Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-27

Ruu.ors are current in the city hist l..
| treac!erous AdninistI alton d: Washington IS
propyains 20 the Virginia Convention i ceSA.
ton os her preparation FOR war, holding ou. 70
them ovcrtrres Of accommodation.
We warn the Convention that the temper Ct
the Virginia people will no. brook any ia:i.
measures CT inactivity at this tim. 10 po';c7
must be adopted which tiss our hands a. At
honorable people by promises ii prc,erri":
the sta!as quo, Wills the WHY AID u~rscro9d.
louS adversary. Concentrates h. -'r"ntth 'ci
iortia.s his position aroun4 Washington.
The history Of Toe pas! fuur months .:,9w.
that the Northern penpic are damia'f!! Of
their most sacred pleIgvs, aud, If Do", aS:.r Ia
recent example ofthei: :reachcroCs l:aIing, %;ia
the Commissioners from SIalh ua!o!'aa. roc
the Confederate GGveruD.@n;, and ewes w:thc.T
Union mrtubcrs Of the Virginia Conyea;iQh.
We still l.sten - their syGen song % peace, ert
rculit our preparations 70: war, W. wi. just!
bring upon ourselves the contempt Of mankind
and the ~scornful laughter Of our enemy.
No, We will not abatc one iot or tillle Of Our
exer.ions while the Lincoln Government .ns;n.
,ains is *::i:uie Of hostility, Will. i. Is eli
deayosing To concentrate an arm: on Our .rcn'
tier, ready st any momcn 10 bs let ioes: NJ
us, while ~c supinely rest in 4 fatal Insecurity
The South can never in honor cpasri,t It. a1an.
doa the brave people Of Maryland u lie -ss:
Of az Infatuated adversary. M4rylsnd j: c"':
by ties Of blood, By the memories Of he ~,
by the deeds of the present. by \ c,nnga Ell
irdiSsoiuble inseres:, NeTer can We !.-;en 10
those who would propose that Virginia :"'!
stand or The defensive a:.i leave Miry!ant 10
bear the shock Of Northern invasion and ;heil:y
offsnaticai hatred. Mary land has stood uco!!
forth in the hour Of Our trial, the shls'd sid
buckle OF our defence. Should We isNrcr nov,
or fail to 60 I" her rescue, struggling n he
grasp Of tie tyrant, we would deserve a"t'~
ceiye the excavations 0! mankind.
We tell the Convention again to beware q
any insidirus 0verturcs Of accommodates,
which would lose Us Maryland ~fortser, s%1
brig iown 70 our border the ~frse,aoit i;at q
C,neda. We utterly iepu1lute, anG tic feof.s
o: Virginia rcpudiate, the surrender o.! A:';;'
land 20 this Black Republic OF the E1rtn.-
Washington is Southern soil, ard We nc;!
have It The insolence Of fana,ic;s.a sos.d
forever threaten our own Virginia border, &C.
less VIC have both sides Of tho PutoYrsG !!
may Gc tba: this Lincoln Government vi.
Seek On accommodation upon the tsS:'%.'
division Of the two sections 5y til: Pototf'>
This policy was suggested in the Ne. i&:s
Tribune soma weeks age, before tie ~! is'r
was generated, in the North Tor party ..r-21s:-
Tn!S will never do Tor Virginia: il ~ -
South brsides should lie wiling to se.':
this arrangement, Virginia canno, aad "i''''
consent She will never ~c3:lsaui ~ a": -
free soil border AROUND her sill ]:a','r' -
tlargcd ~ the g;!-rcn':r e M,r:la u " ''
a~Doiii:oniSt:. We tel! the Convent. ~"
Is idle 20 think Of such & tii!ng-i: is :'"' =
tAIh VI FriS', 'hti tS e'S|"r
more pa!pabie evidence Of 4 de,ir. fc' iT'',
than mere empty professions sod j'''''>'
promises We uust treat with a7N' N -
hands
We have been deceived again ahi s"-
by this Government, whose ~sla!esriin-'@p '"-
sisH in substituting cunning for E;sa'-
Hollow professions cf friendship will TO =,
In the language Of e powerful political w."
in the Revolution, when warning his t1o'"t
men against IT,: false pretences .! !fF"'*
feeling by the British government. *ff%:
now, ITO talk Of friendship with 'hsF
g!lom "ur reason fnrbids lis to hare lam
our affections. wounded through 4 tlo',~
pores. instruct US to detest is mSin"S- D.
lvIly." .s
Providence has pronounced IN. "I
eternal separation between me .'o'"
South; Let cur Convention no; Sa.n!F '
10 obStru:t It's execution. .t.,t
p. S.--siDcc writing the tcreG'ns & w. h.
beard viii, unspeakab!c satisfaction. Mey ~.
the action ni her sovereign Cohvsn'"',
ginis Yesterday became one 81 'ns
be.s Of the Confederate States OF Alnein1 ~.
Oar military operations ~il!, :ferr'o'e, n,r;;
! ,lsr The direction cf General jefferson pSs on.
President Of the Confederate STATS snG
iuander.in.Gnis of the military :oresS --a,.
". must speak one good wordto for tue w."
Ton.