Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-11
For tbs Enquirer,
rno OF our disasters.

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atiemn. ia nads to- faiten it upon some one
nerson-A dFucksn General, E Tory or 8 Spy.
Tn. true cause Of our mislortunes does not
seem 10 bare been pointed out oy any OF our
papers. Hence, it may not Dc improper 10
call attention to what the writer OF tbs CID
ceiyes to bo tbs real source CT Gil our trout s..
These ore, want Of nork, and the issition eeused
hv our snsecrl press. Hattarse, Fort Royal,
F5rt Henri, sld Roanoke :s!s5d Gould have
oeen made ia2regoable % constructing case,
nssad and bomb pretE batteries, WIN ID
t%renchmenta il the resr to prevent q lsEd az
tack. Tbere wcro negroes enough in the
aeic 5koring ~caui.iss to have throFn up 4
psli ten feet high, entirely around R1anoko
[s!aad. DID tbs planters prefer their nceToeS
IT, bs E,tl.a % the Yankees to working for
ths C]orf.dtrsc9? Ihs ,ailisis ron Sour OF
Eve counties Ter5 called Oh. Sc hnisa the for
rSc ,tiora, but we're rec ,licd by tho GOvsrnoT
Of the S;s:a. WhT wss this done? Il Tas
eitb,r b:c:use the call Was Unpopular, g; oa-
cs,is= Of the silly ccaa isncs Inspired b7 cur
aegspaoeri. The writer Of Ills lag bee3
engaged !or eight mautLs in Tho II r. TO eTcc!
lorIf:,t:ons, His experience has saogr Hin
sba. The contempt :sl, fer the enemy proverbs
;bs 7,l;n;ears ard miiili. from making r'gor.
ous f',rts for defence, and the SANS cause, CT
the stinq ness 0. the p':ntecs prevents then
from clrsrisg the services C: lkeir slaves-
We hear Uuc5 Of the patriotism &c Guy poo-
pa in burning their toRrs aEd c:ore, ialce!
linn let then III late tho hands Of ,ho &C.
eny. Would il rot bs infaitelg lore wise
and more patriotic to vera md Ego: t.. tas!r
defspcef Tae sol:i,r feds a gooc or
cure 10. LII lsz,pts5 il the s:ersotJp ped
cry Tho Tile Eessia.s vii! not dare
attack as" TIE planter tndi 3 good TX
cuse tcr his ueanness IL TOT allowing his
slaves to wo,k OF forti6caticns IN tbs equally
| stsrec!yped carl, "Oar hrs7s boys can whip
tbs coYsrdiy Ysnkces in : fair isld fight
Sithcu. in~rronchmelle." And &c they could
i or equal .erDs; but when they have to COZ
| tend with .rs5ls odds in numbers, ~! z fsaT-
! full disparity in armament srd equipment, X
| is surely the psrt 81 wisdom 10 use ell euSii!-
| s-;es Ii :hs wsv of successful daieDcs, It may
be brave in the msn at homo to dispsrsgs
| f3rtil cations i. may be complimentary IN
n;ssrly farmers not to aid in their co5suuc-
! ,l3n hus tie soldiers in the fed Do Lot sd-
miro The pluck Of the warriors under peisicoat
protection, and would wiili2g!y d;kPsnse with
the Ss,tery Of the planters lad accspt IN lieu
OF i substantial sssistapce-
Tbe taunts OF our GTess Esvs changed az
| i~n5cti7a Et6srs. na-J into cn5 CT rrD?.seless
e2arsy. They hays charged e de!es;ed aac
deuo-a.izeG army iato oas veil appointed and
cacar to wipe out he 6isasters shica mad heoD
h. subject Of. 60 many jeeFs. They have
driven lpe men al the NORTH, Tn9 bad 10
/; a.t for the var, into being tie most JEALOUS
advcc.tes Of its prosecution. Ttey nSvc pun
fed up our p5op;e With the belief tia. there
we're troops enough in inc field 10 best the
eho1e Y6akee na!!on, AID thus virtually pu!
q sscp to The spirit o! volunteering. They
ha-e lulled the South iate : fatal aecrri!y,
ard thu. brought scout q serits Of biunecTs
and disasters which will 80 remembered with
shame for centuries. They HAYS listed tbs
=cldicrs in the Held With a vain End p:csunp.
