Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-15

ner acre. The party to whom we sold TINS properly
after the closest investigation we ma 10 oe respons,.
Sno :, ayerv respect, and can and will give the govern
ment env security required. Had We sold to any one
aIsa Justice would require that this party shouid re,
caivs from the government from twenty-five thousahu
m thirty thousand dollars for the improvements "h'cn
ha owned upon the property, and which had been
nlaeed there for the accommodation OF the government
officers. ,, ho;,, diam.
nointe1 in their scheme, will in all PROBABILITY nake
complaint of the sale;out Il WIN Ie only ans cS Sor mnch
of the disappointed III oDlain'ns P'oPe'J
II ia not necessary for me to state to you that l look
ed alone to the interest OF the government IN thss mat
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
WILLIAM KING HEISKELL.
JUNIUS IDENTIFIED.
We ayowed our conviction, the other day, tnat Tue
authorship of Junius had been discovered. we mo"
nsoooaG tr oive some of our reasons for that cOnvic.
ton. a Irn;rs
which first appeared in Wcodfalrs "Puoic AuVsi.
tiser"-at that time the leading Newspaper oil Inc has ens :
of Jondon-upwards of eighty years ago. pas oeen .
fruitful and favorite topic Of discussion WIN English
writer's for the last half century; ana there arc 10"
subjects CONNECTED with the literature OIL our ian,
cuage on which they hsun more freqaehuy eselcs ecu
,be;r ;ngenujty and powers oil :i.alysis. But ny iar
the most ssti-factory and interesting es-ay that has
aver hseu published on this prolific theme. was gwen
to the public, sCrne seven or elEnt years ago. ~ o"1
If tbe Eurlish Revievs. Indeed, 30 thorough end
con,nIets is the execution CT t.a task which the writer
nronoeed TO himself-so clear aud Ec.!eet is the de-
inonstrs,ion OF tie proposition advanced-;hat as we
have already stated, re cannot heslfafe q momem 70
declare our belief that the lopgsought author OF the
immortal Letters OF Junius' hes 81 lst been dis
covered; and the moment bis nanie Is mentioned
with an explanation of the principal facts attending
his remarkable career, such a blaze of light j. instants'
naously thrown over the whole subject, illuminating
every dark circumstance that has heretofore oeen
left unsccouute1 for, and considered inueeG uuao-
EQUITABLE, as, it eczema 10 us, must conVlhce the ihosl
deliberate and wary, ttst he and he only ""s ne
II can no longer be said of Jun,us, tee, "stat nom
ms vmbra;" the mask having been removed, reveals
to sn astonished world the youthful lace OF inoinas
Lytte.ton, afterwards the second Lord Lytleiloh;
whose brief but extraordinary career, IN the Hous, OF
Lords, was as brili:ent aud distinguished as was mat
of his previous life, under The renowned nom de gntr'
re of Junius.
I,yttelton being Juuius, it is uoV evident as day
light what causes impeNed him to commence bis ia
nous letters why he was always an adherent Q, The
Granville Darty-why he, at one time, 30 warmly ex-
pressed his admiration of the earl OF Chatham, ana AT
another saidiof him, that a gibbet was too non.
orable for the carcass OF b tsItor -no" ne oola'ueu
his political intelligence, extending even TO stale se'
crets; how, too, he became SO familiar win Inc court
scandal and town gossip, and why be ceased wiring
at the time his correspondence closes win Inc fuohe
Advertiser; and every other circumstance connected
with this writer, heretofore obscured by the uncer'
taiuty of his name and position, is now most clearly
and satisfactorily accounted for. -
AT the breaking up of the Rockingham Ministry,
and the formation OF a new one, by Fit, Lord Lyttei-
ton-the father OF itomas-was lett out IN sucn a
sulting to him. From that tue lie letters OF Junlus
commenced. -o
We first hear of young Lyttelton at Etoa, in '';9,
of whom his father, in a letter to a friend, spoke
t.ik 1Ek t1-. mi
With great apparent delight "at 'le promise auolueu
by his opening talents" In the sumner OF the same
wear, Lord Lyttcl;on, accompanied by his son, then
in his sixteenth year, made q tour through Scotland.
