Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-07-13
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Tue following, from the correspondent Of
the Charleston "Courie:," is & noble answer 10
10 disccurtsous and urjust remarks in which
t,rs have done themselves the diScredit to in.
dalse in reference to Virginia. This generous
t:ibnte outweishs them all and obliterates
thsa al. uea: hin:
am sorry to observe in some quarters a
disposition to indulge in any angry controversy
~r-!.;ive TO the presumed action Of individual
Bates in ..he Cvnfederacy. Some newspaper
men are nothing, il not critical Fer tie sake
Ct i~isaVen. cinnot We put aside qnarreling and
rec,!minalion until alter the war IS over. The
comments OF some newspapers upon Virginia,
arc creating a feeling Of indignation among
this pe0p.e, which may be the germs Of worse
l:.sseasious at q future time. These comments
c:e 30, only inpruden,, they are %urjuss- Eir.
GINA is dnrg notly-gloriously. l. she true
10 the Soa,hf L., the vote on the Ordinance
OF Secession answer. Outside of the Abolition
Panhandle, The vote for the South was nearly
unanimous. Virginia has nov so. 1000 men
armed, equipped, aud in the field. This is a
fact. TOR ] have it fco!n an ofaciai source.
The other ten States CT the Confederacy
ho=e not Contributed much mors to the defence
oi Ibis border. Virginia has done this 10 less
than ,hrsc months. Many OF the States have
Ssen preparing six and ten months. Wheo
the revolution burst upon the B5rdrr States,
:. April last, and the old fogies Of the Con
~vention were driven by the overwhelming fore,
OF public opinion, to recognize the existence cf
.ar, Too Safe was barely prepared to make {
respectable defence. Bat the indom!tabfe PEG.
pie rushed upon the Nary Yard aca Ilrpar's
F~rry aud captured them They armed With
Whatever weapons they c'asosaed and. march
cd 70 those points most threatened by the,ene'
nj, aud from tbs time when few in numbers,
-oorly s:rGei unilorn'd and disciplined.
she's throw themselves into the breach to steul
IL: tide Of Northern i~rvlsion, until this day,
when lney haze in the field a splendid srmy 81
5000 ren, under command Of one OF thu
ao'est and mast distinguished Generals 10 the
~ss'vice. :hev hare participated in evSry battle
sni skirmish w.th the enemy, and in every
c.ss but one the main causes Of victory vert
d1a to them. 81 Fairfax Court House, Aqua
Crc's, Pigs Point. Matthias Point New Creek
ND R,unrv, our f'rcts were composed prin
c;pslly Of Firgihisns. Their artillery conpa
nies did very much towards gaining the battle
OF Great Bethel and the 6ght at Vienna, and
thy were vel! represented at Sewelrs Point
! .lo gallant W oSh OaSb d OdChSUu, Liz
Aer, Of Alexandra ; The brothers Ashby, who
slew ~fIsssians at Romney as Richard Cuur de
Leon slew infdclS 10 Palestine; and Capt.
Mari is. not outshons in the annals Of the cd
Revolution. What, then, is there ~tojustify the
continued sneers Of urnalists and correspon.
dents. the Misrepresentation, the insinua,ion:
Of iuke~aro,ness, even Of cowardice, agains
the Old D>ninion7 Let those who are so IN
satisfied With the conduct of the war, COM
here and do something towards carrying 1t u
a successlulissue. That would be much bette
than sowing the seeds Of jealousy and dissen
ton among our own people.
Excuse me for abiding to this matter to 81
mach length. Il is growing to be such al
Ell that the knife should oe laid to it at once
Ire journalists Of Virginia, Of course, will no
stoop to notice these ungenerous attacks, bu
when the Southern mail is daily bringing il
columns of abuse from respectable newspapers
you may we'll imagine the sense of insult fsl
by every VIrginian.,
ALL Oc1Er-Passyrpers BIZ the cars ves$ar