Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-05
ENoU!RERS CORRESP 0ND.EEcE.
Fer the Enquirer
MIR. MALLORY AND H15 AssAILANT5.

, EEQUihFE > ChIsffoI NFNTHI|'
Fer the Enquirer.
MIR. haLL0RY AND fl15 AssAILANTS.
There is class Of PERSONS who prove their
superior patriutisln by cuntending that this
| war, unlike all Other wars, should have Getn
one uivarying caraer of SUCCESS BY sea anil
br land for tho South. Had they held the
reins Of Government the Yankees would have
stood but 4 sorry chance. The performance.
of the Genii in the Arabian Nights Entertain
ments wOull have been thrown into the
shsde b. come talEnanic process our river
steamers would have been turned into men
of-war. A few ten-pepny nails, carefully
planted 0vGr night, would hare furnished next
morning the quantity Of iron required to plate
auy number OF var vessels. An ingenious
diversion Of old party machinery would have
sutiiced for eGsinea, and our critics could
themselves have supplied the steam and the
gas. True. We had nothing IN start with
The Nu; Ii had the Workshops, the iron, the
sTLisan ne, the t!mhsr r;.adJ ..ut, the rope,
chains, enguies, the Sailors aid last not least,
: powerful nag all eudy- in existence. What
was xll that TO these cnnsuInuiate architects ::
In week, perhaps, they could ha,c evoked
1
kes fleet from the scu.. Strange that the
President did mi c,ll rEcm to his aid -
Stranger still that the people dia not detect
all this hidden ability, rcsiy, rs it probably
was. to serve the country
!This class OF worthy persona denounce Nj.
Mullosy. lie il incompetent, forscuthi be-
cause he cannnt york til. wonders they cali.
With heel vino thiak tnat they can acquire
Fictitious reputation AZ patriots ~ attacking
/ the Incumbent OF particular olica. pitching
in.. a. i. Is ;>ai;sd, niLhou, Emo Tiedgr "r iu-
yssitEallaIl Of fnetc, it L. uccd!css 10 4rgut~-
| TheS ru,lSi run their cuLrse nf .cn:ati4n -ir-
-n.nsticn. In due time they viii receive
! thar 1r~ar1 from lhf geople. sal il sill br
! far different jfnm lie 1Ee they nhT rinlihHht-
| ly expect.
! But tLvlc Hlr sulIr n bu hata been rii.i.I
by these persistent assaults sad lniarePresaH-
tatiuns with Tho'n word OF calm
apral is not thrown away. THY are per-
sons who do not mean TO 10 any one Injustice:
| their chief conan ia for the country AID
The great .ause in which We are cIubArked.
They know full well That whru our SOLDIERS
are ialhng ty the buIle: and disease, dying
by thousands To avert FROM the land the
doom Of slavery with wEicl we are al threat
enpd; ghrn hundreds of families ar. striped
eaah week Of hou., clnth!"E and their last
mo rhrl 81 food, the starr t't each ana all III
lis il 100 vast far 'en-,iie in-u |" ruibaIh II
pitiful gtrrlggies IN ount rsblnef, or 7'mt
some personal drudge AZ thu President. They
will admit that 81! such pleasant d'yer'n"i:i
ure useful IT, the enera V ,aud ought IL be post
poned tuit tho Ear shall h" over. SUCH men,
| reasonable, fair, patriotic. will do justice 10
the Secretary Of The Nay, and that II all he
| AXIS.
! ! hava rot Space +, go into detail OF what
has been attempted aud what hns been 'ttne
by Mr.. Mallory. Such statement has b'eil
well supplied by q communication recently
transferred to your journal. In addition to
! hat is there disclosed, any man of comtfon
| sense and who cares more for the cause toan
| ful airing bis rhetoric, Will Acknowledge
that u JuL statement Of what thr Secretary
is doing and of sbst he las sought to effect
is lust what the Yankees desire They want
Il even more than tie nuisy critics through
whom they hcpc 20 obtain il. IL IL plain that
Mr. Mallory must submit 70 temporary nI'lS.
tice He cannot now nat- al exhibit to Tin-
dic.t- hirp.eji Neither could General AL
bert 3. Jnhnaoa Rave done 30 before the Dad-
cloon disaster.
