Richmond Palladium

Editors Palladium: -- By giving place to the following reply to "Junius" of last week, you will oblige the undersigned.

"ITINERANT LECTURERS AND OTHER HUMBUGS."

I have been induced to notice the remarks of "Junius" of last week, because of the ungenerous and unjust judgment, which he seemed to think his duty to pass, in behalf of "public sentiment," upon H. Wisner and his Lectures, and that too, it appears, without the evidence of his own senses to assist him, as he says, "he is informed." &c. -- it is often difficult, and sometimes even impossible, to judge correctly by the hearing of the ear, but it is much more unsafe, to do so from hearsay. It is seldom the case that persons having such a "prurient desire for knowledge," do not manage to collect enough of that precious boon, to be able to judge, at least for themselves, between the genuine and the spurious article, without leaving it to a would-be monopolist, to decide for them. We are not advocates for Lecturers in general, nor Book Agents, in particular, but we do like, even the enemy of all righteousness, to have his due, as well as those who, in their "peregrinations through the West," call at Richmond, and give us the result of a "six months study of Phrenology," &c., &c. H. Wisner, must certainly have been a very apt scholar, to have acquired such knowledge as he evidently possesses, in so short a time -- and we sincerely hope that some of the lessons which he taught the public, "glancing and superficial though they were," will not soon be forgotten. Junius however, seemed to discard the idea, that those large audiences, which nightly assembled, formed any part of the public, by the allusion he made to public sentiment," and certain it is, that Wisner held large audiences, which increased rather than diminished, towards the close, and we would naturally suppose, they came to learn something. As regards the "horrible ravages, made upon the King's English." we have only to say, that we are Americans, and our language Republican, chaste, and easy to be understood, and we recognize no allegiance to the "King's English," any farther than it suits our purposes of description, &c. And if the late Lecturer has been so fortunate, as to succeed in "opening the doors of science," I hope, those at least, who were present on that occasion, will avail themselves of the opportunity afforded, of "handling the ponderous treasures of science," which in this enlightened age, is said to be free to all. And if we should, from inability, or "incapacity," be unable to proceed with our "ponderous treasure." we would respectfully solicit the co-operation and instruction of Junius, or "Mr. Somebody-else." And there was no compulsion in regard to attending the Lectures, or purchase of Books, hope "public sentiment" will not be aggrieved.

JUSTICIANA.