Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-11-11
Altb1lon0 Enquirer.
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1899 q
BEARING TIE coamcN gaopERrE.
BY lYLEsHt, WISE Il ALLEciRn,


ed cersau sxpr-ssions, which serve s<en en-
ough inaeed, to show their malice, but Hhich
sro -is:onrRten. With tho decencies nf hos
t''isieG and aro very silly if they rsa;ly en-
terlsinel any idea Of g reoonsIuendn. Wa
diftsr from the people of ths present United
Srates Es 10 the occasion of this wa. Tiewing
our secession In thelight ofthcr consolidation,
,hey con.idsr II as rebellion not to be Jas,;-
ls.d i,a'tM my cirrumstuha,=. We ffuia opr
5ispd point Of S:ftes Rights, hold. ksr -ss 3
aepsraaion5cr dissolution of Z. !sagus susk at
vs. hasi right TO make tes Eoei AID aufI,-
cient cause Whatever its naserssssstt ss.s
op;a!s tcoe, on grounds openly .poeeas s1d
through .he asoaoy of iha Ses1t.r ea.hori
| tics.
In tie hostile relations which have rsault-
cs1, zach party shouh pay some decent respect
TO the position Of he other. This ia done
il MILITARY nparsti.ts. It shoad also be
dor,a il. di=cnssior,.
TIE enemy know ehar, according so our
thecr7, ~e arc entitled 70 rasaa,s share Of
no punl;c property or4-hant. at the time nf
separation T.ty know .Lst the public build
ings wers er4c:ed, and sh4' pnhlic lands 40
Gr;r.d. ny jnins oon:rieu!ionz, Of which re
firnishv6 ou- fill ratio. They kno~ th-.:
after zne separation We sent CnnmiF5:on ora
Specially 70 propose :Air ssrls,neat as 70 the
commna properly, We At tbs sADe :iue to
sako ous fir proportion Of tho common d@-:.
According To our own theory, Il was our
day IN Dsks this proposition In any view
ir wns lair and Memorable. But tho enemy
r:jeo.-A il. The foundation of.hrir r"jscticn
: aa, that VIC It'd nc right t. r=psrste from
rr..,n, snd thereIor@ rs right 70 separate
! property.
In the Var which ,o.le% I'd, each paEsy not
urn!y acted u1an ite own ii-a- The Con-
;cierats States to1E pGssssslan, 20 far ss
ne. uio, Of tho forts which were bnut
fer their prot,,o:;on-on sheie own SOY.
H1 With theiT own money. Ws fs7
with their "Ta ,i'o'ey, because NJ
tt.migt, it vsa :uLs ~. Of rh, c.prnuo., fund
| for f,r's, yet they hs-t Contributed u tn,
fr-i r:'rs than 14E c,nssfred 10 building his
g.. .b.,rn fcrlS Thc forts North Of us wsre
huij: partly with ouf money We have relin-
uished our claim 20 that. cave TO have it
counted in general sad equits5le settlement.
The United States government, on ths ccn-
l:2ry, hsvs attempted To caotaro Our n.,s
| from 1s, claiming thsln rs theira
Ia tbis condition Of things, pathe .Gen Of
a;ya poaiiioo. and neweps peIs Of tbs Cn.st
Sta,.e. daa il cunsi2.c.t wt:h ziai .a.Ns, 81
pr"pr,cty, constantly to sps4k of us hi having
stolen tins pu uoi,c p:opsrty among US They
| trk" i lo~ pleasure, such IS only iowhred
PARSONS ind, il i;ors,ing EDO ea:tcr-t.ns ttis
| indrc-ncE.
! According 10 "u: '.'.w If ne question. ths
attempt Of Lir.aein 4, taxa cur iarts ard GUS
:nn, i,orsr-a, even If the w6s armed no tkr1hs:
w"ujd Dc as st.enpl ct robbery or st theft,
c0ldh;. - tho attempt was. open es st Fort
Put-ssr, s,e'lthv az ST. Fort Snmter But
! we have nos Judged il aiInT~hls to rhs-se,sr-
liza the rncn engaged In thoae s:tenpts aa rob
h,'"s ard rogues.. We bsvo ,sJlr-t tinn pub
ltc e'--,;,!rs snc rpet :1.T, at; sunI- "e have
ressrvti the leSns ~ aunrc&riun f1r thosa
rcaN,Hr:s' ard ehsf!a vi Isivats property,
x shich the lar7s of war forbid, but hich have
rs-ked tne wauder1ngs Of Lhe Lincoln Vsn-
dss.