.uous confie1oe, which is the tu:a precursor
of defeat.
Ii il time that the truth should Is known.
Weruss work, and re must fight !: is
tina &c quit OUT ssnseiess clarifying ever Ball
Run. "Let the dead bury The dead" lie:
the past oe forso.iaS, sad let u address cur,
selves earnestly to tbs present. Ualesj tu7
oeocls sre aroused from 10, siumber into
which !5ey havs beea lulled By the syreD
sorgs Of a a.t:ering press, ne vii! inevitably
aecSne Yankee province. Let the men in
.5s Asli stay ;te:e, and let sll a. home, who
10 net nned !ens!s protection, enroll chem
sc,.ss It nnce. Let the ~T:ru!ent abuse oi cur
cns Dian. indojged in only By coTaId:y spirits,
GEE: viii no encouragement. Let ,hc silly
3cG:oi this officer aDd that soldier De bs1-
shed erou OUT rsws;spsrs. Above ali. let
cvey; oDc Of US do hrs cu!y in 'ae fear Of Sod,
and we will hsSe 40 cause 20 s.rc The ftsuli.
S:uTa.
rWs polish the sboTs ier the wIsd3n OF lie
recommendations and general views without
OF aur n5ans GssentiDg 10 tie justice Of many
o! it. aniEaGversiopa- Tie author is az
officer Il di4tin c:iou, who, as We ie-n scu
o.ter sou:c:s, practices what ne tescnss -
e. tse vigorously prosecuted the work Of de-
f'na;og his lines. d correspondent, who's:
lot.cr LES bcfcre nc, ssjs Ct him that "h5 las
completely fortified mis- position with boms-
proof batteries" La: him hare the praise, ard
tx lis vo:!Ey example Be followed But Iii
criticism upca the rissardliness OF farmers ard
planters 10 furnishing la5orsrs 70 ~o,h % the
fo..;fcs ona, ia contrary TO everything 10 ccc
own Obstruction, end ccn:rcsts strongly with
the tharks expressed by Gsa. 8saursEarlf ,E
their resdincgs aai liborslitJ. Iftners DO any
who Justly fail und=. tbs eonaeuoatio1 81
"Soutb," sc havs no: #c5d o! defence to utter.
lie. :ts:c have the tlauel We bope they viii
ast Ike NEE aud patriots ic7 the future
Il Is rot Cur part 10 undertake G defence o,
tie un:ve,5al f!asz We ks7sseoo much shs'
se osye cncsei7es dsd TO cordenn Tce peo.
pie, Including soldiers AID cRseTs, Gro much
to blame fer the e:5ors whicA kays thus CD
tiraa, through theic Favenous a2r..i:s for
"ssnsa;icn neEa" Those who print papers
70 sell, rather than to aer7o the country, bs7o
nea in t5is, G gres. temptation The? Save
found th=ir profit IL feeding TIC no-Sid pubic
appetite
But that the press is responsible e: sl :he
harm .hs! South" lsys to its charge, ne ee
not bslie-c; while bis sseeping, a!lircluaioe
Gelunci.tion, Ne amrm 10 DC uf0G3-
Our Taaders viii recognise in maDy; L no'
al Of lie ~ainonit!ons OF "Sau!h," there tiara
ted teachings OF this paper ioc months past
We a7e act iI tie bab!. Of quoting from ouE
own columns: 51t "a Hs have admitted al
attack which inciodos ourselves We will re-
i:erste some remarks waich we heTs hereto.
:c.a Dsds.
O. the l2'h Of Novenhcr lss1 vs earnestly
condemned the "gasconads" and 'oraseasd-
ism" which wsrs growing il on. community
.ad in orc armc, and .hs neglect which |. was
c1us;ng o. those preparations Sh:ch wsrs SO
nscesasry 10 SUCCESS. 1--WE Gao 60 bravo
without braggardtsm. We can be daring ant
s.et:,- w;thnr, ha;er rair-yinrioun. We c3n