Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-01-21

Feb 1864. led body Of 1000 picked
cavalry from Washington ON = raid 10
Richmond. whose object was to tsrw
the city Of R;ekmoaa AND ka LE. Da-
ris and kis Cabiaet! None but Gen.
Fitzpatrick and Col Uric Dalgreen.-I
The success of the expedition was pre-
vented by the rspulse of that portion Of
the command under Dalgreen BY reg
iment of Department clerks, and the
inhabitants Of Richmond saved from
one of the most awful fates that the
mind Of man can conceive or the most
malignant heart devise.
Dalgreen was killed in the retreat by
another command, his body captured,
and from papers found on his person
the true objects Of the expedition dis
covered, and the authenticity of the pa
pers established beyond doubt. For
confirmation of these facts refer the
reader TO '.Pollard's Lost Cause and
"McCabe's Life of Gen. r. e. Lee"
pages AS and 65l of the latter work,
and for the manner in which this same
party are now following up their unho-
" work let the oppressed South and
poor wronged Louisiana answer
What now becomes of Mr.. Cas- charge
that the Confederatcs intended q, carry
thNyar where .'feod for se swordSnd
tofeh awAlss our arnies y lensely pop
ulated cities" and who are amenable
thereto? The gentleman has made a
misapplication Of terms; if he had said
Federal instead of Confederate he
would have been much nearer right
Mr.. q. M his communication after ex-
hausting himself upon the point noticed,
says he is satisfied if / am, cites some
cheap expressions of friendehip, with q
promise to the public of contemplated
peaceful department in the future, and
ends with tender of friendship and
good will. would not seek to rob the
gentleman of the benefit of any of his
professions and trust they are sincere,
but how viii he reconcile these tenders of
friendship and good will with the un-
founded imputations by which he has
sought to malign and misrepresent 9TH
ers, and falsely accuse them with in
tending that which many of the lead
crs Of the cause he now endeavors to
defend have been guilty of themselves:
Is it not evident that behind all this vir-
tuous visor an insidious motive lies
coiled within, and that while he assumes
this virtuous garb and speaks so gra-
ciously in one sentence, he at the same
time in another deliberately maligns a
whole people, myself included, and re-
veals in himself nature far more hid
eous than that of "tameless tigers thirst
ing for blood" &c, comparison with
which he revi,es others, a comparison
which could have only emanated from
n mind and heart such as his. / have
not the least knowledge Of the great act
of friendship he says he once endeavor-
ed to perform for me. / have not even
the honor of his personal acquaintance.
If, however, he was guilty of such an
act of self-abnegation as to become the
friend of one who had been enga .ed in
Il cause which he now de2ounccs, ten
der him my thanks for the same. Mr..
G. speaks of Conforming and oblitera-
ting false impressions of his enemies.
am not aware of having done him any
injustice have stated nothing but
what I can prove and nave proved when
ever necessary. would not intention
ally do an injustice to any person. l
have been writing against principles -
sentiment if YOU will Principles pub
licly announced by him. and which l or
any other person had the right to excei I
to or controvert. His commune atoms
and mine are before the public, let them
render their verdict. If his first COM
munica.ion or others have placed him
in an uncongenial light. let him not
blame others nor myself for placing upon
it the only construction its language
would admit of, but turn rather the ac-
cusation upon himself for having in the
first place published such sentiments.
In conclusion will state, that l cher
ish unkind feelings towards none, and
if during this controversy expressions
have escaped me calculated to give Of
fence to or wound the feelings of any
one, tender to them my expressions of
sincere regret, and trust I may now be
permitted to close this controversy with
out offence to any.
Respectfully,
VIM. +. PERRY.