Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-28

IN The struggle But the people Of lilo Soutl
will not be- sutjugatsd.
| You may desire to know tho grounds Of III,
i cAHhtancu IN tho ultmate triumph Of Cur rause
since, for tho present. discard reliance ,ipor
ioreignsupp5rl and admit the superiority Of tht
the enemy in certain great slements Of military
pnwer. Before bring them intn view lot MT
admit farther that d. not regard our foes as
na'in If EDWARDS, although the courage they
possess is degraded by base instincts, and
generally they are inferior to Southern neu 1
api:t md gallantry. Nor do roly wholly
upon tbs righteousness of or cause. Thrice
| ;s il: aimed who bath mis- qlarlcl iust; bit il
! i,as hsrreish, i:4 you know, that the gods
liaso Iavcrcii victorious CAUSE, though Cato
! approved liza liup1islsd. "Diis piaGuit ria--
!rir cuasa sea O;cta Cdfcai." Our God, whu
always approves the righ. and yindicetee i! IL
MS oTn good time, sometimes leaves ti:e
caulpi0ns oi.rgi; to the discipline OF disast.y.
| rely, however. upon tbs justice Of our Gauss
fo: that inhex!bs resolution whi,:l, it inspires.
anl which has been styled ;fiplo shied. Ii
! s6 thti u0y aht tie superior spifi! saj ga.
iaatryi 81 o'!r coHhlrymen, und the torribls
enorsy that belongs tu meii who defond their
; hoIu1a against invasion, | u.ay reasonably
cotciudo that Our armies will rspe invading
sraIias oi tar superior numberi End equip.
! mrns.
Uac country, lront It's extent, is very difficult
salt 10 drfe;Id hui, Tor Inc same reason, il Can
htser be sutiusatsd. Again wo have msny
! Sale gosernGiehts loosely held together BY h
ntG Confederate bond. This would bo another
CAUSE OF WelkneSs perhaps if our movements
Rore agg,fG. resSvc but it renders Toe conquest
OF tho coIntry impossible Tor tbs North
Mcrvnvet, ~e nave no gEss: cisios tusupply us
viii iI1a,nr5 or iTinailentS, nayies ur troops :;
I"r yet, iiy their own submission to drag
, down the Independence o! the country. The
| life blood CT the South DOES not How from
! s;nslo hear; which the sword of tho tyrsnt
might ietally pierce oaco and Tor al. Even
| though all cur t0wGS were captured and all
ouT so-crnI.eDts overthrow, q populous ua-
lion VI brave msn and proud women would
reuain, bound together b. tics of rses, intern
est and sympathy, yosac3sng brosd, and
lerts land, ~th many & mountain l'a;s Tor a
Thernopg!r and many plain for Marathon.
The attempts to subjugate such country must
| b. as futile us Az attempt to suhaue tic waves
! CT III, Ocean With ship: or .G biad them With
| ellans.
| if ths tfiyalsfs could irirn l.o IT iIir5 IL
! scc- 5.,i2n beiore yhem sn9h &r;c.5s ii rsSolu-
ton won!d spring up behind them. II OUT
standards were struck down. Z! oas side OF the
! O"nfe,!rracy, they would instantly pc dis
played q; the other; and %! e1 tyranny
Tnuid bobold ihc star oi Cur destiny sc down
! rs the evening star, tG appear again, :gith un-
dim lied s9iendcr, az the star CT tho morning.
| II oEt camtalgn should enforce tho universal
Feacs Of dns oo.isI and deso!aii3n, smother
esmnaign woaid open Hi.!. ths uriversa! re-.
|: volt Of Toaddened ard unconauersble people.
Ii W. coula no longer display on tho plains Of
Manassas, iung Rrrsy Of disciplined troopE,
! under accomplished generals like Johnston
and Ecauregsri. there would arso Somu LEAD
! er OF heroic mould, to gather around him Il
devoted band, willing 10 march without shoes,
; 10 live without f1ot,, sud to 1ght without
wsspcus, ard able to wiring victory after vic
tory frou aiye-aa tortune-like Prco and inis
Missonriaaa. AZ last, the enemy, exhausted
! svan g., .'rsnn;. L--- vail. pursuIt ol lhPract,-
cabls conquest, would have to abandon the
country 10 Independence.
