Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-31
We publish this morning, from the NV
yor,. " Times" the malignant effort of IN au-

we publish this morning, from the New
yorl. Times" the malignant effort of IN an
,,r;n,ir.,r,' wretch 70 s!audcr man, the latehet
Of Who, sl.aca 10 il not worthy to unioose
The ,,y.:pro WHO edits The New York Times
is vel! known in social circles in New y ORR
"a the Little William" anl though having
IT one time bceo Lieutenant Governor OF tho
State of New York, IL now utterly 'cyond nc
paic Of decent and respectable soe'eEy. Ire
ignorance displayed, and tho nsal!co eShlo'ed'
will not surprise any one acquainted with the
shallow resources Of ,hi. penny line pre-
tender. Richard Henry Lee was ""' the
grandfather Of General Lee, and whether the
extract attributed to him was ever written ly
him, We cannot say, butcertainly should never
receive it as genuine because quoted by the
New York Times" Light Horse Harry
was not ''hiS great uncle" but n" '"'"'I.
Mai. Gen. rhas. Lee w:.s not his " kins'nah'
but An olfccr of the English army. wh"ranie 10
,hacountry M Lieutenant in tho Ii regiment
If In, British service with Er:.ddock; Il" w;'s
horn in Dernhall Cheshire, England, t''I'
ard died in Philadelphia in i1s2. Arthur Lee
was not his "great uncle nor WAS Henry
Lee bis uncle" So thwt this prctender has
deliberately falsiiied history, and maliSned
the memory Of the dead, that he might s!ai :
der the fair fame Of living Christian SO
I;er. The character Ct tho "Lccs CT w
sGaiav cannot be DETAINED by the ignorant
.l,nders of such . little william rs Ray
,,,,J If ths New York "Timos. But If it
10 ,cssibe to stir the drpth OF tho he;'r's ~
49, .Jdi.r. this Islander OH their believed
,,umander cannot but point t'r': "U'""''
with, more deadly aim. and nerve their he"''7
with sterner purpose, to nvense the character
Il their C1mmandcr, ~ we'll rs defend th'''
country. 70 excite their anger, To arouse |"
no.sihle sill NOR. their urlnenchahie III
tired of tue lunkee we re publish '"'S we
sIanderer's defamation:
when monkeys are sods, what must mr
rconie he" Robert l.. lie, 'mmunuer q!
tho r.lc army. is deemed tte paragon "l
Snu,hern ch,vulrv The rebels lave Always
l,en win Of beins lei hy one ci "n'h l"r"
,ia0.i. suri, stainless h"n"r. Jn"''Y rh""s"
,y ,h.;t standard !:u. Let IA Put h'' I" -
civilized test. !.
~ In, il hi; Ll,h liza grAr dii.'hcr. i.
II. Lee. bad the t:.,ut II tr"..~'h !" H''''
" ritin. in l5:'u. OH the Federal ':'ii '."''' H.
he o,id. when ws. The South attain '",'
n..,nral decree Of population, | Halter mYse"
hat y. hall have the power 70 10 ourselves
;,.,ir,. with IissoirinJ tie bpnd 'rt"h h'""S as
n.,ti.r' His grent uncle. h@Gh; lore
Harry was sti.matiheJ by jefferson, Mi'"
Knew him well as an intrISucr, IN lhlU'
u.r.' n miserable tergiversst"r " N"r re-
neral harles Lee, of Revolutionary mem"'V'
;,nl 4 kinsman, was, rs one may sec by i
r;,o's jI1shingto", not only ralU:nrla'"; n'
Washington, but WAS % plot'cr to s"H:rse!e
INN. he WAS tried hy court martl:.i, ALTER t''r
i,;,.tls of Monmouta, WAS found guilty Of d:-
,L,Jisnce Of orders, llsbehav!or before the
,ntmy, and dis1espect 10 the Commander T.
,riei WAS subseque,t ly dismissed from To-"
service in Disgrace. ard soon alicrward died n
Ecrklcy county. Virginia, leaving IN his VIII
these words / desire most earnestly that
nav not DO buried in any church or "lufcl
card or within 4 mile OF any Presbyterian or
cuneecratcd meeting house; for, slice J re-!
d,J in this country. have kept ~ much bad
company, while living, that Il" not "I'""''e t"
,.,,,ti,. us it when dead" The great u"rir.
Arthur Lee, VIVA the lihrlcr "f FRANKLIN, aud
Jaw md Jefferson, and is described Ivy Tucker,
in his life of tho latter, to have been hln%n
l:.rly impructicable in his temper and d'3r"-
siti0n.' The uncle. Henry Lee, WAS In I N
pre>s at the time of the Presidential struggle
between Jefferson and Burr, and, according to
Turkcr, advised desperate measures to dc
ftnt the former: and he was & man OF suri,
had character that when, in lS3O, General
jackson, whose fiery partizan he had been.
sent his nomination TO the Senate for the cor
sulship at Algiers, MIR. Tasewell, Of his own
larry and State, Chairman On Foreign I,c!a
lions, reported against it, and it vas unan'-
,nously rejected. It would be difficult to n@mc
IN old family in this country, OF any hr'i"r'
cal mark, whose blood has been shown t"hG
NJ worse quality than that m the '.:c- ID Nh.
.inia.
But it is not family that makes the ger
tl.man, or the reverse. lt ia personal honor.
Has Robert f.. Lee this We sav elnrhati
c;;lly that he has it not. lie is deficient in iis
vcry first and most essential olcment--truth.
lie is az mendacious rs BeaurcsaTl himself.
This Gun he proved incontcstably, and th..
too without going back OIL the history OF tue
last fortnight IN the li:h of this month he
issued an address to his soldiers, which W.
have published. 1t is brief but it contains
i've broad ialsehocds.'
The "1imes" then proceeds to deny the
victories which General Lee recouLted in hi,
late c,Ier to his army. We sha!! not waste
ti,ne in sustaining The ASSERTIONS Of General
Lee. Fortunately, hi, word Id above su.r,cirr,,
ahle the lr'~erhial mendaty"f l:;.y n.uli is
known wherever the "1Imcs" h..- rc;,d,r-.
i:y he last Nag Of tiu.o ar hnd another
ri;t,r Of the "T.nes' Lsts lccn dct2. tel iurG-
in- O Proclamation for Lincoln. hy which he
c,.deavored to rcui.ae u large amount q. the
rise Of geld. This is the paper that, with
RAYMOND and II 5warI Us editors, has ACCUSED
Cen. Lee of falsehood. The New York
Word" has admitted the truth Of every as
.,ertion made by Gen. Ice in his 'a:c Order.
WHO RELIEVED GEN. BARTON:
The following letter from General Ransom