Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-07

led. Either mus, have surrendered my secret-or
have returned AN equvocating answer, or, finally.
must have stouty and boldly denied the fact The first
was sacrifice which conceive one had a right to
force from since alone concerned i'm tho mat
ter. The alternative Of rendering doubtful answ. or
must have ie open 10 the degrading sispicon that
was not unwilling 10 assume the merit CT there
any, which dare no, absolutely lay Claim TO- or those
who might think justly Of me- must have ecev-
ed such an equiyocal answer indirect avowal 1
therefore considered myself entitled like On accused
person put upon trial, 10 refuse giving my own evil
denco to my conviction and la,ly TO deny an that
could no, b. proved against the. 81 the same time I
usually qaalihee my denial by stating, that had been
The author of these works. would have felt myself
quite entitled TO protect my secret by refusing my
evidence. when il was ascd TO accomplish discovery
oil what desired to conceal. The real truth il. that
never expected hoped 10 disguise my connexon with
these Novels from any who lived on terms of init.
macy with me. The number Of condolences which ne
cessary existed between narratives rccoun;ed, modes
Of expression, and opinions broachod 10 these Tales
and such used by their author in the
OF private te must have bean for great TO permit
any OF familiar acQuaintances to doubt The id.n
bewixt their friend and the Author of Wavcrev; and
believe they were all morally convinced Of it, But
while was myself silent, their belief could no, wcigh
much more with the world than that of others; their
opinions and reasoning were liable to be taxed with par
tiay, or confronted with opposing arguments aud opiu
ions; aud the question not so much, whether
should be generally acknowledged to be the author ia
spite oil my own densl whether even my own svoyy
al oil the works il such should be made, would be suf
hcen to put mo in undspued possession of that cha.
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In The remaining portion OF this interesting paper
SIR walter refers t9 the touching his brother
SIT Thomas Scott, Of the 10Th regiment, who had
once entertained the intention Of entering upon sirnila
heid OF literature, but who had the least con-
nesion with the Wsverley Novels. The volumes
therefore, (ho continues) to which the present pages
form preface, are entirely the composition of the au-
thor by whom they are acknowledged. with the
exception, always Of avowed quotations. and such un-
premeditasd and involuntary plagiarism as can scarce
DC guarded against by any who has read and writ
Ten great deal The original manuscripts all in
existence, and entirely written (hoTesco recrens) in
ue authors own hand excepting during the years 1919
ana 1919. when, being affected with severe illness he
was Obliged to employ. The assistance of friendly
have Che sdls) some reason to fear that the note.
which accompanied the tales, published may
thought TOO miscellaneous and too egotistica II NAV
be some apology for this, that the publication was i'm.
tended TO be posthumou aud, still more, that old men
may be permitted to speak long, because they cannot
IN me course oil nature, have long time sneak. In
preparing the present edition, have done all that can
40 70 explain the nature OF my materials and the use
nave made oil them; is probable that shall again
revise or even read these tales"
Such is the best history we can max. Of an ess,y
which we confess has affected us extremely.
London Jifcror,,