But nor through this tedious and tetIih!a
ordeal do aFPrshend tn.t Ne viii have to-
achieve tho triumph of ou1 cause. We have
sIup'n niesns Of defence. At this moment the
! Confederate Slates are great power. They
haze brave aTIy in The aeld numbered by
! Luadreds oi regiments, with great and mar
| .t;al population in reserve. The wealth Of our
! c7untry is imnslsa and its Prospective re-
sources grs rexhsustiblc fountains Of public
credit In fac: cur credi; rcilisins uriupairei
, and should continue to comIand Hhsteger our
States or uur people can supply. 0ny few
Of tic greatest ia TONS surpasS us iii the means
Of sustaining defensive na! Oh land. We
hnro half1 he
! We h6vn rcarnLly suffered SOME ossee, but ii
! we regard rather what remains than what VIC
have LOST, 1s shall see that our power is uE-
broken ard substantially uaimpsired Tho
itTugs il iaiis ilI has boen much moro exhaust
| ing 10 the enemy than u us Our country
! presents MANI natural adgantagca for defence,
Rnd agaihGt the nYajtr5 tho whols population
! csn wage waI. Climate also contests an in-
vssion Of cur country. The roads themsel7e:
aTsilQM UP the n3wer Of an inTadef. The az
uense OF so great AZ invasion s ruinous. The
number OF troops required to sustain it Is quite
d0ublo tho, number reGu:aite Tor Defence
! Finally, cur government Is fully organized and
| es tabiished, and riie power OF the country esa
! bo welded with 7igcr aDd et;2t; willis onr
| generals to thslT previous skill, ha7e added
| thecxpericICe Of campaign in great var OF
/: volunteers on Wids and Taried theatce. As.
suIninr; thcn, that our people will r,ualn re.
soute ans; united, cannot doubt our success
! If tbs country would nov put forth all its en-
orgies for one dec!s:ve effort, | Eaow not Why
We could not, nerra the end Of s:lmu1er, break
! the back ii this Invasion, hnd, within the year,
dictate terms nl peace Oh The Soil oi lie rDeinS
The sReny has prepared ior IL. &c over
Ihelta;nE iaD ger-why shal! no not congsE!
it into ii slorious opportunity for our com
plels snj iiasl de7ersncef We Can if VIZ
viii, bn, il will require l:srOc iortitu1e, c5ur:'
aye and erofgy. The enemy has put sll at
hssaId Oh tbs issue OF thts campaign. 1t may
ruiz, tho North; il cannot su6dpe the South
/ +; tho year should p0as away without baltic,
the North would Do ruined even though the
South 7""tre oVcrrun. If in the battles to be
Tough, cur fortunes should DO nearly equal,
tins po1sr oi thu North will be fatally crippled.
But if ~ Tie uprising 81 tho people snd the
spergY .! tho so7ern1enL VIC shall destroy
tEa ir7sding ccunIs, sTs shgll hot OILY secure
independence and iiatate pessa, but Our supo.
r:er manhood will have been demonstrated! ard
o,.. supremacy On this continent will Do esta-
bsheu, IL endure rs long as 6ur Confederate
Government sbsjl-stand,
Wnst ;i..2suTas The government should Fur
sg, in this crisiG shall have occasion to cou-
sideI n another pac6. But invoke you to
SUSTAIN your gCTern'naht firmly, however Vi
rnrous, %; si:rI., OF severe, its meaaurr3 msy
10 ior time. Stand By It though. ii should
demand tho services of every citizen, and the
RESOURCES 81 tho whole country, fo7 our de-
fence: and though /! may exert tbs largest
powers Cor the supp sssion OF tresson. Trea-
s,1 lurking III the bosom Ct ouT oTh connu-
nifty, is the must perp!ex!ag Of dangers ta
b:aTe mel, srd may be the nnst fatal to or
/ csuso, i: must he crushed out 8. cTory hs-
z:fd.
I; Is r.St !ar ms to sugges. tho policy u dls
generals It r,ay possibly be such as to eluoe
tiv eIeuys power on the Vster; to entsngie
;,:s armies beyond astritatioDi to expose them
70 the blight Of our summer eliuia!e snd to