, 1860-12-21
NOW WHAT NENT{

The Richmond Enquirer Of December
18Th, at the close o. i leading editorial :;r-
tic1c headed Negotiation, no: Lcyisla;ion,'
holds the following extraordinary !:n-
guagc, to which VIC invite TIC careful ::t-
tcntiou OF 11r L:ncoln's friends i'll Illins,:s
and the whole Northwest. 1t is, We think,
the most deliberately atrocloEs and infer
nally wicked article that ever appeared in
the American newspaper press. 1t wo,.1!,.
be charitable to suppose tia. ::uc writer
was drunk when hc pcancas il ,'..: a!l the
Eaquircr's uttcranccs how a days arc 20
irflammablc, trcaserablc aud suggestive nj
assassination, that that supposition is for
hidden unless We choose 10 believe tia, tic
journal in question llas an editor who is,
unlike other drunkards, without lucid i'll
tcrvals between his cups. five afr 10 AS
sumo that this is Tic deliberate voice nj the
State Of Virginia, and .hst any portion Of
its Washington Programme is 10 be carried
out, it is time for the tirclocls which dill
scrvice nt Bunker I'LL and Subsequently
s.vcd the South IRON subjugation, to bc
taken down and FURNISHED ur, 10 tho end
that this government may not bc over
thrown and IN Oligarchy set up on its ru-
iRa without a struggle al least as carncs,
and as long as that which brought it int,'
being. Tic following is tic article 10
which refer:
tho disposition Of Fortress Monroe. Shall tht.
fortress remain in the lands of Our enemies
- depot for :r0ol'r, nr1lss aud munitions OF
WET for the snbjuyl:ion Of the I'caplc of Vir-
Cinia Thrsc are Questions which 10 tile pco-
I,le of Virginia ART becoming more aud ulort
Important as the ath Of March approaches
and which We fc1r must be determined l,y Il
bloody conflict, unless the present adm:uisira'
tion e1all preserve the peace BY dcIrislng tllt
Federal Government Of alf power 10 attempt
coercion. Should Mr. buchanan deliver o,c1
to the 8.atcs aiI the forts. &C., situated within
them, thus dcpFivins. the Black l:cpul'licans O
MI means Of provoking conflict State:
,wiil,by negotiation anon,, themselves, adjus
Ill differences, md final reunion may rcaul'
from the negotiation. But to dclive'
over to Lincoln TIE dcfcnccs Of ii.
States is to offer him opportunities 0
Il Is the duty Of every latriot to culha1ras
fhc new administration at every point
to deprive those who lfaye produced the IRE
sent slate Of affairs, Of Ill means to further In
yolvc the country III civil war. The iuau"'', :,
lion should bc prevented by Maryla~'', ~ 1','
nccckea1y, Virginia Should aid ,-7 Al All ', tI,.,
chi nid should bc VIII ~ ,n,3 a sas'' ~
navy should be 80 = c..rtrlbutcd according 10 IL
birthplace ar p. predictions Of oflceFs, tl,a
tnc f+-.eral Government, emasculatcd a,
sh~~ ~~tn Of power, may be unaile 10 involve til
Country In civil war. The financial drpressio
viN Ire sufficient incentive to The, States t
quietly harmonlzc and adjust matters; and,
restoring peace. the power Of the FEEDER:
Government would be restored.
4'Negotiatlou should be commenced immcd
atcly, and by the lfoythe7M States They sioul
invite conference and provide forall the STATE
uniting in consultation. II the Nurthc5n pei
pie really desirc the preservation of tue Cniol
let them move In tlis lllattcr ot negotiation,
Jet them say to III. Lincoln, remain away fro'
Washington city; yous!,aii not precipitaic civ
war, by presenting yourself to IN Outraged pc'
pie; remain at homo until the States have r
stored peace hy calm negotiation. And, it II
LInoen naoss1d 1stn attentpf to Be tnaugu+ated,
TIE tonseque.oes 1e on hi4 heed ard those Of
1rjeads rho may come to lcitncss the scene"