Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-01

aess, &c. On TE;Ep FAur-Local and State news, tele-
S-srhic dispatches, ms,snc news, dc. on FOURTH PA0E-
Poetry ans . variety OF news iteras-
Tcrror;s2a in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In
Virginia..
The disgrace tnat this Administration has
brought upon the country, has been designed
" ELECTED Tor the purpose OF humiliating yir-
g;ris. The nations Of Europe are brought to
look upon the American Union with contempt,
By seeing its capital filled with soldiers. And
70. what purpose? To protect the Govern.
men. from lawless invasion! say the design
ing knaves in Washington. who know what
they say TO oe false.
We invite the attention to the following ex.
tract from q letter justreceived from Washing
ton.
II was to-day informed. upon very reliable
authority, that John W. Forncy has been su.
pervising. If not actually writing. the editorials
OF the National "Intell'gencer;. and: also, that 8
member Of Congress from Virginia, in collu-
sion with the Republicans, has assured them
the. the frs. act of the Virginia Convention,
if carried BY the submisSionists, will be to in
strnct Hunter and Mts)a. ont of the Senate.
aal Substitute men OF their own. Clemens
tells the Republicans that he is going to the
Convention to throttle and crush Wise; so |
was Informed to-day.
'The people are awfuily frightened here, and
the city is flied with all kinds Of absurd ruuors.
Many Of the Republicans believe that Wise is
secreted in the neigh5orhood and concentrating
q force to make a descent upon this city. A
Senator from the North. yesterday asserted that
ty;.o ,.ne o.I,,pJu...n in tho cifc n EriIoD
night last. Old Scott carries on his prepare.
tons steadily and stealthily, chiefly at night,
constructing temporary stables by moonlight.
The s~;rictcSt surveillance is exercised over the
citizens, and no man is permitted to express an
Opinion in sympathy Wih tie South without
ac,ng marked. \ poor employee at the capi-
to-, VITO lost an arm in the Mexican war, was
thrust ont OF Office for simply saying that ne
favored ne South.
'OathS sre required Of Ill the military here,
such as were used in the war Of 1912. A mill
tarr dcspoeism is in full force, and e reign Of
terror prevails worse than that which existed
il the days Of Robesp;crre and Marat.'
Such is the diSgraceful condition OF public
a!airs at the Federal Capital. And for what
end has the country been thus disgraced =
For no other reason than TO induce the people
O. Virginia to elect suhmissionists to the State
Convention. TO drag Virginia fully and com.
pletely into the clutches Of Black Republican.
ism; TO detach her permanently from the South
ern States, this lasting disgrace has been in.
aic,ed upon the country. Such infamous con-
duet. OF itself, is amply sufficient TO exasperate
the people to rise and expel such men from the
= p.-,,>o,I .hoc bac, en- liSrr,r.3
10 confirmation Of the statements Of our coz
respondent, wc find the following in the New
York evening Post"
There arc now stationed at the marine bar.
rack. lie arsenal and the armory in Wash
ia.tcn nearly for: hundred government
t.olos, Including one hundred and sixty-four
marines, a company OF light artillery, a COM
panJ G.: ordnance men and about sixty Sappers
and lniners from Vest Point. Quarters and
S;atl.ng accommodations for cavalry have been
Obtained by government On certain lots upon
Capitol Hill. cast Of the Capitol. The District
militia are undergoing nightly drill, and sub
scriptons are going about for equipment of
volunteer companies composed Of the laboring
Tren Of the city.
Tomorrow It is intended 10 introduce in the
EcuSe L Resolution authorizing the President to
cal! for volunteers, and making . suitable APP
preparation for that object. Some time ago
this proposition wa7 suggested TO him, but he
objected 10 the passage Of such L resolution,
probably from his constitutional dislike Of
in~curring the responsibility Of using the
power which Congress would thus confer upon
aim"
Tie volunteers to be called out arc to be
taken from the Northern States exclusively,
dsa not q Virginia or Maryland Regiment
:7i'i Ie entrusted With the defence IF the Capt.,
toL The whole people OF Virginia are thus
branded, no. only with a want of honest faith
fitness to the Government. OF the Union, but
with hostility to'!ts capital.
Why should the people oil Virginia continue
their adhesion to n Government that thus in
suits them, and, as we shall show, designs to de-.
stroy ;aeir commerce aad use the powers Of
Congress to further parnper Northern
b: the destruction Of the little now possessed
BIZ the South?
We received, Wednesday night, the follow
ing Geographic despatch:
Thc Revenue Lazy.
New YoRR, Jan. 30.-Hon. Jno. Coeh-anc. o.: New
York, from the select committee Of Eve, Introduced 3 blu
Proposing ,ha; vessels from foreign ports, bound TO 4 port
within the scope Of the provisions Of said bill, shall, with
1t, foreign cargo, be liable 10 sei.urc and condemnation. !
.nd IN HE same ri'w, OF applying Its restrictions only TO
fors!so commerce oa which revenue IS by law collected
All vessels in~rury engaged In the coastwise trade are eY-
eurteu from It's Operations. which are purely remedial and
defensive. It further provides, II imprac,icablo to COLLECT
the revenue, the President shall, by proclamation, spec!. |
fy the port!n which the obstruction exists.
The effect Of such legislation would be to
give Mr.. Lincoln power to forbid any foreign
raccol S,rr, ,,,I,.;,~ n A. I;ro;o;.
vessel Of Virginia from sailing to any foreign
port: and as the coast@ise trade, now exclu.
sively in the hands Of the North. is not to be
Effected oy this legislation, but to be encour-
aged ard protected, all the commerce Of the
South would be diverted to the North, at
Northern rates and upon Northern terms.
This is not only the most odious form Of CO.
e~rcion, butt. is degrading the Southern States
before io:cign nations. ostracising them from the
trade 0f The world, and making the Southern
s!s.es pay tribute to Black Republican aggres.
SIGN ard bounty to Northern injustice.
Sac:: IS he spirit with which Congress re-
spends 10 Ni"g'"ia's overt1res OF peace. of COM
promise and Of adjustment. Ex-Prcsidcnt Tv.
LET ; H''s'''' i'"e eo'0'L"c u message fToEl Pre-
sident BachGG.a;, which cur readers have seen.
BIZ: Mr. Tyle!'s visit TO Washington impressed
him with no hopes of compromise or adjyst.
7nsa.. lie has returned to his horne in deep
humiliation at finding Washington city m;li-
tary cu,ap, fortified against Tirginia-whose
Go!d;erg, from their proximity to Washington,
are lis proper defenders. have been sup.
planted b. Northern mercenaries, ready,
81 tie command Of their masters, to in.
wade the State. Thus, while terror reigns at
Washington, projects OF commercial injustice,