Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-29

mon glory. Even 10 SumptPr lwbOm TN
he neither envrd cor hated, he did not lov
and that obviously for no other reason, tina
because Sumpter entertained u fixed dsIil,
of Greene he does sucI, ample justice in hi
Memoirs, tha; but for Judge Johnsup's hoax, III
w"rfd had never known the true stale Of hi
personal Feelings towards him. II is in tn
pages VI Lee, that General Greene and tn
gallant officers who served under him, tru.
ID tner cummander, true to each Other, mn
tuaiiy supporting and supported, will 60 dowi
To pSsteriy. His book is the chief monu
ment Vf their Eme':a monument, which ever,
American will lend ready hand to repair
and TO preserve; which Will endure when
Judge JohnsOn's prrishabIe sketches shall b.
forgotten or, IL they be rescued from obi
WON, VIII owe their Immortality 10 tn. snsu-
TAR mona mat has connected them with the
rival work he has presumed to depreciate
~ Is in vain that Judge johnson declares
ne Is not one Of ",h0se enenies Of Colonel
Lee VINO have not been slow in giving cur
rency to opinion injurious tu his reputation -
III warn that be pretends she has not brought
mo Question Eis talents and services as a sal
u,rr' but only his accuracy IA am I,istorian"--
i hese professions are Inconsistent with the
whole tenor If his bonk. He hardly ever
m'ni'oDs Lees name, but 20 dsparoge his
cha' acter; or his memoirs, hut Ia cont, adic,
a"o discredit his narrative. he irapugns his
merit as soldier, his reracay ~ hs,o-
ran, ms honor rs gentleman. His accusa-
lions are exhibited with all the circumstau
Iiality of An indictment. In his very nrofss-
SION oil impartiaIiiy, he hetrays his SETH d hos
,hi'y. What btacker charge comid he have
, "rouSht against Col Lee, than To accuse him,
MS lie DOES, of having falsely arrosa,ed 10
h'nse'i NE merit Of others, aud robbed his
brother officers, and even his commander. Of
tnt iaures they had dearly earned, 10 adorn
hts own bow ? sIai not attempt Ia prne
'raie Judge Jnhnsons mofirts know him
as little he seems Ia know nf himself A
10 me J6c' of his Distractions frum Col. Lee's
Character, whether from wi,l[uiness ar m,si,l,
L cannot b. deceived.
by this time, however, If he have not re-
I.enled his Injustice, he has rued his indiscr.-
'i"n and i"merity. The sun was vet living
aad equaiiyprompt and capable to ,indrate
Tue mrnoryo of the father. Major Henry Lee
p"hhshed, IN 1898, his campaign OF 1871 in
the CaroiInhs, with Iema. ks historical and
critical on y ohlson's liz, Of Grrenr. II is rb.
most c"mpie te and t,ium plant viudic.lion al
Col Lee, and Of his mcmuirs. from every inn
ruiailon that Judge johnson mad east up,o
noun, i'a' can be imagined. But il is no;
nrr''. n dsIence, He d, ct. many Of Judge
'"hhsnns inaccuracies in urhur particul.fs,. M,
10 "a" ihrm gross biundcrs. He eluejdstes
some points OF the history Of those famaus
e"'"i'isns, winch bht for HIM had probably
1rmaloed forever imperfectIy understand :.
tIhe book is repleis with .Inou,nco ,ra,,
Ia MI acuts literary and military criticism. The
3eenest satire, tha most whitening rjdiruc
ann II must own the fsrcssf inyectix. inn
1he retaliation is dreadful
iDe hriit al this work, ought IN he tried
| ny jury OF Sous. The authn, of IN. Re-
VIEW published in The New York A,lao,;c
,Hasazne Tor 'Iay 1924, who. prof.ss,rg :,
Jnnse the quarrel with impartiaty. mixes i
feeble apology for Judge Johnson. and be.
.'o"1 oil us eensures on Major Lee, had ne
NOV" ms own father. Or, (which is
Ia., p""aoeI DE mad only read Major
Lees campaign which no man ran o1en
without prr'rsing aud could not r..a Jni,ga
.'""S''n tw' quartos of sketches. which.
tne c'iiic very g.avely says, are so mdull .
'"rsoo'h :" that II would be indrcorou. r.,
owen upon H." If he had read The I.,,rr a !,
. wen as me former, he would hav. seen tb,
ouuSe JOHNSON was the asgressor. that no
mas attacked the memory of Col I,ee II :, n,
NOT say most calumnionsly, but) INNS, c,nsa'
itssiy, absurdly, wantonly, as if ne fo,k d.
ngh' IN the game. And he could hardly
nave been so UNJUST as 10 lay the whole. hI,r,e
upo" m'j.r Lee OF the angry feelings which
nave bren introduced into this CONTROVERSY
WI" nave no o'her interest in The subject
but that which the love of b;s,n.;n !
Justice inspires, should certainly hsvs e,,h,n
that fierce and blasting inyectiva ,.h;,,' A.
J"r Lee has curiOusIy wrought nm win ,hs
most cogent argument and ri. CANT criticism
n"'. considering Major Lees relatiop IN tb,
SUBJECT anu the immeasurabIe heiebt Of tho
ProVocaii0n he had received, do mn, bss;,a,.
10 say, mat more moderation ,yould b,va -.
man less honor. In prudence, perbsps. Il had
Deep better that even he should nav, .s,.,.d
some "i lis severity: the state in which he has
ieh ms vanquishcd Opponent-so cripnled en-
'pa"B'eu' SO wOe'begone--has begot a svm-
pany ior m,which could by no other means
"n'e "een exched. That Judge JuhnsoD,s
o'nc'"' ana personal Character entitIe him TO
a.spec.' 4 surely snail not deny but these
| ousbi TO bare corrected the carrlessnass m,
preIud'ces, and The heat, which have betrsynd
MN ip.o injustice; and far from ri,inq him
any lnis 10 lmprnlty, on,yiagrgayaie the niu.
~ he has committed ~
am INDUCED TO doubt, whether the Now
YORK Heverer ever read Judos r. b,,,,t
from another consideration. 10 no, ,SioE
possible, inst any MIN who had refused
oo'h, would have had the hardibooJto cen
su'e 'ne unreasonable length of Major Lees
,sn' ana lake no notice oe The prolix,ty
.,,.s.t''s oo""sobs Two CSari0 volumes Of
SI.' W mat pretendi0g 10 criticism, he
should have thought il his duty to cs,s,'s.,
MAJOR Lees style rs TOO ambitious and y",
pass over in silence Judge Johnson;s ofT.,ces
against every ruleof good taste.
Inc ex'remeprolixity of tie Sketches ia
10 some degree owing 10 Tie rninptescss If ~,
"DETAILS ue'aNs. He promises in his preface tba, , 'h
MINOR events" the "mnutesi inciden,S sb nu
n no, escape him and he has kent his ,s,td I''''