Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-19

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Original letter Of Ccse,di Washiagtoa.
From the New York Literary Journal and
Bellies Letters Repository, for Nov. 1920.
1ount Iein0n Sept. 5, 1875.
DEAR SiR,-l am your debtor for two
letters: one oi the l2'h ef Dtcember, the
other OF the 9Th Of April. Since the re-
ce'pi OF the first. have paid my respects
TO you, IN line or two by Major Swan.
but as II was Introductory only of him, il
requires apology, rather tlian entities ire
10 credit, In our cpsiolafy correspou-
dcucp.
j had as good mack, ms dear Mar
gus. az YOU have, at saying handsome
things, | would pudeavnr 10 paw yau in
kind Tor the many fla;terins expressions
OF your letters. | have an anlp1. field 10
work in: but as am clumsy iaborer in
the manEtsctory Of compliments, must
first profess my unwOriliness of those
which you have bestowed on me. aud
then. conscious OF my inabii OF meeting
you upon that ground. confess that il ~
better not u enter the lisi, than 10 retreat
from it III disgrace.
1t gives me great pleasure 10 find BY
my last letters from France, that the daik
clouds WHICH ovcrspread your hemisphere,
are yielding TO ilc snnshIHe OF peace NV
first wish is Ia see tie blessings of i, dill
fused through all countries, and among
all rauks in every country, and that we
should consider ourselves as the children
ct common parent, and be disposed TO
acts OF brOtherly kindness toward one an
other /; III that case restriction of trade
would vanish. -. We should take your
wines, Your huit, and sGrplsage, OF
such articles as enc necea sIlies or con
venience might require, auci In return give
you our fish, our oil, our tobacco. our
naval siores, &c.-and ia like manner
should exchange produce with other
countries, 10 the reciprocal advantage OF
each: and as the globe is large, Why need
we wrangie for small spot OF il? Ii
oEe country cannot contain us, another
should open iis arms 10 us. But these
hacyon days Qf they ever did exisD a:e
now no more. A wise Providence. pre-
sumo, has decreed II otherwise aud We
shall he obliged 10 90 on ia The CID way,
disputins and now and then Fighting,
until The great globe itself dlssoves.
rarely g. from home, bur my friends
in and out of Congress inform NE OF
.hat is on The carpet. To hand it io ynu
afterwards would be circuilonS and idle.
as ] am persuaded, that yon tave CORES.
pondcnis al New York, Who give ,hcn
To YOU a, first hand, and can relate them
with more clearness and precision. I
give The Chief ot nv time 10 rural amuse-
mvnts; but have lateis been active in
iusli,u,ins a plan. which, if success AZ
tends 1t, (aud OF which have no doHbi,)
NAV be productive OF great political, a.
veil as commercial advantages, 10 the
States on The Atlantic, especially the and
| die ones. It's improving and extending
the inland navigalicns oil the rivers Poto-
mack < James, and communicating Them
with Tie NesterR waters, by the shortest
and easiest pOrtagcs, and good roads,
| ACTS have passed The assemblies of Viz
ginia aud Maryland, aulhorIsng private
adventures 10 undertake the work
! Companies ~ consequence are incoGpo
rated, and that ON this river is begun !;
but when we come 10 the difficult parts
OF IT, we shall require an engineer Of skill
aud practical Knowledge i'll Ibis brauca
OF business. and from That couniry where
those kind of improvements have been
conducted with the greatest success.
With great esteem and regard,
am, my dear SIR,
Your mpst obcdient Servant
(Siguet) GEO. WASHINGTON.
The Marquis dc ChaStelimr.