, REPLIED "Well sir, what will il hey Why sir,
retoStOi the proprietor of the oae horse establishment
4 you do not got out Of my way instantly, will Ger.
u,iuly - e, out OF yours
l. threw down to you gags after gage, which you, in.
tead of picking up play on me The buggy trick and 90
49, -. 4 a
pa;us result OF that superficial way you have OF read.
.ng everything aud bobbing around generally.
You TO look al around issue without ever sec
Jog it. aad then you write all around il, without ever
touching IT, In this you remind me Of Young orator
moe kneS lie had bosom crony, in whose criticisms
had grea; confidence. After hs7ng made, Oa one oc-
sion Of bis rouser a. ne closed he caught
the eve OF his friend, which be iancied bsamed With
thAa lis ordinary light and mistakng for appro
ation he rushed up 10 him. aud exclaimed "Now, Tom,
'Shai have You got to sag that speech 2" 40"
piled Tom, "l have no hesitation 10 saying and sly il
,ody t ia the greatest speech you did deliver and
gill remAn to your dying day the great sreach of your
life. In truth, it had but solitary fault" "Ol my
beloved friend, you will s;raugs with JOY. osly QUE
aull aud that too frou you. who have hereto
lre had thouuni faal to Il ID with NY speeches.
| How must have improved Wac will dsuy, nov, that
am geo Sing aud rising mal: Only one faulIl Do
ell ns Tou, what is that oae, dare say il is sms
one, aud may easily correct it." "0," replied Tom
"yoi touched tho susefl" Now, those last two
arc ces OF youIs in the Whg dare say are far better
articles than Toms friends speech was speech, but
they were a ted with precisely the disorder. Iu
my former articles. ptes1at,l you wish facts which il
"a for You to admit deny aud you did neither, but
dolgug ali Isie, iAe l. exacly Tome friend did to
touch the subi,os. Nsverthaesa enl Iyel your Arti
c'es hugely it was piiu cno1gh to be that yoG
vas "in weaving w,y," aud "and sPsn. your figures
- aad me, it his always been Of unaloyet
delight TO lOok a. Others shen they warming NJ
with the epjoymen, Of the nseIyes Bat there otl
or additional evidence Of your Csc nreal pluck that