Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-23
THURSDAY, OCT. a. 1862.
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 President Lineoln's- proclamation is received among those most interested. It is claimed by the opponents of the administration and the Northern sympathizers with the rebellion, tha, the Proclamation is of no more effect than waste paper. The Rebels do not so seem to esteem it From every quarter we learn of the terror wbi, it has inspired among the whites, aud the cleo tric sympathy with which it has been received by large class upon whom the rebellion ba, greatly leaned for support until now. and whe may be at no distant day transferred by it to the support of the nation instead of support of re bellion.
 It is very true that the Proclamation is calcu lated to fire the Southern heart; y and that il already has accomplished that object as the fol lowing. gentle response from Richmond pape, shows ,; but whether, amid all the fire and fury, there may rot be detected wholesome fear oi tbe results, which shall come as inevitably fron. this great military move as the day dawn whieL follows the dark, is question which easily re. solves itself '
 Here is what Th< Richmond WAtg has to say :-
 TIE NoRra MusT BE EDEvAsTArED.-Congres has attempted 10 respond after fashion to th4 earnest demand of the people of the Confederac; for some sort of effective retaliation upon tn, enemy-a retaliation demanded alike by oul duty to the outraged laws of humanity and to our citizens. Just>so long as the blood thirst, kon tpl in h ty in their devilish work, relying for immunity on our sentimental devotion 10 the violat ed law and usages of war, just that long we shall be subjected to outrage, rapine, murder, and arson, wherever the invading forces of the North ma, find a foothold in our territory. Here follows half column of the bitterest abuse of the Nertl. which we omit.
 Since Congress has thought proper to leave the whole matter to the discretion of the Pres sident,it is to be hoped that he will do some thing to fulfill the expectations of the people, something that may efectually curb the inso- lence of the enemy and preveut a prosecution of those internal sche mes of rapine and arson. murder and servile insurrection with which th. Lincoln Government has threatened the South. How is this to be done We must resort to re. taliation. Yes; but what shall be the kind anu what the measures of retaliation ? Any half way measures begining with nothing and end ing just where they ought to begin, will only make the matter werse-will only excite ih, ridicule of the enemy and stimulate them to r, A new atrocities. Weomit to do in earnest th, .oyery things with which they threaten us-ex Y Dssting always murder, and outrages upon wo men and children.
 ~ s1hs President should issue q proclamation de ! sands1g that Ltncotn's Emancipation proclamc tion be reseiaded, and the whole war system o the North brought within the rules of civilize, warfare, and declaring that unless this be don we shall send forces into he North to burn, rav age, desolate, and destroy everything in the path. Nor ought thls be an empty threat. Th recent exploit of Gen. Stuart has shown tha the Northern territory is open to us. We Gu, send cavalry expeditions into Pennsylvania ant Ohio with orders to move rapidly from place tt place, and do nothing but burn and destroy.- The dense population and concentrated wealtl of those States are circumstances which woulC greatly facilitate our operations. In country where city lies at the end of every days jour ney, and town is passed every hour, an lnva ding force would find plenty of occupation fo, its destructive powers. An unwarlke and un 2 organized population would soon tire of raids like these, and clamor for peace.
 x A pleasant picture this, certainly but deri ving al'its force and bitterness from the one sal utary fearwhicb we have italicised in the ex tract.
 7 But, we gre told, though we fire the hearts 0. our Southern brethren, the negroes are loyal cn ly to their masters, or will remain in ignorance altogether of the Proclamation. Is this quite sol? s,+..,
 es A few days ago, a body servant of one |" Cap A. Burnet Rhett' of the rebel army, escaped into our lines near the bank of the Potoma The following is a part of the eonversat [ which passed between him aud some of our of 6cers:- @.''
 "Are there many negroes in the rebel corps F'
 Heaps, boss!
 "would the most of them come to us if they could {" q..,...,
 i, "All of them Cap'n. There isn't little pick aninny so high (waving his hand two feet from the ground that wouldn't"
 Why did you expect protection E Heard 50 iti Maryland, before the Proclamation. < |" Where did you hear about the Proclama- tionf' 4.G y.s-,
 ess" Read it, Sir, in a Richmond paper." st " What is it ?''aes5. y a- $ .,eg- s' That every slave is 10 be emancipated on and after the 18th day of January" I can state it, bossP' ee4a y. f ..... ... s" Something like it. When did you learn te read!'ss sle s@s.@ea,, t:......... -. KY. - ss. In 4s, Sir. I was head waiter al Mrs. Ne Ntt's boarding house in Savannah. and Miss Walcott, a New York lady who was stopping there. taught me- s..... <. ..
 Does your master know it '"
 Capt. Rhett dosen't know it, Sir; but he isn9 my master. He thinks I'm free, and hired me at $26 month, but he never paid me any oft belong to Mrs. John Spring of Strat- X~H nAnn bA r...A 1 l. and have me wait on her every winter, when she came South. sf After the war, she couldn't come ndahey were going to sell me for Governmen, because belong to . Northerner. Sold a prea many negroes in that way. But I slipped away toshe army. Have tried to como to you twice before in Maryland, but couldn't pass our pick 5 essF' ,ss fEasrss ' asysas7a 4 l.r.
 We will ggisegb1t a single instance more which comes well authenticated, to the Wash ington Repabacan,ato the. effect that ( in co'ise quenceo of an aPprehended revolt of the slave in ouipepper Co, Va, serenteen negroes hae been hung--Northern newspapers having beer found on them containing the Presidents Eman eipation Prpclamation. The terror ef tse wAi' population $, Represented to be re1y great.'
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