Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-09

uiactureri arc dependent. They kne. thai
there are st tho present tiGne aoou. iour NIL
lion bales Of cotton in :be OonfsdsracJ, ane
Englsnd ald France, have cten waiting 70!
tho Yankees 10 capture soipr o; ID! seaporis
il order . furnish :ham with supply hni
when the word goss for,n that Now O..
leans has iallen, ard tha. tho eneu,v, In
stead of hading large a,rount of s,'ton,
sngsT and lnclassess. ready 10 10 shipped
to Europe and alsawhere, sss only the
smouIdering ashes Of ths cotton, ard learn
that the deep waters Of tie Mississippi nave
received tho sugar and ,nolsrsea, tnsy vii!
Start back anazed and ucra?..d &C the pros.
pect The exan.r!- ,-tSaass mss bean set at
New Orleans by TIE authorities il ona which
must be followed where.rr the euetny ulsae
.hsir. ancaara7.;E. .r2.tsa-., iuc botres thu:
every b,ie Of cotton. snd evefy poupa Of to-
baeoo shclld be destroyed than have It ssli
into the bands of the alelE7. Tue Yankees
msy suc1c3! il: cspt0rlng our snapoTis and IN
occupying sou.s Of our inland citiss, but il
they find no spoil to repay Them far thsir
trouble ami exprnae, they sil soon %csry 81
t Forts which are continually -cakauiug them.
1ithous giving any coESidtrably remunera,ioi:,
VIC Aie lliucOleu W u lTiehu Iuf u copy hi
the New 0.lesaa Crescent, q april as;l. We
make tie following extracts:
gza slTuATIoE--ogu DUTY.
Tie circumstances susruunding as, ;nsir Ia
ture ard extent, must bn patent to all. .pd need
10 reiteration Il. this time. With large aud
powerful Federal fso:: before our city, demand.
ing lie surrender, the reply OF cur city su'hori.
ties, dgnihediy and de!erraincdIy refusing 10
| s:cede to the dtEa5d-theso and all oLneI
things connected with op: unpleasant and hu
milis.;nS copdltioz, Rro familiar .o our readers,
and prudence requires that little ne @aid thereof
in theso columns. But little MS xu shall s4y,
ne will utter il calru, determined, sober end
| uEmist,kabie language.
While we COUNSEL order acc discretion S,th
! our citixens--Shai ho ect 5e committed tending
~ ;asuIt or to axasParats tie enemy il our
ffont--set OGE psople should quietly await,
w;la urfiiaching spirits. lhe lir!c hen the
irer, unf.tterod scuI, may send firth is la.c-
raj nnc pitrInIio inpa!Sps- Let that day be
Near or lar oE It is not o, our knowledge a:
this time to SAY; hat the hope and belief is
strong Tltbia us :hat their triumph, yet in
complete, will be- Of shGrt G1ration, snd thia
city soon again bseatEa tho pure air OF the
free
1t is with feelings OF tbs asef:dt nfide that
1s point the Federal officers to The fact that
10 Ucion sentiment ry.sts in our midst--lba;
with elmns! one voice and Si,h CO tongue,
this community oliiruiy repudiales eli ollie
gisnea to the Old Government, aud warmly end
aevotedly sy1herns 10 the ucw. And VIC re-.
specially, but h5Uly assert, tnas this senti-
n, al saH In
the breasts O. our people, .nai 20 time, no
circamst.nce, 10 charge esa as77s 10 eradicate
it, or still their free souls in Tue struggle for
their Independence. They hsvs suffered, they
may suffer upspenAlbiy in the future ou: We
hazard nothing in saying ii.at 40 ssczifcr.
