Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-17

cured during lie pscfTs,ra SPOKEN OK Min kor
the Newgnie Calendar As the bodies OF Cromwei ana
Pym. and Blake, dug OF their graves 10 crafty
rage 10 utter word in Communication either
or virtues OF men engaged in the service OF the Comron
wealth. The motives Tor trmporary,
hut the effects often reuain are no more.
IS in most cases the result OF inoirce ouy historians
.oci!i,y of dock Of sheep following the wr,her-
What Was begun by the writer's who Immediately
ed the reoaiop has since been continued The an-
mats of this period written the crudest
petually proc-sed under the
research has been exercised; public
public officers, and statesmen has been left imprnetra
bile c.nuson All thsis chaos aud disorder To d-veop-
this theme Is the object al Mr. God wins in which
he has endeavored to review his materials with the same
caln,nes 'mar,iay aud inhexibe Justice,
at which he is treating had happened before the
deingr, or in of the remotes islands Of South Sea
~ , s, MOI given place in the slightest degree
the plain and unvarnibed truth whoever may reap
honor disgrace Such is the homage that ought
paid to the genius Of history; aud such narrative is tie
debt 'hat future ages have a right to demand"
| In the course of the las, summer, Wm c. Souer-
Vile, Esq Of Baltimore transmitted to MIR Jra,ey
| the editor OF the Edinburgh Review, "a copy Of his
| we'll known Letters the History Of Ftance. H..
lately received answer from Mr.. Jeffrey, wkioh
we have procured permission to publish on acc oun,
OF the national matter which IL contains We have
entertained and expressed very favourable opinion
of Mr. Sonerville's book, aud OF course glad to
find IL confirmed by distinguished a critic ms Mr
jeffrey. whose complimentary observations, volun-
,ary offering, may serve further TO recommend The
Letters 10 the authors cosntrynen. Nit. Cd<.
| EdinLurg, Nop. l6, 1928.
/ 81 have run hastily over the hook, and tho
must say that it is a little prolix and some
what too ostentatious of historical details,
cannot speak too highly of the spirit in which
1t IS written, or the general wisdom of the SEN
timents it conveys. 1t indicates also very
large acquaintance with the best part of Euro
pean literature. and mind imbued not merely
with relish for the beauties of our best wri-
ters, bnt with due sense of The still higher
value of the principles they generally incul-
cate.
at gives me at all times the greatest plea
sure to find popular writer in America tenn
perng his patriotic predictions with indulgent
allowance for kindred r,,rtalities in others Ii
is every mans duty tn love his own country
best-but yet, so as not to forget that he
should leave room for the exercise of the same
duty by his neighbors England and Ameri-
ca are approaching, IN nix, To rignt I'M
Outstanding an this subject, and there is no
thing 5" gratifying Ia me- as TO find that the
Efforts on this side of the water are beginning
to he seconded by those who are best qualified
Ia lead the opinions "f their cnuntr, iBeu on
Yours THESE are not times for the indulgence
of any little srudges and heart hurungs a
mong Free tions. For Gods sake let the
friends of liberty be the friends of each other,
and then they need not care who are enemies
+ ~ believe should ask your pardon for
writing so Familiarity To one with whom have
not the honor of a personal acquaintance, but
the handsome way in which you speak of our
merits, and the candor and temperance with
| which you notice our faults, spem To call for
something more than formal acknowledge
mrnt-and at tile same time assure me that
| you will put no uncharitable construction on
these hasty remarks"