Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-27
'rneIr Votco II SILL for War.

'Ehetr Voice IL SILL for War.
I'll, es,bargo ON intercourse between the
North and South has proved so e~ttrctual, that
We have been until now without Northern pa
pers for some time. We have, in consequence
made for the qualification Of our readers un-
usually large quotations, denying ourselves iot
This purpose a portion of our accustomed eo'
toria! space.
", mr.. unable to see in what we have pre-
sentcd or in what we have %ilhhcla' any lhoi'
catioDs tia, the North is awakening to reason.
TIL, sam. brute force $,ii! ~cve.y where prevails
and Is evrrvwhere acquieSced III, oy which
L;nc,,ln crushed out free speech and even
free lhou;h, and free conscience. Men
seem everywhere swift to applaud the despo'
,ism before which they inwardly tremble.-
They seek to escape suspicion by the 7ehe'
mcnce with which they denodnce such as be-
tray u single pang of a hesitating conscience;
vi they solicit favor by the eagerness with
spiri, u! coward prostration pervades all ranks.
:A,no,,. the latest who have knocked their
heads against the ground, and kissed the dust
OF humiliation, is George NJ. Dallas. The
South has given him his ',onors and distinction;
n. returns our favor by cla,uorS for our blood,
and bv 4 demund "a: war to the last man and
The last dollar.
We ,al upon onr people, therefore, to rally to
the gres, battle for that separate independence
. ..L;,l ~ b,r, h,np gnron1 fr fha rro
servation O! our honor and liberties -with re.
newcd spirit and renewed energies. flushed
be all petty discussions, and all censorious com
plainingS! The enemy, we tell you, still fill
the sr with their bnaStingS. They are threat
ening vnn with three great co'umns-one on
the Potomac, one in Western Virginia, and one
10 the valley and on the banks of the MiSsis.
sippi. Thus confronting and invading US, they
are counting largely q, the deeds to be
accomplished by the naval expeditions sent to
ravaga our coasts. They arc still! inflaming
the passions of their people by the most tiagi-
tious misrepresentation and the mos: afro
cions lib"ls. They are still stimulating their
sr.i"r 10y assuring them that VIC are weak by
our own distractions, and are on the point of
breaking up by our actual quarrels. They
seize on every indulgence Of spleen, every
gloomy representation, every passionate or par
,isau uttcranc- o. the Southern press, to con-
tiru these declarations. Thus it is the war
spirit is fed, and by such as these the war.cry
is sounded ever the whale North.
We must prepare to meet our enemies with
= Crn>h zeal. They shall moi DC mere ready to
invade our liberties than we to defend them!-
They shall not be more swift 10 attack than We
TO reprl: Nay. rising with tie occasion, aud
chatting under the enormous WRONGS they do US,
VIC will meet the invaders at the very threshold,
and even beyond our borders. We will attack
tho wolves in their den. We are entitled to
liberty, and We are entitled to peace; and we
viii win both with car buld, right arms, and
tn. favor Of Heaven on our ust cause.
Then let us take a fresh start! Let the
howl Of rapine, which comes to us from the
North, be answered BY the shout Of defiance
Let it ring loud and clear! Let not our Gov.
ernraent fear. There are tens of thousands
and hundreds of thousands not yet in the field,
who but await the signal that they are want.
cd and will be received.
The spirit of our people is chafng
and srieving that the feet of the en-
envy still tread our soil. Let the
Government perfect and extend its plans; let
it determine their scope and adjust their de-
tails so that the machinery shall work both
grandly and smoothly. Let the people and
the army be saved from petty annoyances.
Let their srdor be cooled by no neglects and
hy no avoidabIe deficiencies.
Let this be done, and the call Of the Govern.
ineht shall ring over the land rs the call Of a
Highland Chirttain 10 his clan and swift an.
S~rring, our lesions shall rise in valley and on
mountain, and rush where our bann er is up
lifted, and where the foe displays his front.
We lulst make a business; Of this war. We
must make stable preparations. and alien
provisions for carrying it on. We
must summon our patriotism and our courage,
our energy and our strength, our wisdom snd
our address, to its prosecution. II is too early
yet for the clamors Of faction. EL is too early
yet for the disputes and the chickering's Of such
as divide the spoilS:' let such bide their
time. The spells are not Yet won. There are
many hard encounters, and niue h louln for The
OF the nnblcr virtues, before the EN-.
pl,y Of brave men shall give place to the
scrarnblings Of camp followers. Citizens of
the South let us listen to the call Of patriotism
and Of duty 4
The Nashville patriot" says the Eight at
tisrhoursville, in Kentucky, VS. exaggerated