Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-26
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To THE Eprion or ms tNou,nrn.

To TIRE EDITOR OF TIE ENoUiHEH.
SIR-Iou arc requested 10 insert lie follow.
ing paragraphs in the Enquirer, as Mr.. D"aue's
piece Ina ulieady been p inted in it. They
written by a friend Of tie Portuguese minis.
ter Is il not a courtesy due TO ,,is,insui,h-
cd foreigner and minister, TO republisi toe az.
iicle from the Democratic Press OF Phi!a,!cl-
phia:
From the Philadelphia Dem cratic Press.
Mr.. Ediiur-I'te torrents Of riba,dry
which the editor OF the .4Wyorn has Spnt:,-
ell forth for some months past agains! all
that is elevated 81 respectable III this
country, The multitude and Srossness of
the ialsehoods with which lie has loaded
his columns, aust have raised In his own
mind The suspicion, that tie public no
longer attaches the least creditor impor-
lance to his writings. This idea, though
humliiat;ng, bias a tendency To embo!den
him In his career of SANDER, in as much
as the iact of his utter disrepuie must rcn-
der those whom he assails, careless about
repeliing his caiuninies, or detecting his
Misrepresentation riots i'll the IL
cense resulting from his own debaseinent,
and aware OF the horror or contempt with
which his style Of warfare inspires all who
have any sell respect or dclicacy of feel
ing, Inc cts no bounds 10 the qualification
Of his noXious insiIncts.-'Fhe CONSCIOUS
ness of his vrctched condition, while it
produces the sense Of security, mortities
nevertheless his vulgar pride, and stinu-
lates temper naturally fierce and vindic-
tive, TO sort of phrenzy of scurrlity. In
his late outrages upon all branches OF
our government, there is full evidence OF
that reliance upon intamy, and that des-
peralien ofpurpose Just mentioned. His
case calls to mind the langHage Of the
Bravo in Macbeth
:" am one, my Lieee,
Whom the vile blows and bullets G the world
g Have so ncensed, that ara reckless what
. do 10 spite the World"
There is another striking feature in The
professional labors of Mr.. Duane-tlie
GHec,0sioa OF possessing, apart, much ian
portant information, and of getting al
facts and documents properly secret aud
confidential. This preiension has no other
realsupportt than his being furnished by The
buccaneers ofAmelia Island. or any 9TH
err like deseeradoes, who find in him IA
kindred spirit and a ready instrument,
with such reasonings and ale cations,
trde or false, as may enable him, their
chosen advocate, TO make the best of
their cause. He appears for them, and
ekes out lis brief with railing and boast
ing. II is in this way, that he wsuld palm
himself upon lis as prodigy Of industry
and sagacIty, aud it is upon 10 other
foundation that he is so wonderfully ora
cuIar.
The Aurora of the 18Th inst. presents a
fine specimen of his tactics, both 40 80
the object of personal consequence, and
of The defamation of those whom he is
Instructed TO viIify. allude to his re-
marks upon the official letter of the min
lister of Portugal, and 10 the translation
wli'ch he has given Of that interesting do
cumeHt.-Wh0 would not suppose that
the letter had been thrown mys,eriously
INTO tl!s Lions moutii;" tIIat the wary
editor had long held il closely in pciio-
10 Judge from the following observations
winch ne i,as prefix ID to the translation:
p" Frequent ai.usion has been made in the
Aurora 10 letter said TO be addressed
BY the Able Correa de Sierra, &c. !
50 had a momeniary perusal of that letter
q considerable time ago; am now en-
allied TO present it TO the public attcn-
"t0H."
The truth il, that the letter in question
Was published by tie Brazilian govern
lssni inthe official Gazette OfRio Ianeiro
oil the lst May, 1917, and that it is 10 be
found translated into French in the Pari-
sian Monlteur, of the 10th July last. Up
on comparison OF the English version
given in the Aurora with tie French of
tie NioDtrur, there cannot be the least
G9Hbt but that the French is the original
a. idr. Duane, and as little Doubt can be
entertained of bis never having seen the
letter until the Moniteur of July fell into
his hands, or until the Translation was
made for him fro u tue French.
The hnoioipg editor has the bardihOod
10 alErm i'll iIis preface, that the English
Translation is az carefully executed as
possible" 1t may, indeed, have been
" carefully executed" so far as regards
she purposes iOr which il is published,
bui, as q Translation, il wears an unequi-
vocal character Of ignorance and bad
fdHf. CiiIe passages marked az cor
iaiung The most Odious features, eightare
f4lseiy rendered. In sOiuc there are ~
Expeditions provided ass themes for a.
j,aec for instance, ilc epiihei dngio ~
meIjcan IS thrice introduced, although il
80 where used in Ire froDch irIuSid-
zion Oilers aye garfield 0f distorted,
mau.,cflg Dv design. The CdDdid aad
hnterius issftWour--ao rafe iRtie zloath
OF foreigner -bJrnc 10 ihe '6sl ciiardc-
ieg ct The a-nefcar nation. by tie illus
;ri0us writer. s siaiiousjy -.cakcH a ly
omissions aDd Bodihc lions offer W.
iW.Ogiug extracts as proul oC SHAT /
hepe assert have iiie trensh ready 9.
hc produced 10 aee &c DENIAL, viiHa on
iidtti appeal go every Frcecb scholar .or
ii'c accuracy - my onn gcgs,ons