Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-05

- TO TIE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER
SESILLMLs--l have lately seen a COPY of work On
Tilted "a Picturesque History of the State of North Ca
rohna by 10 Seawell Jones, of Shocco Raleigh Tur.
nel ~ hughes 1855; IN which there many gross
assaults upon the early history of Virginia, well as
Thousand sly aspersons the character of Mr. Jeer.
Una. beg leave TO venture few remarks through
e 'neoium oil your columns. La the first place
WIN pretend 10 believe that work containing dozen
and expensive steel engravings and sixteen Wig
he,ies-al executed In London--wos ever published or
sc up IN hnleigh, North Carolina. IL is book
sener rck--and is in perfect keeping with that fish
'sornt spirit which pcrvades every page of the
mo, previous work, against MIR. Jefferson The truth
s' nr Jones has got up this book in style superior to
any work of the age. No annual can pretend TO rival il
IN The splendor of its xccution "Roeers
Italy, as it published some years ago can scarcely
STAND comparison And all this gorgcousncss lavish
cd on The work 10 make acceptable the tremendous
VecVe whch Is occasionally hurled a the grave Of the
patriot sage II is time for the spirit of Virginia to be
up and a-dolng fer the fair fame Of her most beoye son
MT Jones has succeeded in exciting spirit of hostility
ana :" abuse among the people Of North Carolina agains,
Mr. Jelerson-and il is time thai the public mind should
be disabused. But, TO his Picturesque History!
ms 1t appears is only the first volumeand relates
ehireiy To ne colony OF Sir Walter Raleigl-and one
would ihink That the name and character OF Mr. Jrer-
son could not by any be connected with So
remote period of American history-but in The omen
ing chapter on the Character OF Raleigh the author has
con'cd 10 sncer at the precnsions of Virginia
quy-denying To her soil the origin of her name;
ana hnay on page 2lst, speaks follows "Thus then
" AZ appears, that while in the annals of neiphborng
a. MI cr -. innaei ana demag"gue as the hero--in
.. M Narona NE man OF the age of Elizabeth still
" holds an undispued sway over the affections of her
people Inc capital OF the State is Raeiph-the
lnn-keepers, 10 render their houses more attractive
" adorn their signs with painting of his head
" is portrait his miniature is the most valued
" ornament OF the drawing rooms of ladies'
" ana IN every section OF her widely extended ter.
" rltory, and IN every class of her 500 900 people
" Carolina still pays that devoted homage Ia the tran
sccndant glory of her founder which in Virginia has
" only been yielded 10 convicted and unprncipled ca
" lunniaor, &c, &c, p 81
such, then, is the spirit Of this booki-and while de-
pecnie any thing like spirit of jealousy between North
Carohna and Vifg'nis-States, which have long
fought by side in many trying con,ests-stil
am Tor Virginia and Jefferson and will devote every
energy possess 10 their defence If Mr. Jones had
stopped with his defence of North Carolina we should
al! have been conrntbut this constant system of abuse
and detraciion cannot be tolerated thor who puts
forth hook upon North Carolina once a year--and
whose attacks sonsdious disin mischev
ous-l SHALL with your permission, pursue this subject
in more studied manner a DEMOCRAT
Note by The Editors.
IL Mr. Jo Scawell Jones is the individual. who pro.
posed TO the late Wing Caucns in N Carolina which no.
minated Judge White the following resolution with
some appropriate remarks which was unanimously
adopted:
highest animation the noble of in
firmly resisting the the Uni
tod states to dictate them they should