The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-03

Crisysarkie returned. enlightened uo
you mean that, tooW
"Well, sir,n returned tho professions,
philanthropist, getting up, ana thrls.us
his hands down into his trousers p othocs 10,
az don't go about measuring pe"p.ee ,oa
caps. II people find have any aboaS sne
thai fl ,orn they can put 'cm on ana wear
'em. iT they like. That's their lookout, not
mine" ,..u. IN
MIR. Crisparklc eyed him with q just IN
d;rnation. and took him to task thus: r
7sMr. Honeythunder, l hoped when !
came In here that might be under no nv, ~.
cess;ty of commenting on tho introducuon
| Of nlatforln manners or platform nla ma
among tho decent forbearanccs Vi lnlsme
life. But you have given me Sucn =. q sp;o a,
men Of both. that should be lit subject
for both if ! remained siishS lespe''liis
them. They arc dctcstable:
"Thcy don't suit yoa, dare say, sir"
nTbcy are" repeated Mr.. Crisparkle,
without noticing the interruption, "detest-
,ble. Thev violate equally the justice that
should belong to Christians, and the re-
straints that should belong TO gentlemen.
You assume great crime to have been
committed by one whom l, acquainted
with the attendant circumstances, and
having numerous reasons on my side, de.
youtly believe to he innocent OF it. Because
differ from you on that vital point, what
is your platform resource? Instantly tc
turn upon me, charging that | have nc
sense of the enormity Of the crime ltseli
hut am its alder and abcttor. So, another
tmc-takiEg ME as representing your OPP
poncnt in other cases-you set up pi;ll.
| form crcdulity-a moved and seconded ano
carried unanimously profession OF iallt
| in some ridiculous delusion or mis-
chievous imposition. ! decline to De
| lieyc it, and you fall back upol
YOUR platform resource Of proclalmlng thal
believe nothing; that because Will no,
| bow down TO false God of your making
| DENY the true God! Another time you
make the platform discovery that war IS
! calamity, and YOU propose 10 aDoilSa l! ~
a string OF twisted resolutions tossed lhtS
the air like the tail of kite. l 90 not aa
nit the discovery to he yours in the least
and have moi a Grain Of faith in your rene
DIV. Again, your platform resource OF re-
presenting me as revealing in the horrors
| of y battlefield like fiend incarnatc An
other time, in another OF your uhulS,
terminating platform rushcs, you would
punish the sober for the drunken. l claim
consideration for the comfort, convenience,
and rcfrcShment of the sober, and you pre-
scntly make platform proclamation that i
have deprarcd desire to turn heaven
creatures into swine anu wild beasts. IN all
such cases your movers, and your secondcrS,
and your upportcrS-your regular PROBES
sors of all dc.rccs-ruu amuck like so many
mad MaIayS; hahitmlly attrhut!ng the
lowest and bascst motives with the utmost
rcckIcssness Qct me call your attention
to recent instance in yourself, for which
You should blush), and quoting 1 r.. re
which you know to be us Wlliullv
onc-siled rs q statement OF any COM
plicatcd account that should he all creditor
side and no debtor, or all debtor side ana
no creditor Therefore it is, MIR. lioncy.
thunder. that / consider the platform. sui SUI,
lciently bad example and Il sufficiently haa
school even in public life, but holu Ili't
carried into private life it becomes I'LL ''''c''-
durable nuisance
"TheSc are strong words, sir - exclaimed
the philanthropiSt. ,,, ucoo,
Il hope so," said Mr.. Crisparklc. Good
morning"