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

III: ;lsc!u. Iri.. fhJa; politicians HAUss
rhi.f stock IL trade tYas 70 ?ressffs TUG
Onion md eipstlata this depsldance' 80 ,S;.
do we'll 10 say ss little q piSaio'S :"
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At the beginning Of the WAL nGb"a? =.
prcted anything from tho Navy. "' hau .. NV
Ships of War but one, which Was pa't =,
burnt and liamantled. The enemy hau a..
Tho Navy purchased by the treasure Oh n ..an
sections. They hai the workshops iro"'
timber, sailors. artisans, machinery, ehstie''
and a commercial marine second only TO Eng
land. We had no ships, nothing IN 1sct :"
BEGIN on. Thu, people were aware 81 's.is'
and did not look forward TO Naval tTiumPhS;;
Successful privateerlng Was sll We expec'ea
~ .r,.o,nnlish. II wss taiEslY hope! vs. CONC
that vessels uight be bougl.. abroad. run i'ito
Confederate ports and there manned; !" u"
This it vas necessary to ar"ld violating Inc
neutrality Of European poT"T', ara mus ile
natter became ONE OF tztrenn difficulty. i'u'
the idea Of building Navy i"rr VIII 'u'
l;,nited rsc0llrar.> equal tn S'i:li az .lir 'fth
rould IL did hot enter even lnIa tie "alt Ma
zion of fools. It were as wise io7 the IAN
KEGS to hope to produce COTTON: sugar and rice
from the rocks CT Nav England. Or Eeroes
Xix. Morgan and Ashby. We arc as superior
tn IN. Nortb in the ii,arrriAl which makes up
q brave anil iny;,ti!e army rs The North l.
r. ne i5 it's nf..nEers, wealth, workshops; ma
,hinsry gni,ra nir. artisans The e4usnly
cannot be relreasrt in either Case. hse ha'
out-g.neralIed Mcclellan md Pope; aud Jack
sun has rouinn Ranks and Fremont. thir
soldiers hare whipped the enemy IN every ls'r
firnt. This will continue ~ be tie story al
land battles.
On the Other hand, during tris war tfia "a
Tor of i Eaie2n on water, and tho genius Of
Chatham in the Department would not ems
BILE us to core with the Yankee Navy $50
lated instances Of success like thee III the
VIRGINIA ami the ArSslsas may indeed occur:
but no or,e who fairly considers the resources
of The North il building ships and nsnniDs
them, will indulge The dream that theS6 "a
certi0ns will tscGTi4 iht rGls Of tie "ar.--
Ali raiiecting men know that Har.na ire lh@
offspring Of Commercial Murine, v itTless
Athens, lloiland, iirroi Drita IN anu the tnIred
Sta;na The EccIrtre Ill the seas IL With Eng
land, sni will remain There mill S1Inr power
1f,hu sulnirs lHrSer commerce, mare "x1eh-
sivr ship-yards and greater wealth.
Nothing can he U.0rh ohI"cti"nh''''' thhh
b, style Of Congressional aaSault upon Alr.
Mallory. Specific ciargea sfo not made
They could be met and djsiToved. In,i-ad
Of this it is proposed to vote a want OF conf
iencc, sE ifw we're transported 10 W"s;-
minister Hall, with Queen; L1Tda and Com
mons all arounds us. Surely We live yet
under written Constitution which Trorides
chat Inc penpl. shall elect the President, aid
thai he shall chucse bis cabinet, Another of
Mr. Mallory's distinguished assalants has nat
7crupled to say in public session. that i, ailer
Congress had condemned the :;-nretory. the
President did not remove hn ha would vote
to withhold anrl'liss," So, unless. the frH5-
ir!t .ull yi.ii To NAYS hi. Cabinet dictated
To him, Iur brave srrniea are tn ia sacrificed.
ttr country given up &c the Yankees ani TIT
kas, brnt 10 Lincoln. Surely = 'nan must
have delivered more than one Fourth Of July
or.lioh n he ready for all this. Such views
imply more familiarity with Hlackstone's
commentaries than with The Constitution Of
the Confederate States, sid he:ray Tar more
Of selt-will than patriotic devotion t0 the
,;raat c.ase Of Southern Independence. Mr..
Mallory could well stlnrd to smile II such
aaIaults If they did not serve 10 encourage tile
enemy. JusTIcr