Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-11

and passive foriiudc such i, the view presented by
eloquent brsraplcr of l"nry. Who. with cOmne,iablt
bias in favor Of the patriotism. spirit and .agaciiy n h
lr.trious subject has not been sufficiently Ids guard
against ia" tendency Of that bias 10 eprtciae in compa
son. both the general aspect Of the times and the merits O
other illu.riou. actors In the evenifu But the
truth Of history, however it may SuTbcr .ru in
unknown ani forgotten documents. uwakr a last aud deals
impartial Jn.iitc 10 all. lie then add THE letter OF
Mr. Madison proves that w" months at least In advance
Of Mr. Henry, propu,nm there general concurrence
of public men 10 III. necessity Of prrpnra"n Tor cN
IRENE events and that military zati0 already
~ progress In Virginia which by the Spring wOud OcT to
the country -"rnr Thousand. % wrliranr, high spiri"d
men, ready To meet danger wherever II appears. VIII!
hi. evidence, Mr.. EiScs 20 cxu in the notion Al
lie has reversed The e." history and that drpos!n-
Patrick Henry from the pedestal whob hc has rr0u!
ei Tor more than eighty year " has >cccc'lr!ih placing
The opponents ri i> memorable resolutions ia b.. stra
Nov, far from believing ilat accomplished author
ha- the triumph III pI..iion We think can .huT
beyond the shadow OF doubt. nulv that hc has failed
IN BIZ attempt hu, HAT H. only result oi i-
has been 10 invest the siarSmanshp 0f Patrick Henry
!" adorned H. What are The authorities on which MI K'cs
- confidently T.r- The first is Madison wh" Sa- then
teacher in his fathers anly-who had not yet entered
public fr-who had not the slightest communication az hc
c"Ei.s.e- In Ia, letter ir Sparks, with III" leading Of ihe
iirr., ard who read Newspaper bu, the snail weekly
-hset called the Virginia 'inxrr, "hs silent the
~ chat On m paper s WIKI err%"c who % @ wa. muc ' young
er than hinl.cf makes the announcements which
Mr. Iives is ready 10 build such testimony is at best
but vague hcasay, and, lar a. crave historical fact is
concerned hardly worth the PAPER which Il is written
The letter Of the Maryland merchant !, precisely In '-
fran, u,I;yiJ,;,, In, C. ,L r, ., ,iI ,o h.y,,
Cured and II those facts could only be known at ihr tr
hy hrar.ay, ~ they published the authority -!
s stl, ntnt hardly deserves Gch consideration a.
that s Madison, or OF the Maryland merchant. which at
least written the time when the facts said 10
bay. occurred The Iri.r nj pnnmor !. ,uorr au,hnra.
ty. Lut !, /. r,,wr ,J, m ir,nnr,,,, I;.c, Ij.h, lac
gained hy feeding Him with exaggerated reports, that lr
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and su aimed them To f,rhaut I., thus rlaciu. tlt
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and vi,o
In r,,,,,.crou NTH iii. ..,ii,i Mr. Eiy,. lend, IA.
.,c;, - I ,u.L,r,y ia ,. .,,,,nrn, ,ha a. .,on a,
.nry r...iu,,u, wrr, carried Robert Carter N,choln.
rn and ,uoyl fr regular army Of ten thousand men
1na ,rh viii motion VA. made at that session los Nicho
La. who was Treasurer and knew the ,c VI the finance.
al ,lon or hy any hoIy ,r i on, of ih. question
I. l. n.i,L. ron, irriut,u., Ia end Nir; ur., uuI
,,I H. ,a,.c,.., arI r,. 49,, ,,llw,I Iv other. Ard
A. T;, ] i, 'cn III. work with nm .rr.r, aImo.,
r,m.,ir i, il ru.nrn"r,ri ty ny authority ~atev.r-
Wr, ro.. a r,mnrk ~ JuIr: Marshall, In these word.
"I Lt fr,n,fIy I.,rJ ny father sneak OF Col Nicho
L.. motion, 20 r,,.. fen ,hnu.,ud men for the war
4, : IL , IL, ,Ir III,. instead of .i.,
cirrr,. IL. ,,,,,h al Mach ~; abstain.
