Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-12

"Csuld permit myself 10 believe that with IN. eI..,.
~ circumstance, q corresponding change had taken
now stand in the peace and good will Of my feow-ci,i
1ens generally, II would indeed be swsetnng ngre-
dent la tho remaining dregs Of life."
HE then concludes by placing my small service. iu
the Revolution upon as high grounds as could wish.
or, perhaps, they deserve to stand and
much qualification at having such opportunity afford
cd MN oil doing such Justice. Former circums,ap
COS also go TO establish similar dispositions.
turing ms Admnisr alton President, he sore
s"scAeu Tor some OF his conduct as Governor during
~; %; Ivas,on' and his resignation and dcsertion Of
us my" posi- NJ uat critical juncture. A defence APP.
peared OF him in this paper (ths Enquirsr which con.
tained facts. well knew were not known TO another
ri Ill, D"' Nun anu myself who alone acted the prnci
Pa parts In the scenes alluded was called on in In
defence (believed from the above ercu,natnnce made
or the materials at least furnished by hmsei 10 come
anu give the truth of his conduct in these try
ing scenes. did so; aud IL is TO be seon bv the
publications Of that day. which now have that rave
the same statements and placed his defence on the
sr0un9 mat no himself did IN his letter to of tho
oil November, 1919. and as the same defence Is
now published in the writings hero noticed.
In letter from him to Major III. Lee, published In
TINS paper not long before his death, and also in his
ANAS, and perhaps some other parts Of his writings
ne mentions me by name and alludes casually to some
oil my humble services in Arnold's Invasion, and the
campaign Of ISL but seems 10 have been uniformed
10 tue amount and nature OF my COMMAND, tn al
being made up OF militia ordered by himself As Go.
verhor regulars detached to me by Baron Seuban; and
volunteer horse making in all over seven hundred men
instead oil three hundred as he always states.
Thus much for the debts and credits in his account,
thathe has left behind him about me. csnue, close
my accounts with him, however withou, stating snvther
item which consider of more importance than an IN,
rest. 10 the whole sn'igh.ened world
Mr.: Jefferson has himself sa'd that A" B,-on Locke,
ana Newton, were his political Trinity" These three
great men were rainy the nice. ia the great clock
Of human regulations and reckopinss that pointed o
the right theories and right principles Of political and
religious Liberty. and the grand discovery Of The sci
encs and economy Of the right and general
d th-,s In Aft
times make the right practical apple iou Of the
right theories and principle, to useful and bene6ca,
purposes These. In my opinion, were Ws,hiugton,
Jefferson, AID Frsnkln who confess. form NV poli,i
car itin,iy And l predict, they will be the Trinity
OF eohghcniog and improving gsneraions a. long as
human Happiness |. rightly under.,ooa.
Ihns much have thought it rd-i.ibie for me TO .ay
my dear , (Which ia all, parh,ps, I shall ever saw
about Mr.. Jrsrson or hi. writings without eompeIIed
BY some unforeseen crcun-ancer) to satisfy all those
who care amy ting for that am not in.ensibls
70 any Improper personal illusions or even the ~ o
obscure tnsinudfions against my character: While
at the same 'ine,I hope shall never hold that
ter In need OF defending ut the expence of the
ngs OF 'hn'e, who hemselves are totally innocent
ever having done me an injury wrong-and some O
these, to my own knowledge, Fenales Of the most A.
mi.his una'sumng, and meritorou. -.erip.oa.
And lastly, TO yourself, my deer -"-#'' DO assured
your name, IN connection with this efr Oh all 1eve
escape the lips of faithful friend: Nor |. IL neces.s
~, as Mr. Jefferson himself has not given the rea
asme Of his &" malignant neighbour" 10 whom he al
iuded and which IL enc OF the expressions that it
thought requires some noce for sEy one else 10 pr
sent his voluntarily, such neighbour une,s under
clearer certainty of his being thus alluded to- hall
therefore, subscribe myself for the present in res
y am, Il Friend 10 Mr.. Jc6erson's Afsrifs
r S.-A general Index TO all the principal h. ads
all the most Important and interesting suhjec. and r1a
ters contsned in Mr. J-erson's Writings. will be fur
nshed by the above Writer. to enable those who wish
70 rs'er 10 such parts, with readiness and ease
h,n can he done by the Indexe. now appended 20 IN
a''ereh' Voumee' Il n. to Mr. Us NJ