The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-25
The Noble Art OF the Plagiarism.

Editors Of The Sun:--Your leading edi-
| tOridl Of to-day on Tine Noble Art OF
| Plagiarism recalls to my mind a case
/ IN point between some DISTINGUISHED peo-
| PIE as those you cite that may interest
many OF your readers | have not the
time nor have you the space for any de-
tailed statement OF the facts, and ! can
only give you crude outlines. Somewhere
between the years of 81 and 20, at a
FOurth-of-.luly dinner IN the city Of
Richmond, the Hon. Raleigh T. Daniel
e .Li one OF Ms brilliant speecn%%s WIN
ms toast. The States of the Union
Distinct as the pillows, yet one as the
sea; Daniel was an "Old-line whig,
and the Union sentiment ives everywhere
he was called by his friends, was not only
man Of magnificent attachments and re-
sources, bat was known as tne sheridan
o! virginia. 1t was that charming ana
noble Specimen Of manhood. Judge John
y. Mason. who 50 dubbed him, and Judge
Mason, you remember. WAS one OF the
wits Of his day, and was the man who.
as minister 10 France, was more intimate
with the emperor than any American
had ever been. You see how hard IL Is
10 keep out OF TIE details. but you VIII
give ne space for one OF the Judge :
''mois?' Standing near the Emperor
one day at one Of his receptions, some
body pointed out to the Judge who was
q southern man, the minister from
Hayti-a ap.endid-looKing negro. over
six feet high. in magnificent court dress.
What do you think Of that gentleman,
judge The Judge looked qu.ZZlcaUy AT
the Emperor and whispered 10 his queS-
u5ner: Vel, ! mink he would ln, hTlng
Trav. Daniel could never have been
guilty OF plagiarism. ana the toast went
the rounds OF the papers as his from
Maine to Texas as We used 10 say IN
those DAYS. VIXEN the toast had become
famous after that manner a very gifted
and very popular Methodist J. .eacEer'
then located Ia the city o, A,ttaudr.aa
l. I holt W. "A VA MOTT
wrote letter TO the Richmond Enquirer
claiming that he had delivered Fourth
Of-July GRAFTON just twelve months be
fore, and that Il had been pIp"-net. ~
words OF Mr.. Daniels toast. The printed
speech was produced. and there We're the
words. Nj. Daniel denied that he had
ever heard OF Mr.. HammettS JrutIoa or
TrdV. Daniel. but there were the facts.
now, then, white taat affair was h'ins
ventilated in the columns OF the iach-
mond Enquirer and al the Virginia
papers, col ), Bassei; French. who Is
Judge Of the city Of MANCHESTER. across
friend and admirer OF NJ. Daniel, entered
the lists and produced Fourth-o;-j IIy
Grafton written by him two years before
with the i1entica. words as original VII
him The laugh was turned upon bg;h
NJ. Hammett and Mir. Daniel.
Certainly Mr. Hammett would never
have attacked Mr.. I'aUtcl " hn faA
Ian Of Ir~erab's or4,i0n. and nobody
believed that either famuet, or DaaicI
had ever secl Bl-sett Frenchs Grafton.
~ tlcre yer. tbe facts and there vas
a hearty laugh ali round But while the
ieet nm The mailer had taken Was sfill
49, Eofora ne r,tblin Miss T,lia Johns.
d o. d5,e,btDr of ~. tbe,l assistant b,ehup
az I@ir,,,,,ia ora ~ ne brirGtc,t ana !
vi ''',", U,,e g., t.r J,,. ~ snIendii
nt'a' - Ia 10 cdnf,,ejnT a. rnssihia
worse r'' confodnded. for one summer after
Toot met atn,t MAT zinc she bappeurd |
~ Ta r,,n,ino. ors~ = ,,5;ume Of Mont
Eonery's pOems. and while reading his |
idart,,al yrorls "plstlurt as the niiiuwe. |
vet one AZ the sea The poem was taken |
10 Mr. Richie the then editor of the |
Richmond Enquirer and Published ~ |
perhaps n KEY - the mystery, ana then |
10 be sure there was laugh. ATr.DanieI |
at once explained his part N :ha matter. |
His deduction was that MOutgumary's |
ode wa one OF his favorite pieces OF |
verse. that re knew il thoroughly AMI |