Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13

&c Gen. tTiRsIeid. AHA, srie1rii, Miss
Lost-hsid Scut:: a.ieut. General 4. the
Prince Of Darkness.

junits. IN Il l.tt:r 10 Lnr1 HAnSllsii. sad
"Ynu will noi question III? veracity w..ufi
assure you thai il has moi i'een Owing 10 AT
particular respec! for your per*a? ;ha he:
abstainei from yoa 90 ldnz Besides the lis
tross and danger with which shc pres
threatened when ynur Liorl:'iiP is party. an!
the pariT is to be the jndg5, | confess hav
been deferred b.: the difficulty Of ii, task
Our language has no tera Of reproAch. th
mind has no idea OF detestation, which ha
not already been happily applied to you anc
exh2 listed Ample justice has been done b,
abler pens than mine to the separate merits O
your life and character. L.: i: be my humhl
office to collect the scattered sweets, Ill thci
united virtue tortures the sense" S15:iillli
ing Generalship for L1rdshp, and "the srca
coward as you haze confessed yourself 70 be
OF one aga, for the great jurlst Of another, ii.
words of Junius so precisely describe you ant
and your condition, and lny feelings toHard.
you, and they are so mlch moro cicgan
than mine would be, thst adopt aMt
apply them to you; and vet | may say
as he did, in letter to the Uuhe If Grafton
"If were personally your enemy nigh
pity and forgive you. Your have every claiG
to compassion which can GiiSc from misery
and distress The condition yru ere reduced To-
would disarrn private enemy Of his reseTt
ment and leave no consolation to the most vim
dictive spirit; but that such an object Us yor
are, would disgrace the dignity CT revenge
But in the relation you have borne (and nov
bear) to this country, you have 10 title to i!,.
diligence" You ere the enemy, the dsceiLiui,
vindictive, blood thirsty encmy OF the South
''my OWN, my native lane" and ioT that crime.
in the language of Junius to the Duke Of Graf.
ton, when speaking Of similar, but not 50 de-
testable character, II would pursue him
through life, and try the last exertion Of MY
abilities to preserve the perishaole infamy ci
his name, and make it immortal" In your
case no cxertion of ability is necessary Ito pre-
serve the perishable infamy Of your name. y
All that is necessary for that purpose
is truthful narrative Of your lifo, cmbcllished
simply with faithful deiiheation Of those
striking inconsistencies, Whic, yonr Implicitly,
sefshness and v:nity afford. FcT men have
ever had such an opportunity &c make for
themselves Il really great nanc, and none ha"o
so utterly failed as you have, except another
American general of the Eame Of Arpod-Bene-
dict Arnold. Your baptismal nsmc was "Ning
field" which l have always understood gas
family name; bu. your une2uslled vanity in
duced rou, before you had won z single field, DE-
cause you b:d been most eItraTagantly pcLteG
and bre7cttod at the Instance Of Virginia. and
By her President, Mr. Madison. 10 assume the
name Of "Wi1Gel1,'' thl: :loisstly ;:;sli.n,rE
to yourself the credit ri winning ali the ijelds
which had hesn Won by the distinguished
Browne, whose s:lpriiern y6u ware, and the
gallant nlcl and rff;cers under his c1::,-
mand. Happily for Tie reputation 2i the Ar
my, il produced not sIch another HcrncTart
of the fame Of It's officers. TIC appetite of
any other cG7uorant would have been satisfied
by this excessive an3 greedy indulgence, and
it was to be hoped that with satiety, there
would be some aypcaranc: o.! your aost ted
magnanimity, for even the most voracionS q
the forest, permit their ieo% neast; Ia feed
in quiet after they have bee'l satiated, and III:
Cyclops was soItsned b. his excess iiu tr
satate voI was impossible Accordingly a.
ter seeking, and then d .c!inias the romllan! cl
the Army in MexicJ--bcca,lsc, a. you SaiG;, III
Richmond i; wou,G disgrace you to have ynlr
name CONNECTED with the conquest CT 4 :',p.
