Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-01

my man OF common sense and common iniorma-
ton, nut l cannot resist the belief, that Mr.. L.
shes to obiuscat and over this matter with
=" darkness fuliginous,'' as TO prevent the ma
Red truth from being observed by the pianest men
oil Unparalleled optics The pamphlet p,lrports TO
b. an official record and yet third of it is taken
up with the comments OF the publisheT--ani re-
ally 10 believe tina, there are msny per.ons weak
enough TO lake these comments for something OF an
official character. have heard an anecdoie OF an
old lady who told marvellous r,iie. and one OF the
company thinking her rather poe,ical in her prose.
asked her for her authority for the tale. oh tshc
said,) saw II in print. In like names many very
Wen meaning but weak persons may be induced
10 believe every thing contained in this pamphlet
because II purports (all in print be Official
record, ana they may say, that although there are
some things in it which DO not appear 10 be eNacly
oic'a YET, as they are in print, they must he true
a lew remarks on The tail-piecr of this astonishing
production, and shall have don. with i.-iIere
me author speaks OF these men having returned
Voluntarily to the camp. ] do not see how This
could De any reason for suffering them 10 go
punished. II one rran murders another aud in
stead Q: being t.sen vi ct arms, by the officers Of
the law, voluntarily surrenders himself, cannot
conceive how this circumstance could be plead in
eA'eh'la';on oil hi- offence As 10 the Fact OF Coy.
B!ounts having ordered out another detachment of
men TO take the field Oh The Goth of September
tha', IN all probability was an accidental circum-
stance / he circumstance of this detachment be-
ing ordered 10 rendezvous on the both of Scptenl-
-.
Der could not have been influenced by an impress
sion on the mind of Gov d that the IOaO men 20
winch The Six Militiamen belonged, could not be
Goi'pehed TO serve longer than that day; for Gov.
b. knew very well that he had ordered out the
ioOo men tor months term of service III. knew
that the President had not objected to his order
NE whole affair winds up with an appeai 10 the
passions ana parcel OF certificates not on oath and
no1 al all touching the merits OF the case. The au-
thor oil the pamphlet has inverted the order of dra
Ind xvifi MI
instead OF farce. The tragcal is certainly the
n'oS' ingenious part. wou;d-aivise the author 10
quit m'sty records and the straight forward path of
sooTf feahiy, give the reinS 10 his Pegasus, soar
nl'o the regions OF poetic prose- and reve in All the
Pleasures oi the maginaton-,imple truth in
russell mantle clad" is far too homespun and plain
IN her appearance TO attract even transient Glance
from his towering fancy. Testing apart thu con-
ciusioh OF this pamphlet very wrll calculated TO
make an Impression upon a weak and ignorant man
mere is a something in our nature which makes
US synpItliZe in the suit rings of our fellow
man, no matter how much n. may have deserved
10 SuEer. was once preScn when two men were
executed, the one for house burning the other for
murder, and II was truly distressing on that occa-
sion 10 witness the grief of the crowd. One OF
Vlose mon, who had been from his youth harden
ca wreich, VINO was perhaps the worst OF The two
seemed to be riost pitieu, and tn spectators no,
sri>He" WIN the most ex'rava ant manifestations
oil sorrow At his fate in the heat and disorder of their
Heaven from the galioYs ON tn, wings of 4 NhIrI
wln1!-aii which arose from the circumstance of a
whiriw'nd having occurred iust about the time of
the execution, which conveyed piece of white
paper very nigh into the air. Would il have been
JUST, or generous, or honorable, In an individual
nigh In station and influential with the peonIe. TO
nave attempted 10 direct the excitement which per
Valeu 'ndt vast crowd, against the iud re anil iurv
who SEN enced these men? The lvrites in the CON
c'"ding remarks OF this pamphlet, tells u that
ne nor ff,a -
TO prepare to die. fhis is not the fact-much
more than four days elapsed between the sentence
OF the Court AMI the ;ims of their eXecution-they
knew that the Court hal not recommended them
TO mercy and they could'no reasonably have cal
cu!ated on pardon from General Jackson without
Sich recommendation. Hence, Instead of DAYS
they had at least one month TO prepare for death
3 W.; even Il IN r.aiii, 'i'e'' iIii," ,Y e,is
sufeh. IL must occur 10 any one who will reflect
Tor moment, that a commanding General in or
dering the sentence OF Court Martial awarding
death, he carried into execution has il not in his
power to allow so long time for rcpcnti nee, as
the judge III Civil Court might allow. Anarmv
has no such thing iail-a criminal in an army
has to be kept under guard ina log cabin or any
other temporary house at hand, and there is con-
slant danger OF his making his escape; hence
IL - entirely inexpedient that much time should
lapse between the time OF pronouncing sentence
on him and his execution do conceive il an in
suit TO any man OF common sense TO attempt To in
iuence his opinions on the Presidential question,
with one OF those pamphlets. That cause canuut
be gooi one which has 10 be supported by such
means.
The politicians of Virginia have generally been
di5in guished for high. minded and liberal course,
and Halter myself that the people Of this district
VIII not sanction different course III represent
aiiYe.' Let such men Sloane and Wright of o.
MO, resort TO such tricks as the one we hav. been
considering; but let it not be said that the Oh
Northern eek ia It
stoop 80 iow.n one OF the counties of orr district
the great, the good, the immortal Military Chief
tain, George Washington, drew his natal BREATH
nc same county gave birth 10 that respcctedi3x-
PRESIDENT and Patriot and Hero Of the Revolutions
James Monroe. We can boast Of our Lees-our
Joucs's--
IA mprie hets
Whsn suld Drmosth.ots ~ ruily
Night ow iui bfihtrs.
Let us rouse up from our etharsy, and enieavor
to initiate the virtues Of the great and good men,
who have bequeathed u. the bright examples of
their well spent lives, rich legacies-