The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-18
no TIE PIrnILc-

" ItE PUBLIC.
Z J co0ll not have been expected ,Tter Lad sLcr,
< from me voluntary certificates OF some of ,br
most re- pectsbe parsons in the ncehborbeod uher.
Ben Ward deed resided that ti,. charges nj
0ce q want OF patriotism Al ed against him by MIR
Francisco ATTEMPTED 20 he s.anortsd n,
Mr.. WarrtN, were entirely without aty found INN
thai itwould have been Necessary for me To tro,,.
bic the l'nbc any farther upon The subject or than
the imposuoq npoa the public at the expence OF a
deceased 5oi<ser eide reyCiution who was beloyod
md esteemed By eterJ respectable man that kne,y
pm, would have been fsrther attempted But il
scsus Shat Mr. w 'rreil has been deceived Inv MIR
-ff~ne1seo; t6ot there are nsmber of subscribers
10 MIR. Warrcfs print aud he wishes 10 suDnort his
family In respectsbty s TO advance Himself in his
,Fo5esson. he public viii Judge whether these are
sufficient reasons Or bersiSliS in tie uni,is; renre
ssnts'on. Although thesereasoss eSonerate vi
WarreH trom all b.ame in undcrtaklg che uriui
they would uot be sufficient to a man of earraci
g feelings, for supporting MIR. Franeisco's uni,l.-
Nhabie attack on tie memory of Benjamin Ward,
since the eV'denoe has appeared upo6 the subject
Can any man for moment bel. We that IL Vsr,l
had have acted as Francisco alleges. han have az
sisted British parry in the Revolutionary war in /,
TencOunter witt an American in pres. nee NJ sever
a. Americans, that W''da reputation IN the patri.
ollie county of ifot,oway, then mart of Mi,
would have suil' rcd injury fhst he vonid b,ye
been permitted eJffrt9ar6s 10 FL The ;r,,,ort, /,
hoes. OF captain e. quarter master in TIE rsr,iee g.
shspe been popular 'tiieer s. cOnsiertds his''
pet airy man 90 INTO the ncig hborLeol where W. ri
Nfet AID died, X where the ogenrre nee b aiJ an
Lave h'ppe.ie;l, and converge wtb any respretshl
man who kncw Ward aLG gLo lad - ,u5o,I,,,i,v
Ut knowing t.e creamttaDe, OF his Occurrences hs
Will hssr b.'ss o, honest Indignation at the Gac
raul nuSUe that is attempted ygsnstib memory
~ ard. Let aDy mas read the puhcston OF NJ
WaFreIl q tie certificates which have Iiere,0!ore
publ shcd, and he " see that Mr Warrst un,bl.l
10 eontroNert the iInportsnt lacfs cousied IT. thn.
eer,hestcs, has pretended to appy ~ SOME trivial A
uuinportant parts of them. As 10 tie ceriihesf.s
pub is,ed by Nlr Warreli, tl,,r opIy prnye ,ya.,
Mr.. Francisco has said upon t,e sat,ret. WHICH
certainly can bave no wight IN this controyer.y. as
he acknowledged 20 Mat Il Jones some years a N
tfat the fnets were Substantially as Mai tones la
snce ~ ms certificate stated t,s.B which eetifrat.
has bsen published y ism direct oplinstion 10 VI
tie remarks uf Mr. Francsra AS prayed by IA, cir.
theates published by AiT. W4rrcn A.i be,ii,. /,
Is universally know 10 81, vino knog Mr Fr,n,i..
60 that when speaking of las own Pretended 81
p'os, be- Hoes not consider i'ita r,sn Of fis er,a,
Fersona irpWess OUCH g. he ,,rOs5 by fbe u,,,I
81 ts;cs ~ truth. bncw how dssersea6Is II Is IN
the pnhbc 70 be incommods yi'A y 81 ,,ate oo.t,o.
Ffr'v. have trer' lore cur;gi!ed ny r..tns,ls "a
t1'ci IS possible. Shall not tYnI-s the rlbl, en-,
Tther "pao III snJeeL 5cG wing that have sheen
- the s2tls'se'ion ~ every resfsefsbls roas vht
o. ryan'ired the tes'i.eofy, tiat Pen. ward de.5i
b'ed & died . man uf rsspec;ahi.;ty and entirely
-Ntmp' from any mis- 9nhutt IN the raneouuter ~
''seh tht rObbsss sn] FGsncirco ~ his home
BENJAMIN WARD
&esT owAY, Jsnc 81, 1919.