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Show 21·1 ROEDUCIC. ctnploymcnt in the Southern nrrny, 'vith a Yicw to desert at the earlic::;;t safe opportunity. Thus he won fayor ' and hi efforts to inQTatiate hin1. elf 'vith tho ·c ' -' 'vho ltacl the disposal of oftices 'verc ~econcl e<.l by Can1pbell after his ±light to the North. 'Thn. he re .. tnrnccl to the connty of his rcsi 1cnec an o.fliccr in tho army which he had gone forth to oppose. lie camo Lack 'vith son1e pnrticnl:1r rescntn1cn ts to gratify, ancl to fiOtnc remains of the original prcj n<l ices of a stranger by bjrth he n1ight add the ·vindictive zeal of n renegade in regard to the people of Virginia. Soon after Colonel TTemaine established his heaclqnartcrs at the Swn.n travcrn, he 'vas visited by Uoloncl Fnirf:tx. The 1neeting bct\\rccn thctn, though not 'vho11y free front conHtraint, ·was friendly on boLlt Ritle~. Co1onc1 Trcn1aine took occ::tsion to repeat the cxpre~sion of h lfl grati tn<.lc for ho~pital i ty ana kin<lne~-, which he . aid, had probably savc<l hi.· 1ife. Colonel Fairfax, prmni ing that his fonncr gne 't wonlcl not expect h in1 to ex pre. s pleasure n.t the cstabli. hnlent of a J;,.,eclcral force in the county, aclcled that, since thn-t m i~fortunc conl<l not be averted, he was sincm ·ely gratifictl to find Colonel Trcn1aine in commall( l lie proceeded to state the special object of hi8 visit. "I desire to know (if you think proper to inform 1ne) 'vhat .course you intend to pn rsnc 'vith reference to our unarmed citizens \Vho retnain n.t hon1c. Yon hn-ve hcar<l n1e express n1y political opinions. The fortunes of \Var do not change our co11victions of right. J\fy Rentitnents arc the satno as those which generally prevail in the county. But 've acknowledge the dntie~ which sprino- {i·orn ad ver e events, and b . in Lend to perform thetn a. , I doubt not, your duLles will be perfonnecl 'vith equal fidelity." ROEBUUK. 215 "Since yon allude to 1ny duties," replied Colonel Tremaine, sn1iling "I ·would be pleased to know what dutic. you think I owe to your citizens in the pre. cut . ·itnaLion of affairs here 7" ."Pardon 1nc, colonel, I mn not here to lecture yon. I mtencled only to express conrtcon ly n1y confidence in yon." "Bnt, rca1ly, I desire to kno'v your opinion. 1 have confidence in your fairness and your judgment It may be necc. sary for 1ne to understand the selltiments of the people in order to detern1ine how they should be treated. I believe that 'vhatever you tell me will be true, and 1vhatcver you pr01nise 1vill be perforn1cd. I 1vish yon to epcak freely in behalf of your people." " ·w c kno,v, Colonel, that your first duty is to promote tho succe s of your govornn1ent in the \var. To that end \VC expect you to do \vhatcver a just and humane man 1na.y do. vV e expect, ,vhile you remain in possession, to sub1nit in good faith to a power which \vc cannot resist and desire not to irritate : I take it for granted, that yon 'vill refrain fro1n harassing citizens who refrain from hostile conduct. I should think, if you penn it me to say so, that it 1vill be your duty to protect them, as Htr as you can, in their h01nes, property and innocent avocations. Y onr force superse<les aU other authority in the county, and it \vould seen1 that, 1vhere subn1ission i~ a duty, protection is a right." "I believe 1vc shall not quarrel, Colonel Fairfax, if your citizens act in the spirit \vhich you attribute to them. I cannot make explicit stipulations ·with you. I must reserve the free exercise of discretionary authority. For the present tell your people to tru::;t |