Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18
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fhesp,rt u f6erdlfsy ard Justice uAic.
rms through Tie .foiloetag tetter, must re
commend It to ere'y ho"oH1a6ie man, 10 ,rhat
eter political denomination lee nny belong.
Let honOM Ge Sicemio uytom IL as dhe.
Siaieshurg. April -1ih 1919.
Mr. Cotemam-Ce'tain prints haciRg ia
6on,ed 10 asoJi6e much merit To pntteuia.
'"dtridnGt,~ an procuring tie ioda fol, tn
Subsistence Of The militia, caiyed into sc,ric,
for tie defence Of the Gig Of n. yoyh, IA
1914, permit me wiihomt riyting 10 detraci
dnsht ffo'" uaat mug Justly be due to tic
s,entiendn atindedto to, Of ashich hnow no.
MTg to state, through Me medium IF ron,
paper, mhdt do k'iow IF tie agency If a
tosher highly respectable character, ia that
important and Interesting neg0ciation.
When thee rdS reason TO 6eiieve that NE
INFUSION Of the city Of New, FORK dtpended
on single contingency, and IL w0S EpoUn flat
the wholc force toi its defence did not exceed
tTo thousand ecmJdtaais, Of all arms. aud
hoSe distributed to garrison The rar7ous fo,,
tVcdpoiHs IF defence, great nneasiness for
MS security caisted. An increase of hat
force required funds which the public depa,t
'nentS could nat supply. Under these circmu
stances, IL ras by the adcice Of Mr.. Rufns
hng (nho seconded az By promising. his i'm
MEDIATE md strenuous ereftioRs wita tie cor
p0rGt!0n dmd monied capitalists If the city,
20 rGiSe ne necessary means for tier SubSis
hnce) that L called on tie governors of tie
states Of New YORK. and New Jelscy. Jcr
Their respective quotas Of militia, placed by
the erccutice Of the United States at mn DIS
posai, o"d addressed to the corporation a
letter IF which the toiiowing is a COPY:
Head Quarters, New York,
2Stl, Aug. 1914.
o the hou. the mayor, aldermen. and COM
nonalty of the city of New York:
Gentlemen lettering that this district is
hfeGtened u1h mrasicn, uiihim the meaning
Of mn instructions IF the 18TH uh. / kaos
determined to call on The porernoy for the
J"H amount If hiS states quota of militia.
consisting If l3 500 men TO be inlmediatclV
placed al my disposal, md brought to this
city. hare also detctmi',ed, az Ike man.
nfF, TO caHon New Jersey far as proportion.
phtch rs 5000. To SnJsiSt such a farce for
S'Tty days, CiH require sum IF two HIM.
d,ed and twenty MoVsqnd dollars. exclusive
OF forage, fuel, camp eqmpagc. quarters.
Settle pu6hc departments here &C, at pres.
em, penngiesS, and nimSt apply 10 tic pafri-
@iSn " the corporation 10 RAISE the necessary
funds, IA tie first instance, not doubtina. tie
government miH, IN due time, reimJ,uSc its
GdrGnceS. THE preservation of tbs city aUiH
'e',"1"V J"StyY me measure aud the safest
aud s"'est means of securing al against an
ras'o", IS complete preparation for ats de-
fence. Hope the JaH IF Ydskington ,oiU
be to as a useful lesson"
On the day utter tbs letter eoGs presented,
irGs informed that a loan uas determined on
by the corporation, as the best means Of pro
caring, the necessary .fuids-thot 1t hGd been
opened thai dir. Hiag led tie subscription
wth the sum Of $50, 600, aud tAal it Instant
ty .Etied to ore'Jaow,mg
cannot bit add my regret, that Our COM
try and the administrators IF its government
should be deprived Of the Gchno,cicAged tn
tents and services IF this gentleman, By Ghie
party jedlo"S'eS ; and 1 ta&c this occasion to
erprsss a sincere hope, thathe may, on the
first occasion tchich skaH o6cr, be placed an
tie senate Of tie United States, 6y tie vote Of
ererg real republican and honest tcderaiist ;
course vhich gentlemen OF that description
may pursue, wih0"t fearing tie impuiation
of improper bargaining, or uioiation Of
party principles.
Yours, III. LEWIS"