Writing 10 his brother William, he says:
"Much the greatest pleasure ] had in my tour was
from the company of my son, and from the appro'
baton, q may cay admiroftou.) which hls inquire, De-
bayior and parts drew from all sorts OF people Vherev.
err he went. Indeed, his mother has given him her
don de plairc, and he joins to an excellent under,
standing the best of hearts, and more discretion and
Judgment than ever 1 observed III any young maueA
cept you"
ouent reference to this tour are found. Under date
Of August, 1850, she writes. "T0ur Lordship's COM
mendstions of Nr. Ly,telton not only make ma hap.
nv, but make Inc vain. He is every day going on to
complete all l have wished and predicted on the cub;
iect." The young man seems to have been at TINS
time one of her most esteemed correspondents, LOT 10
another letter to his father, she says:
Mr. Lyttelton il @ charming painter; his views OF
Scotland appear as the sceGea of Salvador Rosa would
do were they copied by CLAUDE, whose sweet and
lovely imagination wound throw fine colors over
the darkest parts, aud give grace TO the ruoe1t oh.
iects. l design at aome time to visit Scotland, but
do not expect more pleasure from natures pencil than
| have had from his pen. ] can trust with equal con.
fdence aud delight to all you say of him.. Pray God
preserve you to guide him, and preseryehim TO make
Our essayist says that in Nash's history OF Worces.
tershire, it ia stated of the Lyttelton family:
"Thomss, the second second son of Lord Lyttelton.
had great parts and great ambition DR.. Barnard,
the Schoolmaster at Elton, told me that when they
were under his care, he often compared the abilities
of Charles Fox with those of Mr.. Lyttelton, and
thought the latter greatly SUPERIOR"
We again quote from the English essay:
"At nineteen We find Thomas LYtteiton dining
with tue Duke OF Newcastle, the hockingnams' ana
a distinguished political circle at Clsremont; and
about the same time q suitable marriage was arrang.
ed for him with Miss Warburton, a young lady Of
good family, of great personal attractions and oil
considerable fortune. as, however, 1t was found I'm
possible to make the necessary settlements until he
came of age, it was resolved, in compliance with the
wish of his uncle, Sir Richard Lyttelton, that he
should travel on the continent for q twelvemonth.
"Freed from parental control, the trav-
eler plunged into the excuses of continental lite with
all the natural ardor Of his character, and his pro
jected marriage was broken of"
His father about this time speaking Of his son, says.
that there is great snergy and force in his understand.
ing; that his vices are only those incident to his age
III uulliO ouo io t"S oNRo kieS W. ao
return to England, his reason would get the better OF
his i'll habits, and that the natural goodness Of his
heart would give q right turn to the rirdcty Of ms
passions.
I On his return to England, he took part in q juve-
nile mask at Stowe, and wrote for the occasion some
fine lines, co%mplimenting the political abilities of his
host, Lord Temple, and ending by e~Ihorting him to
"HaIte, be grcnt,
Rule md uphold our sinking State"
We again quote:
.1-I 49, go 100, g. Il, oo;A, rir...as
of Mr.. Lyttelton. However much he might have
hurt his father by his conduct, he appears always to
have regarded him with sincere respect and affection.
His imprudences tometimes involved him in Difficult
ties; he frequently shifted his residence, and occa.
sionally lived IN complete s~ec|usion. But when he
chose to appear in The world his talents made him
welcome in the most distinguished circles Of the
day"
About this time he was returned to Parliament
from the borough Of Bewdley. To secure bis cleo
ton, several .'occssionai burgesses" were made, con.
trary TO the statute. which caused him to be eveutu-
ally uusested, though be was long enough a member
to make a speech, the sentiments OF which precisely
corresponded with those Afterwards expressed in his
writings of Junius. His maiden speech was so gene.
rally applauded and had so good an effect, that it i'm
mediately restored him TO the arms of bis father.
From his twenty fourth to his twenty-ninth year,
he mystifed his friends by his eccentric manner OF
life, though he was as distinguished at this time for
his active spirit-his ambitious desires, his lmpe'uous
and ungovernabls temper and great abilities, as for
his prohigate habits. And it was during this period
of five years, that he wrote his famous letters ad.
dressed to Woodfal's Public Advertiser"
No intelligent man, We venture to say, can read
ono half the evidence 90 unexpectedly brought to
light in the essay referred to, before finding his con.
victicn of the truth Of the authors theory immova-
bly, fixed in his mind. At the age Of thirty'one, on
bis appearance in Parliament, las Lord Lvtteltonl
"he daszled and amazed the House of Lords by bis
brilliant oratory, yet those who knew him intimately
discovered very early the superiority OF bis genius.
and gave him credit, even while plunged in profiea.
cy, for qualities which would raise him to eminence
should be ever resolve on doing justice to himself.
He exhibited that same daring boldness in attack
inc his brother peers and the Government, while ln