.!'- f!I 80" ,u ,..,,ry SEQ, frnn, m.n,inniur
,,,, ~. u,r.y.r. g, Wir Who's. mind wa. r.!I OF he
.r, L.,,. ,n i-ury, rr.nlnors for organizing tlI.
ni, t,Lr. for ., ute iI,.' II IN. motion oI Col Nchn
Ia, u,. ,,, t All ,u,,.t ly- br.n mad. in connection
tL ,,'.'' ',,.rIui,m, IL /. now known, however, that
,,r ,,, I,.r NJ, ia. July .r..ou n, IN. Convention
Col NirbnI,. .Ii really make a motion even then
,.,,cd ,,,..u,l. ,r Immediately rai,n. standing
80, 80, -. ,L,, .,,,. ,nn,sand ,n.n Inn ,,ul unnn
,,,,, ,,y 4, Ne ,.,,,inlv Iunv fr,,n latter from,
.orr. son who 81; hy hls side ,Srark.' Washington
,II -. -. Fen a. i,,r =, Inlv III. urono,on ya-
y,fri ,Ioxn and two regiments Only we're organized
Even hi. VA, a, t time twelve months before the Drcla.
r. !"u U Independence bold ncl,urr, c,lrc lily from.
. ,npnr alton acts and other causes there no.
n,y ro, . dollar in the Tr.asury hut the expenses Of
;D, late Inii.n war besides other dcli, we're va.
r,.,l r., ,u.., IN. eNp.us.s Of n,-.,nurili CT the
lurIi.r %, h,rn pr,po.eL y Nicholas, ;hr Convention
~ ,,r,, 10 .su. parr MONEY To- the amoun; OF three.
va, . , I so ,ti"r', md M, omr r.,lrr,
-, N,so, 4, ~ .luytou. "tIur friend ia. TREASURER
,I var,nr.t man i'm I,c Couy.utioa for Immediately
rii,' ,,n,Iinr army ~ NOT l.., than four ,hou,a!
,,,, mi, r,n.,uu, nay They stood A considerable iii
=, u.,,J ,cIu.y, of I'm. trnnns OF, the Wr.,.fr,
T,;r u, a, IA. ls reading they were reduced To- Dn.
,i,n, , d, .r.,,p ,I,i. on. thousand y- h, -. seen
sh,, h,.,vy ian, Of n.u,r money va. reuuirrh The
f;hrr T Jude Marshall We Snow wa. prr-er, at ,h~
ion iuriuc which which Nicholas made hi- notion anl
ph n. g. heard iudi.,incily and might have had
,nr q, rorr,rn. hi. error ~ the motion does not a,.
," an ,h in,rn, AMI M paz.,. VA. published u Eich.
.a,d a, ,, ,i,,. mr. there may have been some mi un.
i,.n,j, L..v,,n father and son Al all event, II /.
i iL., ir ,ai.nI-u, about the raising regular force
,t,,, ,,.n bf.,n month. b.for, m. Declaration
v, v, @ 80. i ubnIIy un.u,tnip.,I. while /, i certain
a., - - ,,r. . ,no,o,. a, ,l,. July l,ouy-n,ion
,"a '"" n'i ,hr. ~ t,nr fines ,,r.,,.r ,b N
,, r-;,r.n,. tI,,t ,yrrr .yrn,unIly organized
W. ;Ir ry.. had finished his correction OF the -rror
,;' h , int, nnr history In rr.pcci OF the proceed.
;s ~ H. Mach Couvru'ion Of l;;5 and which we ,hl
-,,,y ,nnru.iy,ly shown /. no rrror after all he
- IL, IL, s,iri, nf courtesy which ha, eyer been nj.
rrrd cInr,r,c,r 10 correct another .rrror akin to
.,. -, vhicI Ia ,na. m. great movement, nf t,.
yy,;o, ,,,i ,ur,v democratic, origin 10 which the
NV ~ .,irm,tz.d s IN. Landed ari.,b,ra.