Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-25
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ard those who take their cae Irom il, defend
tn. publication; but plain folks, Tho DO not
believe 10 The false doctrine that '~eycrything
IS lair il politics aud var" do not agroe to
his at ell. The letter was written in the full
confidence Of intimate personal friendship, and
should not have been d~iyulged without the
conser: OF tbs writer. That cur readers may
j,dse If the merits Of the case, We append
;h.; part Of the letter Which has led to the
controversy. OF course there cun be but one
u~:inion ul Mr.. Biair's. conduct in writing such
a letter while he retains his place in the AID
ADMINISTRATION, but that is not the question now,
fare is the e8tract:-
WAsHiSuyoa, Aug. 81, 1861.
DEAR GENERAL
Schuyler ind already g1nc 10 Europe about
Pms when | wrote and telegraphed you, and
Tnl! letter ia reply was hsGded 10 Mr. Seward,
10 ha forwarded TO aim. I suppose it would
gu. him in relation with Billings, which would
bring about your wishes. Ii | bad known
wAca you sara hero what you communicated
t, lay father, I think from my kno gledge Of
Nciss, Wit; Jour reimbursement, could have
turned tho Ehtle matter over 10 him. At The
ssr.c rune, you must not expect ,on much o.
Mo IN ,!o Cabinet. have, as you kn6w, very
iitti" ir,Inanrs, AMI even noT, when shc policy
! ::srb adroca sed irom tha first is being inau-
su-.ied, il does not peem to bring mo any
g:ast po9cr over tho Administrator.
This, I can see, il partly my own fault. ]
nays been !@o ob%7treperous, perhaps, in my
opposilion, and men do Tot IKE those Who
hsve exposed their mistakes beforehand, and
tsunt them with them Rf.erWaTd. The maib
d;ih su!,, il, hnwevcr, with Lincoln himself
d. IS ii Tho Wing sthpol, and that brings
him naturally not only to incline TO the feeble
pa!iay ni Wings, but to give bis confidence to
saah a~ti"issra Il costs me- . Grcnt deal OF
lsl:.r ii sct anything done because OF the III
clinalian Of mind Oh Tho par. of The President
or leading mclu5srs Of the Cabinet, Including
Chase. who never voted n Democratic ticket
in his life. Bat you have the people at your
back, and | am doing all can to cut red tape
and get things done. I will be more civil and
patient than heretofore, and sec il that. wont
work. Yours, truly, Ii. BLAIR.
The B .li;nore correspondent OF the IN. !
HERALD" tsko2 q serious view OF the late
movements OF Gen. Jobnston's forces from Ma
natsns. lie says:
That they have executed their retreat With
psrirct success, in the face of an army OF su
pcr:cr force, carrying OF all thcir artillery and
baggage, ard protecting their 1atreat by dc
sir.svirr ihs railroad bridges and other
bridges bahind them, thus executing the mcsl
difficult leas IN modern warfare, is another fact
which. cannot be disputed.
/; IS inp1s3ihi- to ascortAln 6Y what means
the ;ujyiu Of Baltimore who sympath!zs with
TIE Sou:G keep Informed az TO tho movements,
y.l.ns 10 some extent, and state O.! feeling at
tbs South. That thay do keep 80 informed
il:.s i;2rn tnn often demonstrated to Ire doubt
ID. Ii is believed by them that the recent
re:rc4, 3f tho retel army Of tho Potomac Is
,,traie:ic movement OF the fiIs: wafer, ant
that while part Of that army has gone 70 Mt
tick Burrside, the main body HAYS uhiy fall.
ell back 10 Is defensive linc on which they CAD
pra.set Richu,orI 10 bother advantage than
tIlsy could at Manassas. Thsy laugh to scorn
the lt;ra thai the vsr is any ne:rer IT.; terms
nstinn nos titan !s %as in July. They say,
indeed, thar the var hss only just begun; that
the tSuu;h has never hseD invade ed before now,
ard that the Union armies will meet with re-
verts thu; will .unihilate them before they
'csn gain Ny permanent success il the South
crn States. ThsJ riiicule the idea vi there
beng anY latent Union feeling at the
Saull, and tia; tho Southern Statss are
unit.d as ono nan in their determination
10 achieve their Independence, and that
their recent Fb7ersss will only hervs than
to renewed efforts. They may be mis-
taken, but this view is corroboratrd by silthe
in,ellig.a prisoners now at Camp D,uslss,
End it is certainly Hot tho par! Of wisdom to
ion0r, il