Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-10
rye do aot fccl at liberty, Notwithstanding

I'VE do Tot fccl at liberty, Notwithstanding
tir sp7cc il a~rc.G!,., 'ndrr!i"r Publishing the
;.,iinwiag, 81 wu:;, "''h' rlt ct y IaS III
y,eg. Va call IN II Ii" 9i;:'tion oi ''ur 'iteni'
porcrr Of the Atlanta "C>riederacy," and
doubt not it will afford him pleasure to make
the atsca;uca1 asked fer. We state to him and
:, Ill, tll.. III, aurilo; re ;h2 communication is
..z..l. ..u... .a -: o! til, as II
,,.,.,. 81 .. ~uGsc careful words
u...a fl. ,.H.a.Iur and whose whole life
SIAM. n,,a .; : refined and educated
C.;;stt.a --:.,"rean. His patriotism is Of the
| h;ebr.. o:d:r, .ua Is illustrated By tho presence
| ofhis son as IA volunteer in Be%auregard's army: ]
For the Enquirer.
IiRarc7oS, VI, Aug. 2GLh, 1861.
Me..rs. Editors - lave 10 ask 4 place in
| the Enquirer" for The following coIunnnI.
cation
ILar. lr,ei. raj 20 article in the "Soulhern
Confr,.cfac,,' .; Atlanta, al The lIth ins'..
rivin, nr accnlni 81 4 visit 10 the battlefield
Of Jnly the 2lst In that article there isa
paragrapn re.rrrin. 70 tine late Mrs. judah
Henri. the ealing if "hicl not ONLY snr-
prisea. bu, porGrci!:: shocked me Tiz that
she was 'aa e:il spirit and tlia: she and as
her household rera Tories, and were in ire
uurnt communication wii!' III" enemy" This
sis.cn,nt is rad u::nn tn: ai!"g,' authority
Ct some Of her "Ir.shno;a," nu' assure y0Il
tha, i, vas GStoG.9Eq HceS t. re. haze
lived in Mrs. Den1y neigi!t':F;o'd Tor I"eh;Y
years. have hra' ~ icTulS Of ir.iE'acr NIL that
time with hoT nearest relations, 2"d, Tor tho
last Eve 7en i frequent visitor a. her houS..
/ p;oruSe to make = plain statement conc2iir
my he: aad !.era, AID .nb:"i; j. 10 a candid
and r:ilghirr."i pubic la; hey may judge
wl.eth.r ,ii.rc u ally ,ia,: g,cdnd 10 suppose
lha, .sL. nrd icr household @arc Turtles, and
in frcaueu: communication witt tho en-.
ciny.'
Mr:. Henry was boss, ~ :i" :reisic@ri'2"d
rhcrr she diri She vas 4 r,cmhe. rf one al
the "Hrst families" of that Ii4rt CT Vlrgi0ij 81
least, and was certainty he'raSs Of 4 priIr"i;
estate. In eariv illu size carried an intelligent
and cccornp lisiied gentleman ard physician
Of PhuiaGeiphia. She lived with her lilshaad
some SIX or cis!t .yca;s III Pennsylvania, aud
he ba!a.Ia ci nc: life in Virginia pot far i;,ii
where she vas born ard raised. Upon The
deaf; of her L.usba7t, ab3I. thirty years ago,
Mrs. il. Withdrew i~.2Trei! i:cm :'cc;ciy, aud
ceased visiting even hcr 1a,vass relations, and
dearest friends. He. daughter. thea younG,
Gu; h,Tsei: 4 frain 3:osh associatioHS
and privileges which ate 50 dear to y'nTg
persons. that she nigh, devote herself
exclusively - ti'e care Of her aged parent;
anti acTc7. perhaps. did c daughter discharge
her latr Saare faithfully to {: mother I;an she
did. ;Shu siaii By her a"gias tac raging oi !.se
aw:r! J4t!,= which caused li-r mothers death,
and narrowly escaped death !,ctself-her escape
VAS miraculous. Mrs. II. was rover n member
Of the church, and Gid not profess religion iii
tic last year: Of her lie. Tia: she did racn
profess the faith in Chris: which secures he
knowledge c?salvaticn b? tbs remission ciSia:."
the writer can testify, having spent mary al
anxious ii1ur ia miaiS!HTiIG 30 hr Is lies! he
vas able. Gn!s-s size was greatly bclied b.
her uraresi relatives, She discharged through
life her an,ial AID ~rrla:I"a ;!ulics it, an "ryetn-
plary" mann2r. She (nnd her daughter, io1,)
uora her sad reverse OF fortune with n patience
ard fortitudc ina: you'd have put IA the biisl.
the resignation Of ma"y 6 pIofcssingEhri'Hai.
! visited her about len days be!arc her dr";n.