even 10 lie last lie, will be toc much 70 nc
compi;sh tha one CREST, raigh'y end Sle-ieI7
undertaking, This ws honestly baiisve, and
wh!lG :: : &c no. at:a. ouT crnTctso1sir IN win
glorious npieit, ~e viii aes .hT:.k from th~i-
FREQ and independent expression
The sctior 0! our city authm !lies-thc MAJ
o. arc Common Oouncl-has been such az to
& Il every patriotic breast vita honest PRIDE
The answer Of Ina Mayor to the demsad OF tho
Federal conmEndeT, IS st oacs able, Courteous
ana d:Eaiaed, ard will rtdect inPeTisha5ie
homer n the anEals Of hst3Tid lime- !ha
Council has full: justified sns expectations oi
,hs people, Gad fJr Wal OF fer VOC !he- con-
duct in thia ,rsing crisis vii be upheld
a1i main!.ine ay every being who csu sss=-t
,hs soul OF nap. We may be ''corlus-d, not
subdued." We nay Ss deie5ce!ess, but ths
crnven hahrt mus. not G-a found unongs: as
who would inglcrinusl? yield obedience to an
unjust demand Our poTerfrl enemy may
very havoc, and lot slip the dogs Of var, End
genarous, ba1ve, deYo:od people sC1sr 'ho
horrors thereof, and tho innocent wclscT II
their gore God forbid Wo DO not believe
il. The world would sterd aghaSt All Ciris
tendon xould wako as ifouI hoTr;G dream,
and retributioa, dire and terrible, be visited
upon tho perpetrators Of the dastardiy OUT
rasa. No! We will do our enemy the justice
to believe him incapable Of such % atrocit5.
TaeJ Gre uen--Hps. have tho souls Of men
and howe7er much their devotion TO their cause
and flag, thsy mus. rsmembu: :rd grant us tie
same recttu1s Of purpose, and ssl more, the
God given right tc protect our homes.
But wilnt will VIC say for Cur oTaSa EaE;;i.
soDs and their glorious conmahdsrs-For's
jackson and ST PhiliP-l0r ths sa!!int cfe~s
and cHaers OF our guph2a.s. al Of whom bare
perforuia5 deeds c: daring that will live In al!
opnne time Ehs as:n1 OF Duncan viii ai;as
III the historic pagl in bright and unfsailg
clory. Hie bcl1 aud oG!ertnined spirit with
th.t oi hs gallant oompstriots, nag held the
forts, I'D stil: holds shem against the mighty
force that seeks to encompass thea:. Thesr
SUCCESS bas s..y:d TO snsliofaie our condition
n s;;he7 respects, snd inspires the hope that
everything uoay yet be regalaed. We will St
least hope AID b?iieqe so, and seek TO counsel
CT! people to patience snd forti,udo in this
their hour Of trial We have cheering negs
from many sources. Be confident OF the
future. fIisied bs the arm and still tho
coward hears lhat faltors IN bis duty now
all msy be lost bat honor, aad With oar honor
ieit. cur dsli7c.snce will be swift and certain.
rsx FEDERAL FLAG TnrS oovs.
On SATURDAY. morning, at - sarly hour, a
cc:ty Of the Federsls from orc " their gun.
boats landed opposite Eiplsr dc street, eas
proceeding 10 the Mint, hoisi,1 the United
States itg over the dome. AZ soon o. this
hag attracted tie attention Vi ,be residents Of
tie neishborhood, detaru nation was ovincad
to tear It down, and several :ne'' at cncs rushed
to .he building for that purpose. Tho Aag
staff vas soon ascendrd, ard inc bunting
orough. TO the ground, amid ;ho cheers c! the
assem- bled multitude, and FoJioy OF grape and
shells from the gunboats, 'rns men engaged
in This gallant enterprise, wo learn were Fio-
cent Hefernan, W. E. Munford, N. Holmes,
John Burns and james Reed. They tore tho
flag into shreds, and each = IL piece in his
hand marched up town in triumph
The shots bred by the Fedora! vessel came
very near demolshing several houses IL ths
noie ehborhood Of the Mint. and { .ae!! lodged
10 The roef of ihs dwelling Of hT. J. = La.
cour, corner Of Tic,ery and Frenchnen streets;
but luckily, not exploding, iInicted no serious
damage Mr. L,cour Got the she'll out from
bis rouf and brought it Up to8i. "s could
not have believed that civilized people could
have SO isr forget ,acir G,sa:y .s to have
psrpitted then* - to ha'c endangered the
lives Of ua'f "l.og Wome.. and children. 10
thus vsnl,,., nrng into city; bus tho fact
is patent, he deco Tss done.
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