Wheeling Compiler

For the Compiler.

Gentlemen: I am unfortunately in collision with a gladiator so perfectly "insensible" of the distinction between "repressed, subdued, sacrificed," and "wavered," that it appears the greatest tormentor of his imagination. Thus, a learned philologist, and perfect in GEOGRAPHICAL lore, when it is asked on what occasion (in Convention) were the labour and profound judgment of C. Johnson repressed, subdued, sacrificed at the shrine of the Lucubrations and elaborations of the East; and on what occasion the same gentleman had wavered in his purposes—he triumphantly asserts, in effect, a starting difference and yet fails to show whether the balance would preponderate in favour of the statesman of laborious habits in controversy, possessor of profound judgment in politics: abandoning the one, sacrificing the other to laboured sophistry—or of the weak, wavering politician, who, if he deserve pity, is every way unworthy of the people's confidence.

When I first noticed, through your columns, an extract of a letter dated at Richmond on the 15th December, it was easily taken for granted, that if the gentlemen there mentioned (one of whom, Mr. Henderson, being from Kanawha with Gen. Mercer, constituted in that editor's opinion, however erroneous, a part of the dual set of debaters from the west all who had wavered), Mr. Mercer might be the candidate on a former occasion. He had agreed, not the debate sight me into the field. To as and ambiguous insinuations about expectations. From the manner which his fore are low applied, one might suppose the gentleman in 'wiverr D' in that opinion. In the, however, he is as consistent with himself, as when, by recourse us, that, ignorant alike of the name and purpose of the letter writer, and not adopting his opinions in extenso, he writes not to vindicate them whilst, according to himself he understands the writer so perfectly, and manifests so much anxiety to defend him. But hear him: When the writer of the letter from Richmond said that Mr. Doddridge was the only man (among the debaters from the West, that had remained firm. that Cook, Johnson, Powell, Henderson, All had wavered,' who supposed that every member of the Convention, [A F. J. did not suppose it.] who had made a speech or two, was referred to? and not rather,"&c." This is surely from the pen of the same gentleman, that could illustrate so finely inaccuracies in geography, by what he so learnedly shows to be a want of precision in style—But I affirm, as emphatically too, as the gentleman may please, there were Delegates from the West, for that is the question,) from this, from Kanawha district, worthy to be placed in the foreground of debate with Mr. Henderson, and as firm and unyielding to their purpose as Mr. Doddridge: to say the latter, is to say much.

I would not be wanting in respect to any one who ought to have been sooner broken off by me: yet I cannot but suspect this controversy Mas dero a esto hombre y su estraragaute ductamen: sus lalios jamas se alry ron a la inenunsulad ni su corazon a las gracirs—I leave him to his want of candor.

A FRIEND OF JUSTICE.

P. S. Whenever information may have been received in Wheeling, that Messrs. Cook, &c. had voted for the adoption of Mr. Gordon's plan. I believe Mr. Armstrong, of the Compiler, can inform the gentleman, if he choose to enquire, that he has probably done me injustice in assigning one.

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