She was then III avery calm and peaceful frar.e
Of mind, bu. l;it!2 troublri with any i The con
Germs Of this he, Confident and hopeful as to lrr
interest in y hall,r wHrlI, and joyful inhope That
tic eu;iwus> an! s&!ryTa ~ earth wo:ili sIuii
ED w.ttr -. :Sh@ lived TIL the 'aGng 81 The
hattie cvas,,i, and thea calmly tcli ..,cep
FrcQueniiy, ..in%c her death, hazel huai! II
remarked ;iia: 1t wa:; L mysterious P'"r:duncc
that sh", ~lu hal hcen expected l.: TIC lnr tic
Ias; fluT or i've yral> a; every cna@S. q tie
seasons. .hon!i, nj las, die a violent c"ath, hui
10 enc la. :~catrrrd 10 suggest tina: sh" had
''nn!y rac.ivc,i !.cr Just G"Hcr:s- I pni.%h-
ipcnt Of sins.
nnw Sub,a;t i, ~.ihcss::. Eli!ai., 'ut;Ic l':b-
lie II t:lrrc is an probability iiit ll:,S" ..,.;a-
;cai ~i.nia:e.. TIC 1&e nearly I'D rildcn DOR
Tes7s, tie o:htr, living @!naS! %2ntr"'.: !"r Ter
mothers c~0.ai3Ti, Snut out irlin The cj:'@e""s
Ct the busy world, could have held "::tIn:l:t
communication with Iii" Cl:euEj," ;,hny miles
OF until their Appearance in Tie battle n"rir :
Is not Tic ;dc1 r~erfect!y prtposttyc"<t le,
such Is ;hc ch:rgr agrin.t ti.9 hcd.riddcr and
aged mother, a:! Hu":i liz "~:,gr:. aga;nS. the
daughter vino wa uf:r,at: ~ late 1t right.
the right before the Ia!tic. il preparing !nod
for Our soldiers
The writer of the article TAISh lies .an;cd
this cammrnicatioE closes !; with tbs: :orc bic
and appropriate ianguags, All honor, then,
now and hereafter. - ;i'c las: ;y!!ihlc "i re
corded TIM, ~ ;;r ..-rdna, ii N~:"as'ai. 40
n.ay it hc; rra; gGEe;.i!d:- y:' n'hhrn severe
illc r;r'u.:;l' -! those Immoral Hr'"~$. ~ Hc
nnx Sc.,I: .!i.. u oar Rc:oiu;inu.:! Si,S
SUI 'e, rs ;cnc;n,aT tia tIa na:ar ~ JIii:Hi
EI.a:: ! no" i"srra7:":r caanaciaH VIA The
a.,neS .. those iii;i*c.rns Sor:hies wtf' Ia: IN
ttr niea. battle If .M.Hass&s. No iuli and
periycf account Of 'aa. battle can tie
given w,ttIrut tie ~:ntE;i1D IF her nGme.-
lie. II 90 down 10 pGs:c:iiy nnsu'iied. Let
The future historian record Of her. moi tina! she
was ar 'ec,l spirit and tocy," BAT hat she
was one of ;ie :;.ns, ISL a'leSa and ir"iicns:Te
persons hat ever li"cl, Tas exemplary in the
discharge If i;T ar:'ai "n5 ~!u!.ii"" d!.irs, "Ss
al humble bciic7ur ii C..;isl ior sa!"":.ui:, s::d
| died in peace with GGi aud E::an--a lp!a c:u.
zen Of Virginia. Let this much b. said for
the trpth W Uiat.7y, If f!on 10 ",,er p:iI'ci.
pie. .
No ilaputalioa IS c:s: upon the m9fIrhs Of
tue writer wi.usc article lIn; called Firth iiiiS
communication. He dJGh!!'%s thought thai ':e
was doing lis cour;rg ss!V:ce IT ra's':n'rs to
%itilau.y TIE r4Ine rf ene 50 base rs s:.c wo'i!d
have beea, it guilty. II those 'n@'shbors'
Of Mrs. II. vino gave hin ;tle Information OF
the t"ryia:t u tccsrif and family, sill state
over thsir roper s;grgru!t$ what they .tHi.k
they know nj u, S;ric - icT friends, IA: she
had many, viii gre I!,erc ga opportunity ol
proving il, CT O: ,;king The consequences If
failing todo 81.
Respectfully aid truly yours,
s. C;MPTuH.
p. :. ;r.pa tue editor u. tn" Southern
Corfcdu;G.cy" viii regard Il IS III act ofjasticc
u cop; this, or SO mucl q, i rs Vii BE- suth-
cient 10 s~a;;afy; his readers. thar great ~inipstire
has beer dose 10 Lhc taeIHo?y; ri Ms. Henry.
s. 4.
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