pie, seven Of whose soldiers were Only equal
to one Of ours when you found that tlc gal.
lant aud glorious oil Taylor was winning fresh
rcuown, and G stronger hOl; upon the alec
accepted tic cnuoalrd, ell H.: whi;@ cti:-
dcmning The var end Announcing youT osH
Government fer wagng it; and very soon reu
commenced that warfare upon Wer:!: end Pil-
low and others, whici; ed tn yoar recall,
and determine that General Tay!nr should
acquire TO n:ro fame i! vOu rorli rreveG: It
you agaileh yGurseit ol your r;gbt 10 strip him
Of nearly iii t!ls regular troops ard leave him
in the faco ri Santa AGna and 10000 OF MS
best troops, win cniy small volunteer force
ard two Or three companies Of regulars, TO
res,. him For this act Of rRntigated ard
ignsb:e scllishncss as we'll rs ior Jour subse.
quenl s!andcrs of Gen. Taylor, posteTity will
do you justice if the odor oi your memory
shall not rePel ali ehquir; into yoar history.
But, Ike Macbeth, yoi! hare bsen stripped Of
your stolen title, by our gentle Beauregard,
and hcncefoTth muss be known as "I.ost-ficld
Scott"-poor old man What pity YOU had
not the courage to throw yourself into The Dat
tie at Manassas, and win a soldiers grave By
soldiers deeds, ere you lived to confess your
self coward and to see your own Lien.cnant
made General oTar you, ard hear him dubbed
Napoleon Of the war which you engendeTcd,
planned and lost! You are native Of Virginia,
BORN in the county Of Dnwiddie, and educa
ted, for the mos: part, 2. what we have been
accustomed to call an "Jld Geld schoor-at
which "when white headed bare footed
boy" us have often heard you sa:, you first
conceived tho idea, and formed the resolution,
to do somathing, which should make you
worthy Of Virginia. The most valuable part
rf your education however as hare your OWE
authority for saying in MansGelds life Of You.
the materials for which know yon furnished,
was acquired in the office and family OF that
son Of Virginia, ~ho really was EorthY Of
her--tle noble ard giftcl B!xjamia Watkins
Leigh. Unlike you, he lornie;, 10 schovl-bor
determination to DO great deeds in order that
be might bc made wOrthT Of his mother
Love Of virtue, not CT fame, T:: hi; Tnl!1g pas
sion, and what be thought arc aid, ne ,huught
and did under that noble ir'l.'Ilsc, because it
was jnst, right. and honorab,. Unlike you,
he always lo-ed Virginia for herself and not for
himself Unlike you, therefore, he vas always
worthy Of Virginia. When be was cold, hu
was sad when she was kind, he was happy :;
and when she suffered, b. 81 mpathizsd In
like You, he was always faithful to her when
danger threatened her. he was always p! her
side; and unlike you, he never raised his hand
in parricidal war against her, nor plotted ?Ti,h
her locS, GDQ plaliiien !Jf LiteIH tue uohe W
torture, inpoverish and srhjugate her Tn
like you, his pure spirit knew no guile, and
ever scorning a compromise with vice, he
never appealed TO his necessities to defend Liz
errors-and unlike you, he was mol nercensry
and could not be bought You are no! only
a Virginian, but you are the husband Of 2
Virginia lady. In March, 1917, yoii led tc the
altar the daughter, most -eno1ned at that
day, Of the unmarried daughters Of Virginia,
for her beauty and accomplishments,
whom you have since persacu!ed from her ma.
tire land and of whom the cnly notice which
is taken in your Autobiography is the remark
that you were married to Miss Maria Mayo,
daughter ofJchn Mayo, Esq, Of R;chnond-a
lady whose charms and accomplishments arc
widely kuowu." This is characteristic Of YOU,
and Of that selfish and absorbing vanity for
which. YOU are SO remarkable, and which is so
oTeroearing and IDsuferable; that your wife
| has found exile FROM her home and children,
| ,rithoDt EoI, nrnfpr, bla yec,dannp uit \