Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-09


| designs ui an assassin, lurking untier
fair exterior. Non would have approached
the holy sanctuary of justice. Is CONDUCT
| like iiiis cDngenldi With that high sti,se OF
| dignsiv, whici, !iom!d lie sealed i'm :, sol
d'cr's bosom Is II due from a bro.hcr
officer 10 asSaii in The dark, the rrpula.
iiu'. % another, and slab ii;n al an.o,nemi
when hc cdnnOi expect II might insult
an honorable man by Questions such ~
these, but stall no, expect that they Mil
harrow up one vino must he dead 20 all
thuSe feelings. which are Tie tue charav-
ierisiit al gentleman.
| In ,crms, polite as | MAS capable of no
ting, ] asked you il NY Informant had
stated iruly--if ,ou were ,he author OF
the publication aud remarks charged a.
gainsi you, and io wl,ai extent. Il refer
encc 10 your letter, uithoui any con- mcnt
| OF Miue, Viii inioru, iipw far yon have
pursued Il similar course Eow .iitle oi
HE gentleman, and how much OF the he
torIng bully YOU save manifested II no.
thing else would, The epauIcites VI hic.,
| grace your shoulders, should have DE
taied To you 4 different course, aud have
admouished You, ilai however sinai!
| MAY nave been your respect for another
respect for yourself should lave taught
you The necessity of replN wing al least
mildly, TO the enquiries suggested and
Nore especially should YOU have done
| lGis, when your own convictions, must
have liked YOU as guilty Of the aboiDina-
| BILE crime OF delraclion--of slandering,
and behind his back, Il brother Officer
, bnt not content will answering 10 what
Was proposed, your Ov.rWecnnln vanity
has led YOU 10 make an Offering of your
J a1N'ce.' Believe nae, Sir, 1t is not in my
! power Ia render you my thanks: | think
! loo highly OF NY sell 10 suppose, Thai |
stand al all IN need OF ouradmoni ions
ana 100 highly OF YOU 10 appreciate them
/ as useful; Tor good advice, | am always
thankful but never fail 10 spuru IL,
when ! know ii Ia tiow from an .ncom-
| peient, or corrupt source The breast
where base and guilty passions dwell, IS
MOI 'he place TO look for virtue. My no.
| tons, SIR, are not those now taught in
rsodern schools, aud IN fashionable high
| lite they were imbibed III ancient days,
| and hitherto have, and yet bear me 10
! HE conciiiSlon, iilai lie who can wanton-
Nv outrage the feelings OF anoiier-wEo,
without cause, can eAisnd injury where
none is done, is apable of any crime
however detesiable IN its nature, and will
not iai! 10 commit il, when ii may be ian
posed by necessity.
| lshaii not Sioop Sir, 10 3 justification
OF my order before you. or 10 notice the
weakness and absurdiiies OF Your tinsel
rhetoric II may be quite conclusive with
yourself, and have no disposition 10 at
tempt convincing you, that your ingenu-
NY Is not as profound, as you lave ina
gined II. 10 my government, whenever
1t may please, | hold myself liable 10
answer, and TO produce Tie reasons which
prompted me 10 tie course took aud
to the anteimeddiing pmps ana spies of the
| war Department, who are IN tie garb OF
gentlemen, hold myself responsible for
any grievance they MAY labor under on
| my account with which YOU have my
PERMISSION 10 number Yourself. For what
have said oiterno apology you have
deserved II all, and more wercitneccssary
To say more will barely remark in con-
cusi'n, that If you feel youTselfaggrie
| al Whdi Is here SAID, any communication
from you will reach me safely al this
place.
have the honor TO be, very respect
fully. your obi. servant.
(Signcd) AND JACKSON.
Breoet Maj Gen. w. Seat.
u. States Ar1ny, Ney York.
LETTER ".
GEN. SCOTT TO GEN. JACKSON.
Head Quarters Isl aud Sd Military Departmental
80, New York, January 2, IsIo. !
Sir Your letter of the I'd ullimo, was
handed TO me about The 22n l. and has
not been read, lmight almost say thought
OF, since. These circumstances sill show
That II Is my wish 10 reply 10 you cispas-
SiUnaiely.
regret that cannot accept The cha!-
lenge you offer ME. Perhaps NAV be
restrained from wishing 10 level pistol
at the breastoi a fellow beiug, in private
combat, by sense OF religion but lest
this motive should excite the ridicule Of
gentlemen OF liberal habits Of thinking
aud acting, beg leave, 10 add, thai de-
cline the honor of yotr invitation from
patriotic sc'stpieS. My ambition is not
that OF Erostratus. should think ii
would be easy for you 10 console YOUR
self under this refusal, by The application
OF few epiibets, as coward, &c. 10 The
object of your resentment, and | here
promise 10 leave you until the next war,
10 persuade yourself of their truth.
Your famous order bears date the 22nd
April, 1917. AT intervals of three aud
four months thercafter-tliai is, when II
had been officially published To the troops
of your division, and printed in almost
every paper of The Umon-as it to cbal-
leDge dscussion-I found mysclfiu COM
pany where il was the subject of CONVEX
sation. Not being under Your command,
was as free To give my opinion on that
pubic act as any one else; for presume,
you will not assert, that where an officer
IS not expressly restrained by the military
code, he has not ali the rights OF any
other citizen. For tlIs fair expression
OF opinion, on principle as universal
as the profession of arns-and which
opinion !, afterwards, at yomr instance
stated 10 you III all IFS delal, YOU are
| pleased 10 cnaryP me will laviu.r ii IN.