Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-19

The '.Iniiitary ch'c;taIn -, according g. III. .s.
aGviccS. en- route for the scene, where TIE battle a
Nleigs was fought, and where II IS 10 De celebrate.
fle has passed through Cincinnati, Co!Gmo &n,"nr
and he has addressed the people and tired to c..a,D It's
skirts o. the Confidential COMMITTEE. Bat wta, aye
the facts: 1t u true. that the General sars hc d.
had no communication with any OF tnem bat }iaur
Gwynn; and .ndeed that he "d'd not know, INT. ye',
recently, who were the members OF the committee
although their letters have been IL all the mtwspaq'f.,
ana there was scarcely 4 politician IL tie country 20
whose mouth the names Of the COMMITTEE were no j.
..G!amiliar as their Household Gods In what E-yr
tan darkness is the General Kept They cal l.rm.
selves, too, his "cenGden:lal committee, ana s., Il
would seem. that ne did not know them. Mg.rw
ihlckens upon raystcry. But the General cou.,ssen
thai he knew there was L Committee, without An.u
ing who they were-and yethe devolyes on them Iae d.
lica,e Office OF sitting his letters, and gtyiaE answers
;hen-such answers as they weTe-ihat i 70 say, .
cording to his own showing, # the letters sought .'
information an relation to my political ogl..mH-. AID
events in my past life; this was 10 be done by se@GH-
10 the writers OF those letters the documents whoa
contained the information they sought He 81.
G. was, also, authorized, n cases where further CpE.
ions were asked for, to state my determination - gr-
no other pledges If what | would or would nat d. III
should be elected 10 the Presidency in other wo.cs
they were 10 oil lntents and purposes hs .C5aitau.a.
Committee, who saw his letters, and gave such answers
as policy rernitted-taking care to make ne new
issues, and 10 invoke the generous c~oaNCcuce Cd.
the country, who Will not give his own ]coa6acas
TO his country.
What mockery upon the People, S alItls. H.
fused account oihIs committee is ola piece with hts.at
ter 10 the Tlppccanoe Chairman ftA5s City. lr1e~.
up no doubt, and gives no information IL > +
Paine 5 Point no Point over again" The Genera! .
his Committee and his evelatjons are ia fog still
eyadcs answering the most important interrogation
coming from friend or ioe-anG he and his Commit |
still! expect the People 10 vote Tor 4 Yelled Prophet |
And his evaSive Letter and his poIn,!-Ss Speech
what his anxious partizars would call "a tul! and Glen
account of the whole affair.
The old General was pleased 10 atiuda 10 the Enc |
rer, in his speech at Columbus, He says, that II once |
him 'thc highest compliments as a soldier au4crt.a. J
whose editor at one time could d"SI mate NJ otEe- O. /
whom lie considered 50 wcl. qualified i "a" r>1uu.
place Of Secretary OF War. We plead gur!rg 10 tHaco
plImentS to the soldier, but object 10 tueo'4erhsU.
the category, the = rctiaR. As 70 til" Ser's4r |
War, we have already explained it. It caHr a.lla /
Communication in this paper. some - years aEt
another respect, the Genera! IS usstaken-Ne ~
have attempted to persuade any man, tina, in vas
coward-amd four years ago, when we assailr. his
ciplcs and ms qualifications, as we do now, We r
carefully torboTe TO touch Il single lsurc. upon
brow. IL