CPsrsa,enr,a: Floyd the sEe1Ny hAos; h.-g-
rd Low rpithsts with eepsc'al ,sai, as Nit BARN
j :,im Or 5elp.d them. IN fact, General
Floyd did nothing nut his i1pa'r,ti2c dn'v, in
cnusi,,e the common n-,n7 cSf sHr lap Cnicn
10 b+ ,qui.sb'y distributed So .a~5 h:sd FT>
hcna'y t.ep, deposited diSPuportionately in
ono section, it wss hF 6uty 70 .co,rec1 Tho IN
equality. We rlll 20 f.Ttcer ard say it Wac
his eFpecial duty T., dp t',is, eCd ,Par: from
his own PERSONAL b.as, w.aa hs 1Gw' t5tt tho
destitute Sn,eo might need tns scni e which
.'isg para entitled. And even il hs lid IL ss
i.iu, h:tn sn, It WAS AZ 8 u3!s7n iraa and
~ inE,re G.,u,hern tifseat,s si'd Si6 hts stair
pr"sr"iiou, that h, u'ls IN thc Cabiriet. A
Cshnnt is ns5e up frou sear:ons for secti2na
rcasnns. Ard yev foT ib1s rSting simp'y with
justice an: .,idsGty, as we think, the 1ood-gstes
Of lc'S rpxhcts Gre 9per:cd BY TIE enemy cn
" u. Fiovoj.
III spptying to ua .hese taTns, tie enemy
di.bsnuJi themselves; End thia hpsrt from the
tsc. rhsr the utterinS OF rct-lltiee *
evidesce ef dep1avso tastss and .sert!-
neuxH- If we fo e band Of thieves eD& rob
:'S,s as they say, why tiu Lhey allow tasn-
Eelpea to be compelled 20 trent our captises
as honest men and gentinuenf 7 Suffering
taeI17 7rlveF 10 be thus Uoerced, stams itself,
.rrt Il principle and character bs wholiy gone
ehouit ,rnrh thcm trle entive ptional prcpli3res
OF o stsoo Of hoarlay.
The caRs as il sT3.udH Ii really cIe III which
our enemy ls boGh tho seeming and T..
rssl cniprh. Tho Navy, built 10 part hy
orr money and tn fight our. sns u,ies,
ha, hre:l whcaly aeigod ny tho Ysnkees.;
srt tnry nt., n"~ eruplrving IT. botn
our sa.se and tier shars. in doing us all the
hsnn.lhe, ;rss, They know tIis 10 nt AZ
taa. sn n. ust Of the truet phlrh brought
thss,, a!,ipr irxo sxjstsncs.
Bu iirhct ~,srto press ~sr upon us, ks'i
il iiat Wr.ld Do thought chivsiruue, let them
give us our tr,sre otihe slips. We will not stop
to s.y chat, as at pFssen. h.ll, they arc Astu-
lr,, !" ,hot would he 10 iiuitats ,ht i'll. Bu.
We viii psy that r~,thing hut the dnktDoF.l!-
II u wal tf'ords them sny eoyer in holding
,i":n; .rd s." w-Il gay further that thsy are
n.at i4v.ies.f sud uDr1shteousy e'hpl'y-
RI
hr 0ath,ng hsra We got our2!sir.shaEe Or
tss Navy th1 eneraJ have oil. Yet tht!- hare
ths r.sc., ard tha face to talk Gbout sts.l-
ing!
Fl#t.-1'hrec frasnsd. t~c story tsnemsDter
!m'n!rg nna bulldog. tr occupied as to'dsFcOa by
Nj William Eptgu-on and atr. Edwin J. CiopoI, ;hE