When Mr. Mallory waa made Secretary Of
| the Navy, there wss. az sll conceded, no civ
il!sn II tie Uonfederacy so we'll qualified for
the position. For number CT yaars, ~
Chairman of the ColaInitten Of Naval 4 iinirs
in the United States 2euate; be has had hli
attention turned to Ibis subject. Ills StliieS
have bGcn in ttlIs direction. IL tss been MS
speciuiliy. Who IS there now in the South
-. a
aesailants agree upon proper person -
Would anybody suit them a r2unth ~
week know Of but one man Of good i'd
niinisitati9- abilities engaged in this crusade
against iIr. MALLORY. aud it Is not doing him
anv injustice To say he is NOT his equal
| il this branch. The others All: :ont ;Gi III
tie bill sTeecl-naSlng-
| The othcs nf the Secretary . the t'sTi- re
| Iulrrs hard working, seTalhle, palns- taking
luan and SUCH q une Ia Mr.. Mallory. lis
| -a.l ior the cause, and more particularly inr
| tho pra.,ch of servius in his hands, is no: be-
| hint; thut OF any Ocher man whate7sr. l. it
reasonable to suppose that he does not know
| that svrry iustancs Of naval success will pro-
cure him an honorable place III the affections
Of Those yhe shGll come after us? Viii any
one lie SO hardy ss to say that Mr.. Mallory
does nos freely consult with the experienced
captains CT our Navy, and G7ail himself Of
their inform atlon anu s"sgc,;.cnsf Ii may 10
ssid that one of these shout! he made Head Ut
the Department sA,aw-r that such appoint
uer:a have never been d.em ID wise. Indeed,
if this rule were adopted, it is tn be fcareo
that soIn: OF these lndh-Inouthed patriots
wuuld lose ltiuir zeal for the efficiency Of III"
Navy.
Doubtless much Of this cutlery has sp-ilag
up because Of the deuLrucuon CT certain Mar
vessels By the officers commanding them
For thesn acts Mr.. Mallory :E singled "ut ior
blame. With what reason few facts will
suffice to demonstrate. Frat of all the fir~
gina, entleared to Us by kar wonderful -
pioits in Hampton Road, was Burnt III the
! very scene Of her triumphs. The intelligence
was inexprcssibly painful. 1t WIS c@r"cni-
en-! r,r Ebelcrs TO assume that it was done
by Mr.. ,lallory's directions: but it s62n
turned nit ,!ai he had neither order
ed or advised it, What roulil ht do
but order Court II Enquiry and then
Court ?srual II try th= nrtrcr 1T
command Th.. wss done. alla Inc L3urt
Martial acquitted Con-. TatIh:l.
Was il lur MIR. Mallory to set aside tire
lUitEIncHt Of tue t"uit, aii't t'NI>ii mHfe
tnev ha,i declared The psrty free from ali
htAu,r, Nlth equal just:t" and propriety
dad they condemned he might laEe ahs"lT'd
the pccused.
Pubic opinion ssiii ccnarn,!s che dostr'ic-
ton of the ship. ann very justly; but Who
.zill jar thai Mr.. Mallory he's done his icil
duty in the promises Persistent malice nay
slage that becaua: Sir. Mallory i:ses 10 i'9r-
folk ne dlreated Its evacuation; and thus ron
derei RocessarJ ;.li destruction Of rhe Eirgi-
mia. But any one will see on reflection thst
this evacuation was military measure purely,
aud that when this WIS directed by The War
Department, az tJp;s&s accordoHce ruth the
opi7.:on Of tien,us Jrn:rh +. Johnston, ire
nnntl,. nnhlishrd the S.cretnrl ~ he My