Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-07-17

@issniiialities are equally apparent A man beg
ing his lie, who would think and write in one of
these modes. either could not, or would not do so
in the other.
discovering the prospects OF peace: aluding to the
time oil his deseriion, which in September
1914 the letter sa's +" tile officers that told us
we had the law with us said. there was i've gone
out TO make peace and Great Britain had got fight
ing enough, and il was not likely whether or no
we should be wanting in the service any more"
This was ceftsinly the most unfortunate period of
he whole war to give date to a camp story of
peace news from all quarters about this time told
that the war was raging with its greatest fury; the
cspial taken Baltimore assauled-incessant
conflicts on the Canada line; Virginia Threatened
with invasion; some of tile symptoms which
the summer and fall of 1914 exhibited of return
ing peace. But the suihor of the letter presumins
stu farther public creduiity ventures TO have
the fact intmateJ that the war " as tben over he
thus continues, " and oh dear blessed Gensia al
should 1t out that the peace is signed
already, how II would gTieve your noble heart TO
think you hal signed dea,h>warrant in time of
peace 10 'ake the lives OF six poor militia men
from Tennessee The fact is established by of
hcial proof and history. and generally known~that
tili about The 2oth OF February there was no whis-
PEI OF peace that coast; at the date of The lei
ter the British heet covered the bays and inlets,
The army mensced the whole land, the victory OF
New Orlesns not then known at Mobile, and fort
BOWER that defended the place, actually taken by
me arms oil the enemy about month afterwards
How then was Harris to dream of =" peace hav
ing been signed!' lie is indeed made 20 be a
strange compound, at one moment a politician OF
super human dlscefnment, at the next SO per-
versely Ignorant az not TO know the length OF the
pefoG lie had volunl arily engaged to serve or un
deTsiand the plain language of his own bond
Again he is often made for himself aud his unfor-
tunate associates to deplore that they were poor
militia men and " from Tennessee az if there
was something di=psraging in that description OF
troops: Now, every body in Tennessee knows that
OF the thousands Of militia men who marched from
'he slate against the enemy different periods du-
ring the war, the greater portion were of the he
OF her citizens, that they were proud of the name
" tennessee Mllitia,'' and conscious that they had
made its respectable and felt elevated by COM
parlson with regular soldiers. But this and many
oheT ieaiutes OF The letter, strongly marked
win ,he designs OF the plot, TO betTay on its
ace me True lime OF its bringing forth. 1t is the
aiter-process oil the aboTtive accusation TO which n
relates And therefore it is made TO chime in
with all the changes which have been runs On the
occasion.
While that sudden transition from sloom n
glory which was wrought by the marline of The
eighth OF JANUARY 1915, continued TO be felt bv all
hearts, while malice had not yet time to cnIlec,
us venom; What american then had the toneue
10 utter or the esrto hear, the inventions of malice
ana sinister views, now al the end of Twelve wear.
uaDiu'hinsly propagated! But Gen Jackson is
presented as Candidate for the Presidency, and
" de@eHda est Carthage" is the motto of his en-
emies. How much they have moderated. and how
little they have respected, the good sense and bo.
nest feelings OF the people they are at,enptins to
deceive, Is left TO their own disapp oIntIn emf 10
Prove.
am with esteem,